Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-27

, sales oil the portuguese brIY fOquiia atfu
/, cargo, prize 10 the Ariigan priyaieer Re-
| publicana, 10 be restored 10 the owners,
after paying duties aud charges. The
restoration was ON The ground, that we
/ were at peace with Portugal. aud that the
| Republican, had increased her armg-
neni IN the United States.
HoRFoLK. April 2O.-fIis Britannia
! alaiesty's ship FORTH, Sir john Lewis
Bart. commander, II days from Halifax,
IN. 81 went up the Bay GU Sunday last,
totakeon boardai Annapolis, MIR. BAGOT,
the British Minister, for England.
- 9 ( Beacon.
FRANKFORT, April 9.-On Thursday
evening the LIST. iusi. the elegant Steam
Boat Expedition of 200 tons burtheh,
commanded by Capt. Craig, arrived al
the Warehouse below this place she dis
charged her Cargo, reloaded with produce
! and descended the river the following day.
We are tald by gentleman who accom-
paHied this hOat few miles, that she
went the first six miles in tw eniy inmates.
This is understood TO he ore of the boats
chartered by Col. Johnson 10 govern
ment. tor the Yellow Stone Expedition.
Thus We have The pracficabiliiy of navi-
ga,iug the Kentucky with large vessels
propelled by steam, satisfactorily esiab
lisbed. The obstacles TO The commerce
Of the western country, which a few years
ago we're deemed SO formidable, are ra-
pldiy ielliug 10 the ingenuity and indus
try oil our enierprizing citizens, and the
abundant harvests of our fertile country
are waited 10 distant regions with ra-
pidity, HAT recently would have been
ascribed to nothing short of magic.
[Comme,dafor.
We regret TO learn from a gentleman
direct from Cincinnati, that The arrange
ment for placing the deposits Of the Uni
led States in the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank of Cincinnati, has entirely failed.
SOMETHING NEW,
On Thursday evening, the 2d Instant,
arrived AT The lover warehouse near This
place the new and elegant steam boat
EXPEDITION from Shippingspori, built
at Piiisburg and purchased nv The enter
prizing aud interchangeable Col johnson
Tor The Yellow Stone expedition. She
carries abOu. 900 tons and brought up
the Kentucky about 80 tous. Her ac-
communications are Of The first order. The
water was rapidly falling, in consequence
of which all possible expedition was used
In siischarging her cargo and preparing
her 70 descend the river About ten o.
clock on Friday she had received about
100 tons, WHICH the captain thought as
much as could with safety be carried in
her down the Kentucky. About half past
eleven O'clock she was ready TO start.
Several hundreds of the citizens of this
town AMI county had in the mean time
assembled on the shore TO witness sight
so gratifying and so novel. The officers
of The militia who were on drill near town
a.
opposite the boat. After trying the force
of her steam for few minutes against
The stream, she swung round and Gid
ed Enthusiastically down the river, salut-
eel by the firing of tile officers and the re-
itera!ed cheers of tie citizens. She was
soon out of sight, firing as she pro
ceedcd, and in twenty minutes was five
miles from town.
This is the first steam boat which has
ever assembled the Kentucky river. She
met with no accident, and some Of our
citizens who have returned, continued on
board until she had passed the most dii-
ficmli place OH her descending VOYAGE.
There arc times every year in which steam
boats "f ALMOST any siZe might ascend to
this place, lead and return with perfect
safety. But the periods are short, and
almost before a boat can be brought up
from LOUISVILLE, ttle river idiiS.
But we are satisfied, that with some
Improvement, the river might be made
wayigab!e TO this place for small steam
boats al all times and we ardently hope
that the sight of Ibis beautiful boat rid
ing in our waters will stimulate our cifi.
Zrns 10 an cffo,i which at no distant day
woi,ld render Frankfort the emporium Of
all tile central parts of The state.
Shmnld Col. J.. johnson be successful
in liis present splendid undertaking, his
own influence, wealth and enterprise
could add 10 his other merits, the honor
of This noble achievement.
eT~Snce writing lie above Editorial Article
onihe subject of the Steam Boat, the following
JOHNSON. by one of the Editors of this paper.
STEAM BOAT EXPEDITION.
Port JJWiup,. I'd April, 1919.
MY Worthy Friend: We landed al this
place in perfect safety at common bed
time little after clock, after having left
Frankfort at ~ O'clock. From this being
the first trip down The Kentucky River,
our boat being large and the river narrow,
we thought ii the NEST prudent not TO
raise the Steam very high. OF course
you will readily perceive that we can
make the "trip from Frankfort TO the
ONO III "A much shorter time. This ex-
pertinent proves that tie Kentucky Ri
yer 10 Frankfort is navigable with
Steam Boat of 300 ions burihen. II
AT once destroys The doubts, that seem
almost universally 10 exist even among
navigaiors oftliis river in small craft, thai
al proper stages oi wafer il can be navi
gated with as much ease and safety as
any other river for can assure YOU. sir,
that found not The least difficulty in the
| experiment. On onr way up we left the
mouth about o'clock on The evening Of
] lie 81 st of March and arriund al [ ees.