Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-22

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about thirty thousand dollars.
An agent from our government 10 the
provinces on the La Plata is aboutto take
his departure TO reside amongst our re-
publican brethren there.
a host OF oifice hunters have already
arrived at tie :, nj OF 20, eminent, in con
sequence Oi the expected new urganiza-
ton oi a certain department, and the
sweeping changes they anticipate amongs
the heads OF departments after the fourth
OF March next. We sincerely hope such
sham patriots will meet with what tiiey
merit disappointment.
Norfoik, FEB. 10.
We learn from m official source, that
the timber for Ship Of tie line. which
has been contracted Tor by tne Navy
Board, is oT'tered TO be delivered a. thc
yard al GOsport, where the ships will
p'Nt,rety be buili. The question as to
The site of the Navy Depot, remains stili
un ecided but from this circumstance,
in come ton with several others which
we could name, there remains not the
smallest doubt that Gosport will be the
place. Herald.
After five weeks siege Of the coolest
weather that has been known here for
a more temperate atmosphere, from the
cheering influence OF Il southerly breeze.
We seize this occasion to test the truth
Of the assertions of those writer's who
lave represented Hampton Roads as an
unsafe anchorage Ill winter, ON account
of the Ice. During tins period Of uil-
usually severe weather, there has rot
been as much ice in this harhor as would
obstruct the passage of row boat; and
in Hampton Roads there was scarcely
any at all. YET, il we are not mistaken.
every river and harbor to the northward
has been closed up by the frost.
As If Is a s'ae q'ta non to the establish
ment of Naval Rendezvous, that il
must be perfectly free from all obstruc-
tors by ice, we are astonisbed that those
writers should recommend York and St.
Mas rivers III preference 10 Hamp-
TN Roads and still more so that they
should urge that as an objection TO
Hampton Raads which applies with so
much greater fierce 10 the situations they
have so zealousiy supported. 10.
There is every prospect ola general
circulation of specie after The 20ih inst.
lin tins Town fle Butchers (as will be
seen by their ADVERTISEMENT have re-
solved not 70 take any thing i'll tie shape
ofraper, under the sum of one dollar.
The Grocers, whose influence in resto-
ring the Siluer age is not inferior TO that
of the butchers, have generally come to
the same resolution and we hope that
every retailer III the Borough will follow
the same course. Il is thus only that the
penurious habit of boarding dollars can
be checked, and thousands of silver cap
tees, OF all denominations, restored TO
light and freedom. To.
I'll j..
~, Beard, 80 DAYS from Leghorn, bound
TO Baltimore, passed Gibraltar December
23d.
The American squadron under Com.
Chauncey was crui2ing off Naples.
Touched at Eenerltfe, whence she sail
ed January 3D., and was conveyed out by
The British frigate ineonstant, Capt. Sir
j. l.. feo, as there was Il Buenos-Ayrean
Pnvateer then crulZing IN the BAY Sir
James politely offered his boats to tow
the Emily during calm. The inconstant
was III DAYS from England, bound 10 the
Coast OF Africa, had touched al Madeira,
and saw there two English and one Ame-
ricaD vessels, which put i'll in conse-
queEce of having been robbed by Blu
enos-Ayrean Privateer, and were in great
distress. Spoke tie schooner BLAZING
Star, Ward, from St. Thomas, bound TO
hhducipiid anu brig from BOSTON,
bound into the Chesapeake. The brig
Spartan, Foster, of this Port, had arrived
al Trieste.
We are unable TO learn by the arrival of
the Emily, what the state ofthe markets
were at Ieghorn, or any other Port up
the Mediterranean. Large quantities of
grain continued TO be shipped from Leg
horn to England, Notwithstanding which,
the people of Italy were reduced TO the
greatest imaginable distress, and at Leg
horn, the inhabitants were daily perishing
with hunger. 1L.