The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03

land cottnty, vn.,sfor The free-holders to
take down thor fences and put their
crops on the commons; or3riust they Keep
itlieirl fences UP and let the stock run on
the cofhrrtonsa 2 4 Nj i8s a
\ The stock law OF Goochland county re-
etulres d. person to fence his stock and
not his crop. 3,s n. /, N u n
Sale Of Corporation Property.
Editor. OF Tho Times Dlspntch: n s In N
y55 "A company is formed and duly char
tered by an act OF the Log islature, with
stock amounting, say to $50, 900. ~ OF this,
::ees.oM constitutes d majority OF stock In
order to sell property OF tho said com
|pnny, would the lns, ool have 70 vote for
sale, or could u majority u 81 the VS. O1
convey tltle7 Il n Z III ssS5s IT
The sntest way $Eis to have the entire
body Of stock holders vote lii favor 6f the
cot1v eyancS. 81 W. a Kit n, 4. n 8
a Parrott's Trouble. Sl3
Editor OF Tho Times-D Dispatch: ,s n u
have a most Intelligent Cuban parrot,
that, for several months has beotlf con-
5tlnuousy biting and pltlcking its feathers,
}uhtilS Is almost bnrc In many places; It
+ has almost entirely ceased to talk, lost!
Its appetite and has distressing cough.
Gould some one OF your many readers who
may hive had experience With these pots,
advise mo OF a remedy for Its cure
would be grateful
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Cnre$of SOL East Main St. II XIX 5s
Ships Captured by Cavalry.
i 33 Franktown, Va.
Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Please answer the following question and
oblige subscriber: When and whore
was a fleet OF ships in tho midst Of the
sea, captured by cavalry? Ri
sti Yours truly, .,5$ s33E
III q. .6 w. r. FOX.
N When the French invaded Holland In
the extraordinarily cold French winter
OF 17e4-1795 they marched over tho frozen
rivers and lakes MS though on land. A
Dutch fleet lay ico-bound in tho z,lyder
Eco and the French dragons ga.lloped upon
the loo and made prizes OF the helpless
ships. s. Il n K u
It has happened twice In American wars
that cavalry have captured ships In
the war which tho Republic OF Texas
fought for independence from Mexico, a
Major Burton. commanding q patrol Of
ran gers that were scouting the coast near
Arailsak Pass, saw two or three American
ships In the offlng, flying the Mexican
flag. bound for Nfatamoras with military
stores and provisions. BY pretending
that his command was a. Mexican patrol.
Major Burton lured a8boat ashore In the
dusk. This boat he captured and In It
took out enough men to capture the fleet
ship by ship. 81 Taking these vessels into
the Texas naval base at Velsasco in the
mouth OF the Grazos, Burton and his men
were hailed as the Horse Marines" and
they are called that to this day. The
aecre tary OF the Navy ordered those cap
tured munitions and provisions sent on to
General Hounton at San Juainto. and the
Victorious Texan army and the prisoners
captured at the defeat Of Santa Anna were
fed on the field from these captured
stores. We believe one OF the briggs was
afterward cnvertcd Int n man-o f-war in
Commodore Hawkins feet, or Commodore
Nloore's. Both these men were Virginians
by the way. and officers resigned from the
navy OF the United States.
We nro under the impression that Gen-
eral FORESTS troopers captured some gum
boats on the Mississippi during tho Con-
federate War, but arc not authoritatlvely
informed Of this. +
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