Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-31

me manufactures Of arms M Riscay have
been employed, for the last six months.
IN preparing arms for the expediiien I'M
der equipment al Cadiz. The infau; Don
FRANCIS, is TO be Admiral, Dei Of the
expedition, but of the kingdom and IN
the BITTER capacity he is expected 10 paw
vIsir;a Cadiz. A letter from Grenoh.e
"i tie goth vii. says, that several COM
lhunes OF The canton Of ST. Riarceiiin
have been ravaged hy a hail Storm, which
even cur to pieces the grass in the mea-
dows. In the commune Of Cheyricres six
persons were drowned at nine in the eve
ming, on attempting TO traverse iorrrnt.
which the rain had swehed The ki'g of
WIRTgMBURG has dccreed, tia, Killers.
and packets, addressed 10 The Savings
Bank, al Stutgard, shall come post fiee.
JuNE 5.-The Roya. EGaard, Of LIN
erpsol, and tie bug Jesse. Of 4svr, s..4u.ssi
for North America, sailed short time
ago from Belfast, with 4G7 euigrani pas
senGers. B0tD vessels we're, lev hoii,s
afterwards, detained and sent into tlir d
bove port, by MS maiesiy's ship Mutins.
The detention Of these ships was in cons
sequence OF their hav Dg greater ,um-
Der oil passengers on board iI,au allowed
by act oi parliament, and not having IL
weeks provision on board for each pas
|senger, which ,enders the masters ard
owners liable 10 penalties amounting 20
4 5000.
We have already announced the Official
refusal OF the Freuch Government io az
cept aiany foreign subscription in sij or
The French loan. This :noyning circu-
lar letter was sent to the subscribers in
London, sisniiyipg The sarle, accompa-
MED b. an offer 10 repay the amount of
the deposits, with interests thereon up
10 fins day, al the rate CT 5 per cent per
anDum.
AMERICAN FRENCHMEN.-Tbe Da5.
iis Eseniag Post of Tuesday, has the !ol-
lowing curious paragraph - We lave
heard, and have some reason 10 believe
the statement irue, that Joseph Borapa,fr
sent 10 France ROT less than l6 900 luYi-
tations, individually, 10 Frenchmento iois
him in America"
The private letters fron, Paris are full
OF particulars respecting the Loan. The
Minister divided it into 2,0l4 shares, The
largest being 10000 francs of Rentes,
and the least $500. OF course tie larg-
est shares were assigned 10 the houses Of
LAFITTR, DELgssERT, HoTTINGUER,
&c. who would gladly have taken ten
times as much but were not allowed 10
do so by the Minister. Shares of 100 900,
1000, and $4,000 were distribute a.
mong The othergreat houses OF Paris.
individuals oiiortune took shares Of from
10000 Ia &c, 900. Receivers General, &c.
from 10000 10 10000. Common Brokers
and aninmense number Of small Traders
!roa, ic,000 !z72. SEQ: the whole being en-
tirely absorbed by Frenclq holders. The
price wss fixed at GO l-2, ii being con-
cluded that the subscribers would haveau
advantage of - per cent. which ia fact
they have, and something more. BY the
present price of the French Funds. Is
was generally expected that the subscri-
bers would have iakenthe Loan at high.
er rate; but probably the Minister wislipd
10 encourage the French Capitalists 10
deal with him by the liberaity of his
terms, more especially as he has in imnle-
date proSpec! another Lean of 81 enty-
four millions OF Rep,es, in the event of
the Army of Occupation being Withdrawn.
For tins last mentioned LoalHihree Lists
OF Subscribers have already been deiv-
cred, including The firm of Earrings, with
whom, ii is SAID, the Minister had actual
ly concluded bargain but the renoD-
strances of the French Houses forced
him 10 alter his plan, and it is expected
that this loan will be opened like the O.
Tiers 10 general participation. The most
experienced persons III Paris, however,
begin TO think, that the exclusion of TO-
reign capitalists from the competition for
the present Loan, however specious tie
idea of encouraging the French lenders
may appear, has been, in fact, impoific,
and is likely 10 render the money market
extremely heavy.
Orders are received at Portsmouth 70
fit the Salisbury, S., for the reception Of
a Flag Officer. Tie Newcastle, "a Chat
ham, is ordered 10 be laid by for twelve
months. The BOyne, 50, is 10 be repaired
at this port. The President Formerly
Amc7ican) being found rotten is breaking
up. The two 20 gun Slips lately ordered
TO be built there, are 10 be called the
Ranger and Tweed. The Hyperion is to-
be fitted for commission.
WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
A meeting of the friends of Mir. Hunt
took place yesterday at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern. a Mr.. Elliot took The
| chair, and Mr.. Harley proposed several
resolutions in favor Of Mr.. Hunt, as
proper person to represent the CITY Of
Westminster. The cIIairman read some
letters from Bristol, Manchester and 9th
er places, one ofwlnch bad enclosed ~
| note for the advancement of Mr.. Hunts
| interests aud IL was announced ihal Sir
| Francis Burdett had DECLARED him self The
advocate of The Universal Suffrage. Mr..
Gale Jones spoke al some lrnglh in favor
| of Mr.. Hunt. Mr.. Hunt matte large pro-
fessions ofihe purity ofliis principles, and
promised tlatif he was returned lac would
always be found at lis post. and never
cease till he had effected redress Of Tie
grievances of tho people by the obtain
ment Of the Parliamentary Reform End
Universal Suffrage. The first thing he
would do, would be 10 move tie standing
order that tie members should meet every