Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-13

others The Custom house, the Bank OF
the United States, and the city lot at the
Drawbrldge, the scite spoken flor the
erection OF a new Custom-house.
lie also spent some time with his ven
cradle friend and compatriot, Thomas
M kean, Esq. one of the few surviving
statesmen who had the honor of signing
the Declaration OF Independence.
The President also paid friendly visit
to Mrs. Thomas Willing, and the widow
OF the late Robert Morris, Esq.
III is the intention of the President TO
leave the city in the afternoon for Tren-
ton, where lie means to spend to-mor-
row, and the next day to proceed for n.
York. T Phi. Cos.
~ June 8.
The President off the u. States left this
City about two o'clock on Saturday after
noon last, for Trenton, and, il is suppo-
SEQ, VIII reach NewYork this forenoon.
(Daiiy Adv.
Extract of a Iette,. f,o,n the Conp,nndani of
Fort Charlotte, Mobile, to gentleman IL,
THIS city, dated MayI, 1917.
The Spanish commandant at Pensa-
colo has refused TO suffer our transports
win provisions for the United Stats s.
troops stationed upon the Conawa and
Escombia, to pass up the bay, without
paying am enormous duty-and has actu-
ally seized the ratioDs which were de-
signed tor their support. General Gaines
told me he should consider this as di-
rect infringement of our treaty, and an
act OF hostility, and had reported ii ac-
cordingiy to our government. have but
little doubt the general will force the
pass, unless he receives orders TO the con-
trary." BAH. Pat.
From the N. Y. Gazette, Jrne6.]
We learn that the United States brig
Enterprise, Lieutenant Kearnev. is fitting
at this port for sea. She will take out
number of officers, and about forty
MidshipmeD, TO make survey of the
Coast.
A large supply ofprovisions for the U.
). troops at Fort Montgomery (says the
Mllledgeville paper lately sent from New
Orleans, aud landed al Pensacola, to be
transported from thence TO the American
camp, has been seized, we are informed.
by the Spanish Commandant i'm conse-
quence Of which our troops are suffering
tor subsistence.
BosToN, June 3.
A little after II o'clock yesterday morn
ing2 casks ofpowder exploded in the at
Ter part the fine ship Canton Packet. Capt.
Proctor, which was lying al a little dis
tance from the end of Long-wharf at an
Choir, nearly ready TO sail on VOYAGE
to the Isle of France and Canton.
A number of men Immediately went to
assist IN saving the property and exiin-
gushing the flames. from the United
States ship independence and from the
wharf. They cut her cable and towed
her on the flats north of Long wharf
where she grounded-iile fire in The mean
time having been extinguished. Consi-
derable danger was done To- the hun, but
we are happy 70 learn that one person
only was killed.
We Informed that the steward, who
was the cause of the mischief, had de
manded leave to go oil shore, and being
refused he went below, and that stimuli
taneously with the explosion of the gun
powder, the report of pistol was heard.
We are therefore led TO presume that he
perpetrated this act from motives of re-
venge-for which he foolishly sacrificed
his life.
Tie ships between three and four hun
dred tons burihen, and owned by Messrs.
J. 81 #. III. Perkins of this town. She
had on board about S 4OO, 600 in specie.
all oil which were saved.
Treaty CONFERENCE.-The Commissi-
oHers under the fourth article of the frea-
ty ot Client are now IL session in this
town. They consist of Hon. Thos. Bar
clay, British: Hon. John Holmes, Anne
rican. The Agems-Hon. Ward Chip
man, British James +. Austin, Esq. A
mercan. ecreta,y-Anthony Barclay
Esq. The duty ofihe board is fo ascer-
tain and determine to which of the par
ties" islands in the Boy Of Passamaqaaaty,
a"d Grand Henan IN the Bay Of Fumciy"
belong. The Commissioners under the
nth article will meet in this town the 4th
June (this day) They consist of Hon.
Ihos. Bar lay, British Hon Cornelius
T: Van Ness, American. ACQUISITION.
Ward Chapman, British Hon. Bradley.
American. Secreta'y-Henry Fl. Orne,
Esq. Of New Hampshire. Their duty is
to ascertain, determine, and mark the line
from the source of the 81. Cvir TO the
high lands. thence to the forty-fifth de-
gree of latitude, and in that parallel TO
the st. Lawrence.
The Commissioners under the 5th and
9TH articles are Gen. Peter B. Porter, A
merican; John Ogilvy, Esq. British. n
gent-Col. Hawkins, American. The A.
gent OH the part of Great Britain is not
appointed, and TO ascertain and determine
the residue of the boundary from the for
ty-fitili degree on the ST. Lawrence to the
north-westernmost point of the Lake of
the Woods.
Col. Bouchede, Surveyor General Of
Canals, is associated to the cOmmissi-
ons under all the above articles, aud is
now in town.
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