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

u fraudulent transaction on the nart Of
TIE owners, who had received 50O{. pas.
sage money.
II is almost impossible to describe The
miseries endured by the passengers now
remaining on board the vessel. Ii must
ne recoileeted she has for nearly 3 months
been the only place Of shelter for 1870 hu-
man beings, aud not the least attention
has even been paid by any person ON
behalf the owners, either tothe cleanliness
or comfort OF the births in which the pas
senBers were To sleep al night or abide by
Gay. o most of these unfortunate pas
sengers, II is a matter of strict necessity to
abide by the vessel, whatever may be The
result, having no other place in which 10
shelterther head from the damps ofniglt.
One of them, respectable tradesman,
sent ms few goodsto America BY another
Qiie Caledonia taking passengers only,)
IN the hope he should reach the u. States
IN uiae personality 10 receive them. In
thus he is disappointed. After payment
OF the passage money for himself, his wife
and children, lie was robbed on board The
Caledonia of what little money he then
possessed. andto complete his misfortune,
ne has lately receiged intelligence of the
failure o! person in America indebted
10 !lim IN sum OF money which was 10
have formed The Capiialoflis future pur-
suils across the Atlantic. This passen-
ger is now therefore completely destitnie,
and not possessed of one shilling 10 par
| chase his children bread.
Another Royal Yacht lsays a L0ndail
paper CT tie i5iii1 Is now buildipg II
Portsmouth,, To be called the Prince Re
S2nt, wile''ist TO rivaiin splendor the ceic+
brated barge oi Cleopatra
On Saturday last, about one o'clock,
liam.
Granion and Caroline Park, near Edin-
bur9h. they perceived a boy on rock,
surrounded by fhe tide, which vas rising
RAPIDLY. lhepoor boy seeing his danger,
called loudly for help, and the gentleman
dcsired some masOns who were working
ncarthe spot, 10 go 10 tirantonfor horse.
Luckily, there was man not far of, with
horse and cart, 10 whom they applied,
but the fellow bad the inhumaniiy TO re-
fuse. Ii was not, however, time for ce-
remony; the horse WAS therefore taken
from the cart withoutthe owners permits
sion, and one ofthe masoGs ha>ing noun
| ted II, relieved the boy from his perilous
| situation. The result afforded a reproof
TO the carter mere keen than any language
| OF reproach or Indignation could have
conveyed-the boy for whose rescue from
| death lie had refused the use Of his
| horse, proved to be his son! Such was
the rapidty. of the tide, that one of the
| gentlemen, who had been proceeding to-
wards the rock while the masons were III
| search of a horse, was also surrounded by
| the tide, and got out With considerable
difficulty. Caledonia Mercury.
PARIS, Sept. 2e.-'fhe vintage will COM
mence on Monday in all the Comnunes
| near Paris
Id. Wellington viii review the English
| and Prussian army in the plain of Denain,
towards the end oftliis month.
The electors this years are to send 63
| deputies TO the chambers, from "a depart
mems. l0ofthese have already made their
elections, and only remain to complete
tile Whole.
Letters from Champagne announce,
that the fine vineyards ofthst couDtry will
have a fourth, perhaps third Of good
| vintage. In the upper departments of
| the Upper and Lower Rhine, they expect
AN excellent vintage.
The Duke of Wirtemburg died op tie
Goth inst. aged 81.
lis said at Berlin, the King Of Prussia
will make a visit 10 II. PctersbuTgI, ON Lis
return from France.
DREADFO VOLCANO.
BATAVIA, March l6.-Various letters
from RaujoewaugIe mention that toward,
the middle of January, the mountain J.
dieng, situated at about ;welsty- four
leagues from Bauloeaausic, began to
break out, and spread fear and desolaiion
over the surrounding country. On the
night oftle Esd and24il; ofJannary, there
was great eruption; iulmense columns
! OF lire and smoke, and ini.aninable sub
| stances, ascended from ihe mCnn!ain, win
a noise similar 10 that OF thunder OF arti-
lcry; The earth qnaEed as far az Daujoc-
wausie. a prodigioWs quantity OF GIN
bcrs, earth and sand, youited iorsllby tie
mountain, soon covered all tie neirhbor-
ing fields, and utterly DESTROYED tic crons
OF rice, which had before pres ented Tie
most beautiful appearance The sir be
came so surcharged with clouds Of ashes
and salphurous smoke, that il WAS searceS
~ possible toTespire, and for several DAYS
afterwards, the light of day was scarcely
visible AZ BaJOewaugie. The greater
part Of Tie birds Of ihc AIR have persisted.
and along lie rivers nothing is to be aeon
but dead fish floating on the surface off!e
waters. Euermous blocks Of stone and
trees OF prodIgioms bulk, we're precipita-
ted with iearl6l crash from The Highest
mountains, and oyerN hehned ~ their
course llouses, bridges, and every thing
which tiev encountered. The rivers ev-
cry where burst ideif banks, and in many
places rose as high rs - feet above tier
ordinary ievei--Jhe atIiglned inhabitants
fec from al parts towards tie shore and
town OF BauiOewswsic. but were stopped
| az every stcp IN consequences OF TIC roads
! beng rendered impaseable hy ihc iuuh-
1 cations and tue dcsugctich of he bfidg.
| es- Iht subsequent pcHs IT, scmeys hot
more assuring; tte mOaBiain las ceased
10 emit any more hte. bit ibeaimosphcrs
| coutinhes darkened w3h ciuuas III ashes
| and snOke Dor LaNf Ilr inlmh.iinns rnf