Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-13

Inc aci OF Assembly passed bv a..
gislature ct this state al their Ia ane
pioiessediy TO prevent the s.lli,.
cnanSing The notes Of any of H.. D.
" ''is s'ate AT less than their ,on";,
sd'ue, mas HAD the effect of greatly
.''"S"S 'ne discount on all such 49,.
"s are no. received by some Bank IN mi;
ci'y. Ihis is obvious in the ,,;}era,,,u wi
tween The current value of H..
HE FARMERS Bank OF MarSl,,t
payable AT Annapolis of tiye dali, 70
upwards being received al ,I,e RAT ,ry
baltimore are al par, while ,hose -,
pie at The same place, of deno,n;na,;o,,
less thah hve, ana those payable al ,ba
Branches IN Frederick and Eas,on
,,no"gh 'n;rinsieaiiy as valuable, are a, a
discount ot three percent. because no bauL
III 'h'S cary VII receive them in pa, ment
or on deposit Bah. FED On
Among The great discoveries and inn
proNemen's receniiy made la, tins country
lsays HE New YORK. Evening PosD none
car, ne more important 10 emigrants, than
10 learn, that houses can be conslructoI
so as To travel with whole families !,
them, furniture, crockery ware aud al
without The least danger of bre,l,ny nr
lnpurnS. The whole way, from the DIS
trlci OF Maine 10 the Alabama Terr,,o-
~ Ecce Stgnumi
.from the Boston Gasettcl
gentleman, ON his return from, .L,
Western Country, Informs us. tina, wb;is
passing through Tennessee, he me, = fen.
Yelling house, drawn by six horses. iva,
stories high, and containing three i;,mi!ie
of % persons IN the VI hole. They renort'
ed themselves from the District OF Maine
bound To Alabama, where they intenda,i
10 locate themselves"
FIRE.
BALTIMORE, August 9.-Abont 2 n.
clock yesterday morning The CITY wa.
alarmed with The cry offire. |, WAS fou,,I
TO proceed from the conflagraiion of one
OF HE Three unfinished three story brick
dwellings, OF 81. Paurs Lane, extended
beyond CHURCH street. The fire com.
henced on The lower floor and spread We
~ rapidly over the house, owing to the
quantity OF shavings, lumber. &c. in il
In few minutes the whole interior MAS
ihveloprd in flames, and its destruction
rendered complete. This house was the
property OF MIR. Vfifam l.. ChappeH. The
adjoining house, The property of MIR. lYs..
Il. mus, had us root consumed and rp-
ceifed considerable damage IN the upOrr
notwithstanding The limited sun
ply OF water, the vigilance and exeriions
OF The ire and nos e cOmpau!es prevented
IFS sharing siMilar fate with the first
The third house belonged 10 Mr.. Samuel
benson and was but slightly ininrcd.-
That Tins work of destruction WAS The
designed acl OF viliaInous ipcendiarv.
inere is not the least possible doubt.
The alarm OF fre, which was gwen a lew
nights ago, we nov learn, arose in con-
sequence OF tins same property having
been on fire; II was then fortunately ex
tinSuished almost as soon as discovered.
Since That time we are informed than the
different proprletors IN person Alternately
watched the properly every night nnhi s;
iurday night, when The gentleman Mj,ose
,lighi II was 10 watch ieti the property 10
me care oil three lads, apprentice 10 The
different owners. After remaining awake
until laie hour the lads went 10 sleeo II,
Tie second story of MIR Chappelis house.
aud the first animation they had of the
fire was by the smoke and lie crackliug
OF the flames. One Of the lads made his
escape through The flames, and was
slightly burnt; The other jumped from a
second story window, and the last II is
said, jumped from the third story.
he proprletors OF these houses are
an "cIcidul idIOFS anu respectable Cltl-
zens. On Mr.. w. l.. Chappeil, whose
house is now heap of useless rubbish.
this calamity falls particularly heaSS, as
we are informed iia, ali The fruits OF his
industry and economy for several wears
were Invested in this property. We are
conhdent that The iibcrality OF orr Gill
Zens Will induce them To- paironize IN
amIabie young man, ana thereby enable
him 10 retrieve his heavy loss.
Ameyicaa.
DISTRICT COURT DE THE q. STATES soR TIE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNsYLVANTA
oheckef q others vs.. The Geapra E0rer
Ihls was novel case in our country, aud It's
decision involves the most Interesting cunse-
queues TO the Whole district bordering ON
our western waters, The plajEtltis were hired
hands CA board the Geneva Boxer, ard were
discharged without payment oil their wages
they libelied the boat, which as perishabla
property, was sold by an iuterlocutory decree,
aud The case was submitted 10 the honorable
Jonathan IA. Walker, Judge of the western
district OF Pennsylvania. In a very able a3d
learned opiDios, IN which the questions receiv-
ed all that attention and research whcI, its
Importance merited, it was decided that tile
admiralty jurisdiction OF tile u : cOurts does
extend 10 the fresh water, nayigabie streams
OF the interior OF the continent, that The Wa
geSO boatmen come nrdeT the denomination
OF seamens wages, and that the remedy bv
libel may be resOrted to, in cases similar 10
those OF the Atlantic waters. like decision
has been made IN the district of Kentucky in
the case OF The steam boat BuffalO
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