Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22
THE WESTERN CANAL.


New YORK, Oct. 10 III is stated in thu
Palmyra Register, that the Engineers
nave commenced lie survey of The North
crn route OF Tie Grand Canal that $500
men, with a competent number OF horses
and oxen, are now al work on The middle
section and that il is still believed tha,
this section will be fitted for navigation
this fall.
We learn that an officer arrived In town
yesterday from the seat Of Government,
with dispatches for Com. Stewart. in the
Mediterranean, Com. Sinclair, command
ing naval officer on this station, and Capt.
Brown OF the U. S. ship Peacock, now a,
the Navy Yard, nearly ready for sea. tits
said that these communications require
that the Peacock shall sail with al! Dies
patch for the Mediterranean. T.. Past.
We understand that the sailing of the
u. S. irigaie Constellation is stopped in
consequence of The return of ,h< John
Adams. The death. OF Commodore Perry
has occasioned I arrangement III his hate
eruiZirg squadrpn-and The proba ability Is
that the decentralization OF the Spanish
Treaty, will produce new and more &c
tive navy operations. lGaz.
Worthy ths attention Of LdiieS.-A the
late meeting OF the Hartford Agricultural
Society, several articles OF domestic man
uiaciure were exhibited, ofsuperinr wolh
inanship aud among the articles ol wcas-
ing apparel were t,o elegant limitations
of ladies' Lcgborn hats, made by two
young ladies from grass common III the
vicinity of Hartford. They were closely
compared, says the Editor OF the Connect
icut Mirror, with The finest Lrghorns worn
by the ladies IN The city oi Hartford, andf
80 curiously were they wrought, HAT one
Of ihem al least was pronounced equal, If
not superior, 10 any with which ii WAS
examined. The material Of which They
are made, so nearly resembles that Of he
genuine LegborDs, that il would be diff
cult, it not impossible 10 distinguish the
one from The other. The grass Is com
monty known by the name OF dcktemdh
grass but not being able 10 procure Il
specimen III season, we are unable io give
q botanical description OF IL al this tins.
CHANGE OF WEATHER.
OctoJer l4.-Ou Wednesday mI2iIt tie
weather was So cold lhai ice MAS formed
IN some paris OF tie city ; and 10 several
places ~ The Immediate vIcInity Of the
city, il waS f0nnI ab0ul the Thickness of
quarter ol dollar On the decks OF the
steam boat Paragon, which vas an her
passage that night from Albany, ice vas
found Of the thickness of d dollar. 4 pas
senger iuiurIns tliai there was SHOW on
Wednesday al the highlands.
The lasl letters from Ndtcic2 state that
the deaths III that place average sb al
two dav--populdtDn 96p.
Oct. l5.--The tOol stale Of The weather
will do mmcb 10 Improve The health OF
The ciiy-precaulioii, however, IS mcceS
sary in not returning hastily 10 the III
.tecfrd district ; every other part 10 safe.
mucl, debate will take place on Spanish
affairs, and much prrcauii0n observed as
90 The measures ~ contemplation. What
ever may be the issue, nU5hiug. Wearc
persuaded, will be done hastily EVERY
possible result will be carefully auiicipat
ed taere is much cor policy aud prudence
TO consider.
EXECUTION....We ind rq;and thai
George Browu, aIo was, AZ iuc last sitting
Of the circuit court OF the u. S. convicted
Of having murdered John Lewis, on the
high seas, is tob ceXrcuied on board 0fthe
u. 5. sloop OF war Cyane, nov al The VA
Wy yard-llie Secretary OF the Navy, nav
ing been applied lo by the Marshal of The
district for d slip OF war for llIst purpose,
eas designated the Cyane. Tile execu
ton, according 10 fhe sentence uf the
court, aust take place between the lieure
oil aud o'clock, OF Friday the 22d Of
tilis month. We also understand, IL will
be carried into effect Oh ibp East river,
nearly opposite Brooklyn heights. I'hc
prisoner wil! be sCoricd from BsiJe@cll,
at about IL O'Clock, by guard Of Dla.
rines. tAnVOcete.
BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW.