Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-14
FOREIGN.

pcrs of Monday have arrived. They con-
taiu q copy of the ROYAL Ordinance for
| bringing back into actual service the half
pay officers of The old army, a measure of
which the public are apprised. Great
! Inconvenience is experience, d in the south
eastern departments of France, from the
long continuance of dry weather. The
king of Prussia's carriage was lately over.
set III the vicinity of Bamberg, and his
majesty was slightly hurt in the eye and
left shoulder
a Flanders mail arrived this morning
with papers from Brussels Ia The 18th
INST. They announce the Duke of We'll
| lington In new charact r, as Plaintiff i'm
all action for defamation, against the edi-
tor ola Flemish newspaper. The follow
ing are extracts
BRUSSELS, August Sin one of our
Journals we read the following article -
he Correctional Tribunal of Client will
have TO Try, on the 30th of this month, an
action for calumny, brought against the
Editor ofthe Journal Of East and West
Flanders. on account an article insert
ed IN that paper on the l4tli Of June last.
| conceived in these terms:
III is affirmed that MIR. Dubie Is adj
ministerng The Colony, (Martinique, OF
which lie is lntendanD very well in favor
OF a foreign Government
Lord Wellington has desired 10 see
him retained. No more is wanting 10
perpetuate him in his hononorabe func-
TONS"
His Grace viii Be Plaintiff, and two
very distinguished Counse!!ors of Brus-
sells will plead, one for the Noble Lord
the other for the Editor they are Messrs,
Tarte, sen. and Touhand.
We have various communications on
the subject of the harvest, from manv
parts OF the country; they are nearly OF,
Inc sane character. In consequence OF
the continued moisture, The wheat has in
many places became smutted.
MIR. Sadler IS about TO make another ass
cent in his balloon, from Dublin. accom-
panied by young lady ofthe name of
Thompson, and a Mr.. Livingston They
are TO take their departure from the Por-
to Bello barracks.
The demand for Manchester goods has
increased very much within the last ten
or twelve days; the cotton market has Of
course been brisker, &c, 900 bags have
| been sold TO the manufacturers in the
course of that time.
A sample OF new wheat was prodsced
IN our market on Saturday last, which
was remarkably fine, and attracted much
attention. The corn is ripening yery
fast, and short period of fine weather
will render the harvest general through.
Out this country.
LONDON, Aug. l3.-Letters were re-
ceived this morning from Gibraltar, da-
ted the oath July. Tie Spanish COM
mandant had sent official notice into The
fort that all intercourse with Gibraltar
was for the present prohibited by land
and sea, as the effects of the plague
now raging at Algiers and on the African
coast, which Is greatly dreaded.
Ii Is supposed there are al least 800 sail
| OF merchant vessels on The east coast.
which cannot get into port, in conse-
quence of the prevalence of westerly
winds for the last two months great
proportion are reported 10 he laden with
grain.
Letters received from Naples of the
goth July, state, the arrival that day of
His b. III ship Albion, Admiral Penrose.
from Palermo /; and on The 2str. of the A
merican squadron, consisting of the
Washington, ~, Commodore Chauncey.
the frigatc United States, two corvettes.
aud brig.
3per cent. consols so 10 SOs.
LYMINaToN, Aug. l5.-Yesterday af-
ternoon, a seaman by the name of Beniu.
went off 10 ship Mary-Ann,, bound to
New York, with about 25O passengers.
and took into his boat about 20 persons.
whom he landed at Yarmouth, where
they remained some time, and then re.
turned on board the ship, but owing TO "a
strong wind and tide, the boat was for
ced under the bows of tile Mary-Ann.
and upset-whereby IL persons were
drowned.
PARIS, July 2.-The Com missioners
for the liquidation oftlie claims sfthe TO-
reign powers, make upon France de-
mand of above 81, 900 900 sterling
AUGUST 13.--None of the French who
! tile 24th July, 1915, are allowed TO remain
any longer inSwiizerland.
French FmdS.-5 per cents, 65f. 500:
bank actions, 1871. zoe.
LYNN, August l4.-Arrved, the En-
| terprise, SdndersOn, from Greenland. -
| The master sat S, that AT late part of The
season there we're in The fishery 40 sail Of
| foreign vessels, amongst which Only seven
| whales had been then taken.
BY the ship Independence, Thomas.
| from GreeDock, the Editors of the Mer-
! camille Advertiser received Greene, k
| paper oftlic GOD of August. which CON
| talns London dates OF the 18Th. Extracts
! follow.
GRBENoCK, August e2.-Lord Am
herst has at length reached his native
| shores, after protracted and perilous
voyagc from India. lie arrived at Spit
head on Monday, passenger on board
tie Caesar.
The harvest has commenced IN several
| farms in the neigbborhOod OF Dumiries.
very luxvTiant field efwhest and bar
| ley. Much grain, however, will not be
| reaped for tive or three weeks. The late