Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-16

Every one mere had supposed That all
the ships intended ioriiieexpediiIom uulu
have sailed together, Tor The Subjmyaiion
at the revolted colonies tins nov does
not appear 10 oe The case, as orders have
just reached this place from Madrid. iii
rectlng the immediate departure oiihe fol
lowing ships with troops Tor Lima The
san Telmo and Alexandra men ~, war.
carryirg 20 guns each, and the Prueva
ir'gale oi 80 guns. Tlese, they say, will
gr' away, II possible bN ile Ssh or 10Th
OF tins month. With regard 1" the other
vessels, II Is impossible To tell what is
their destination. or hen they will sail ="
II rs reported IN the fashionable circles
that ladies' LegLorn hats, of d new fabric,
are s. Hing from thirty shiiliugs to thirty
guineas each.
Before the end ofthe summer, Il is com
pulled that upNaidS of ten thCHSdi,,l troops
will be shipped from ireland 10 fight IA
ga'nsi tn cause OF despo,,sm in South
Ameri'a a. The ma or portion of these are
veterans. WHO have seen mmcI, active ser
nee IN various parts of the globe. In one
brigade alone there are upw ards of 1850
Waterloo men.
A dreadful crime has spread consterna-
lion IN Berlin il has made the greatest
impression, as people think they recognize
IN 1t The same kind of deIusion which
placed III The hand of Sand, the dagger of
ah assassin. DR.. Neuuan. Pm, sicIam la
Tue Hospital La Charlie, had just laid
himself down in bed with his wife, when
The la'ter seizinga kitchen knife, which
she had concealed in the bed clothes,
stabbed him in the breast. The doctor
ieap+d out of bed, and called for help.
Ills servant came, but being terrified,
LOST his presence OF mint, aud ran away
Mrs. Neuman pursued her husband, and.
IN spite OF his resistance, wounded him in
IL places. One wound only is through
The side, but II Is thought 10 be mortal
he guard al length mastered this fury =.
She merely said 10 the Magistrate Who
interrogated her. "What have done it
"as my duty to do" This deliberate
cruelty Is The more astonishing, because,
Til thus iiEIc, this woman had lived on very
good terms with her husband, and BY
whom she had several children.
She earnestly desires that she NAV
not be supposed 10 he mad howe
yer, from the nature OF her conversation
and the choice of her Looks, AN opinion
seems 10 be entertained that this unhappy
woman indulged ininiricate speculail0ns,
Viii, II may have dIsor,iered her brain,
after having depraved her moral charac-
ter.
LIVERPOOL, May 3I.-The debate in
a committee OF the whole House OF Com
mons, on Mr.. Peeis motion, occupied
the House two nights, and terminated
III the almost unanimous adoption of
string OF resolutions founded on the re-
port OF the secret committee. The debate
was opened by Mr.. Peel, who. in a yer,
able aud candid speech, advocated the
plan recommended IL The report Tor re-
suming cash payments. lie FIRST esta
blisl!ed the point that Il was OF the utmost
10 tie welfare of the country,
that cash payments should be resumed
by the Bank of England, al as early a
period as possible, consistent with pro-
per allowance OF time for the preparations
necessary III so weighly matter. 1t is
some consolation TO hear this principle
constantly iald down aud unanimously "a
greed 10 III the House of Commons III
lsmuch as the dangerous doctrine Of
perpetual paper cuIrrucy Is by ii com
plaiely discarded. The time and the
manner recommended in the report Tor
The resumption OF our ancient currency.
Mr.. Peel thought were the best which
could be adopted. The delay for four years
vas necessary on two grounds first,
because i, was Indispensable lha ID large
sum. perhaps ten millions, should be pad
~ the government 10 The bank, To enable
hem 10 adopt iAe proposed measures,
Which payment could not be made ~
'ery short time; and secondly, because
1 any SHtden contraction of the bank
ssues, or dIinimuiIon of Their discounts,
should take place, extreme distress would
De occasioned throughout the country.
Tie hay harvest has commenced par
tally round London, and in the course of
few days will become grHcral. Finer
reps OF grass were scarcely ever wit
Iessed.
An attempt on the Duke Of York.-On
Tuesday last, man OF the name OF De
aney, was eXa,.4ined al Bow street, Lon
Ion he had been found III the Duke of |
ork's house, near his bed chamber, after |
lis royal bighness had retired to rest. |
lie was discovered by the page as he |
ilso was going 10 bed, and had he enter
a only a minute later, he would have got !
10 the Dukes chamber:
lie had entered over the garden wall from
he Green Park, by means Of large |
tone lied to q rope, which lie threw over |
he wall. Ills plea was that he had writ |
Ell in vain To the Duke, informing him OF |
lis distress, and having been denied adj |
niilance by the porter AT the front door, |
&c had recourse to the expedi0nl deS- |
rIbsd, in order 10 have an interview with |
Iis royal bighneSs. lie was committed |
% Bridrwell rs vagraut. The unfOr- |
unaie man attempted some time since |
o drown himself IN the canaIim ST. James's |
PIX.
Saturday a tremendous explosion took |
,ey's guupowdcr mills, OH HounsIOw
Heath. The two men at " ork were blown |
q atOms; and the injury done 10 the pre-
Di-es WAS Very considerable.
TIE King of Denmark. cording TO an
lriicle dated Copenhagen, May 10, has |
declared Sglehosd, IN Tie N. f.. of Ice
and, an authorised place of trade, and |