Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-10
DOMESTIC.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Tile news of
the signature Ola treaty with Great Bri-
tam, hy our commissioners at Londen,
cannot bui he acceptable. What are the
PROVISIONS of the treaty, it is true, we
are mol informed bat there is every rea-
son 10 believe, IL will prove 10 be iavora-
bic 10 our interests, and res pcci,ul to our
rights. II - not probable that Mr. Gal
latin and Mr.. Rush would have assentetl
To ii Treaty OF aul other character and,
that no extraordinary effort was uecessa-
ny To procure Snch an one, We NAV infer
from lis having been negotiated AMI con-
ciuded wilhiH Il space OF lime, much slior-
Ter than IS usually CONSUMED in the for
mailOn OF Treaty, embracing siipua-
lions respecting trade and lni recourse be-
tween nations equally navigating and
commercial, aud particularly where the
colonial trade is one of The topics.
Ii has 6eea supposed, from the sudden
ness OF our information u! the signature
o! a Treaty., within a month after we
learnt that negotiation was IL progress,
that This Treaty may be uo,hing more
Than the agreement 10 proIong The Con-
Vention of 1878, advcricd 10 In The Pre-
sideni's Message. This supposi,ion is
not correct. The Treaty is one, we hope
and believe, embracing AN adjustment
OF all material points i'll controversy be-
tween usand Great britain hich, though
the controversy has ben and was likely 10
continue an amicah!e oue, is neihcr ur-
important to our mercantile interest, nor
TO permanent good understanding be-
tween Greai Britain and America.
The Treaty may be expected, we pre-
sumo, every day in which case, il will no
doubt, pass the ordeal of the SENATE du-
ring The present Session Of Congress.
We perceive, from indications hardly
10 be mistaken, that the disorder OF our
currency, ana The pressure on our monied
institutions, created by the lavish expor-
talon OF Specie abroad, Is rapidly drawing
10 crisis. Al Baltimore, Il letter from
That place states, money continues very
scarce, and the state ot The times cquires
some aid from Congress From Pbiladel-
phla, II appears, representations lave al
so been addressed, invoking aid from The
same quarier. The pressure for money
here, the Democratic Press SAYS, is grea-
ter than ever remembered, and tie want
Oicontidencc even greater than the want
ofmoney. In New York tie same dis
iress prevails, but in less degree and
still less as we proceed North, or return
father South. For these evils, lie rene
dies recommended are numerous, and AS
various a. numerous. One advises HE
prohibition OF the expectation of specie
another the Issue OF Treasury NOies by
the government and third the virtual
nlerdlctiOu oi The East India trade. by
augMenilng the duties on manufactured
goods from beyond The Cape of Gnud
Hope, and shortening the credit on The
dates. Oi whatever nature The aid de-
sired, there Is no dOmLt bui applications
will be addressed IL Congress, recurring
the exercise of ali their iirnnrss. and OF
all their discretion. This will he added
10 The sUbjec of their dcilberalion, and
Will demand more of their attention, we
tear, than was anticipated, or is TO be
wished, II The present session.
Ia Baltimore, IL public meeting is advi-
sed III s'1rniug paper, -" to take iufo
consideration the expectancy ui SHS-
PfHSl0H ~ SPecie payments on tie part Of
tie D0nhS J! In the evening papers, tie
necessity or proprieiy of Il suspension of
specie pay mcnls, Is positively denied.
tn Philadelphia, public me,tIng ofall
the merchants and traders is actually
called, 10 take place Ibis evening, "to
consider the proprety of ppiitlOnins
Congress on the subject Of prohiJitine tie
expectations f Specje from the Unird STATES.
as The only prompt and efficient means
of relieving HE community at large
from the existing pecunlasy pressure
and embarrassment" MAJ. Int.
The Legislature Of Missouri Territory.
nov in session, have determined TO peii.
ton the Congress Of the United States 10
authorize by law Tie inhabitants Of said
territory to form Il Constitution and state
government.
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. Ut will be
seen 10y The subjoined letter from Match.
llochcs, that General LaIlemand's estab-
llshmeHt on The Triuii, has come IN con-
tact With party OF Spaniards from the
interior hclciier states that tic Spani-
ards made themselves masters of fort,
bW gives us no particulars respecting the
manner III whlChit was attacked and de-
tended. The natural conclusion is, how
ever, iiiai u wasayery weak post, or very
mhserably defended, il it WAS captured by
Two hundred troops, such as tie proyim-
cial regiments are known to be eOmpos-
ed Of, Ilit Wi'ateItr mac haVe bsa,, lilo