Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-08-25

'N>'S wa NV ~OIu pjcdiICb VI
the public mind had not lost its clac:;ri.y. ar
! the recupers,ive energy OF rne people carrie,
them forward to the goal of liberation and iude
pendeuce.
EUROPEAN MISCELLANY.
! PRoGaEss IN TuRkEY.-The journal dc
Constantinople" publishes the following story
One evening last week TWO young men of tn,
! Isle OF Prinkipo were returning in caiou,
| from sporting excursion on the coast of 4 i,
when they suddenly heard noise for w!lic!
they could not account; but soon after thcy
perceived over their heads an cnoruGus bird
the sight of which filled them with alarm.-
| Selling their guns they both fired az il. an,
were still more amazed when they hearc
! broken words and cries which could only pro
coed from human organs. they ut once
steerei for the spots where the supposed bilc
had fallen, and were strucl: with ssupefactior
On finding that what they had taken Tor fow
was man with en- immense pair Of meahaui
cal wings. They took him into their boat
and were not a little relieved On finding thai
he bad only resolved fax small shot in the
legs. This new lcarus was dying from An
| tigone to Plat, to visit Il young person whom
he wished to marry, but whose parents were
opposed to the match. TO visit his lady love
he had invented and made the wings he wore
and had ALREADY twice crossed the srrai. be-
tween the islands. On his third journey his
flight WAS cut short by this untowari accident
lie is now at Plat.
a s.. Petersburg letter in the Cologne Ca
zetts' says: "By al ordor Of the day Prince
; NlchoIas, of Otdenburg relation to the En-
peror Alexander, 10 whom he is aid-de-camp
and colonel Of q regiment of dragons, ha.
| been removed from active service by illness
The Prince is, however, in excellent health
and is now in Germany with his young wife
! Ills recent secret marriage with Il Russian
lady named Bularel las greatly irrta:cd TIL
Imperial family of Russia, ana led 10 thu
withdrawal Of his conmarL"
| A WATER WALEER.-Thc london pa
: pers tell OF a water walker who BIZ,
achieved sacccss. flo tut an air-tigh
vessel on bis lreasr, and another On biz
| back, 10th worn under his cio;lles lie nsi
also sort Of small paddle On each heel
fixed 50 that when his foot moved forward tn,
paddlo moved sideways, and when the pac',ll.
was subjected 10 t. lateral pressure, it olE.rct
! q fat surface to the pntcr This arrange
mtnt enabled him 70 walk with ease.
| TIE NINETrEHru CENTURY A woman
haa been arrested at Barceions for prac
tisnS magic. and in he very act Of MAX
! Ing cahG!st!s COMPUTATIONS. In her apart
mcnt wcro found philtrcs to produce affection
/ pills to insure long life powders 10 produc,
death, magical cat, entirely black, with IT,,
exception OF the required TUT Of white Mt til,
end of the tai, and Il quantity Of iinbplica
en'h!ens.
ARTIFICIAL "SEAYEsR TwrSs"-A curious
/ experiment was lately made ut StrasbUrg Il
! elect the union of two animals, 80 thai the,
! might, 70 certain degree Rave LIE ir con-
rlon. Ii w;s. indeed, producing Artificial,
what nature produced spontaneously in those
uhrnnmena, the Sie1nes- twins. Two white
; rata of the Aibino sprries were selected t'I
J Ia" experiment. An incis!on was made in the
/ right aide Of the ore, ani ON tho left of the
oiAor, engaging the skin and the cellular tis
SUE under it. The Surfaces vf ,iie t1o wound.
were kept closely together by sutrlres mt
laningGs Until the sixth day, when union by
| tho first intention was found to have takcI
| r!irc. They chen walked side hv side. beirq
united bv a fcshy band: An attempt To poiSc,
! both by tho mouth Of one did rot succeed. but
~ injection thvown into the jusular vein o.
onu animal WIS found 10 have entered tho gu
perfcial femorRi veins Of the other, showing
clearly that on Intimate vascular union haC
already aken place between them.
| An Exobes oy FRoGs.--A sight vas wi:
messed on Tie psins near Hay, which no hu
man eye hss Probably ever witnessed before
or is likely 70 ever see again. AZ shcpher,
was snooBa& "a is his custom, within III,
/ r,ty Ind Of
! slrmbcrs were disturbed Y what he dcscribe
az 1" like rushing wind blowing through
bed of reeds" But on looking round hin
what Was his surprise to behold the plain, Co
at least square mile, cJTered with an innu
merab!e army Of frogs. On, on they came, il
! their hundreds and thousands, till il seemed a.
Il the line would stretch cut till the crack 0
doom. lid the Bishop OF Fata been present
! he might have supposed and with some rcasor
too, that Providence was convincing him, b,
| ocular demonstration. that the ninth plague
Of Egypt was historically true. 1t was Ger
tainly Il strange sight, this exodus Of thu
frogs. and is thus accounted for. The ION!
and excessive drought to which this part 0
the colony Ind been subjected had dried u
tho c!aycy swamp which they inhabited, ant
! the poor creatures. 10 save themselves from
per!shing. were obliged to emigra.e, for vile,
the shepherd saw them they were ca rovt
Coz the Morumbidgec, ard it is worthy Of re
mark that many Of tho old frogs carried pic
caniny frogs upon :he:r backs.-Brisboa
Courier.
MARRIAGES IN Hen LlrR.-Seyeral French
Journal. have recently spoken Of the comm,
marriage Of the young Duke of Monchy with
the Princess Anna Murat. TIE Duke i
named Antoine JuRte-L Leon Marie de N0ariles
i, Duke of Monchy, Ducal Prince of Polk.
G-andee of Spain of the first class, and IL pos
sessor Of six hundred thousand francs. anru
ally, and not being moro than twenty-five,
years Of age The Princess Anna Murat il
the fifth Issue Of tho marriage of Prince Ma
pHleon Lucicn Murat son of the former King
Of Naples and Of the Princess Caroline Bona
parte By Carolina Georgiana Fraser, born il
ISL, and she will be consequently OF tie SAM
age az her future husband Monsieur Wal.
dc Lov.llette marries Mnicmyselle Rouher
The Count de Lavellettc IL the scn of ver7
rich American, who was adopted by the Mar
quis, with whom tho Madame Wells was re
married. The young man is Deputy of Dor
dosne-a department long represented b,
his father under the government of July. tn,
old gentleman is Of q creole family. Made
mniscile Rouler is the only daughter of tn
honorable President Of the Council Of State