Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-20

Tue last week Nv Unknown Williams TO
break into the Bank Of Kentucky, one
on Friday night, and the other on Sun
day night. The first effort was 10 bore
through tire front door Tie second 10
dig through the wall in the Engine House.
They took their own time bu, either
THEN hearts or tools failed them before
they had accomplished their purpose.
The folly OF these attempts is even
greater than the hardhood for if they
had penetrated into the big room, they
wauld have been no nearer The obiect OF
their search than before. Suspicion does
mol apper la ia,i on any particular per-
son but II is universally supposed 10
be somebody who is hard yui. these
g hard times"
LAUNCH.
On Thursday evening 25ih t,l,. was
launched from the boat ward al Leesioun.
one mile below this place, Without any
accident, an elegan; Steam Boa, belong
ing TO Col. James johnson. This is The
boat which, was mentioned sometime ago
IN our paper under the name. Of The
" Etk horn ;" but as she is destined 10
ascend the Missouri TO the Yellow Stone,
1t was thought no more than a compli-
meni due 10 the comprehensive genius
who planned that expedition, 10 call her
| The " CALHOUN
Her iimbers are nearer together than
usual, which adds much 10 her strength,
and she has been pronounced by the best
Judges first rate boat, Tier upper works
are nearly completed and her machinery
is up in part. She will carry about 100
| tons.
| Another boat of upwards Of 30Oions is
rapidly building near the same spot, des-
| Tined for the New Orleans trade
| YELLOW STONE EXPEDITION.
Preparations TO renter this expedition
/ powerful and imposing, are going forward
| IN every part Of our country. Troops are
, marching for ST. Louis from Pla,Isburg.
| from Detroit aud various other quarters
| Tie ymptoms ofhos,iily whch have been
exhibited by some of the indians, lave
determined the government 30 send such IA
number of men as will render opposition
iruiiiess and strike a lasting dread into
The men Of the forest. II is probable that
! 900 or 1000 men will ascend Tie river, q
large portion of whom wllteturn as soon
"a Notifications shall have been erected
capable or resisting, with small force,
any attack which may be unprecedented
AT hat distance in the wilderness. With
these troops will ascend three or four
| steam boats, laden with provision. arms
and ammunition.
| The expedition to the ST. Peters will
start probably before that 10 The yellow
| Stone.
These expeditions are of immense i'm
portance TO The western country in a Two
iolt view. They will drive foreign iuflu.
ence out of the adjacent Indian tribes,
aud protect our frontiers from savage IN
roads. They will likewise equalze in some
measure the expenses of The government
III the various portions of our country,
| and diminish the continual drain of mo
ney from the west To The east in conse-
qurn cot the am uni collected by cove W
IN TO- the sale OF public lands. Hitherto
immense sums have beeu collected in the
wesi where there has been little expendi-
iure, transferred 10 the east and expended
on the army, the navy and notifications
! Tins course of measures has done much
TO increase the embarrassmen,s OF The
| western coun'ry.-ildd the whole amount
collected for public lands, been agsiu
expended among the people OF the ives, OF
roads, on fertItlcatlons or on suclleApe-
dI'lons as those now in progress, we houlu
have been relieved from many of The
dIStresses which we nowiicel. Instead o.
b ing lost TO us forever, it would have
been drawn from lis 0iepois, and again
thrown into circulation 10 gladden. and en-.
| rich the community.
For these two reasons aud Others which
| we have not now room to mention, we
give our most hearty corporation TO The
estabilsiimeni OF these Two posts, aud
wish The plan were extended to another
paint somewhere on Lake Superior.
Indeed we have seen nothing in The
plaps of the present Secretary OF War
which does moi bespesI. great aud com
pr henslve mind. His reports ON Toriifi
cations, on roads, on every hing which
comes within the compass Of his duties,
exhibit schemes, national and grand, ,
worthy of The country and the people for
| whose convenience aud defence they have
been projected. 1rgas.
TO the Editors Of the 1fc,'c. 4 lve,tise,.
new YORK, April I4.--AS the launch
ing of the United States Steam Boat al
| PliIsburg has been announced, and as IL
may MOI be generally known what are the
! objects IN view, send yon some extracts
oil letter from a young officer going up
on the expedition. She is called The IVES
TERN ENGINEER, and VIII start from
| PliIsbufg about the first of Nav II is
intended that she shall navigateaiIe wes-
| tern waters as far as the Yellow Stone Ri
yer, which viii require upwards of two
| Years. IL is mol expected that they Wiil
do more than explore the waters Of the
Missouri and IFS tributary streams The
fFst season, as Tile movements will be
| gradual, in order to obtain thorough
knowledge of that section Of the country,
with history of The inhabitants, soil,
minerals and curiosiiies. The expedition
is under the direction of Major Stephen
II. Long, OF New Hampshire, of the TO-
biographical engineers, attended by Mr.
James d. Graham, Of Virginia, and Mr..
William II. Swift, OF Mass. from thf o..
States Military Academy Major Tho
mas Biddle, Of Philadelphia, of tie artil-
iery, and The ioiloning geullemen:-