The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-24

A letter has beer received in town from, the
city ofSanto Domingo datedAuguft 18th, which
mentions the arrival there of two frigates from
France, having in company Engliih frigate,
captured on the paiiage. The letter aIf0 notices
tie arrival of reinforcement of $50 regular
troops. ~. r. Mer. A1v.
On Saturday morning was launched from the
yard of Mr.. Ph;iit,s. Southwark, beautiful
fchooner, of i6o tons, to be called the Richmond,
and intended for the Virginia trade. She is the
property OF mir. Perrisrine H.. Wharton.
Phil Reg.
HARRY TOULMIN, Efa. late Secretary of
the State of Kentucky, is appointed by the Pre-
f:dent of the United States, Judge of the Mil.
fffppi Territory Palladium Ga. G.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY ADVERTISER.
Sir,
In the following communication, the iitua-
ton, mode of managing, and effects ofan explo-
fion of the magazine of Gun Powder at Brook
Ign, are fully and candidly detailed, by an able
and judicious obferver-and do venture to af-
firm without the leaft malevolence whatever a.
gainft its proprietors.
The communication was handed to me by
gentleman, to be applied in fuch manner as
might be warning to the community at large,
but more Especially to the inhabtantsof Brook
lyn and New-York, and by this means, convince.
the public that this magazine of powder is
nuifance, and that too very ferrous and alarm
ing one, which ought to be removed without
the Leaf delay. As there has been much faid
on this fubie6t, l preiume enough to convince
any Reasonable perfon, ihall only fubioin brief
ketch of fome few exploiions that have occur
ed.
Inthe i0and of Jamaica. (W. ~ there have
been two explofons ofmagazines fpowder, the
6-tt in the year 1766 of Fort Mufquito the fe-
cond in Fort Augufta, in the year 1889; this
lat exp!oiion was highly alarming, and deftroy-
ed the lives of mott of the garrifon. AT the -ex-
plofion, the earth opened beneath where the
magazine food, AID water iiued from the cavi-
ties-thofe two explofions were occa6oned by
lightning. Two exploions of powder mills at
Hounllow Heath, in England, both of which did
comfortable damage to the town of Hounnow,
which is fuppofed to be at the diitance of two
miles. There are gentlemen here who faw the
buildings in that town levelled with the ground,
by thofe explofions. / will venture to fay, thofe
mills never were permitted by an aa of parlia-
ment to contain at one time the twentieth part of
powder which the powder houfe at Brooklyn
contains, Judging it to contain an average from
100 to 100 thoufand weight.
A magazine of powder was blown up in the
year 1880, about five miles from Brett, in France,
which defroyed the buildings from two to three
miles around. Tore up by the roots, trees and
vegetables at great diftance, and had the effect
of inundating the ground with water where the
magazine food, as happened at Fort Augufa,
in Jamaica. This latt exploiion was occa6oned
by an accident, the PARTICULARS which are not
known.
The daily Advertiser Of the 9th ut. ftates
the great dread the inhabitants of Heller, in the
iland of Jerfey, were in for fear of being blown
up from their magazine taking fire. prcfume
thefe fears were not that the magazine would
blow up, but probably deftroy every thing on
the face of the ifland.
cannot help noticing Mr.. La Carrien's iuft
ideas of The explofion of powder in his late pub.
LEGATION in the Evening Poit, concerning the New
City Hall, wherein he mentions that one Jingle
=cafk Of powder might do immenfe injury at the
diftance of about 900 feet.
This brief fatement of a number ofexplofions,
and the effect, refultng therefrom can be verifi-
ed by gentlemen who have been witnetfes to the
fats.
AN OBSERVER.