The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-08

II Since t!ic above was writtsh. .i,c spi-
Ill OF Edwards has PASSED 10y species Of
WSfen,tsrchosis intothe bosom CT a Bartho-
,oncw -Susar- Observation-Disclosures the fol-
lawns <'''sion OF ms cn,crprisrg genius:
iETELLiGENCE AIRY.
S.rffast II letter from So. Barhei9me7ys.
d" a ,"ost surprising event has lately &C.
Cured on this island. ! hasten to inform
YOU thereof for the benefit of Your iner-
Chants 1t is this--A volcano has Just bro
ken on on the top of the peak overlooking
our ha'lor. The cts.sr is circular the
lara runs down the hill without ;n,cr.n:s#irn
and appears ineXhaasti5i-. hut, wi.at will
astonish you most, is, that the lava as it is
sues from the mouth of the crater, is actual
~ pure 'aolasscs-As it desccnds towards
cur narrow valley, it is chiystallizcd into
6roTon sugar of various qualities /; i'm some
parts, 1t assumes the appearance of Cuada-
loupe sugar in others, Martinique and
in other places Barbados, sc. We are
en- ployeG in putting it in hogsheads, tierces
and barrels, & as quickly as we can accom-
piish this object, it is bought up for your
market. The crater also discharges into
The air Immense quantities of What appears
to us below very small pebbles but. on a
close investigation turn out To be actually
ward island coffee as possible. Every soul
here is employed in stuffing this prodl-
gous windfall (ss precious as the manna in
| the ssiidernesS,) into bags and barrcls.--I
nave fastened to inform YOU of this glorious
source of speculation, in order that YOU and
all other friends may either partake Of, or
lsympathize in our good fortune"
BarAv1A. NY. April IS.
~ We stop the press to announce the
Intelligence of an armed British and Indian
force on the Canada side Of the Niagara ri
YER, apparently with an intention to MAKE a
descent on the American side
1t is stated that the Indians are receiving
! supplies of arms and provisions from the
British military stores at Newark and that
| boats are in readiness totransport their men
ac:iss the river. We learn that intelli-
gence has been transmitted to Messrs. Por-
| ter & Barton from some CT their friends in
Upper Canada, stating that it is advisable
| ior them to remove their families from the
river.
A messenger has been sent express from
Lewistown on Niagara river to General
Hall of Ontario county to call out the iniliti a
Immediately. The companies in this place
are embodying to march at moment S
warning.
| To the enterprise of Major COOPER are
the people of Shenandoah, Rockingham, &c.
greatly indebted for. the first attempt to
navigate the North Branch of the Shenan-
doah, at point higher up than Stoverst0wn
This gentleman, who has lease OH the
| Mills. the property of the heirs of F. Heis-
| kell decd, situate on Stony-Creek. about
half mile above its confluence with the
Shenandoah, and five miles from Woodstock,
has laudably engaged in the business of boat
building, the idea of which, ar that hLace,
was ridiculed by the less enterprising, as a
visionary and absurd scheme. Major Coop
or however.not deferred by the opinions of
others, finished his first boat, HoPEwELL
ICoMMENCEMENT, few weeks since, and
| at the freshet on Tuesday last, loaded it
heavily with pine boards and fl~u and al
though the river was comparatively very
low, he descended without difficulty (amdst
the acclamations Of numbers who were sta
toned along the shore to witness the spec
tacle,) about 25 miles to C.. Wakeman's mill,
where his progress was impeded by the Dam
| which MIR. w. has thrown across the S,hen-
| andoah. The water was not of sufficient
depth TO hazard crossing the dam, and an
arrangement was agreed upon between
| Messrs. Wakeman and Cooper to purchase
| the load, and to have sluice made to ena-
BILE boats to pass through the dam. Per-
sons well acquainted with the river assert
that the boat had encountered by far the
most difficult obstacles, and that there would
have been little, if any, difficulty to have
proceeded to Stoverstown, to which place
the Potomac company have extended their
labors.
! A few hundred dollars expended by the
company in removing few of the principal
obstacles higher MP, would promote tF,eir
own interest, & add greatly to the agricul-
tural interest OF an extensive and valuable
district of country Winchesfer Gaz.
| UNITED ST ST a r EsS LOAN.
| PHILADELPHIA, May q.
| The following is statement of the a.
mount subscribed in the city of Phiadrkhhia,
to the loan of Eleven Million of Dollars: for
| the use of the u nited States, for which rur-
| pose Books were opened at the Bank of
Pennsylvania, and at the Farmers and Ne
| ohanics' Bank, on Friday and Saturday last,
| &c Yvik,
In me Book oFMe Bank oCPenasyipanfa.
BY the Bank of Pennsylvania, 100000
- the Philadelphia Bank, 100000
BY individuals, 243,8O0
--S41,8O0
In the Book ofthe Farmers