Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-21

4 In London, Ola the 5th 81 fsay, the lltn
! anniversary OF the British aud Foreign
| Bible Society, VAS held at Free-mason $
! hall. The Chancellor of the Excheqoer
: opened the meeting. and moved the a.
dopiion Of the report: bishop Cioyne
seconded the motion. Our Envoy 10
HE Court OF 81. James, the hou. RICH
ARD RUSH. moved as follows:
, " Ills Exceileucy The AMERtcAN AMBAssA-
DOR, in moving THANKS 10 tne President, tLord
( TeiGnnouth) expressed the saiisiact!oa he ieit
III rejecting that by means OF this society, there
! was common gronnd en- which alt the nations
/ OF The world who make up the Family OF man
could associate iogs tasr, and meet, as though
they ought always TO do, as friends ana as bro
| theirs. The soets aud orators OF Britain might
| select, 1t they would ether topics or renown:
| hut. in the sober records OF the iHoralist and
the historian, IN the eyes OF the great family OF
! mankind, the British aud Foreign Bib'e Soci-
! ETY. would ever put forth the purest and most
incontes tible titles to the first praise. His En-
! ceiency acknowledged the Kind manner in
| which the eNeriiOns made in his country, tor
the promotion ot the cause, had been alluded
| 10 IN the report and, referring To sentiments
| OF u similar tendency uttered by the Chancel
| lor of the Exchequer, concluded by sayisg-
May the canvas OF the two countries spread
| more extensively over the world the riches OF
| Christian benevoience, than they do the riches
| OF commerce, aud henceiorth may that he their
| only strife"
The Earl of Hairowby seconded the
motion.
The bishops of Gloucester, Norwich,
and Derby, Mr.. Wilberiorce, &c. address
sed the meeting. which was both nume-
rous and respectable.
| An article under the Glasgow head of
! the lst of Nav, states that tile American
Consul at Havre, after notifying that
Messrs. GalIatin aud Eustis, the commits
siOners sent to France, for the purpose
of negotiating Commercial Treaty, had
| failed i'll obtaining their object, address
ell a letter, dated Havre, LIST December,
TO the President and members of the
| Chamber OF Commerce, stating he serious
| charges that exist as to the duties on A
merican ships and cargoes in France. He
concludes thus: " 1t must be obvious TO
you that there are Just grounds for dissa-
iistaciion, aud they will, when known,
tend greatly to injure the commerce
of this place with the United States"
The Chamber of Commerce gave no re-
ply whatever: there was in consequence
public Meeting held, at which the Mer-
chants passed several violent resolutions
rejecting on the French government, and
the great eXactiOns imposed OH the trade
of America.
From tie Boston Daiiy Are,fiscr.
We have extracted the following from
the Journal dc Paris Besides furnishing
an interesting narrative, II may serve as a
salutary caution 10 those who nave occa-
sion TO ship combusibie materials, and
more especially against The concealment
of such articles Oh board ship, for the
purpose Ofavoiding higher rate of freight
or insurance.
Ertract of a letter, dated Rio Janeiro.
September ID, 1917.
The Count d'Amerval, having lost
his property in the course of the Reyolu-
ton, turned his attention to commerce 10
re-esiablish his fortune. In The month of
May last, he determined 10 make an i'm
poriant expedition into the colonies and
in consequence, on The 9Th of thai
month, he armed and equipped the brigan-
, tine Young Sophia, which sailed for the
Isle of France under the command OF
Captain Deveaux. The vessel had on
board, the Count dAmerval, the owner
thirteen passengers, of whom two were
females, and complement of fourteen
men.
The voyage was very favorable until
the 5th of August. On That day the
Captain ordered the iIaichway of The mid.
die deck 10 be opened, 10 take out some
brandy for the use of the crew. Scarce
ly were the matches opened, when IA vel
lowish flame daried out, which siifie,l the
sailors. CONVINCED that there was fire
aboard, the Captain with great presence
of mind ordered all the matches to be
caulked with the mattresses of the pas.
sengers. This measure would arrest the
progress of the flames by intercepting the
supply Of external air.
By the smell of the fire the Captain
was soon convinced that the vessel was
consuming by oil of yitriOl or aqua FORTS
, On consulting his bill of lading, he had
10 doubt that the shipment of so dam
gerous an article had been concealed, by
labelling the cases which contained il, by
the name Of prepared pharmacy.
All the passengers occupied Themselves
without relaxation in throwing water upon
the vessel; but the fire notwithstanding
made figitful progress. The heat was
becoming insupportable, and one coul,
hardly bear the hand upon The side Of the
J ship. From the reckoning of The Captain
they found they were then in 30 degree,
% minutes of south latitude, and 20 de
: grees so minutes Of longitude west from
The meridian Of Paris. These unhapp,
people 10 avoid a death which seemed IN.
) evitable, sought the nearest land. The
island of Trinidad was that which the,
hoped TO reach and after a painful vov
age of three days, they discovered this 81
much desired island. Nevertheless liz,
Count d'Amerval and the Captain wer,
persuaded that III approaching this shore
they should. IIave TO encoun!c, the terrbI,
, Glance of dying by famine, or Of being
devoured by wild beasts, aud determined
TO leave IL 10 tlie crew To- steer for Rio
Jdneiro. But the rapid progress of III,
fire did not permit them to carry their re-
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