Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-07

by Mcssrs. 7. p. Davis aud inSlow ev isanl !
Co. They are the first which have heeB na,e
III this country, and we are hapry TO he ar tho
advantages Attending them so great, tha,
the fullest testimony IN this respeVi has b,t,,
given II. captains Hull and Macdoroush--an,l
the commissioners of the EaNy have orteted
the ships now Citing out iere 10 be supplied
with patent ropes and cables.
The patent rope exceeds the common kind
in strength ABOUT one-taid rari in small cc,,i
age, aud about oae-hdJin large cablrs-arisiur
from tie method OF manufacturing il. The
yarns compcsin TIE strands OF the new rope
are ct dih.rent lengths, according as ihey nay
happen To be placed upon the outer or inner
part OF the strand so that all the yarns VIII
near an equal stain al the same time.
In the common corddSe, all the yaius in the
strand are OF the samcienyth aud when twisted
lne inside yarns sitiuk up while those on the
outside having larger circle TO make must
bear the whole weight, until they are broken
or stfaintd-every seaman knows, that in open.
ing OF The rope or cables, the Inside yaru> are
found quite sound and perfect. aiid uoi exhibit
ing The least appearance OF bavi. sustained 4
wegh'.--Ihe superiority of latent cordage Is
not merely insirength; for i, enables ih, Own
er 10 reduce the weight both in Cables and on
| the mast.
| III cables the lcssenny Of weight is of much
| Importance, as the size Is greatly reduced
! tina; il requires much fewer men to handle ,hein
and 10 stow them away between decks.
UPPER CANA DA.
| Jaiy 3i.--Wc have accounis from Up
, per Canada 10 The 9th inst. The tnwn
meetings for ilie choice of Representa-
| lives TO The Pro, incial Convention, ami
| for promoting Gourlays plans, as far IA
| a,owcd, continued IN be held Sunieup-
position is sircwn, but, II appears 10 he
yer, Iut considerable.
| Authentic accounts lave been received
from Talcaluaio, Chill, to May .. They
represent that the victory OF April 3, vas
mos! decisive in favor Of the Pa,riots-!he
2d IN Command, (Ordonez,) aud one halt
OF Tie Royal army, made prisoners--only
| the General in Chief, with Il lew officer.
aud soldiers, escaped death or capture.
and reached Talcahuano, which place
| Ortopez had before long deiendc,.-No
Other event had occurred (PoH
| DETROIT, July lO.-By gentleman
recently from Buffalo, we hear with plea
sure that the Steam Boat may with Ger
iainiy he expected 10 yisil these delight
full regions The trsl week III Ansust-ihat
| lie Light House at Buffalo is bali up, and
one al Erie ON the point of commencing:
and, what IL vastly more important TO the
people residing ON Lake Erie, and in this
Territory, about 5000 men arc now en-
ployed on the Grand Canal, The middle
section OF which Orom Utica 10 tie out
L
Ills season. The Commissioners APP
pointed BY the Governor OF New York
are about inspecting Buffalo, IN The view
of forming good liarbor and spa
| clous basin.
The wealthy proprieiors of Dunhuk,
residing i'll Albany, are also making great
efforts to form Il good lrarbCf al that
place; and thc Gel, braied capt. Butler
(who opened eiSs!: bars from Miidetown
10 Hartford, III Connecticut river, and
gained from 10 8 feet wafer, merely by
p'Iing from the opposite shores, amt loav-
ing sufficient channel TO form passage
over them,) is now directing similar ope-
| ration, 10 admit vessels oi burden into
Grand River. The inhabitants OF CIeve-
land, Ohio, we are also graiited 10 hear,
have il III contemplation So cn.pl0y capt.
Butler 10 open their bar, SO as 10 admit
vessels of burihrn, AMI la allure the
Steam Boat 10 make thai thriving place
one oithe points OF stopping.
Cons idCrm.s Lake Erie. in grca, rnea-
sure, free FROM shoals or rocks, hen Tie
harbors and Light Houses are construct.
ed, and Steam Boats i'll ope alton, instead
of being iiie IaOsi dangerous, il iii III "A
short time be- omr The safe, lake nayi-
gai0n III the country.
| III p II i-isoi IN, july d.. 81 VIII DS
seen, by reference 10 t.!c Wilmington
bead, that d part OF the people from tie
schooner sunk OF Cumberland island,
have arrived at that port iii schooner
called the BoiGta. They stale, that the
vessel sunk'is THE Swedish schr Csterpau,
Captain PEACE, from 81. Thomas bound
TO this pcri bun say nothing OF her bav-
Ing been captured by privaieer. This
business is sill envcIoped in mystery
the people WHO landed from her at Cum
berland, all represented her as prize,
but asserted she was a Spanish vessel
the suspicion iliat size was ii neutral, is
now confirmed, and there can be little
doubt bu; she was plundered, and after
wards purpoScly sunk. The B0nita. it
will be observed, has been seized at Viii
mnsion, under suspicious circum Siaii-
ces ;---it is most likely that she has either
been cruising as d prlvaicer, or is herself
prize 10 some piraticai cruizer! We
understand that one or two Of the per-
SONS who landed from The Swedish sclIoOii-
eT, are residents Of Georgia, and well
known a! St. Mays. Ought they not
TO be arrested by the proper authority?
CcnTir.
We have been favored with, anal had
The perusal OF, ihc trial Of Arbuihnoi aud
AmhriSier, by military tribunal, on TIC
Goth April. Ii is very long, consisting 81
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