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

New YORK, October SIT was stated
a few days ago on the authority Of some
other paper, that the Hon. MIR. DANA, Of
Connecticut, had resigned his seat in the
Senate OF the United States. We howe
yer understand from ameighbor and inti-
mate nc uaintahce of that gentlemar,
that the statement was not correct, and
that Mr. Dana has never signitied an in
teniion cfresigning.
SINGULAR ACQUI1TAL.
Briggs Bclknap, the person charged
| with having stolen large sum of money
from on board aNcwburg sloop, was tri-
Ell last week IN Orange County. The
theft was committed four or five wears "a
go, but il was not ascertaincd that he
wiss the thief till short time since. AL
though the most satisfactory proof ofhis
guilt was exhibited, the jury acquitted
him on the ground that The statute limits
the commencement ola prosecution TO
three years and day. Ner. Adp.
NEW YORK, Oct 3.--Mr. Amos Che
ney, of the fishing smack Grower, be-
longing to this port, has given us the fol-
loving information - On Sunday lasf.
while Mr.. twas fishing off Block island.
| he was ordered on board the Cartliageni-
| an privateer brig Geseral McGregor. He
1 NOhlpiCu, duU Oh lpacnl1J
the brig was treated politely by ihe oifi-
GERS. though rather uncivily BIZ the crew.
| After being on board about fifteen mi
nutes, six of the priyateersmen jumped
INTO the smacks boat, and nude for
Block Island at tins The officers app
| peared much displeased, and fired On
| them several times, to compel them TO re.
| turn, bnt were prevented from making
further efforts by the fear of muiiny.
as the crew ran aft, and forbid their firing
again The boat reached the shore
! without damage. Mr.. Z. was detained
tl!i Tuesday morning, and lad consi.
derable quantity ofiish taken from him.
without RECEIVING any compensation the
othcers telling him that they had no money.
not having made any thing yei.-The Nc
Gregor is an .hermaphrodile brig, pierc-
ed for fourteen guns, bul mounts only
six 9pOunders, and is manned with 60 to
20 men. The crew are principally Anne
ricans. She cruizes from Block Island
TO Point Judith: and the officers said
they were In daily expectation of receiy-
ins supplies from Bristol, K. Gaz.
AMERICAN ZINE.
VEvAv, iInd y Sept I6.-1hc orc half of the
crop OF wine now growing on the farm ofthe
late David Goiay. dec d, was sold on Saturday
last, at public auction, for the benefit of his
httIS, dt ID CcHtS per GduOh, 10 De delivered a
coming from the press. the purchasers 10 fur
uish tho casks. The whole OF the crop. the
product OF ahont 81 acres, is estimated at ii or
1900 gallons: Two men and iew children be-
SIDES attending that eNard, raised consde-
rable quantity ofcorn and other articles.
[Regixer.
UNITED STATES BRANCH BANK.
LOUISVILLE, Ken. Sept. l9.-We have
reason to believe that branch ofthe Ma
tional Bank is located in this town with a
capital ofS00, 900 dollars aud will go into
| operation in very short time We con-
| graduate our feliow-cilizens on this lortu-
male circumstance, and while we rejoice
at the ben fits that are likely TO be deriv-
ed from this establishment, let us not with
hold our thanks from those of our friends
who have been instrumental in procuring
| it-whrther fthe East or West--recol-
lecting that &c friend in need is friend
| indeed
| The importance of Louisville will now
become so apparent thai we should not
| besurprised TO see within twelve months
an accumulation OF a greater amount of
| private capital located by The emigration
| OF respectable merchants and citizens le,
| this town, titan even that which the Ma.
ticnal Bank will throw into our hands.
| We arc already advised OF nine steam
boats building ON the waters of the Ohio
| and Allssissppi-wheni these shall have
commenced their operations we shall
have not less than twenty steamboats,.
| to~rier.
ST. LOUIS. September Give are in
formed that Mr.. Auguste Chouleau, Jun.
is expected hourly, from the head waters
OF Tie Rio del Nord, where he has been
trading with the Indians and employed
in trapping for the last two or three Years.
We learn that he has been prisoner for
~ days with the Spaniards, who are in
habit OF visiting our country a. far north
as the Missouri.
ARRAY AT FORT HARRISON.
VINCKNNEs, Sept. GA few DAYS
since, an indian having possessed him
self of horse belonging TO lad then at
the fort, and refusing to give him up
1 without a tribute. which the boy could
not procure, Mr.. Smith, resident there,
inierfered. After short alteration, the
Indian wounded him with knife, which
lie left sticking in his body.-AnotherI
dian SEEING the knife aud making offwith
II, was promptly pursued by some Of the
inhabitants, and capt. Hamilton of that
place coming upwith him, knocked him o.
over 81 gave BIN some heavy blows, which