Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-24

travels written by Americans, any persona, re-
marks injurious 10 the residents OF a FOREIGN
country, particularly III not Immediately con-
nected With the object of the work II is, Ger
tainiy, onr interest aud the interest OF onr sea.
men, TO Keep every resident merchant or that
coast our friend. and this friendship cannot De
promoted by sspeiliy, disrespoct or III will.
lH. y. Nat. e!dr.
NEw YoaK. October ls.--A court is about
t0 be holden at W est Point Tor the purpose CT
enqniiing into the late disturbance and cor.
recung whatever d!itISes may eAisl Ia the aIili-
Iary Academy al that Post C0nue,S genNi ck
ahd JesuP, and Mr.. Winder, Judge advocate,
members OF the court, leave town this after
NOON IN the steam, bsat tor " est Point.
Robert james (who macy ot our readers will
recolect, was aEout nineteen Years agO SEN
tenceu 20 the New York stare prison a. hard
labor for life. on u conviction of tOrpprV I'm,
afterwards rcurel Ell by The Governorl is now
making u conspicuous ti.su,e ia london as a
political wrlGf he has prblished what he
calls a Description Of tie Naval Occurrences
OF the late " az between tlle United Mates and
Great Britain, which he has a,temp;ed To
shew that great d..propuit,ou Of force exist
ed IN those contests wherein the Ships OF both
countries NNcre R,miadUg OF the same weight Of
metal and preiendS TO expose what he impu-
oeutlN terms, the nTrOeaU; preteiS;on, OF Athe.
rica GA tue subject It's hy!I.y recommended
ny the Editor OF the London Courier " no saws
the Lords 0r tie Admiralty have ordered forty
copies otit, in testimony OF their hi.ii apnroba
uon Vf tie mastery manner III mich IL Is exc
cuted. Ner H,ir
Cannon Fomdery at NemJngA. FINS
establishment has hut recently got into
operation and is now found 10 exceed the
most sauguine eXpcciatIons.-lt is an in
;eresiins fact, that the orc used is of such
unusual good quality as 10 admit iron
yfeid-pieceS TO he reduced considerably
below The weight of brass European field
pieces of the same calihre. Repeated tri-
ais have been made which have demon
strated this iacj.--I'he expense tfiron
ordnance is teSStkaa one ikird that ofbrass
and the iron are much move durable;
hence HE immense SaVingis APPARENT
The bed oFOre is inc xianSiible, a very con
senIenlIy siluatcd.-Iuis establishment
on the naYisable waters Of the Hudson,
must be viewed as an important national
acquisition. y. I. C0iuR,bian
I'm the United States every thing is ia
vorable TO the harmony which appeared
at the beginning ofthe present admins
tra,ion. Apowerful curiosity, rather than
an odious jealousy, watches the hrsi
measures of the administration, not TO
blame the government, but to quite the
national expectations. Ci,iniOn connects
itself with The character OF every appoint
mcnt, IN they who would acIuieS,e in
almost every thing which the adminis-
iraijon Should approve, so great beng
their confidence, still hope 10 see no.
thing that by easy construction might
disturb the public hopes. II is because
we wish we'll we have such emotions
While Europe thinks best 10 keep the ar
my of occupation, it is "A ! sson 10 Ms that
we keep an army of observation. Il like
their own, our peace establishment is
smaller than it has been, it should not
be incapable of being converted into "a
war one upon Just occasion. Nor should
our love of peace withdraw one tree from
the service of our navy. We NAV be
cautious, when other nations are SO.
Our great works continue. The Canal
of New York has all lie labpur and en-
ergy which are essential TO the success Of
great undertakings. The Vrginiaus re.
port with enthusiasm, the increasing
hopes that their rivers can be rendered
nayigable by resources their present
wealth can command. Nothing Ike en-
terprlIe- has been abandoned in any part
oi the Union. A prudence in our private
affairs is however conmendablr, and we
observe with pleasure that the Friends
Ill their yearly Epistle, have admonshed
the present generation OF this prudence,
which may save It's from much suffering,
and yet not withdrawn any real aid from
the public prosperity. The attention TO
our Agriculture was never greater, and it
probably has been assisted by the upcom
mon fertility Of this season. Nothing has
been produced without some uncommon
examples ofexiraordinary growth, and we
find The present catalogue extended be-
yOnd any former one. Isaiah Register.
NBwPORT, October Ij-On Saturday after,
noon, the brig +. OF Bristol, Captain JOINS, of
gus and IS men, was brought into this hal-
bPr By the revenue cutter Vigllant Cap ain
CAHeONs. She was taken possession of in the
Vineyard Sound, OIL the ground OF having en-
Creased her armament and men, after leaving
the port OF Bristol, which was Oh the I'd inst.
We understand the 3. is to be detained until
tile determination of the government is known.
[Rep.
4 PGfsi0t C17i5sf, attained.
CHARLESTON, Oct. l7.-it will he
seen under the Savannah Head, that the
United States brig Saranac has taken
possession offs Mary's, of The privateer
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