Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-18

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Richmond, I To IL per cept do.-Savan
nah and Charleston, p TO , per cent do
all the rest in proportion" no.
NEW YORK, September lO.-A lette
from New Orleans of the 18th ult. saws
Each OF the Insurance Offices here ar
~ Tor $4,000 dollars on slaves, stolen OIL
the high seas. The Bay is full OF pirates
Two have been brought in by the Fire
brand one of which, a launch, has he
papers from Gen. Humbert, at Galvez
town, and is owned by Peter LATTE"
The Hon Uriel Holmes, member O
Congress from the State of Connecticut
has resigned his seat.
British EaSt L,dia Tiade.--In the yea,
1917 there arrived at the several ports in
Cir at Britain, from the East Indies, lis
SHIPS and IN The same time, cleared out.
wards for do. iS9 ships /; the whole ton
mage OF which was l0462S.
kALEIDOsCoPE.-We have lust seen !.
very much improved construction of This
pretty toy, which. exhibiting The figures
by Two contrary motions al the same lime.
produces a succession of The most bril-
liant and beautiful pictures imaginable,
and tar surpasses amy thing we have seen.
This ingenious improvement is the inyen
ton of the same MIR. Saunders who made
the former. [N. Y. Il. Post
We perceive by the Connecticut Cou
rant OF the present week, that the Rev.
Samuel |. Mills, of that state, who was
employed by the American Colonization
Soeiety TO visit the coast of Africa, with
the view of gaining Information concern
f...AI. az. IL
ing formed for the purposes of that Soci-
ETY., has fallen victim to the enterprizr.
having died on hiS passage, we presume.
from England to Africa. The death OF
this gentleman will be severely felt. NOT
only by his friends aud The Society in
whose employ ment he was engaged, but
by The public al large, and especially by
the religious public. ~. Y. ID. Adr.
~ This gentleman was ia Richmond In re-.
.eive contributions TOR the Ot.heitan scholars
i'll Connecticut.
New LoNpoN. September o.. We
learn verbally from Hartford that tie con
vehtion las decided by the casting vote
81 the governor iii iat our ola semi annu-
al session Of The legislature. Lazet.e.
BosToN, Sept. 9.--We have seen with
''s'C'ipHy IidIt, TIE one
ration of new Fldr and Hemp Spinning
Machiae-a desiderasum long sought for in
mechanics. Good Judges consider it a
fair candidate Tor The premium or nil
lion OF francs, offered in France. II isthe
invention OF MIR. Fox, of Sagus. [Ctntimel.
Vermont Etection.-'s'he following gen
tlemen have been elected TO represent Yer
mont III the next Congress Of the II. S.
Samuel e. Crafts, Ezra Meach, William
Strong, Charles Rich, Mark Richards.
and 0. c. Merrill.
Jonas Galusba Is reelected governor
Paul brigham, reelected lieut.. governor,
and Is. Swan reelected treasurer. d. .4dv.
Colonel Don Juan O'FarriI has obtain
Ell from the local authorities at the Hava-
ma, The exclusive privilege of running a
steam boat, which he has already built.
between the ports of Havana, Matanzas,
and Mariel and in this privilege is com
prised the Whole coast Of Cuba, should he
hereafter determine TO build steam boats
Tor the purpose. charleston Times.
The Raleigh Star states, we have rea-
sou IN believe that cession of East Flo
rIda 10 The u. 5. will shortly lake place.
We know, that instead of our troops, now
stationed IN Pensacola, being withdrawn
another regiment will soon be stationed
there"
In addition TO the above, weundersiapd
that The troops recruiting in this town, are
destined for The south. [Petersbmg Rep.
Ihe STAR Is certainly mistak en- ERq.l
THE NAVAL DEPOT.
The New York Gazette affects TO doubt
the information given i'll this paper with
regard 10 the choice of site for the new
naval depot and says, that situation
not far from New York has beer" highly
and powerfully recommended" Pray, is
the Gazette aware that we spoke of MA :
val depotiOr the soHtheya section of the u.
States Pet. Int.
PHILADELPHIA, September TO- The
following article from the 81. Chrisiophers
Gazeiie, demands not ouly the attention
OF 0ur citizens, but of the government OF
Tie United States. IL some of our citizens
are so tDprincipled as To fit out, in our
ports, vessels To cruise against tie com
merce Oi neutral aud friendly nations, n
Is the duty Of government to prevent
them. Such conduct not only exposes
our own vessels 10 vexatious searches,
robbery aud capture, and renders us obi
Gus to our commercial neiglIbors, but it
may involve us in war. Such conduct is
not only disgraceful To- us but Injurious TO
The patriot cause. How car. any cause
prosper with SO prohigate a character as
the patriot cause must have II lis flag be
only cover for buccaneers ? Ii is not
difficult To name several OF those concern
ed, and If would be well for government
to ascertain them and keep watchGul
eye over them. Ii is due 10 the honest
merchant, due so The honor of our flag,
and to The peace and prosperity ofthe ma
tlon. Dem. Pres.
From the 81 Ckristophers 1dVertiser Jnky2I.
HE following ISL copy ola letter trans
mi odd IN,