Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-09-25

-Four days later from London.
BY the arrival OF the Brit Sin Packet,
with the August mail, we have received
London papers to the 18th of August, and
the General ShIihing and Commercial list
to the 5th inclusive. From these we pre-
sent this evening as copious extracts as
our Limits will p rnit.
The London Gazette announces the APP
pontlnent of Lieut. General Earl of Dal-
rouse q. {. b. as Lieut.. Governor of the
Province of Nova Scotia.
Croiton Oniacle Esq. is appointed Judge
ofthe Vice Admiralty Court IN Nova SEQ
tia, in the room of the Hon. A Croke, re-
signed.
The Revd. the Bishop of Nova Scotia
was to leave London about the middle of
August, in the ship Jane, Tor III 4hfaX.
According to the latest advices from
Sweden, the King remained dangerously
i'll.
Jerome Bonaparte has received from his
Fatner in"law, the King of Wurtem6urgh,
the title of Duke of Montfort; and the Eui-
peror of Austr. has sonseutcd, that he and
his wife shall reside, in future, at Brunn, IN
Morava. Com. .4av.
Extracts. from Cur London Pafiers.]
LONDON, Aug. 4.
Mr.. Brougham, says daily paper. is
geueraly supposed 10 be gone to Switzer
land, with the purpose OF Ineeting the Prn~
cess of Wales, who is returning to her
villa i'll the north of Italy, and of whom
the learned gentleman is the confidential
adviser. Wien MIR. Brougham left En-
gland, a measure was IN contemplation,
which has since been rehnquished, or sus
pended, in consequence of the indisposti-'
on shown towards It i'll CERTAIN quarter,
where power combines with very strong
affection, too natural t. be banned.
Recent letters from Madrid state, that
an order haG been issued by the govern
ment for levy, by ballot, OF $4,000 men,
to be embodied militia. Ia the opinion
OF some persons. this measure is adopted
with a view ofleaviIg the regular troops at
the disposal of government, for the purpose
OF sending them to South America and to
Mexico, where their services are much
wanted. Others talk of an expedition be-
ing intended for West Flurida, III the con-
temptation OF war with the United
States.
months since we announced, on the autho-
rty of the Gazette, the supercedure OF this
officer from the Command of the regiment
he then held. Since that time be has been
entirely removed from the army and his
name OF Course struck out of the list we
have now to record the last act Of Official
degradation ne was doomed to suffer in this
country, upon charge that should fo,ev-
er be nameleSS among us. On Saturday,
IN consequence OF all order from the He
raids Office, the proper officers proceeded
to the stall III Westminster abbey, where
his insignia Of the Order of the Bah were
deposited, and from chat place they threw
down his banner, kicked it away, and COM
pIetely degraded HIM from the honour,
which in the days of his better fortune and
unsulied character, had been conferred on
him.
dug. Give were right in our conjec-
lures respecting the gross eXaggerations
and falsehoods dealt out i'll the French pa
pers on the subject of the Barbary Powers.
We have seen letters from Malta Of the
18th OF July, which state that the navigati-
on of the Mediterranean was never SO free
from interruption, in the memory of man
by the Barbary pirates, as it has been since
the treaties negotiated BY Lord Exmouth ;
and that the massacre AT Bona lin which
hundreds were stated to have been siain)
was skirmIsh in which some seven or
eight persons lost their lives, but no Egg isll-
man, nor any vessel under English coiours
or English protection, suffered in the small
est degree. Whence then are those ground
less falsehoods in the French Dapers-are
the editors authoriz d and encouraged by |
the government to rouse other nations, and |
England in particular, to a crusade against |
the Barbary powers, while France staLGs |
aloof and profits by itf Frenchmen. we |
should recollect wiil still be Frenchmen, !
and no experience will ever cure them of /
that spirit of intrigue which would seem
to BE- aninherent quality in their compost
ton.
We are sorry to learn, that confrma-
ton has been received of the murder Of
Ms Lise, the government Messenger at
Madrid. He is supposed to have ignorant
ly entered walk frequented by bad cha-
racters, and was, perhaps, suspected to
have been a spy among them. He receiv-
ed seven stabs in the body. II 5 cloaths
aud other effects have already reached tbs
with the particulars of this afro
cious act which, of course, will BIZ thorough
Iy investigated.
Re4contre on Change. Those whoprog-
most Gated speedy hOstlities between this
country and Amer ca wal, no doubt, now
maintain that their predictions have real
y been verified, as yesterday, about three
''clock, sharp action took place on the
toyal Exchange between a mart ittlt
5rglishrnsn and lusty Amer. an Captain. /;
The quarrel originated 10 a discussion on .
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