Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-06
DOMESTIC.

DOMES NCs
PRESIDENCY OF'TiiE q. $. BINK.
The reelection OF Mr.. CdRvgS to ihls
lmpor'Iut station, seems Ia excite live
~ soiciiude among the friends OF this
institution. X gentleman 0i his talents,
hrmneSs and integrity, Is absolutely ne
ceSsary, IN The direction oI IT'S affairs, 10
render II really respectable and efficient
io suS;an toe homes OF lis friends, and
dis'pi"int Ike WISHES Gf lis enenIie%.-
NJ. cu&VES entered The doors of the
Bont Nhcu all VAS confusion within and
popular prejudice without. The insiitu-
ton hii a!musl lOsl the confidence at the
pnbht, aud ot ITS Immediate friends =
us character ani fate seemed To .Iany as
II "crr bt thread. hut tie mun, nj
thit ihr appointment at Mir. CBEVES
SOCK place, he scene was changed, is if
by maggie The character oil lee BANK was
rcdvtUirl--liic confluence ut is friends
aud the public Restored. n saw but QUE
path before tIin Hhru he entered on his
adams ration !n his MUD II Was suiS-
ClruiN p!aiu aHt well defined; but 10
reHch ~ termination, he had 10 overcome
ohSt els, ,rom Vbich q inlad of less
htn,Hr-s and decision mouid have shrunk.
IL 0ldrr "a purity The InSliiGtun, lie ,,as
cHtLp"!i"j ia sio tiie almost violence 10
pItaie tech. gs--fu support its interests,
m! the interests q, l.ir ;ut,lu So nearly
a'.i'd wi'h IL, he had 10 brave popular
rivtnnr. !! lac mat regarded the Invita-
tons ia more popular course, he would
have 4bauinnrl has duty but Ia the
whole at ms pHhiic career, H. has, 10 his
l1hHiie r,dt, permitted pepuia,ity 10
weigh iiU; - Il feather IN The balance
against iiHJsyc dttY. Nothing but the
b 81. :, Srti>e al .,uS could have sustained
Nr. CHEvES III ms difficult and disagree
r!e cO1rSe s!rce his election 10 the pres-
Gcrcy % the Bank aud To his services
ald sacrifices of feeling some are so in
sensible as Ia wish his renewal but we
are confident that the good sense of
lArG" majority az rIr Stockholders will
resist the lnHutnce OF vulgar prejudice
a"t narrow minded s"ihshnrss and That
Mr.. CHevGs vii! continue 10 ad0rm sta
t3n uhlch he has filed MIih so much ere.
IN 20 hl">"!t aud advantage 20 The pub
Tx anG 'hr Bank. Charleston Put.
"ASHfNGroN, July 3i.-l.ctters have
hren received Il, this city from iaiparai-
so, ~ 'he South Sea, dCwu 10 ihe 10Th of
March; irnm . peru>dl of which, The
behaving particulars are gathered:
ihc Cniied States Friga,e Nacadonian,
Clp'. DomHes, arrived al Valparaiso on
Tie 2Sih JannarN, after a passage oi 50
HtNs from Norfolk, and ID from Staten
LaHi. She experienced uncommonly
tur weather of Cape Horn; aud, being
hrcalmCd ri0'.r III with the Cape tor
vrra!A.ms, tie officers ~cre asionished
IN iiud no cprreut: indeed, they did not
tind t;'c ship Ia he in The least affected
Nv a curfen, after passiGg Staten Land.
Terra usi tuogo was entirely covered
with SNOW, a. Tar as tie eve could ex-
t"Id; bat the Cape and smaIl Islands in
the Ueighhogiiood had none upon them.
Aiicr passing the straits of MAGELLAN. with
continued tire weather, the vr.stl expe-
nrncel a gale oi wind. of four days con
i~Hancc anal nwca bad weather.
~ the date Of our letter, as the reader
al eady knO"s from other source, Lord
C"Chrane, commanding the Chiiian M
", ennsistiu. of The san Martin, OF 90
guns .',s'-r7, ~ ~, O'Hig9ins, oi SO, a
corvette. OF -, and three large hrg$, was
Oul IN CTuiZe. The AndrOmarhe Ca
DfiiISh ir'gat"l leii al Lima flvo frigates
ahd two brI9S 81 waf, aud a Spanish mer-
chant ship, aiih a million Of dollars on
board. II %i& expected every moment 10
hear ~ the result Of Lord CociIrane's
attack on Tie port Of Cailao (where, we
have already heard, he was unsuccessful
III hrs first aiempi) II he should be
ht'ttlcNt IL was ne opinion OF the VIII
ters Of these letters, that ii would he a
most unfortunate thing for Chill, as IL
wUu'a hardly be possible for tliai govern
m ut 10 reiIt and provision the s,jladrnn
!"r another cruize. Ii they made no prize
money, and were moi paid their wares,
the crews would certainly leave he scr.
vice: for, when they had last sailed. the
men had nOihcen paid fora former cruize,
ami leii ths port much dissatisfied. Im-
deed, tie crew Of the corvette muiinied
and confined shcir officers, with a view
TO take tSe ship 10 Lima, where they said
they should. be paid for their ser, ICES
Ho"csc., alter haying possession of the
sAIp inr three days, she WAS rclakcn t.y
The offers '!ircr men were killed in the
contest, fave iIad been since shot without
trial, aud twenty three remained 10 be
,Yicd. u The fleet should return, after all.
without dong any thing, lhere Was,
Judging from this Incident, lille hope OF
their getting 10 sea again. Lord Coch-
ranp, II WAS believed, would DO all that
he could do with the means he had, and
II the wind favored bin, il was sun.
posed he might possibly take or des-
troy lhe ,hlpping IN CaI!ao. All his cap
tains werc English, ana he had in Tie
squadron about 25G English and Ampri-
cans, the rest being natives Of Chill
General san Martin and Lord EOyhraue
appeared 10 be bosom friends {: but. sotne
appear 10 think, have selfish and not
patriotic rije ls-deSire 10 conquer Pc
RI, no Ior the sake 81 freedom, bat with
q view &C. pcrsou@i ambition and aprran.
Il, L.. l.