Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-14
SPECIE PAYMENTS

Tie Bank OF Mount Pleasant, resuacd
specie payments some weeks since.
ne western Reserve Bank, we learn.
continues 10 pay specie as well as the
Bank OF Marietta, the Bank ofChillicothe.
and the Lancaster Ohio bank.
The 81. Clalrsyille Bank is winding I'm
us concerns but redeems lis notes on
demand.
We have not, as yet. learnt, whether Ire
Cincinnati Banks. or either of them, have
resumed specie payments.
Nor can We learn VIII, Their ii is the in
tenlion OF The United States Bank to with
Draw lis branches from this sta,e-our
opinion Is, that the branches uiH not be
'r'thdiaan, and tina, the rrceui maanuvre.
as 10 the deposits of the United Stakes
monies receivable for land, is for a pur-
pose hostile 10 the State Banks-ii is an.
oihrrieaiOut Of the book OF i,isb polly.
divide and govern" has always been The
motto OF arlsiDcracy aud monarchy and
Is Inc foundation and prop efall arbitrary
ana III gotten power-our American arts
tocracy is already pursuing the same
means-and, unless checked by the spirit
and Independence of the people. the same
result must inevitably follow -,lownright
and slavish submisson must bc the end
oft IWeytsr, Vs,,Ll
AsHINGToN, May lo-The United
| States frigatc Congress, capt. Henley
sailed from Annapolis OH Thursday laS,,
Tor Kio Janeiro, with MIR. GRAHAM, our
Minister to The Portuguese and Brazilian
government, and his family, on board.
from no the Congress viii proceed Oh
ber extensive cruise IN The AsiaiIc seas.
On Tuesday last Mr.. BAGoI,. the Min
lStpr EnnllnI .,,,1 IA, Il
Ell from Annapolis, in the British iripate
Forth, on their return bone.
The Ontario, capt. Biddie, left Apnan-
Oils, Tor Norfolk, ON W etinesdav.
Nat Int.
-, Ame7caH H'St0ry.-Au essay in the last
Richmond Compiler, on HE subject OF
the history and the historians ofAnerica.
reminds US OF a work about which we fell
much interest at The time that lis exist
ence"as announced. Wealludetoa man
nScrlpt history of Virginia, by The iate
EDMUND RANDOLPH, OF that state, which
was offered 10 the American publishers
some three or four years ago, by his exc
cu'oTs. We then copied into our paper.
from HE Enquirer, some extracts from lie
work, which impressed us with a hipl. o.
plnlon of lis historical merIi, aud general
lnieresi-bui no other opinion could be
formed Ola labourcd pfodacton from The
sisclpIined genius and polished pen ofihe
venerable and distinguished author. \
revolutionary patriot, aud contemporary
VIII tie interesting events auti prominent
men OF that day, nc was wpiI qualified, iys
personal observation, 10 present liescenes
and actors OF the iime in coYrecland sirit-
ing view. We should be Glad 10 learu
"ha' disposition was made of ,lis inIsr-
esiing MSS. m
An attempt is making 10 produce an
Impression upon The public mind. ofau
intention 10 convene Congress al a dav
earlier than that established bv the Goa
sHiuuon. Ii may prevent misapprehep-
SION TO state, that, from all sc can learn.
ihere Is no foundation whatever for such
afumor. lHe common SuppOsilion al a
deficiency in The revenue, is enlireIv un-
founded, the receipts having equaiied if
mol exceeded, expectation. There IS AZ
present not even plausible ground for
anticipating call of Congress. The pro-
papailon OF such TumoTs, az have a iet-
dcncy unnecessarily TO agIiaie the public
mind, has an injurious effect at least. if
mol miscine'ous object. Nat. Int.
BALTIMORE, May IO-W eunders,and
that His Excellency MIR. PoLErICA tie
Russian Minister, lately arrived al New
York, is the same gentleman who several
years since was attached 10 the Russian
Legation when Count Pahlrm was The
Russian Minister in this country. Mr..
POletica, during his former residence
here, made many personal friends. by
whom nc was much respected and ts-
teemed. Since illen, we learn from tie
journals OF Europe, lie has enjoyed the
confidence OF the Emperor Alexander.
who has engaged him in importan! mis-
si@ns To Spain and elsewhere and if IS
sand The Emperor summoned him tn The
councils at the late convention Of SOy{-
reigns al AK la Chapelle, at The time
when he was about itnmediaieIy 10 en-
bark for this country. Ian biographical
sketch of the late Col. Rapatel, formerly
well known as citizen of Baltimore. and
who was killed in battle in ihe urghbor
hood of Paris: in HIS biographical sketch
published in our papers in June 1874.
Mr.. POlctlca was thus respectfully neiic-
ed, when wc could not then have ante
pated HAT he would ever again visit the
United States:
Col. Rapatcl embarked afNew York .
and sailed from the United States Win
Mr.. POLETICA, ofiIie Russian Legation.
EC'i"V""h W distinguished literary AMI
political scIencc--a Russian of Jealous
patriotism and of accurate aud extensive
political information, both with respect
TO Europe and this country" (Ti
The Circuit Court Of the United States
for Maryland District, is now in session
in this city. The Grand Jur; have bad
number Of witnesses before iien and.
we learn, thai some important invesiiea-
iisns arc making, which will result in tri-