Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-03
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Ffn0i Bsff's LOjidOn Messenger OF Jnag 20
ne new taxes have been Carried throu.h the Hous
OF Comos, against very strong petit IN by the civ
OF London. stating that condition Of trade i'm the
metropolis VAS such As ma, T., a,ln The ~ S
tntthef burtheis ahd that the proposed would
iN heavily upon articles already pressed in the
ga u the money must be had, and petition point
:" Hut 40 otieT means ia the stead those against
"hich II renioustiated was that Tie House
Conid give il no attention.
Tine pst0n of the city is chiefly worthy of rrmatS "a
u repeats q complaint now common with England aud
AN r'Ga-that VI there being great aud most mis-
chieNons fevnl, ION the affairs Ihe trading world
thai OF The general market of the ha, ng become
50 nersioched that there lenger any safe tor the
commodities aud manufactures of England aud that
-, S1 Hi' os'rss were, IN consequence, general
MIRO al! the trading aud districts OF the Kingdom
cannot ne denied hat this is all tTu8 aud itA, too
hu.h Of II is owing 10 the 'n'pIudeIse aud excessive
sPtcniauons of these commercial men themselves Ia
.nteavoting TO push their trade they have enIars I'd
tcH toch ocSrrd tbe current demand uf their CusOn
StS The merchants under their saHgune
:" we hlsfiae effects OF peace, and of the increase
OF demst co.seC upon Ike openii,g Of S. Aiue,c,
made hGisnse purchases aud gave still greater futnrp
ORDERS on at least ptoniseS to the aud
As every Que upon The scent aud D, oceedng
WIN ING same We've, England poured such stock
up'u North ana South America as al once 10 g,ut the
aNct ana l0foiby diminish the price of their goods
pry0aa lher prime cost al home. Hence koIn The 10
reisN customer aud the English merchant were CON
pundci ia the same ruin the bills were nor nunu,ed
oylhe ccnSrnees, The merchants England could MOI
ohtheir part answer their own bills To the Inauufactu
TerS. But in his misfortune A n,uluaI udrl
Reace became necessary, which ia IT'S has
afolned To little less than insolvency b. snfrrance
Of all parties each agreeing no, 10 sUe lie other nm
declared bankruptcy bu TO balance their respective
accounts IN the best manner p0ssibe in The ay OF
SCI nh OF one bad debt against another.
he state Of commercial dealing was moreover ne.
Cess6fiy attended one co.'s sequence hcI
eu me punic anh the government, and which, thereby
iia 'eIy considerable degree tended 10 continue the
evl, ny continuing the delusive expectations under
which u originated. This The promising increase
VI receipt aud pablo exhibited BY the custom
house books. II forgotten the moment that the
custom house the great toll gate The hngdon must
LecesssrJ increase in It's Teceps according to what
passed through it,accordng to what sent out of
tds hiGg6",-tba, ,heretaTe it was an excellent cri
tsToD as TO The actual expectations that il led 10 no
certain conclusion us to the actual SatsS. All tie
cblndSe thai went through the customs was necessarily
fsIsa ~ MS usual way aud accordingly, the immense
eKpotatohs ied 10 promising increase of receipt aud
an estimate ofaPpaIe value. But immense ex
p"aion oaly vent forth to glut foreign market and
~ be SOLD at less than prime cost this receipt of the
customs was, ia fact, accurate measure of lie
public misfortune, than Of the general prosperity.
Dy tue last American papers, 10 which have had
occasion u reiai IN another part of paper,
thai New York aud the other great trading OF the
Cniied STATES exhibit the reverse Of the medal. The
lace or front of s medal is England, pouring The i'm
Eenss Of her industry and Capital through
het thousand commercial channels OH the western
shores OF te Atlantic tue reverse is America sup.
bited, hut inundated not refreshed but drowned The
Ierchaht. ptoning the legislature 10 shat their pofs
a22usi US. and oTciby to prevent abundance Inch
orefwheiins them.
