Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-02
Yours,
SAINT. TOPLIFF.
LONDON, AUGUST %.

LONDON, August %.
Dutch mail arrived last night They
present grave statement, coptradictinf- a
report that several foreign officers. who
lately EN- grated from Europs, had been
received into the American service.-Such
report needed no contradiction There
is not more confident man in existence at
the present moment, than an American
Admiral, and an American General ALI
the asp rations ct AN infant and prosperous
country favors Ibis presumptuous feeling
1t is the genuine and generous ambition IF
youth, before its spirit has been chilled by
corruption, or its energies paralizcd by
the decrep'tude of old age. America is
now Hercules in his cradle. The old ac-
coucheurs OF the French Revolution'cannot
assist his growth, and are too late to faci-
lits,e his birth. In fact. there is not now
a Naval or Military officer in the Uuited
States who does not think he could act his
part as well as any European Admiral or
General ct them all. and who would think
himself very i'll used if any foreigner, how
ever great nis fame in arms, was put over
| his head Star.
S'ptember5
Distressing state Of The Country. Yes
teriay evening Very numerous and res
| pectahle meeting of the inhabitants. house.
| holders OF Westmin ter, was held at the
| Crown and Anchor raverp, for the pur-
pose oil ticking into consideration the b st
means of removing the d;stresses by which
the cluhtry is at present afflicted. Ii was
| proposed TO address the Prince Regent
seated on his throne, and to pass res lluti-
| ons expressing convictioH that thu distress
ses Ut the country arose from want of re-
form in Parliament. One speaker said,
the aistresses of the country were with
out parallel few minutes before he en-
tered the room, he witnessed circum-
| stance that filed hin, with horror. A poor
man had actually dropped dead in the
street from want he was literally starv-
ed. Several of those who witnessed the
circumstance, on searching the unfortunate
being, found mutton bone, half snawed,
in his pocket. He never in his life beheld
such living skeleton. Dreadful, indeed,
| must be the stu alton ofthe country, where
sights like these presented themselves.
Another speaker said, that the fact, thus
stated, was by no means an unusual one.
The furnishing situation of tine country was
mcontestbly proved by the statements
contained in a volume which he held in his
hand. 1t was denominated =" The Agri-
cultural State of the Kingdom, in the
months of March, April and May, 1885,
| being letters, or answers to certain cues
lions sent by the Board of Agriculture to
different parts Of the kingdom I; only TWEEN
ty-two copies of the book had been permit
TED to be distributed-such picture Of dis
may was never before delineatcd as was
there to be met with" The various Rcso-
lutions were referred to a committee
Some points in the treaty of KEEL, affect
ing Denmark and Sweden, remain unset
tied. An appeal has been made to the
guaranteeing Powers or the subject.
| Piennd, .duS. 10. A short time since
the Emperor went to Schorenbrun with
his two daughters. and the little king of
Rome. to see the young lion which the
! princess of Wales has lately presented to
his Majesty the lion being very young is
nursed by tao goats; on the approach of
the Archduchesses. one of the goats came
forward menacing with her horns, seeing
watch little Bona ran to the goat, took held
OF her horns, and said very quietly to his
| aunt, "vous poves passer maintenant, mar
tante, mayer pas peur. je la re!iens."*
he Emperor was extremely pleased,
saying to him, THAT is we'll, my boy,
like you for that, for see you choose the
right way where there is danger" He is
great favorite with the Emperor, as well
as every body else, for he is a remarkably
fine boy.
Yoa can non pass, .7itlt; don't fear, I hid
her.
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