Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-27

Communicated for the u. S. Gazette1
Extract Of a LITTER from, WASHINGTON, Ju,,e %
1916.
Mr. Latrobe has already so repaired the exte-
rior ofthe Capitol, that in a Re month. the efFact.
OF the fire will be scarcely visible
In the interior he 10 busly ut work but no ;udg-
ment can be formed OF the alterations, which are
intended, from the present appearances: ard
winch am informed, are very considerable. Mr.
:arooe about to cElploy, for the columns of the
Eonse OF Representatives one Of the most beauti-
ini marbles have ever seen, of VIII ch he gave me
, '"e following memorandum " On trim to Read
ing ~ our state, with our late friend Thomas
2mhh, the MIneralogist, 90 years ago. they
discovered m one Of the toughest and ,nost m
| promising rocks of the country breecia or aoore
CATION ct lime stone pehbl,s s, cemented nv a red
calcareous mass into one body resembling very
much The SO called pudding stone, which is an ar
greea'lon OF siceous pebbles, sand, and gravel Co.
| nented bv terrIginous mass. He afterwards
| discovered tie same stone James River in Vir-
| gnia-On the Turn Ike Road above Frederick
| to"n-ahi abo"t year Ego on the south side of
| me fotomac, near Leesburgh It's situation is u
huorniy on the south east side Of Che S. w Moun-
tain, as il is called in Virginia, and the CDfockti,
| mountain in MARYLAND
above the Cotoektin monnta;n in Lonflonn conn
| ~, nc he also discovered, in what is called the
! whte limestone, aveiy beautiful white statuary
| marble.
y
white marble, he saw the breccs above mentioned
\ in enormous rock masses, crossing the P,ornack
anil conceived the idea ofemploying Il in the CsD.
| toll Having ascertained that il could be wrought
'hstu WOMB receive an exquisite polish, aud that
columns o. any gwen size could be got out OF It. he
proposed a. the President the ernpoyrnent &C this
! marble instead Of the coarse sand store formerly
| used in the capitol. The President agreed IN the
\ proposition" This account have extracted from
| q memorandum Mr. I.atrobe was an pood as IN
\ rfHp me lie Iut.t rafad H..
really made for the columns, which esr 10. b-eueht
| Wy water In the foot &c Capitol Hill fro,, IT, nua-
~ They will he 90 feet long, and near tree feet
| IN diameter in single block. l saw several ,iee.s
| OF tbs marble ut MIR. Latrobe's house. beautifully
| polished. They are Of two kinds; one mixtnre
Of rounded pebbles Of all sizes and colours. deem
rel, blue yellow, vened, spotted white and of ali
intermediate colours, embedded in jcsr aud rath.
er null red cement which not receigi.g so bright
polish as the pebbles, gives to .her Inv coa,ya7t
ths most brilliant and twinkiing effect imaginable
the other consists of the same kind of pebbles inn
| bedded N s"s-green cement and this is, in my
on1ion, oy lar the most beautiful IL is only found
IN pariieuarrock, and not in sufficient quantity
| To BE- employed for the large colurons.
| Mr.. Latrobe stated that from the whole appear
ance OF these rocks, II evident tas large "a
pia and powerful stream Of water had for centuries
run over them IN direction to the north east nj.
ter the pebbles he'd been cemented into rocks
But whatever msy have been their origin n . r,uh
nc are unier new obligations to this SORTED esi
ncer for bringing into the internal riches Of or
country.
IT is reported that Richard Meade, Esq O. this
city, while acting rs Vice Consul, lin the absence
Of Mr.. Ca.hcsr) II Cadiz, hes been seized l,v nj,
armed force under the authority Of the Spanish gov
1rner,, s;.d committed to Dungeon in the Cas-
tie OF st. Catalina.--[ .gprora.
. CaARLrsToS, July %.
LITE FROM H.fV.7N.N.4.
Captain LoNe n tie schr Alert, arrived here
yesterday IN s days from Havanna, informs us
that the port was TO be shut Against al foreign
vessels IN so days lron the time OF the new Gov.