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of Russia had the effect of lowering Russian Stock abort 2 per
cent., and Greek Scrip rose about the same. The market for
Russian produce has not -experienced the slightest change.—
A report of the resignation of M. Villele was very current, and
that Chisteaubriand had succeeded to his porreftuille.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The efforts to depress the Money Markets, and
to prevent the restoration of confidence, continued with una-
bated zeal during yesterday ; and they will, we have no doubt,
be increased, as the necessity for them evidently becomes more
urgent, in consequence of the decline of the consternation that
has for the last week so fearfully harassed the public mind. In
the midst, however, of all these endeavours to aggravate the
grievance of financial embarrassments, it gives us sincere sa-
tisfaction to be enabled to assure the public that the accounts
from the country by yesterday morning's post were much more
consolatory than could, under the present circumstances, have
been expected. Loose rumours of failures of provincial bank.
ing establishments were put forth, but they could not be
be traced to any authentic source. A communication from
the Treasury, relative to Exchequer Bills, was entrusted
to Mr. Hase, the Cashier of the Bank -of England, and it was
posted at an early hour at the Stock Exchange and Bank. It
was to the following effect—that on and after the 19th instant
(yesterday) all outstanding Exchequer Bills would bear inte-
rest at the rate of 2a. per diem.—. The British Funds were par-
ticularly heavy yesterday. A great quantity of stock that' has
been offered for sale, we understand, is in the hands of the
brokers, who, in many instances, are endeavouring to hold it
to the account day, which, however, many will find a diffi-
culty in doing, in consequence of the scarcity of money. This
circumstance had the effect of reducing the money price of
Consols to 76, and the Reduced Annuities to a similar quota-
tion, whilst the Account bargains were done at 80i. Exche-
quer Bills were fluctuating between 405., 505., 605., and 70s.
dis. After a variety of fluctuations, Consols closed at 79ii,
and Reduced Stock at 76i.

ENTERPRIZE STEAM-VESSEL.

EXTRACT PROM LETTERS ARRIVED FROM CAPTAIN J. Ii
JOHNSTONE OF THE ENTERPRIZE.
CAPE TOWN, OCT. 15, 1825.
DEAR SIR—I trust this letter will reach you in time to pre-
vent any anxiety on account of the Enterprize, and at once to
relieve your mind • know that we all well on board, and have
not experienced the slightest accident. Our detention has been
occasioned by many circumstances, which will appear in the
following narrative :
At one o'clock on the 21st August, off the Benburgs, sent a
bag of letters on board a Swedish brig, the master of which
informed us he had been detained six weeks -off the coast of
Portugal, by N.E. gales, a piece of intelligence to us not at all
agreeable as the wind hadi then begun to blow fresh from the
south, '
and this continued with a heavy swell from the west-
ward until the 26th. The following day at noon, in lat. 27.
made sail and put out the fires, having worked the engines for
eleven days without intermission. On opening the boiler we
discovered a very slight incrustation, of the thickness of a wafer,
on the bridges, and extending as low as the bars, with a little
on the water casing. Every other part of the boiler was quite
bright. No better proof can be required of the efficiency of
the refrigirator ; and so silent and easy was the motion of the
engine, that, but tar the occasional clackingg of the safety
valve, the passengers would have forgotten theta Wes one on
board. The trade wind soon moderated, and continued (ler
light till the Ist of September. 1 was unwilling tolight my
within the limits of the North East Trade, but, as it becante'
quite calm, and we had only'made seven and a halt degreea in
five days, though the ship sailed well, I got up the steam on
the Ist of September, in latitude 3-9. 24., and we made good
progress till the-3d, when we' had hard squalls from S.S.E.,
with a heavy southerly swell, which retarded our progress;
this continued till the 6th, wheatheeVind came from W.S.W.
and having reached the.Bth degree, of latitude, we once more
extinguishedahe fires and made sail to the S.E., wind very mo-
derate till the Bth, when it came from S. by E. and blew a gale. I
Not choosing to go back to the westward, I again set my steam,
•and proceeded against this strong gale and heavy swell, at the
rate of four and a half miles an- hour:- On the 11th the
wind blew steadily from S. by W., I made:tail and close haul-
ed, with-a small top-gallant breeze ;`:. the vessel made 7 knots;
the wind after felt very light, but we Made St. Thomas's on
the 17th. Had I not used coals let the N.E. trade, I should
have taken a more direct coil-rat:from the S.W. extreme of
Africa. At St. Thomas's I called, on the-Goy.eet.., Brigadier
Dori Jose Maria Xavera de ,f;iito, fronaaelaatarlie received
everyasststance in watering the ship, and transpdati;bhe coals,
nor would he suffer us to be at any expente for the* assist-
epees or be subject to any port dues.'• His Excellency:lnd us
the honour of dining with us on the 18th, with his suite.: we
drank the health of his Majesty the King of Portugal :drat of
our Gracious Sovereign was afterwards proposedby the Go-
verner,' and 'instantly a royal salute' commenced ~.from the
Castle. On his Excellency leaving the ship, we niarthe
yards and cheered him. He wee-received with every :mark.
respect, respeet, all "the passengers appearing in their unifgrans.
left st: Thomas's under steam on the morning of tire 20th • Itnf;
proceeded-due S.' to lat. 19—the wind blowing incessantly
S.S.W. with 'a heayy:swell, and a current setting N. by- aiieatit
the rate of If knotSqui hour. So that.-wirAl, current, and 5i3.14.
operated against us at least two mike peMour ; and thougliwe-
were going seven knots per log, avat'idOs not make more than
125 miles frournoon to noon. . • .
