Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-20
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LAUNCH OF A RICHMOND YEssEL.-The ship Virginia
Dare built in Baltimore for TIE Richmond and Liverpool
line, launched Friday morning last She viii sail
in few days for this city She Is Of $50 burthen,
and the following Is description Of her.
Length between perpendeulars 100 feet; breadth OF
beam extreme 50 feet inches depth Of hold p feet
average depth ofhod % feet Her keel is sided 10 in
ehes add moulded 10 inches with 6veinch shoe frame,
composed Of white oak locust and cedar sided g 10 and
IL inches; moulded at heel and iuebes at the plank
shears; Floors sided H. IL aud Is inches. Nelson's 10
inches square boted through the floors and keel with
one and one-eighth inch yellow metal Rider IA
inches square well bOed through main keSOn. first fut-
took heels and the keel She Is sQuareastened through
out and eopPersened to the load iue. She has half
poop 46 feet long and the cabin rising out Of the poop
- feet long having fine for the accom-
mOdAiion Of passengers, with large pantry aud mate 5
room in the forward part She has large midshp-aouse
for the accommodation Of the crew boys room and a
galley 90 feet Long, The is embelshed with rich
y carved moulding with the Virginia coat OF arms as
centre piece She has light and symmetrical eut-Wster
finished with billet and in fact the hnsh throughout
combines utility, beauty and strength.
She has been named the Virginia Dare aftertthe first
white child born in Virginia and Of which birth Captain
John Smith the leader Of the settlers in that colony,
makes particular mention in his history Of the events con-
neeted with the settlement Of Virginia in these words
-"And on the 18Th Ellinor the Governors daughter,
and wife TO Ananias Dare delivered Of daughter
10 Roanoke which being the first Christian there born,
was called Virginia She constructed 70 the order
Of Messrs. David J. Burr John Purcell aud William g.
Paine the building committee the part Of the compa-
ny Of merchants Of Richmond
HusrrSes COuHr.-The case of WIN. MULLEN, for shoot
ing Joseph summers WAS called and T. J. Allen, Henry
b Everett and 70 Kellogg Witnesses in the agiiust
Mullen having been called and not answering, the Com
monWealths Attorney asked that rule be entered
aglinrt them which was issued returnable forthwith
Their recOsnzances were declared forfeited We in
formed that Joseph Summers who had given bail for his
appearance 70 answer the charge Of shooting al Mullen
has ls the State In this latter the recognzances
were also declared forfeited aud ciri fdcidS awarded
az inst him and his suredes.
The case Of the Commonwealth against Henry Her
nAndeE charged with elOuiOuS stealing will be called to-
day
The Grand jury was sworn in, John Purcell, Esq f,
foreman and the following presentmenis we're made :
against H. B. Hernandez for felony John Burns for as
saul ing james Kane and Charles Colgate for asSaung
Ma Elizabeth Tally
The Grand jury then adjourned I'll Friday next
CrLrrvArs CHEEEsuLNass.-An anxious, restless tenn
per that runs to It's way that regrets lost
opportunities TOO much and that "a Oyertakiug in cor
tvauees for happiness is foolish and should not be in
dulgcd II You cannot De happy In one way, be happy
in another and this facility o. disposition wants but little
aid from philosophy, for health and good humOr al
most The whole affair. Many about after felicity
Ike an absentminied hunting for his hat. while i
is on his head or in his hand n Ough sometimes small
evils Ike invisible insects, inf c; great pan, and sia-
gle hair nav ston machine the chic secret Of
comfort hes in ering tribes TO veX one, and psu
IDENTIFY eutv'tiJg underground OF small pleasures,
since very ew zr ones aas-are let on long leases.
PoPuLAroN oy RIcHNoSD.-We have already publish
ed s:Aemen: showing the aggregate population Of this
city. We nov pace upon record a statement Of tie
number Of whites free negos and slaves in the Isl and
81 Wards which have deferred hoping that might
obtain a similar report from the "a Ward.
Ths return from Monroe Ward indicate III pOpuia-
ton % be 6f2 whites loss free negroes, 2SiS slaves
Z, a. ~ 52S L. J.Geson Ward 296 whites 9i9 free
negroes, T. 40 slave, total - as.
A no instruct ons giyea TO discriminate in the
reura bewe, white and eoored free persons the census
taker for Madison Ward did not make the discrimiua
uon.