Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-01

aciinr. gave directiors 10 that effect 10
Captain Wan, hope, of ii,e Eurydice
Accordingly. at about ten o'clock ~ night,
Tie Enrydice. after a hrilliaHi discharge
OF rockets, blue lights, &c. commenced q
vIsor0us cannonade, winch was answered
bN brig, and kept up with great spirit on
both sides, 10 The great admiration of
such ladies a. we're in the secret, and The
consideration Of the inhabitants, among
others, Admiral Plampin. who not having
been consulted Oh the occasion, and
imag'n,ng that HE Yankees were endea
vorlng 10 land in order IN carry of Bona
parir, sent his secretary and the signal
inldshipman gallopnS down the steep
SIDE path from the Briars, To ascertain
what was the matter. Nothing could
exc ell The confusion among the natives,
The greatest part of whom tloCkcd Ia the
alarm posts. where tllcv remained until
day light, whilr iiIs favored few vino were
initiated, Quici!v repaired 10 their accus
toned place oi repose, laughing within
themselves al the tears OF their credulous
| neishbors. The following day an order
was issued by Admiral Pisnipin, TO the
squadron under his command, prohibiting
| ii repetition of hight cannonadng, with
out his consent having been previously
obtained. Nothing further Is known
about Bonaparie than that he is on the
island"
BELFAST, August 20.-All The London
papers TEEN with line proceedings pub.
lie meetings throughout the counry.....
III nj appears the most prominent charac-
Ter. He has addressed letter 10 the
editor OF The London Star, in which he
more than insinua,es tina, Birch the con
stable, wasnot wounded, Notwithstanding
AL tina, has been published /" ,ha, effect.
Speaking OF the wcavcrs about Manches-
ter, lie says, For want of better employ
meni, | believe II is true, that many OF
them pass a considerable portion of their
time in what they call playing at soldiers,
or, III other words, iearnmg to niarch aud
wAseL. | have been invited 10 take ride
on Sunday to review them no one but
Manchester spy would give me credit for
walking with my eyes open into such
trap" &c.-From the iniemperance ofh,s
language, however, the printer finds i,
necessary TO suppress paris OF several
passages III his ietler.-lie has also pub
lishei u letter addressed 10 the inhabitants
al alanchester and nGlghboriIuod, relative
10 The proposed meeting, which was fixed
for Monday last. The c0nduci OF this
man is altogether nexpiicabc, it i
scarcely reconciIeable In any ideas Of
common sense. lie assumes Ia be a leader
Of the refurmers ;and YET, by many oil the
most respectable OF that class, his com
pany Is Summed, and his maxims rejected.
lie seems 10 eparicula'iy fond Of fishing
in troubled waters: and flies from one
district OF the country 10 another, setting
himself up as the oracle of the people
lie has, however, hi,h. rio cautiously kept
within the pale of the law {; calculated 10
make himself and his associates outstep
its bnundares. "A il is nv easy - de-
termine precisely where vice beaias and
virtue ends, so, amidst trea citations winch
his conduct l. calculated 10 occasion, his
vehemence may produce consequences
which lie did no; anticipate. Let him
reflect on lhc consequences of the mob
i'll London when Lord George Gordon
coniucI ed them through he city. They
met 10 petition, bat Tiny proceeded to
plumber He cannot be ignorant OF what
then took place.
The accounts from the Continent are
very omlnous.. The Government Of
Prussia seems 10 he asitated in no com
mOa degree. A letter from Wshaden
states, that rests, dOmiciliary visits and
sequestraliOns OF papers continue there,
aud excite general surprise. These APP
pear TO he carried on at The Instance Of
The Berlin police. Several cergymem
have beea taken up. They are accused of
entertaining republican, principles, and OF
mingling politics with their religious in.
structions.