All this occurred in a rat. and len."% alwayttavoided•hy sail-
ing ships, on account of the calms. .1 soonifilAd'egainst such
winds'and tides it was necessaryao econornise'thetnel, that.we
might always have sufficient; if becalmed, to move Into a breeze.
I was' editions to reachthe Souttr-east Trades, which was likely
to be the case at from 19 to 22 latitude, and in, longitude-6. to 9
East. On the 11th we reached the point, and we made sail on
the larboard tack, wind S., and came gradually up the sOuthern
'current of this Tradein lat. 26 lind long. 7 West of Greenwich.
again used my steam for 38 hours to get into the westerly, winds.
We then got 'light winds from the North. On the 9th October
we Wad a double reefed topsail breeze, and for 20 hours went
nine knnta. :On the 10th a return of it obliged to.brace sharp
up, and we continued so until. the lqth, when we made Sal-
danha ; in the evening the•fires were lighted ; at rnidnht we
were off' Table Mountain ; but; as I thought the ini4ibitants of
Cape Town would be disappointed if we anchbred in the
hight,a,eoay too till the morning, and ran in as ''47out nine
o'clock on the 13th. The signal had beetitilte *Wit we wele
coming in, and Green Point was covered 'with Carriages and
horsemen, and we sailed close round it, after ifs steamed
round the Bay, and received a saltre from the C"atle, which
was returned 'brdroPping the ens*, and afterwaids -cheer-
ing, with the rigging manned. Although our passage has
been much longer than was anticipated, we were received
With much/demonstration: of joy; and some of the houses
were illuminated at night. We sliall-11.art on Tuesday the
18th, with every prospect of making the ma of our voyage
Within the expected time ; for the. time hitherto lost by the
necessity of economising coal may fairly, be estimated at 20
days. The remedy for this evil is evidently the establishing in-
termediate supplke, which..will be effected for the homeward
voyage by sending 40'or 51a.chaldrons from this to St. Helena,
and 1 shall call at 'Madeira for a further supply, where I in.
vise you to place 50 chaldrons in readiness for me. No accident
of any, kind has happened—both the engineer and builder de-
serve the highest encomiums. The ship sails like a witch, and
the engine consumes but a few coals, about eight chaldrons per
day. We steamed during 35 days, and we had two days' coals
remaining. The speed of the vessel; unaided,by sails, is about
to.9,knots in calm weathef and smooth water; with a mode-
rate breeze against her, 8 knots; . against a strong ,ga/e.and op-
posing high sea, 4-knota per hour ; in;aairiaz by. the. wind
Without steam end a sinarthreeze, 6 knots ; tip 'gallant
breeze; • 7 ; with a wind free, &to 9. We hisraries,et half a fresh
galein our favour. She would with it certainly ga 1,1
Lord Charles Somerset orderal a salute to be fired (*.our ar-
rival, 'and has.exerripted us from all port cliaastes.,.:4'he wily
unengaged passenger here, Major Trotter, goes:on.with us-
' .rFrotn the Cape Town Gazette-of ,Oct. 14;
We have at length the pleasure to announce the 4afc:arrival:
of the Enterprise steam-vessel,'Capt. Johnston, froth ,Gravea::
end the 3d, and Falmouth the .16th August., ..This interest-
ing event occurred at an • early hour yeSterday morning.—
Signal. having been made
.soon -after day-light,'. thpt she was
standing into Table Bay, "a vast concourse; of-persons as-
sembled .on Green Point,, and at other places_efrom whence
a view of the bay can he obtained. Tap :Wind ,being. light
from • the southward and westward,' the areapel' Steamed to
her anchorage in magnificent style, tinder 'salute 'from the
Castle, which was returned by 'the tnterprise lowering and
immediately re-hoisting , her colours,:-and subsequently,
on' passing near the shore, by marining'her tigging and giving
three cheers. We cannot but congratulate the public upon
this additional triumph of' art and idence over the elements ; for
although the voyage has not been accomplished in the short
period anticipated, yet we have every reason to suppose, that
whatevehvants or defects may have Veen discovered, will be
supplied or remedied in future ;. and we may confidently hope,
that this mode of communicating With India will ultimately
succeed 'to the extent of every reasonable expectation. We
have been favoured with some particulars of the voyage. The
greatest distance accomplished in any twenty-four hours, was
190 miles on the 10th October, performed not by steaming, but
by sailing. The voyage occupied fifty-seven days, during only
thirty-five of which the engines were employed, and three days
were passed at anchpr at the island of St. Thomas. The pas-
sengers, we understand, speak in the highest terms of the ability
of the Commander, the Engineers, and the crew of the vessel ;
and we hear that no inconvenience arises from extraordinary
heat, noise or motion. The accommodations are of the first
description.