Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-10
FOREIGN.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

NEW YoRY, Feb. 5.-By the arrival this
morning of the fast sailing ship NestOr, Captain
Sterling, i'll 30 days from Liverpool, the editors
OF the Commercial Advertiser have received
their regular files of London papers, TO the oath
of December of Loyds List to the 23d of
General Shipping ana Commercial Lists to the
23d of Liverpool papers TO the 10Th; and of
Patent trade Lists TO The 23d.-AIl inclusive
The Hon. Mr. Rush, our minister to the
Court of ST. James, arrived at Portsmouth on
the 10th of December, and at London on the
18th. F." His excellency, with his family and
Suite, says London paper, came over in
the American ship of War Franklin, of n
guns, the first of that class that has been seen
in British port. bearing the board pendant of
Commodore Stuart, and commanded by Cap
tain Ballard. This ship is allowed to be the
finest vessel of her class c, or built in America.
Her bHrthen is $500 ions. She will proceed,
in few days, TO the Mediterranean, to join
the American squadron III that sea.
The London Star, OF the 23d OF December,
on the subject of Stocks, remarks" various
rumours, circulated in the City, relative to
change of Ministry, &c. has caused depressi-
on in stocks, which has been seriously felt by
large Fundholders; and such is their eager
ness to sell, that time when three per cent.
reduced was so "a, the commissioners were of
fered I17 900 at so q An eminent broker
afterwards offered them at SO IS. 4 third
serv ed the commissioners with the enormous
amount of reducedat so | 4. This is fall of
l per cent. from the price al which the market
opened. At O'Clock :iiey had recovered Re
On the same subject, a letter dated London,
December, 2itl-says-'' The funds to day ex-
perience much the samo variations TO which
they were subject, yesterday. Various causes
were assigned for the changes bnt the real
cause is the conclusion o. French loan for
tiDelre millions sterling. This is principally to
he supplied from the mOnled interest OF En-
gland, for the contribution TO which that inte-
terest has been preparing by large sales in our
stocks. This afternoon, in the technical phrase,
the fluids rallied aud between , aad o clock
they advanced half per cent-The stocks clos
ed this afternoon as follows-Rcd. Ann. 81 I-2
-Consols, shut-Do. for account, 50 s."
On the night of the 9Th of December. there
occurred a severe storm, on the coast Of
France, by which number Ot valuable vessels
were wrecked, and many lives lost. Among
the vessels wrecked in this storm, the follow
ing are noticed in our London papers -
The ship Indian of London, bound TO South
America, was wrecked at klouan near PIou-
guernau, and ii is supposed the crew and pas
sengers all persisted. Many dead bodies were
fOnnd in the cabin, among which were several
Ladies. She was vessel of 6U0 ions. Horses
and accOuirements were found on shore, sup.
posed TO have drifted from the ship. Itis add.
ed, that among the passengers, were many Off-
GERS, who were OIL their way to join the Spanish
Insurgents.
a vessel of 400 tons, laden with sailed pro.
visions and dry goods bound from London, To
jamaica was lost near RoscOtf-crew saved.
Another vessel, from Lisbon, with cargo
OF Bass.
A large vessel was wrecked on the Island
of Seins, and all the crew persisted. The bO-
dies OF two OF the crew were found, but there
was no papers about them Several boats,
sent ont from the island, fell in with the hull
of tue ship, in which was Prodigious quantity
of merchandise. They state that they have
saved I76 sheets of tin OF large dimensions,
1871 ditto smaller, SO gun barrels, ID muskets,
10 barrels filed with wine, ~ packages con-
tents not named, 2127 do. of files, ), 500 small
copper basins, 80 large saws, 20 candlcsticks,
2 coils OF cable rope. Ii was not known whe-
flIer tie vessel alluded TO was English or Anne
rican, as the persons who went on board OF
her found no national flag, but only two signal
flags. She struck on the western part of the
Island, about Que eighth of a league from the
shore. The two bodies found had OF nothing
hut their shirts and as the vessel was wrecked
in the night, II IS probable they were in bed al
the time. There vas a large quantity OF hard.
ware, and particularly knives of all kinds
found on board.
On the coast of France generally, accounts
have been received, OF fourteen sail OF mer-
chantmen being wrecked, among them said
to be several East and West ludiamen.
passenger on board the ship Kitty and
Ciora, from Guernsey, states that large ship
from London, bound To Ireland, was totally
lost or that coast. aud all or board drowned.
A vessel. supposed from America, was
wrecked at SandwOOd, near Cape wrath, on
the z3d of November aud. II is feared, all the
crew drowned. About 100 logs OF pine timber
coated ashore.
4 Russian ship was lost of Roscos, aud one
hundred and seventy pVrsous perished
The Martin slOOp OF war. was driven on
shore in Null BAY, near kilrush, and totally
wrecked all the officers and most of the crew
saved.
On the 18th Of December. blast took place
at the PLAIN Pit, at kaiHtOS, Durham, belong
ing to the Tempest family. by which between
20 and 80 men aud boys we're killed.
A singular species Of dog has been brought
10 England from the newly dscoyered Island
Of Loo-Clioo, in the Japan Seas. Ills head re.