Such ior lie last three years has been the state OF
the commerce nf Engiaud,-a which woHld have
ruined beyond recovery any hngdom less resources
than England.
merchants have good CaUset ie Of trade
Of the Kingdom but think that they .houd in good
part take the hlahe Oft 10 theaseives 1he suGeTngs
Of Toe manufacturers are more 10 he Pulled they have
been led into their OF stocking by BleI
ehans ~ the most moderate accounts, luefe is, at
tas', w. Yed'S CONSUMPTION on mana be}oHt what
ought TO be Sept foT STOCK The consequence Is Ie
htst place vast reduction OF price and andy such
hiDlhniI'n OF the demand for manufacturing iahor,
80 destroy The aDOTeGs. Weaving, easiest Of
ali mechanic trades, ami particularly suited tie
WEAK aAu iH6ii, vii aiSaJs be ful stocked II always
has mesa. aud the wages have aiwA,s been u conse.
9u.nee at the very lowest possible I.te. u can theje
12e vfiJ ~ Oedf any OF those vcCsiindrs which
sonziiy v!s AL trades, aud all branches Of mecAaHicai
enpioyntni. Hence lha affecting degree distress ~
CaIlisie Nottingham, Lscest aHd other place..
wan reference however, T. The taXV.. must re.
psat. IN conclusion, that DO how auy nelicr
c9nld have bcei chosen, always remembering TIA,
money mast ~ bad Nitb respect tea We have often
wished less 10 use, fear abTidg,s rather ihan
the comforts Of The poor. lie NO OF ,h1ee
thlngs per wesk which to tea and sugar must cost
pnor family, world certainly purchase ;hius 81
perhaps acknowledge, II ii coald he put eofe teti
qnar Tern wheaton loayts on one SIDE aud lille gsgr
parcel OF tea aud sugar Oh tie other.
Si)yTR /HERiC4N AFF4yRS.
The Crlyier ~ tie OTOHOco just received gives very
cicuussniia details Of the operations o gen Bolivar
ana sen. 81. Andsr commanding ia Cassanare from
gen. B1Yar. by moving 10 tie westward bid contem-
plated p9ssiug mo the centre Of New Grenada
lodging tsc royal agents. By these advices IL would
sstm 'hst in,s iuWm vas russo de glttrs and that
instead NJ taking hai direction, he had formed plan
" SNupeidfiNH Nltn gen 81 AMER, WHO commanded
ttf Tepublcdu fofcs ~ Cassanare The movements VI
iisaf vcfy pfoGuseGan alarm IN The foyai camp
and M"rip abandoned The position which he had taken
SO the early paft IS The year with much b0asng on
TIE Ach3fui. As soon E0iigaT had opened his eum
uInUeaoH with 81. Abder The latter operated on the
royal mrce then st Pore, With 81 much success as
90 tompei The royal rc1eTri .etue upon the noun
isWs "hch skif iDJI aud in tie preCipitancy Of bis
f'iteat ici beiIigt him sD1nt 400 Ncnrzasians with
fbrf equipments, Nho i-!ued The republican standard
The d.alis Of iese movements are very iateresttng
s.. AGdef selecting favorable pOstioi sought 10 dis
tr,cr the 81 position Of ts snruy fOr tCiciv, bse
end W. tbe overture nddr several prisoner the ityaI
t.uc}a fstfrd Into the fssaesscs the forests aBd
81. trdfi 34zsd Reon the occasion detach column
81 u. HniFi in occnpl posiu~1 Which ihe fcJalist.
mrair@'s sndcn on bis convoy ii agpeas that IN tbs
tpsibrise, 81. Andef COmpletclj Succeeded aud the
gs5s' afWF vas driven q Efest cztrrinIty.
position OF pass % The t5nHaiBs Wss taken win
is tafusou, a.f the thee European officers ~ con,
Eiasd. So. ADdcr h9d fefnipef 20 bcep py az inCts
saoi baf3'n- SAT 500 give lie foyalisis honI'.
fstt ihr s9Jdlgts retcs With gUal fgNieTiiy thorgb
tdrrth sreafes disadvsniaees aud particularly fon.
f.scttoBs 9gf tlc e,r Of Subsistence. 81. AHdef ~
lNrN edsas tur u aa IN his power bring Tie royal
$3.50 artiea GA oue occssnH. hut the polcy q ne
c. yueE 20 tetHF eFimsy deie5mii "a 70 gi1k no.h