Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-11

is said, screen miHicrs Of doliars.- Monday
last being The first day Tor The entry OF
land remaining unso!dat The conclusion of
that sale, al an early hour an H.. mensc
body OF people appeared before the Land
Ofhcc III his place for that purpose, and
so grea, Was the avidity 10 be, o,ne par
chaser>, II is NOT Supposed single quarter
section, OF amy value, remains unsoid.
The neA, sale of public lands in this
quarter viii lake place al Franklin, on
the FIRST Monday in May. 10.
PlTTsBURG, May % On Tuesday af-
ternOOD last, about = o'clock, the ciiizeus
oil tins place were alarmed hy AN cXplo.
sion, which immediately directed their
attention 10 the United States arsenal
about two miles distant. II was soon dis.
covered that some Of the buildings were
on hre. aud the citizens, with AN alacrIy
highly honorable 10 themselves, immedi
aieiy repaired Ia the place with the city
cngiueS before tbeirarrival in sufficient
numbers, however, the buildings in which
The explosion had taken place were so
completely cnvelopcd in flame, that
nothing could be done 10 save them their
attention was therefore directed To the
neighboriDg buildings, which though of.
ten IN danger, were tiUaIly preserved. Tie
buildings destroyed were those used aud
occupied Us military laboratory {; and
we are informed, npon good authority,
that the fire which caused the explosion
was produced in what is called the Drip
ing room OF the building, by The charging,
or driving ola rocket. The officer having
charge of that branch of the establish
ment was present in The driving loom
rI,pt, ll,a.
bravery deserving Of The highes, com.
mendaiion, used every eatriion in his
power 10 stop its progress, without effect.
IA, The risk of his life. The train of fire
found its way from the diving 10 the
compositions room, in a few secends--where
large quantity was prepared for imne-
dIale use, on The explosion of which the
ROOT was blown OH, S about one half of the
building instantly leveled TO the ground;
and although, at the time Of the expio-
SION, there were 3 men in the building Ihey
were mlraculously saved by the immedi
a'e assistance oil The garrison. Some of
them have been seriously injured, hut no
doubt Is entertained OF the complete re-
covery Of the whole. Too great praise
cannot be giveE To The interchangeable ex.
erilons ol Maj. Wooley, and The officers
and men under his command, az well as
To the large body of citiz ms who so
promptly repaired to the place, and rem.
dered every assistance in their power.
NASHVILLE, May 26.-With much plea
sure we are enabled To say, that our dis
,insuished ielIow-ciizen Major General
ANDREW JACKSON, has recovered from
a violent attack OF the Dyscniery, which
for day or Two last week threatened The
loss of his valuable life C(,o,
LITTER OF LIONS.
There are al this time, exhibiting i'm
thsyard of the Nashville Inn, i'm this City,
(see adveriisemeni,) a Lioness and her
Eiter OF Whelps, three IN number. The
whelps were Uttered where the, are now
exhibited, on the night between the 18th
and 18th inst. The occurrence tfords the
cilzens OF tins place, an opportunity of
testing the correctness OF DIR Goidsmlih's
account ofths animal. The Doctor. who
very closely followed Button, Informs
us, that " tn Lion is ierrblc OH all occa-
| sIons, but particularly AT those seasons,
when he is melted by desire. or when the
female has brought forth. With respect
TO the lime OF CESSATION, naturahsis have
been divided. some asserting HAT the IL
oness went with young Sir months, aud
others but taco. These doubts are now
veral OF these animals bred in the Tower,
so that the manner of their population.
the time of their CESSATION, and the mum
Der they bring forth, are pretty well
Known" The Lioness " goes with young
as am assured by her keeper, no more
than tre months, the young ones, which
are never more than tpo IN number, when
brought forth are about the size of d large
pug dog, harmless, pretty and playful"
HE Li0ness, tho naturally less strong,
less courageous, and less mischievous
than The Lion, becomes terrible VIXEN she
has young ones 10 provide for"
For full : account the reader is re-
| terred 10 the Doctors animated Nature,
FOL 2, Head, Animais IF the Cat kind."
In a conversation with the keeper, and
proprietor of the Animals now exhibited,
we learn that the time of CESSATION, III
The case before us, was The period OF fur
months exacily tile issue three in number
that The animals both were less under
command, and evidenced much more fe-
rociiy even to ihc keepers, at the time of
population, than was manifested III any
occasion, even by The female, at the iiale
of CESSATION. The wbeps can now be
taken from The cage, and handed aboul
among the spectators, and returned 10
II by Tie keeper, without exciting much
emotion i'll the dam, who nevertheless
appears much attached TO them. Com
pany while examining the young, are
watched with vigilance by ibe Ll0ness.
and considerable dislike to some, il ex-
pressed by her countenance. III.
NEW YORK, June 4.-The steam ship
Savannah, Oh her passage 10 Russia, was
seen on Saturday last, IN lat. 80 80, long.
66, by capt. Brown, of the scbr. Union,
from Madeira Al first uiew IL ,ras Snn