Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-27

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respecting the depreciation of the Bank pa
per. We then clearly stated that where
pubic confidence was mistaken, as in Bri-
tain, the Bullion might be exported for 4
time greatly to the advantage of the caun-
try. The Guinea WIS exported at the va
hue of 23s. sos. it is now returnng at
nearly its standard value OF els. We also
maintained that generally the Bank paper
would measurs more truly (always taking
the great confidence IN the establishment
the relative value of every commo .ity in
the community. II is proved to denon-
straton. on the landing OF Bonaparte in
France, and the immediate prospect &c
war, bu,lion rapiily advanced IS 70 so p +
cent. the value Of every article remaining
unchanged. AS to the laws prohibiting the
export of Coin, It Wi, DC found . wild tn o.
ry by all governments the Stability of the
deeply interested will e.s ~ evade it. we
nave clear proofs of It il our own country :;
the prohibition i'll America was laughed at,
and evaded with the same facility. When
laws are thus So easily defeated la the prac-
tice, the wisdom Of the theory may be
questioned.
LoiSirs de 8onaharte- work begins
to excite the most lively curiosity. The
iOiAON 4tb SOilIC u Tie ilNeS :.
- shall not merely confine myself to an
account Of my leisure hours-no, French
men, you will find in this work a kew TO
my character. and faithful portrait of
what have ever been. Extract from it
all that relates to my connection with the
ia + sex, and the remainder will consist of
my character, my Opinions, my wishes, the
principals on which founded nv renown,
the causes of my succcss-in word, the
remainder will display myself :"
Letters from the Madeira Islands to the
Sd ult. bring intelligence that the vintage
had totally failed there--estates that for
merry produced forty pipes of wine, were
not expected this seeson to produce more
than two.
The Erheditioua Narigator-The Ta-
bles recently published under the above
title, Zone of which is taken from The
French) consist OF scale of miles, by which
arc seen at one glance, the latitude ard
departure made good upon any given Gs-
lance, with tie Longitude corresponding to
such departure. This Improvement in
practical navigation, by means Of which
ordinary calculations are made, even by
the most unskilfni, with. rgpidity and
facility, hitherto unknown, and without tue
possibility Of mistake, has been honored by
the appreciation of that illustrlous chara:-
ter, Fad st. Vincent, and oraer distin-
gushed seamen and viii be found to pos
sess claims to the attention of the NEST a
bic nav Tor, whist to the less experien-
ccd, It's advantages are too evident and too
important to require comment.
bAaarid, Seht. 10.
His Majesty has issued circular, in
virtue Of which the ancient relations Of
commerce and good neighborhood appear
to be established upon their former footing
with France. The merchants, artists. and
travellers Of the French nation, are allow
ed to enter Spain to superlntend their con-
Germs, or to crafty their curiosity. It's
only enioined them to present passports
recognizedby the proper authorities.
From the enjoyment of these advanta-
ges are excepted all those Frenchmen or
other foreigners who have been engaged
in the wars in Spain, or who have accept
ed Of civil employments in the train of Bo-
naparte's army. or during the period of the
peninsular invasion.