Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-18

tinues fine and serene, but the tempera-
ture begins already TO be cold, and an
nounces an early winter.
The new loan for diminishing the pa
permoney isvery successful, aud brings
here much foreign capital.
HAMBURG, Sept. 30.--TravellerS arriy-
ed here from Lubeck, have brought the
melancholy intelligence, that the town of
Neustadt, in iIolstein, WAS almost entirely
| destroyed last Sunday by dreadful fire.
Hts stated that very large magazines of
corn were consumed.
CoPENnAGEN, Sept. 27.-Dy a decisi-
| on OF his Majesty, the expectation &; i'm
poria,ion OF arms and ammunition, to and
from our Yves, India possessions, is strict
lyprohibted.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. GA circular
letter from Count Nessehode, informs tie
foreign Ambassadors, that he is ordered
10 follow the Emperor 10 Moscow about
the end OF Sept. and that in the mean
time the Privy Councillor Oubnl, viii re-
mann IN 81. Petersburg, 10 transact busi-
ness with them.
Liverpool, Oet. 7.-Arriyed, Panopea,
Crabirce, Alexandria; friends, Jeffrey,
CharlcSlon. Sailed, October 5th, Plan
Ter, Lane, Virginia; Jua0, DoaS, Savan-
nan; Patent, ,.araugh, DO; Ocean, -,
New York.
The ship Bragmza, Ncwcomb, of New
York, from Liverpool for Java, arril ed ai
Madeira on the 18th of August.
The Goudies, M'CuIiocll, arrived al
the Loch-Ryan, October 3, from Charles
ton
Plymouth, Oct. l.-sailcd, the Am. brig
Amazon, Irwin, for Philadelphia, Will
passengers. Passed up Chamlel, the brig
Gen. Stark, Co!liu, from Alexandria, for
| Rotterdam.
Cores, Oct. 5.--Sailed, Am. ship Mala-
bar, Orme, for Bombay
! Lcidoh, Oct. 6.-'The Glenthorn. Sill
| man, from New York for Liverpool, was
( driven OH shore on the Goth ut. III the
Sound OF Achiil, but expected to be got
! oil after disciarging.
| GTGveSe;bl, OCT. }.-Arriyed. Amazon.
| Divants, from Norfolk.
On re-perusal OF the London papers
! by i'ie MARIA, Capt Duplex, we tind but
| little 10 interest our readers.
Is not little gratifying 10 the A.
merlcan feeling, 10 notice such articles
as the following, reaching us through a
ministerial prinl. NY Gez.
Tie London Courier, Of The I'd of last
month, observes,
Tine American papers which we have late
! Is received continue 10 speak OF the efforts
| making 10 increase the strength of the Navy
OF thC United States. with "A view, no doubt. TO
| "A more desperate competition with Great
/ Brltaia, should any unforeseen circumstance
! nnhapPliy occasion another rupture 4etween
| tue two countries. such an event is most ear
nestly 10 be deprecated; but as i'm the various
and tiuctuating relations of States il is limos
| sbie 10 say how soon tranquility, apparently
the most profound, may be violated, IL may be
| worm W!le again 10 call the public attention
| while II can De calmly directed towards the
subject, 10 The practice Oh The pait of the ~
mercails of under rating their veSSelS-an of
| winch are IN fact OF mncn greater strength than
| The class TO which they belong. America is "a {
| present the only Power that makes any
distinction between the rate aud the actual
| strength of its ships of war Neither
| france, SpaiH, nor Russia, do so, nor we
| believe, did they ever do So Tie present \
merican seventy tours can throw Droadside
within fifty pounds as heavy as the CALEDONIA,
a British ship, rating 10 guns, and measuring
! 20i7 tons"
| The editor of the COURIRR is inform
ed, that there is not, at present, the least
! prospect of the unhdppy occasion which
he seems to dread; but should there ever
again be war between the two countries.
we shall not be found unprepared. 1t is
determined by our government 10 in
crease our navy, as one OF the most eiiec-
tual means ofpreserving peace.
HE comparative strength between the
! frgates President and EHdymion, which
| the Courier copies from " .lamcs's naval
occurrences of the late war" is not cor
rect; but the mis-s!aiements NAV serve
10 appease the feelings of those who have
moi been correctly informed. We are
| glad 10 find that the Courier acknowledg
es, that the EHdymion is " the largesfand
! the most Formidable IA gun frigate belong
ing TO their navy" because at the time Of
her escape from lie President, she was
represented as vessel of an inferior
| Class.-GGz
The Courier proceeds,
3" 1t is far from Improbable however that
| the American Government, prOftinr hv the
\ British Order ia Council, directin,- that an
British men of war shall hence fOrwartihc r;,ted
| according TO their actual force NAV be CON
| tempiating the means Of reducing their rating
| system, and bringing il a little nearer the
standard ct truth. The variation between, the
rate and the mounting Of The British Navy was
| OF gradnai progress, attributable TO accident
| rather than design"
FROM SWEDEN.
New BEDFORD, Nov. 7.-The ship
phenix, Capt. Joseph Dunbar, arrived at
| this port Oh Wednesday, in go DAYS from
Stockholm, has brought dispatches for
| Government, from Christopher Hughes,
jun, Esq. American Charge des Aliaires