Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-11

.nd though they might have been counted /,
,v.s neglected His length from 40 TO 100 fee,
A. he was within Two feet OF the boat MIR.
Serorau; AT one time almost resolved to
.ttempt Ia .et a hstnacle from his back. Upon
striking he water with oar the Serpent
SINK beneath the surface, without anv strug-
gle. aud disappeared.
W. Team that the Serpent was again seen
near The SAME place on Wednesday last and
,h,t several shots were fired, and harpoon
,hrawn AT him from boat which went in pur-
sat, but without effect. Rrgister.
Kew ORLEANS, Juiy l4.-The slave
,narhel appears 10 be very brisk-con-
s,ani Ge'vsnd and i.igh prices notwiii-
.iantlirG tAe arrival lately al Sc in the
in'g Mary 8Nn - IN lac sloop Thorn;
81 III the ship pvg!n 10 in The Sclir. Sea
n in lie schr. tv,'le 81 IN Tie brig We
,,,,s as in The b,,v FrankIi' 81 in ii,e
s.,.;n Trimming BIRD, all FROM the states
IL 10 The hrg jGscpM 2;i, from Airic /.
We are, lune,cY ,n;tA irdebiedio the
cuirtrrisi;G aN,i sncces>Nl eNerti0ns o:
nir. Gaatlcs Nor:a,i, for the copious-
!, ~ of the present. supply ,wMci, wlt'iihc
ni.l of three or ton, hundred that have
been seized by general Jacksnn's officers
1T Mobilr, Will .nobahiy suffice for The
nest crop.
Jersey nrgrces appear 10 DC peculiarly
who lear The iark of Judge Fanwickle,
as i is understood that they afford the
hcsi opportunity for speculation. We
have Il right 10 calculate ON large inlpor-
ialiDns IN future. from TIE success which
hiiher,o attended Tie trade.
Is ftriraa Negroes For .Stfs.--W:ll be
pNpus,d for sale, for cash, "A, the shcriii's
oitce. on Monday ..oib of Jnl,, al eleven
o'clock IN the morning, 80 AeSrOes--io
vii. ,; men. 40 boys, rs woiMtn aud > IN.
i.,mts, and 81 girls, fficen II .'rhOm are sica,
delivered TO ne by T. Chew, +. Lorran,
and W EnerS0ii, Esqs. agreeable 10 the
act entitled AN act respecting slaves lnl-
ported INTO The state III violation al the
az, of he congress Of the United States,
approved on the 2h March, 1897. anal ad-
i,liged Nv the district court OF tie u. 5
fur The Louisiana district, To- have bcen
illegally Imperfect III the brig joseia ID
GEO. w. MORGAN, shift"
New Orleans, July 10,
We are informed tina, several persons
lave lately arrived in town from Matagor
ia. Nothing had iransp;red concerning
'he iFrcnch cmigrania Ia Texas. There
are wo or three slave ships III hose parts,
aud lIieir cdrgocS az" no doubt Snug
siin. in az usual. Dry Goods. we are
tola, were much cheaper AT Gaiyezton
than al New Orleans. Many cart IOads
have bees carried 10 The Mississippi, ana
tisen ea,larked in p!rogues ioy Natchez
ami elsewhere. II is somewhat surpris-
lag that although the grnerAi government
has been long aware ct these duingS. yet
no efficient measures have been adopted
to put a stop 10 Them. A lew light cruz.
ers stationed from The Balize to Tie mouth
OF the Colorado, might check ihe Snug
giers al sea antta company OF mounted
men would do mmC!, by land.
Ii something is mol done shortly. The
interests Of The merchants at New Orleans
must Suifef greatly, and lie present hca-
w duties wli! only operate as Il premium
for the moSiunprinclpled mHn in society.
Lac GGz.
NATCRFz, July l6.-We have heard,
and we believe the information correct,
that there is now gentleman IN his CITY,
authorized, by The Mexican Congress 10
hquidaie the claims OF the Americans and
McXicauS who served in the proVincc of
Texas III isl2and l9l3--ami the lands,
Tor SERVERS rendered i'iime,ilaieiy sur-
veyed ant! Grawn Tor 10y those brave PAT
RIOTS or Their representatives..
Yesterday was cSecUicd, IL this city,
agrecabiy to tie sentence oft'ie coast, IN
4,
u. Hqrmps, for slave stealing.
Extract of a letter ftoma gentleman in Ma
NJ dated Jn"c 3Gih, 1915, to Or. John II
f}uhjuson.
= One company Of he Mobile Militia.
u1'!' rnIy command are ordered to march,
'i:ciittrly to Fort Dale, in the Indan
,iinn ALI is i'pare aDd Quietudc ia PEN
sac"la. There has been three vessels
i@'dcd with African negroes seized and
I'ough INTO Mobile which were bound TO
Pen y OILS.
COPY o'a cltcy from tae General Post Office
~ ~ lShfngton City, To the Hon. George
PONpEXrER dated
i'Osr GTTIce DEpAarMT.r,
June ilth, 1918.
SIR have III The Post Master Gene
yiis a5serce, The Iioaor 10 observe in re-
ply Ia yonr letter Of Tie 22i ult that if
ms Department. is on due enquiry sails
fit,. that the citizens or the walters Of the
Ohio and Mississippi, can be ben ,l;rd
ny ilic transport of mails III Steam Boats.
ihal ply ON those waters, measures viii
lhe adortedlor ilIatnurpose. if the Steam
Boat proprieioTs wit contract Oh reasoma-
Ile terms.
haze The honor 10 ba, your obedieni
servant, AB0. BRADLEY, u. L. q.
The PrcsileallrIt his farm in Loudonn
county on Thursday last, for his family
iesideuce, IN Aihemarlp, near Monticello,
VA We learn that he-inlends visiting his
i'iustrons prrdeUess Jefferson and
Madison, who live 0nly short distance
from ii's estate. IWashingfou Gnz.
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MONTREAL, July 20. TIE contention of persons
esosen TO rrpresl9| Hr didTeaf districts " Uppc,
tnadt, ,ros keLi at York, on ire Ga fisfnst. bak
~ sf,. IN,