Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-20

s"u''""'o f sdtu district. The Con.
ven'ion Is 10 meet at Portland on The sec.
Ond Monday Of Oct. Quh1 And !,
constitution is formed, il is In ne submii,.d
TO the people OF the District 10 he d.,ia.
ed upon IN special town meetipgs-,nd IS
approved by them will become The Cor-
st'nilon OF the new state after The l5,I, of
March next, NJ congress consenis-and ~
rejected, the Constitution of MassacL,
setts, as tar as practicable, is To b,. nro-
visionally The Constitution of lh. new
state, and the Massachusetts Laws are
10 govern, (where not inconsistent with
The new establishmenD until repealed or
altered. The PreSiden; of the Convention
is 10 act as Governor till Governor is
elected. Ordcte'
A DUEL.
A duel was fought on Friday last al
HobokeB, n. Y. between two OF f1ie Off
GERS of the U. s. ship Hornet, wherein
Mldshipman j. b. Nones received the fire
OF ms aniagonisi, Midsbipmau +. T,lden,
ana discharged his own pistol I'm the air.
Much credit is due To- both these gentlemen
Tor their honorable and decisive condnce
IN tins personal reucontre, and we are iap.
py 10 state, II terminated without loss uf
HE. Mr.. n. received slight wound iu
The right shoulder, of which he has re-
covered From the circumstances that
lave come To our knowledge, we are i'm
duty bonnd 10 say, that this genllemaa's
conduct cannot be surpassed in courage
ahu Jus'ice-w'ihoni impniing any thing
10 Tie contrary OF thai Of Mr.. II.
nv. Y. Gazette.
NEW YORK, August l2... Captain
ieXi''or, III 26 days from Vera Cruz, ia
forms HAL few days before he sailed. a
British irigaie arrived there from Hayana.
and was TO take on board two millions OF
dollars; and that the trade between that
province and Mexico was UNINTERRUPTED
Several neutral vessels had lately arrived
at Vera Cruz, but the market was very
dull. [Jerc. All,
Fine Whent.-A cargo arrived here on
Tuesday from Richmond, the produce of
one farm, the average weight of which il
Oh lbs. 10 OF per busbel. 10.
FROM HALIFAX.-The schr. Cherub.
at Boston, brings accounts TO the 3Ist
nAim". The Spartan irigaie sailed in CO
Tor England, with The commissioners OF
The dock yard. The dock yard having
heen dlshanded, the navy hospital broken
up, and all officers discharged excepting
lhe s'0re Keeper, In consequence of hay-
| ing received fresh orders from England.
All The mechanics have been discharged.
II was expected thai Bermuda would b..
the place OF rendezvous.
FROM BATAVIA.
SALEM, August l0.-The day before
The Nancy Ann, sailed, (April % there
was Dutch coaslina brig arrived there
from Saparang, which was attacked ora
| the passage by siy armed Prows; but
beat them oil with the loss of two men
killed on board the brig
The coast of Java, TO the eastward &c
| batavia, is much infested by those pratt
cal Williams. IL will be necessary that ALI
vessels bound there, should be armed an0
good look out kept night and day.
Several vessels have lately been attack
ed, and short time since, an English brig
"as taken by them.
| The Dutch have several men of war
there, of different descriptions, among
others are several gun boats, but they are
OF little use.
Produce of the Island very higl, at Ba-
tavIa very little of the old crop of coffee
or rice remaining on hand. New crop
! nearly ripe.
The last government sales OF coffee
| (l7ih ApriD was AT S 20. II was got up 10
these enormous pricesby the merchants
there, who find assignments from the u.
y. and Holland, with unlimited orders TO
1
was shipped on board an American vessel
while Capt. Osgood was there, which cost
on board 5 81 per picul, or $500, 600 for
The cargo, which, al 5 per cent gave the
| purchaser The handsome sum Of S II 100
| commissions.
| Before the sale of the 18th commenced.
II was the prevailing opinion among The
merchants that il would not 90 higher
| than S 20 or 81, that is % or 25 on beard,
But one.wIo had AN order from Holland
TO purchase large quantity, with very
high limits, took care 10 make il known at
the sale, by which lie succeeded ia getting
nearly up TO his limits.
| 1t viii be necessary for all commanders
oil vessels who go 10 Batavia, 10 use the
| greatest preCauiion, urihey will be brought
In for fine before they are aware OF it.
and those who have been there before, are
the most likely to be taken in.
! The brig Adratic from Trieste, and Gil
braliar, although not quite so late from the
| Mediterranean as the Hebe arrived a New
| port, brings some additional particulars
relative 10 our squadron. The emper or
and empress of Austria, with the King of
| Naples and some ofthe Neapoliian princes
and princesses, and many ladies' and
gentlemen of both Courts, visited The T.,
5. ship Franklin OH the 18th of Nav
| They were received by two royal salnles,
the yards manned, of the whole squad
ron and the British ship of The lire Roch-
fort. They expressed great satisfaction.
| and the emperor promised TO respeat the
visit by himself 10 examine the slip
| more at his leisure. The viceroy Of Sici.
ly aud The British Admiras Sir Sidney
Smith, Iloiham, Freeman,le, and Dur
4 ham were among The 1uapu