Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-11
FOREIGN.
SHORT ARRIVAL FROM ENGLAND

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bearer of dispatches for the Secretary of
Stale
by Ibis arrival, London dates arc re-
ceNrd 10 ibc Gth August, and liverpool
10 the e;h. Our latest Lioyd's List Is Of
The 4ih.
On The 4.h Of August, an Order in
Council for protoguing Parliament to the
ID OF October. was published in the Of
tIciai Gazette. Ore of Tie London papers
oi tie 9Th says--I'hcrc is not, AT present,
| We believe, any Intention OF assembling
Permanent, for The dispatch ol business
un'il after christmas.
The, report of the 9Th, respecting the
Queens health, stated that she had pass
ed apreiiy good night, and is better
| to-day" No expectation, however, was
! entertained OF her recovery.
The Duke and Duchess OF Clarence ar
rived al Dover on the sd of August and
embarked for Calais on lie 9Th, on their
way to Germany. ROYAL salutcs were
fired on their arrival and on their icpar-
ture.
The DIXIE Of Wellington arrived at Do
vcr on the first of August, and al London
Ola The ID. On The same day, lie had a
long interview with the Prince Regent,
and another OF the Sd. /, is under
stood, that lie will soon return 10 The con
tlnent.
Paris dates are continued in our Lon
don papers TO The Sd of August. ..Thc
French funds were still Improving. I'll
tlve per cent. Consois were, on tie Isl al
rs francs, and leli OH al II 0-l0.
Tie celebrated Lieut.. General Camel,
who is now imprisoned IA, Iar,s for high
treason, las commenced suits for SANDER
against Messrs. ,Sc1meriNe d Ed60icS. The
| causes were called up on The ii at Au-
gust, III The Court Of Correctional Police;
| and on application by The General's Adj
vocate for posiponemeni for two weeks,
the Court postponed the trial until the 7ih
OF ROY. neXt.
The Royal Court at Paris has conferred
the title of Count upon Nj. Stack pole, an
IRISH Gentleman OF 81 years ofage, WHO,
II Is SAID, pOSse sses fortune of nine mil
lions of francs, ana who has created in
favor OF his only son, Il 0.aJe1et OF 90, 600
francs OF income.
a letter from Captain Jackson, of The
whaling snip John, who had arrived irons
Greenland al Gieenock, IN speaking oitsc
Archie expedition, says can say lii
tie of the discovery ships, except that
they were seen III 50, then coming South.
because they could gci so further North"
The Prussian flag raS cen altered by
Cabinet Ordcrai Berlin. In future, ii is ia
consist OF three bands without AN Eagle.
The two Outer bands 10 be black, and the
middle band, white.
Corn Ercaaas'e, august 5.-Our market
was well supplied with ali kinds ofgrin.
The wheat trade was dull a, Mondays
prlccs.-Oats rather more i'll demand, and
Barley, Peas and Beans, remain AT the
former prices.
Prizes Of British Stocks IN London, Am-
gust Lh.-3 rer cent. red n Is rs; 3
per cent. consols, a. 3 8 IS; 4 per cents
% 4 8: Consois for account II 8.
Gen. JacksOn's official account of the
capture OF Pensacola was received III Lon
don on the Isl Of August. The London
papers abound III remarks and specula-
tons OH The subject. Bells Weekly Mes
scnger, III announcing HE capture, Thus
remarks =: Conn Adc
' In some Of our former papers we nave
had frequent occasions 10 call The all
ton OF our readers TO the secret policy of
the Americans, and 10 those gradual, but
not inseBsible, approaches, by whIchihey
were moving to Tie attainment OF an I'M
! pOrtant object. We observed, that The
! character of Franklin, and tie early A
! nerican revoluiIonlsis, was deeply I'M
| pressed upon The Amer can government,
and from tlIai time TO The present, cOnst.-
tuied the characteristic of the American
as an execuiive-so natural is II 10 ini-
| tate Tie maXIms and manners of those
whom we are early taught To- admire
! Now the characteristics of Franklin we're,
d long and sagacious foresight both OF
! liIs object and The most suitable means of
attaining ii--a slow, gradual, aud bust
ncss-likc preparation and progress, and ii
| patient expectation OF due seasons and
| .t. al,
may see in his life and writings. he not
only secured all his objects, bui procured
them al the least cost, and with The lcas.
rlSGue. And such is the character OF the
present American government. They
| have long, aud manIestly retained an i'm
pOriani object within their view they
have been upon The watch for The du,
Tine OF securing ", and they have deem
ed that time TO have al length arrived.
IL Is unnecessary to say, HAT iiiis OBJ
iect is the occupation Of the FlOridas.-
The vast coniment of America, as lay III,
IN tie Atlantic Ocean from North to south
is naturally divided into two great parts
OF which ihe north extends from the Pol
to the Gulf of Mexico, where tie marrow
isillmus of DarIen connects IL with th
southern part. New, from noiliI 10 south
the whole almost of This northern portion
belongs TO the United States, except onl
the provinces OF tie FlOridas at Tic south
ern limit, which thus intercept tlIe Unite,
States from The sea coast of tie Gtti O
Mexico. Ills, therefore, very main oh
Ject with the government OF the Unite
? States 10 procure these provinces, AM
thereby not only procure Il strong naiura
, boundary, but TO gain valuable line q
sea-coast for their back provinces. III
greater part OF our public writer's, indeed
: seem not aware of the extent Of tie Gu