Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-23
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
ChaTies-CitY.
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
REMARKABLY SHORT PASSAGE!
New-YorA, Nosemter 10.

VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
Yesterday arrived at this port the elegant
fast sailing coppered ship Importer, Hall,
III the remarkably short passage of % DAYS
from Liverpool, from whence she sailed
on the path ofOctober.
BY this arrival, we learn verbally, that
the price off grain had notadvanced FOR the
last ten days, and that Flour was 63 10 C5
shilings Upland Cotton IS 10 20pence.
Capt. Hall and passengers have polite
" fayoured the Editors of The Mercantile
Advertiser with Liverpool papers OF the
2fth October, and London papers and
i-loyd's Lists TO the 22d of The same month,
from which the following extracts were
made.
The British Parliament is further pro-
rogued to the I'd day of January.
The British Government have prohibi-
ted the dstillation of spirits from grain in
Ireland.
A London paper of October 18th, SAYS,
there appears to be a very strong pro-
liability that our ports Will be thrown o.
pen on the 10Th November, for the free
import of foreign wheat. 1t is calculated
that 100000 quaters OF foreign wheat are
already underline Kings lock, waiting the
event of the averages OH the 18th Novem-
Der.
A note was sent by the Dey of Algicrs,
on board the British man of war Impreg-
nable, stating, that in the battle, he lost
5000 Janissarics, and from 5 TO 6OOC A.
rabs, besides women and children.
A regulation was expected for admit
ting British manufactures into Prussia,
on paying considerable duty.
a Leghorn article SAYS, that abundance
of Corn comes in from the Euxine. =
Our magazines are full /; Genoa is also
full. Six hundred ships have sailed from
| the Mediterranean ports TO Odessa for
corn.-About half have come back; the
rest wait for their cargoes.
1t is stated under the Constantinoplc
| head of Aug. %, that Gen. Savary had
! been ordered TO quit that place, and that
he had embarked OH board an American
| slip for Salem.
Passengers in the Importer, His Ex
| cellency Jonathan Russell, Minister &c
| Sweden; Mr.. Richards and daughter, Mr.
| Wainwright and lady, Mr.. Wright and
Lawson, MMorine, Rowland, Hone
| Pavson, Cootc, Mrs Hall and children
| and 10 i'll the Storage.
London, Oct ~.
A gentleman who left Calais on the OIL
inst states that the country along tn,
coast, presented melancholy picture
the crops of corn rolting on the ground
some cut and some uncut, and scarcit,
apprehended in consequence, except IL
the article of oats, ofwhich there appear
cd to be large quantity.
A private letter from Paris, of the GtI
inst SAYS, A most alarming disposition
has manifested itself, particularly within
the last . days among the lower classes
The cause is not less alarining-a rise il
the price Of bread. The behaviour OF tn
pOpulacc in several parts of Paris, has beei
so violent, fiat many individuals hay,
been arrested by the Police"
Ocfober 7.-SccordIng TO a paragraph
from Naples, the Americans have cOnSid
CrabIy abated their pTetensions, in consC
qu nee of which, an arrangement wa
about to be effected.
Octobey ia vessel arr. last wee
from st. Helena, which was put undc
embargo for some time, and an office
brought dispatches from the government
! The nature Of them has not transpired-
butfhey seem important from the secrec
that has been offered.
4 dreadful conflagration broke out Z
! COnstautinOple on tbs 10Th of August, b
which l2O0houses q 5000 shops IL war,
houses were d stroyed.
Liverpool Corn EfchcRge, Oct. %. TT
dealers bought rather Literally TODAY, a
though AT still higher rates, in the follow
ing proportion :-English wheat, ls,an
other cd. per busbel; flour Gs. per sact
oats I'd. (; barley cd. beans and peas 2
/ Il