Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-20
DOMESTIC.

81 WASHINGTON, Apil i7.-Chevalier
CoRREA DE SIERRA, The Portuguese Min
lister. has taken his q pariurt nsrlhWari.
~ from this city for his S,in.nrr resi-
dense,
Col. ATKINSON, commanding tie Sixth
Regiment az United States Inian,ry,
passed through Tins city aday ortwpago,
en his way 70 j0la ais regiment, which Is
destined to explore and garrison our re-
mote Western territory.
Gen. JESUP, the Quarter Master Gene
raj at the Army, departed f.on, the sea,
OF gov rnmeni al the same time as Col.
Aikinson, for PlusbnJg. |! is understood
his obiec; is personally ia direct every ar
range,nent aud preparation in his depart
mciit, 10 ensure safety and success TO the
expeditions moying 10 The heads of our
s.eal Western Streams. MAJ. Ia.
STATE CONCERNS.
ECrIcUr. = A Noag the Members
just elected into the House OF Representa-.
ti.es oi the State, are Timothy Putin and
Ihomas-S. Witiiams, hiemOrrs Of the last
Congress. All the Members from tia,
State III The prrseni Congress, who will
for the nrst tine fake their seat al the
next session, il will be rvcoi.ec,ed. are
Republicans, or, as they are cal! d. Toie-
raiioniS,s, aud all except one axe new
Members.
LoUIsiANA.-Th Louisiana Bank
Charter expires on tile l2,li Of March
next, and II Is 10 wind up iisconcerns-fOr
(which purpose only lis corporate capaci-
* has been extended, by an ac, of the
Legislature, fer Two years after that date.
MISslsSIPPI.-A act was passed at
the late session of the Legislature, res
pecting The Importation of slaves into
the state. This act requires The importer
10 register The s!ayeiR the county clerks
Office, aud 10 make oath That such slave
has not been guilty Of amy capital crime
10 bis knowledge. neglect TO conform
10 this act subj els the Importer 10 pen
ally of $500. Every slave brought INTO
that stale for sale is subject Ia a tax
Of $40; bn, ihecitizens nay in,port slaves
for their own use free of taxation, except
they be brought from Louisiana OF Ala
hama. a free negro emlgraIing 10 Mis-
sl.slppi is required TO give security in the
sum q! $3.50 Tor his good behavior, and
~ case al liability i~ do SO, is liable To
bss1id al public auction for the term of
twelve months. [Ib.
Extract OF a letter 10 tie editors, dated in
tie hiaGGma Territory, Dlarch IS.
You will conclude, no doubt, that
we are highly graiitied by Tie Hews OF the
LeSsion OF Florida. We think nothing
OF The M,sd, however, for il is literally
good Tor nothing. Put the l0atet. is ilneor
iani. Pensacola Bias is fine har5or for
vessels. Pensacola will be great depot
for the merchandize destined 10 supply
the North Western country. People a,e
already fi0cklng 10 the new acquisition :;
because IL is ne,U. know no other in
ducemeut for The land excepting small
spotS) is worthless, aud does not belong
10 the Spaniards, but TO the Indians,
whose tile has not been extinguished
further than or 9miles from Pensacola"
IL.
We have learned, with great pleasure,
that MIR. RoJsrt Walsh, jua., is al present
engaged ina History Of The United States,
with d particular view TO the refulalion OF
the calumnirs and Misrepresentation Of
European writer's. 10.
A letter received in this city from New
York, by yesterdays mail, states, that
General Brown lies dangerously i'll at
Brownsville, Of "a hem"rrhage in the
lungs. [Wash. City Ga-.