Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-06

servant, wiill.grca' sang froid, replied" We
thought that EnslIsl, gentlemen did not
ike sironu coffee" But am no English
mani am an American. The servant
retired and i'm a iew minutes The master
of the Hotel entered with him; and con-
dncted his guest into suite OF magnIti
cent anartments, where he received The
most unrenitted attention during his stay
i'm the place. In Paris, the Americans
are in the habit of wearing "A cockade 10
distinguish them iromthe English. Com
menis are unnecessary. ~. !. Cot.
New YORK, Dec. 20.--i!aron Won Iioh-
man. and those gentlemen who have en-
uuired into the circumstances relative 10
tie loss OF his baggage, are ct opinion
that all the articles found by Mr.. Van
y Ike at Red Hook, have been returned
and that as no part or the pistol case has
been discovered, Baron Van Hoffman
feels himself bound iii honor and justice,
to declare. that IL Is his opinion that the
said pistol case has sunk to the bottom cf
tic North River, and that no part thereof
is or has been IN the hands of Ms. Van
Dyke.
e-s- Those persons who will seek IN the
North River for The pistol case, and find
the owner, sl.al! receive s 1900 reward.
FhOH GIBRALTAR.
By tue arrival this inornIiis, of the brig
Eliza Ann, Captain Johnson, from Glib
raitar, we learn that the American squad
ron, consisting Of one "a, 2 frigates, and
2 sloops of war, under commodore Chaun-
cey, were still AT Gibraltar, on the 23d of
November. Capt. johnson was Informed
by The health officer, that all vessels were
quaranined 10 days, III consequence of
the Algerine squadron being out. GA the
18th OF Nov. Capt, Johnson was INTERIM
ed by gentleman az Gibraltar, that the
Russians were about taking possession of
the Island of Alinorca, for d Naval Depot,
in lieu OF which the Russians were to sup
ply the Spaniards with - sail of the line
To 60 against the Patriots.
By this arrival We have been favored
with 4 Gibraltar price current Of the 2lst
OF November, from which we quote the
following
PRICES AZ GIBRALTAR, NOV. 2l.
Bread, ship, per cwt. 8 2 - a So; cot
ton, Carolina, short, 30, last sales cora,
Indian. ianega, 3 %, small parcels sold as
quoted, two tanegs. of corn is equal TO $
I-s American bushels fish, cod, Ameri-
can, 4, arrivals and sales in small parcels :;
flour, supertine, per Dbl. l3, hut III little
demand, sells a, this iii small parcels -
Provisions Is; beef 10, wanted in
small parcels (; rice, cwt. rs, actual
sales, wanted slaves, w. O. pipe, per
1900, G5 dollars, plenty and few sales.
DEC. 30.-The fire in Vesey street last
evening commenced about o'clock IN
one otthe cabinet warehouses belonging
10 Michael Allison. The flames spread
rapidly and ragged with great fury for
more than AN hour, and destroyed both
of The houses occupied by Mr.. Allison on
Vesey street, his luRber, and a number
OF small ienements and stables in the
rear. The iwo adjoining dwelling houses
III Nesey street.-The one occupied by Mr.
G.. w. Talbot, aud the other by MIR. Deck
err, were also greatly injured.
'ihe loss sustained by Tie fire is est-
mated at from 5 20, GOO 10 S % 900. MIR.
Aliison's loss we understand is about
s l5,0O0-he was insured 10 the amount
of 1900.
BS the ship India, captain Tompkins,
from Calcutta, we learn, that about the
Isl OF Augustihere was d very destructive
flrein Calcutta, which originated in Il cot
ton screw house. The loss was estinlat-
ed at from 10 to IL lacks of rupees
chiefly the property of the India company
Dec. olive learn from DR.. Thomp-
soA, who arrived in town this morning
from Eiizabethtowu, that the post coach
from New York, wilh the hon. Samuel
w. Dana aud MIR. Lyon passengers, drove
up last evening 10 The public h.use in E.
lzabeihi0ah, where il is accustomed to
stop, and the driver after Throwing the
relns round the post of the carriage, Jump
ed Off his seat. AT that instant the horses
took start, aud oil they went at full
speed. MIR. Dana made his escape lhro'
tile post coach deor window, aud III the
fall broke las leg a little above the ANGLE,
ma most shocking manner. The broken
bones forced their way entirely through
the skin, MIR. Lyon, one of HE proprie-
tors OF tie posi- coach, who remained in
the carriage, succeeded III climbing ibro'
one Of The windows on 10 The TOP of il,
descended down into the drivers seat
seized the reins and stopped The horses.
Doctor Thompson assisted in setting MIR.
Danas leg, and this morning two letters
were received, one 10y Doctor Post, the
other by Doctor Osborn, calling them TO
ms assistance.
his is another instance to show the dangerous con
sequences oil leaving earriase when at inll speed.
lEpeHiag Post.
A letter from Amelia Island 10 the edit
or Of lie Columbian, dated the 18th inst.
saws 90 Tn-tucrrO,y viii he a buSv da,,