Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-17

ihan The mere keeping Tie Ecurbons On
the French throne. Can France much
longer endure the burihcn vi KEEPING
iiiis army-and will the allies be ALWAYS
80 friendly towards each other, and so free
from other engagements. as 10 allow their
quotas 10 relnaln-or, If one tnsis il eNpe-
dent To wiihdraw his quota, viii that one
permit the Others ia stay behind That
France Is weary Of iie load of maintain
ing her good allies, we have every reason
la belicve-and that certain of ii,c Euro
pean potentaies, having formed other
connexions, are disposed 10 ease her Of
part ct the burlhen which presses her
tlewu, we are Inclined to think but En-
gland stands out, the Bourhons mus, he
preserved, and no other methods present
themselves than force and Tie bayonct.
foor expedients TO apply TO u nation for
any length of fine!
a Pfctender has made his appearance
al Roucn. who styles himself Louis XVIII.
tilie late daupliin) whose proselytes are
increasing daily. More than seventywit
nesses have been examined. He main.
talnS his usurred rank on the testimony
a sppcrannuaIed women sfthe old court
ana Is determined, he says, on recovering
has crown. asH 10 reign solely by TIE lars
ethis ancestors. The my stery which hangs
over tte disappearance of the dauphin,
'aNors The oblcct OF the impostor, though
the nnUber of his followers is insigniti-
cant.
The following is an extract from a mi
vate letter from Paris, dated the 18Th III
slant" This gay city is now full Of IL
!ustrlous and celebrated foreigners. You
will have learned the arrival ofthe king
of Prussia here, he is incog. under the
name of The Count de Ruppin. The
Duke of Wellington isreihrnrd io this ca
plial, III compliment. il is said, TO the
Russian Monarch but it III not likely
that the yiSitngs OF such pprsonagcs are
mere matters OF form. All parties seem
to he very much on the alert, iii conse-
quence OF the rumorcd coalition of Spain
and Russia 10 crush The insurrections
from one end TO the either of the South
American colonies, heretofore under the
yoke OF Spain They may unile, hui
their union comes somewhat tao late; the
colonies have been too long disobedient,
and their suiferings and difficulties give
inc 'eased enthusiasm TO their efforts To
gain that freedom OF whish they have
partly tasted
The king of Spain has conferred the
order of the Golden Fleece upon three
Russian grand dukes.
RUSSIAN LOAN.
August $50 enable the Court AT
st. Petersburg 10 carry oniis great opera
lions, Lean is now opened. The fol
lowing Circular, explaining lis adyan,a-
ges, was yesterday sent To us. 1t will be
singular il The English slluuld furnish the
funds for the Armament that is promised
TO Spain -
London, No. 8, Finch lane, CoynhiH, IN
Ens, l2, 1917.
Sir have the honor 10 enclose fcryour
perusal, by permission, and under The
sanction of Andrew Drbatchefsky, his
Imperial Malesty's Consul General, a CO.
~ ofihe official documents RESPECTING
the Russian Loan.
take the liberty OF Offering HE follow
ing observations 10 YO,ir attention -
ibis pan Of Finance and Loan would
| seem 10 hold out great advantages 10 The
English Capitalists. Yon will perceive
! that a Bonus Of &C per cent. is given. ard
| interest at tie rate of per cent. is allow
| ed. on tile Capital Inscribed. The tx.
| change Is now about nd The Par of ex-
| change is about 38d for lie Ruh!... In
| the worst OF tines, ilie Exchange has not
| belisve, b Ell lower than 81 and for
Inerly, II has been ~ high as AID. for the
Ruble.- There Is every probability of the
Rnb'e rising in value, and according TO its
rise will the English Capitalist, who en-
ploys bis money IN this Speculation, re-
celpe Denstt. For, surprising the Ex-
change for the Ruble continues about the
present'prlcs, the interest on il,e suYI en-
b2rkcd will be nearly 7l-2 per ccnt, F.
very rise in the Exchange viii cause q
| prop@g;i0nate increase in the interest. Al
2s. for the Ruble, it will be equal TO IL
per cent. and when the Ruble arrives al
the par of SD. il will be nearly Is per
cent. yer annnm.
BY The enclosed Ukase you will also
perceive that the object Of The Emperor
is. TO diminish successfully the mass OF
Bank notes, till they have received their
original value" equal TO 0e for the Ruble }
and there shall be placed every wear al
the disposal ofthe committee of the sink
ing fund -
LIST. Thirty millions of rubIes taken
from tile revenues Of the domains OF The
crown.
:. I'd. All the surplus Of the sulas ap-
pointed for the service of the debts.
3D.. All the surplus ofthe ordinary re-
venues OF the treasury, after that the ex-
pences OF the state are made good
an. ne sums 10 be received for The
estates sold by tile committee Instituted
IN 1910"
The bank notes derived from these
four sources are to be publicly burnt
and in addition to these tie VIII lie amount
of whatever may be loaned TO the Russi-
an government on the terms before men
toned so that The sole object is, TO les
sen tie mass of bank notes in circulation,
and thereby iacrease the value Of tie pa,
per rubic. or ruble Of exchange.
The utmost lberality is evinced in the
Imperial plan Of finance. Foreigners nav