Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-16
INTERESTING LETTER

Extract from letter Of a late date, 7vrit-
ten By distinguished .finerican III
England 30 his friend in Baltimore.
"You tell me that you are all quite care
less about the events in Europe and IN
deed, since Napoleon and Cockburn have
taken to spending their time at Viugt-un,
and at rat hunting. there seems to be no
thing passing in Europe, worth caring a
bout. The government of Louis lie Desire,
since his second glorious restoration. is oc-
cupied in raising contributions to maintain
and reward his restorers, and in shooting
all the Fvenchmen who preferred the
cause OF their country, to that of his divine
ght 70 Ivcrn them. The last victim OF
legitimacy was poor Ney for Lavalet,e,
by the help Of his wife, afscr Being serten-
ced to death, made his escape from prison.
The spirit Of revenge, however, has OBJ
jects enough yet to pursue the prisons Of
France are said 10 be as fu / as they ever
were in the time Of Robespierfc, and the
white Jacob!ns are acting over again, under
the protection ofihe Prince OF Waterloo,
and half million of myrmidons at his
command, the same scenes, which in
1892 and 1898 immorts!izel those of the
red cap. In the rest of Europe, and per-
ticularly in this f,st-aucho-ed Isle,
rarqui'ity.----In the north. few
slight symptoms of peculiar eiftrve s ence,
and in this country few low and indistinct
murmurs of distress, from what is called
the agricultural interest, form the only ex-
ceptions TO this total calm.-The COM
plant here is Of the extra 1rdinary d pre-
ciation in the value OF Corn and other pro-
ductiors of agriculture. This event, which
WIS anticipated, as to be the most fortu
nate consequence of the restoration OF
peace, is now found to be, on the contr ry,
a heavy public calamity for, as it dis -
bies the farmer from paying his rents,
his tythes, and his taxes, it his alre1 Y
involved mati'udes Of persons in that con
dition i'm ruin has occasioned the loss Of
rents to great numbers Of landlords; has
aggravated the burden Of the poor r.tes,
and threatens large defslcations from the
public revenue, by which the interest upon
the national debt, is discharged. These
evils would undoubtedly be temporary. &
thc value of every thing would soon End
it's level, if the public debt and the taxes
for the payment of the interest upon il
were susceptible Of corresponding and
proportionate reduction. AS this, hOwev.
ever, will probably not be found practical.
BILE, the only Other apparent remedy is the
suitable emission Cf sufficient quantity
of paper money, to restore the balance be-
tween the productions Of the soil and the
productions of the paper-mhl. This mea-
sure will perhaps b. found absolutely ne
cessarY, though it may disconcert another
favorite project, namely, that Of restoring
proporlionate value between the yellow
guinea and the one pound note. Hitherto
the people hal been very quiet un1er their
load Of glory and of t1xation ; but they
look to the meeting Of Pertinent. which
mas been Delayed until the first Of Februa
ry, for r efficient remedy"
From the same high source whence ori-
ginated the above letter, we learn that
MIR BAGoT, the British envoy appointed
10 this Country, appeared TO be in no hur
~ to proceed on his mission, and that the
miserable pretext for delay was the diff
Guilty Of procuring crew for the Niger,
tn frigate III WI oh the minister was n
come over. However, his presence here
will perhaps only fan the fame Of discord.
9alt. Pafriof.