Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-09

I Tor The eniOresnen OF lie obligation on tile
rart OF the banksto discharge their notes in
| specie, when demanded. This can he mos
| certainly effected by considering aud punish
lng, az an act of bankruptcy, any attempt OH
! Tue pant OF bank to circulate lis notes whilst
I u refuses TO discharge them in specie, or the
| hotes OF other banks in the same situation
nave the honor TO be- sir, very espectfuI.
! ~, your most obedient servant,
The Hon.J. W. EprEs,
Cliaiimao of the Committee of Finance
| lae d6oce report has been agreed 10 by the
Scaaie.l
lsRoM THE Boston GEpkRroRY1
H'tf"ef era tifer IRON gentleman Of this fora,
o. fSrffeh tn London last month.
Sir Joseph Banks discaims ever having believed in
The narrative Of Adams, and says he repeatedly deciar
ed this persuasion 10 Earl Baihprst aud The
beth 81 the 1rst examination am subsequently, More
over he says, Adass true name rs Rose and that he
changed because he deserted from, an hoard Rrsh
man .! war. mention these facts becanse Sir Joseph
showed me an able review OF The whole matter in the
NORTH American Review. which he praised much.
Ayhng lnan, by the name ofsiichie whom knew rs
Secretary 1.-THE British embassy at Psrs very extra
ordinary man, full of talent, enthusiasm and knowledge
mas been sent to Tripoii al his passionate desire
togo to Fombuctoo, under The auspices protection
OF he Dey, who IS counting the PrtBcc Regent in
hopes of getting Agiers Here then is another chance
or II. ba'y Us at Naples, 10 unrol the Hercuianean
MSS He writes, that he has found Tie cause of The
adhesion OF the lanna To he liquid formed by the
snpierrahean aanps aud thinks he has discovered
cieticai soNest for 1t. II any thug can succeed
suppose 1t must be his wonderful practical sasacty
wh'cf - more remarkable and rare, think than even
his genius.
called on Mr.. Hobhouse to-day to ge. some mforma
ton thai may be useful f. aad picked up :rom him
some literary news the ciisf Of which is tb;t ard
Byron is about TO pah!ss poems one on the story
OF Don jnan dramatic. Uohhouse hitpsrlf mn, IN al.
elbows in the election for Westminster OF which he
feels sufficiently confident, is nevertheless writing
book on ihe revolutions Of Italy between i7aI and
Tor which he VIII lave line materials from his connex
ions there His notes to Lord Byron are The be work
have eyer seen on Italy, especially in what relates to
recent iiteratufe lie little short fellow extreme
ly lively, eloquent in conversation and ,aks very you
by and very well. should not think him violent as
parry man. from what he says to day, though his
notes give us a different opinion.
INDIAN WHEAT.
We saw in tie market last week two ioads of uh..,
OF kind rev 10 us. which, peculiar properties
when possesses promises TO be valuable Acquisition.
10 cur county The said the seed was first oh
i3ired from Philadelphia, aud had been particnIariv
cultivated ia Oneida county for Two or ihree years
The kernel is very large the head raIher fhnrf ana
bearded When well sled it weighs 90 to 20 lbs Der
bushei. The sample we saw, which was rather SHRINK
weighed about IS ibs. per bnshei.
lie peculiar properties Of this wheat which is
spring grain, are
|, II is much more hardy than common grain. The
it, lodging. - ~
p On account it is presumed of this qaaliiy in the
straw II IS never injured by the fly or insect IL ha,
yielded large crop BY the side Of common wheat tn,
has nearly been destroyed by the ily.
3: u has never been known to be affected by smut
Inc o"Aer informed MS, that Notwithstanding The an
avora5eness Of tue season. obtained 80 bushels per
acre ldI6aay Register.
E'trdeiS Of letters tye,a gentleman in st. Tho
mas to has friend IN Baitinors.
ST. THOMAS. 9th Dec. 1918
II mas iateiy been announced in an extract
OF atetter from admiral Brjou to Mr. s. 40
Iorsny, OF this island, dated the iii, u.iimo.
thai Lord Cochrane had arrived at the re<ii
gos islands with five vessels of war; ihe state.
ment has, however, been subsequently con-
ttadicted by order af government, on the auiho.
rlty OF a masier OF a small Danish sloop. who
SAYS he left Marguerite, where he had been
carried ~ and acquitted oil the 18Th at which
time he says no Intelligence had been received
there. Our papers containing each of thrse
paragraphs accompanies this letter. Ii NAV
not be aUss 10 advise yon that the printer has
received peremptory Instructions against The
puDicaiiop OF any article favorable TO the
independents Should the inteIIioerca com
municated by the admiral prove 10 be correct
~ WIZ prove valuable acquisition TO the
cause OF Sonth American iudependence and
must, IN my opinion, turn the scale in their
favor.
We have also information that on the St,b
uliino an action was fought in the neighbour
hp0d OF CHinans, between a division of the
independcnt army under Marine, and dyi.
sion OF Tue royal army. IN which the former
were defeated with loss of 400 men aud G0O
stand otarms. This intelligence, am sorry IN
say has been derived tom source tbaturts il
beyond doubt. | trust, however. and believe
that shortperiOd willeHabe them To retrieve
the loss.
Not having been able to procure the papers
mentioned. | enclose you copies from the
printers file, 10 which wiltad that have
seen letter from colonel. dated Margueri,a
ioth November, announcing The arrival
there have also been subsequent letters, which
ennneTaie the vessels, the principal of which
IS the Venezuela of 81 guns The defeat
have mentioned was only Of small part of
IarinOs force, under the command Of colonel
Montez, near CdfiacO, but is not considered Of
aly Importance"
F." The incIosed letter Of The 9th inst. was
inteuued TO have been immediately forwarded
by the schooner Flight OF your CITY. which
vessel has been detained longer to complete
hsr repairs than had been at first anticipated
since that ! am well Informed that general
Boiiyarhas assumed or been appointed 10 the
mead OF the civil department Of tie govern.
meit of Venezuela. which, I am happy 10
intogm you, IS now about to become repre- sen-
taiVe--uo bad omen Of their future success
The delegates have already been appointed
ana we're III nly last advices, on their Journey
towards AngOstHfa. The army is in lie neaj,
TIME, under tile cOnxnand OF general Piez. who
IS spoNen of as man possessed Of great mill
tdry taiepts-and perhaps ira tie present
state Of atairs, much higher qualification
the DiOst undoubted courage.
am sorry that the nnirequency Of arrivals
from Tie main. bds put 10 ont Of my power IN
confirm the truth Of the statement of Lord
COchraDes arrival the only vessel we have
had from tHat quarter since my last was n
Danish vessel OF war therefore IL any inieiii-
geDce bad tfdnspircd At Marguerite, il would
he carefully concealed here. !n a few DAYS
{iudeed ] may almost say hourly) l am IN
expectation Of the arrival Of an American
vessel tom thence. Baltimore Censor.
FROM BUENOS AYREs.
Extract " q icfter to gentleman IN Baltimore,