Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-12


ting the prominent traits in the character OF
Achilles aud Hector, Ulysses aud Agamcmnon,
aud OF Andyvn,ache ana Helen He reserved
the consideration OF the Odyssey for his next
lecture.
cnARrEs1oN, Dee. 2s.--By tie ship plerse H0n-
mig. Capt. Pratt aifsea Yesterday SIX dl,s fs,G
avsns, we received iettef fro alleuie cO,Ies-
pond-a, ncinsirga tile ~ Havana papers the iS,l
inst ihclnsive, with iis o arrivals, saiiings sc. vi
tnlt rOu.
bs the sane vessel have also bsen favored with
tie "i Nassau papers Il, TIE ~ asi. ami Jamaica
n'peis 20 Tue 2s'h ui, beth inclusive 49, the latter
inn that most destructive s,oru, eveta DAYS COLI
uGusaee, was Experienced the islgnd I'll Jamaica
ronine "a to Abe iith of November. ibid immense
ian'ase TO The plantations, buildings. throag hont
the '',e rSen; OF the island. The cane aud coffee
re-snere M particular very seriously injured and The
crops lie expected 10 be reduced IN Gems. quemce fully
one haii. e'ea, member of vessels driven Oh
shore aud oauy lives lost. It's riircis wer. also very
serious at Jaso and other ports Of Tue island OF
he intercourse between Ike Uusd States and the
biitlsh COLONIES nei"e cut on. fud no commercial
news OF much "ercsI la readers. A few arrivals
a, Kingston, fsuIn L.rmoda. hatiisx ana Newfaund.
land. are announced M the Jamaica Journals.
strenuous endeavors are sii n.akiug by the nlIahit
ants OF Nassau backed by the strongest Ieevnnenaa
lions from jamaica, induce the British government
- extend The island OF New Providence The
oia nee intercourse with the United States similar To
that enjoyed by IKE Inhabitants of bermuda [Courie
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
90 Hocans, Dec. Is, 1918.
60 wrote you Yesterday per schr. Comet ANTHONY
with tui shipping list. Herewith hand you se-era,
paper OF this day. containing ofth, Pres
dens message nj the opening OF Congress: You win
perceive, however the whole of what relates 10 Spanish
affairs is omitted without even note or remark on ,b
cause The troops to receive possession Of Pensacola
have not yet gone.
FROM papers received By the Pierse 1fonnizg.l
NASSAU. Nov. L. ny auairvai f,oni Cuba il is saied
tbai there were lately wrecked the coast of Cuba
snie nom Bordeaux. and brig from Guernsey names
unknorn. The Insu,gent Pgva,rers in the vicinity
prevented ihe people from TIL shore going OF 10 them
and rs supposed have secured the most valuable art
sles of the cargoe3.
Nor. 2i.-A letter from Ragged Island dated few
"ys ago. that that place Is biockaded by the
insursent Cruiser Fortuna, Capt. NoIthrop which has
been arrassins several Of the small Spanis traders
pound thither and to this pot-ihc British vessels which
ne hcs boarded have been treated politely ht his Am
pearance has created much confusion at Ragged Island
II Is also stated that the of this ca user landed
~ nasesa islahd, aud robbed one Spaniard there of
treated into the woods.
Noe. 25.-We learn with regret that since the late
ia,is me tkenHte have made their appearance The
cotton fields on some Of our Islands and have already
uvne SohsiaeiaD!e inJnry. continuance OF hard
wnus mas also IN Others hurt the planters corn
crops.
BY a vessel from Grand Bahama, we learn that
spanish armed brig from Havana to Costa Firma with
specie. has been wrecked near the Memory Rock....
ne people and large sum OF money have heeu saved
She mad crew of between and 20 men She is sun
posed to be the La, ola lately fror, Vera Cruz,
Dcc. 2-.The Spanish brig mentioned in our paper Of
the 25th nit. berng wrecked near lie Menory Rock
was The Eoo. Rodrigues from Vera Cruz boun, 10 La
GuiTa, who with his crew and upwards of & leo 900 in
specie arrived here on Monday last in wrecking
From The Vi,ginia Epaageticat Magazine for Novr
HAZARDOUS ENTERFRlZE.
Some Young gentlemen lately on a visit to.the
Natufa Bridge One ofihe,n youth Of exJaor binary
ACTIVITY determined to Hscibe his name in the per-
pendcular rock which faces The cbasm and Supports
me afch, higher Than any had ever done before
itwaSonhd no dificu!t work 10 ascend to that height
on ambition But wien Ibis object was accomplished,
tue young adventurer found, as orators and poets
often md, 1t much mole difficult to descend than 10
rise. last ;he reverse Of vusips IacEis desceasns
dUerst was true here. In short, going down was i'm
possible There was no alternative, but to fall and be
crushed To pieces, or to climb The top of the
IN THIS most peTilous situation the hardy youth undis
mayed by The terrors which surrounded him. resolved
to make attempt, which every one regarded as ses
perate AAd while his companions looked on with an
anxiety which thrilled through all their inbs exnec,
ing every momen 70 see him p!ecipitaed the roct
DeioW, ne pursued his way suspended often hand
on projection of the limestone while with knife IN
the other, ne picked place higher MP, by which he
cohia get hrn hold When IL is recollected that the
rock is always moist that It's projections often are
ooscDed aud fall that The precipice is nearly three
hundred feet high aud so nearly perpendicular That
pnmn lihe WIZ descend from top bottom and scarce
~ toucn, u is impossible TO conceive an undertaking
OF greater peril nor ola higher order Of resolution
presence " nns tnan that displayed this occasion
The asceRt required considerably more thar an hour
me adyentner rose 10 theto with mnabated vgor aud
was hahe' by hs companions with shout OF joy.
immediately Tevuison of his feelings succeeded and
he lay and painted The earth totally spent and for
considerable time unable to rise. understand he a.
crioes us escape to gracious inter of Prov
hehce, ana gives this satntary caution, not indulge
the ambition of nscrbing The name HAL, ON tle roek
until one has well considered how lie ma, descend win
safety. Bold aud successful CRAFTSMAN as he is he il
not ut all disposed hnlselfo engage in similar adye
lure, or 10 recommend an limitation of to others
In The last month, attempt was made by two
debtors confined in the city OF Montreal Canada 10
eject their enlargement by Of aqua forts they
procured supply Off from man by the name OF
Hoyt, stone cutter, who had been confined there +
they had actually succeeded in removing number az
I'VE IRON bars, at the time when guards entered and
detected the enterprise information been convey
ed to the keeper previously WHO caused the guards 10
be doubled; and they secured tie de'inquen,s.
u. S. ROAD.
II appears that the Eastern section OF the u States
,"fhpse road, extending from Cumbe in Mary
land To Union Town IN Penusy ivania upwards Of sixty
one miles cost including eUery expenditure than
y 9JO1O-beng per mile. about 3 700, onIy-and in
report made on the subject IL that the West
ern secioU or last 80 miles OF the same road cost
> $4,000 upwards of SI7 900 per matchmaking
uIneIenee OF y ., 800 III the nile. B0if. Pat.
Null STONES, GROCERIES, &c.-The subscri.
I'VE beers having taken The lower part OF The house
occupied by MsSsTs. DeTTington & JnIins on Cross