Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-19
DOMESTIC.

Bah,more, December II.
Since History has become any way au-
thentic, we know OF no instance of so "a
pid population In any part of the world.
as the Western and South Western dis
trcts ot the United States-What was. but
few years ago, an absolute wilderness.
inhab,ted only by bears and savages. has
already become the seat of enterprise
an,llndustry=Thc mistortunes of Europe
have contributed much to this surprizinu
s,iseratiOn--In {. short time, we MAJ ex,
poet 10 hear that the hanks of the Ohio
the Missouri and the Mississippi are co,
Nered with people, and the Spanish. The
French and the English Languages and
manners blended together I'm one mass of
INDUSTRY ana nrDaniiy, sensible of the
manifold blessings of q liberal govern
meni--.As The prosecutions OF Spain and
France civilized and enriched FnqlarJ-
when England was free coustry-So are
the prosecutions of the Sovrreions of En-
rope enrlchlng and civilizing The widest
portions OF America- Before the expira-
ron OF half the present century, what an
sinazingly important country this must
be!--1be following Extract is rational
sanction OF our opinion.
parsofa letter from a Gentlemen IN Pitts
tsrsh to his friend IN Baltimore. dated
S0tk Noe. 1916.
-" For some timewe have beenmucb
amused by foreigners passing through
this place on their way TO the Southern
and Western countries-A few weeks A
20, eleven ITALIAN Priests left us for Lou
Isvilie, after staying here for month
lhey were extremely agreeable in CON
versation, and such excellent musicians.
thatwe were all delighted with them
They come from Rome, being sent TO this
country, as Missionaries, bv Bishop d
whom you must have heard and seen i'm
Baltlmore-Thev were present at his con-
secration IN the Holy Citv-Thev gave us
grand description of the ceremony. at
which were present vast number of Ca
tholic Clergy, and four Cardinals-They
gave interesting accounts of their lives.
and one ofthem had lived seven wears in
a solitary hermitage i'll Spain-They spoke
very little English, but as could speak a
little French, we made out to understand
each other.
As reside i'm French family in this
town, have the advantage of seeing all
the French travellers who pass this way i'm
seafb of more agreeable places of abode
and pleasant advantage ii is for ne
verwere there so pleasant people
j'wentyone oftem left Pittsburgh yester-
dav on their voyage, or Journey, TO the
mississippi Territory, where they are go
ing to establish a colony-Somc of them
are the mos; elegant and ACCOMPLISHED
gentlemen have' ever seen, particularly
two OF them, 4 Mon. @. and the author of
tic celebrated publication, entitled the
KetiO'y Dsccrf, tire sarcastical observations
OF which gave excessive uneasinesS TO the
whole knot of Legitimates, who never
halted until they had tanished the writer
amt suppressed the liberty of the Press
both III Flanders and Holiand-Such are
some OF the effects OF the Holy League i'm
Europe, once the seat of Science and
Freedom These are nov travelling 10
The Western Hemisphere AT Phladel-
phIa some of these prosecuted gentlemen
put on the dress of American hunters, and
with gun III one hand and a fiddle i'm
the other, they set ont for The Western
Wherever lliey came, whether
to house or village, they Immediately
began Their music, and, ia FIVE minutes
they had all the inhabitants about them.
dancing and singing in the highest glee--
Thus they fiddicd, and danced. and SUNG.
the whole road 10 Pittsburgh 1t is need
less to say, that 10 general, they met with
he most hospital reception -TheV must
have hard hearts indeed, who would not
kndly entertain such eoOd-humored ira
VeilerS-Hdpry people who can thus i'd
die aud dance through life, in the midst
ofllie most trying difficulties, under Which
We Ang!o-Americans would lie down and
die i'll despair" > hmericaa.
Cycrit Cotvt If the United Suites.
On Wednesday came on before fhc
Hon. Judges Story and Davis. the trial Of