Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-18

Among The long list Of expG ,ations 10
the Continent, We are particularly struck
win tie extensive, and still increasing,
Shipment of Cotton Wool-ihat IL is MOI
pa our power 10 check the Improvement of
tarelSn maDu.aciories, or 10 monopollze
The Cotton Trade altogether, admits of no
question, but we certainly are not called
upon 10 encourage our rivals, as we are
nov DONG. by furnishing them with
the ra" material upon lower terms than
our own artisans can procure ii The
duty upon Cotton, for home consulnp-
non, Is one penny per pound, which, at
ihc present low rates of that article, is,
upon Bengals, about 20 per cent. and
upon American and Brazils Cotton about
3 or 10 percent. there being no duty UP.
on expectation, We supply manufacturers
abroad al so much lower rates than our
own countrymen. We are no advocates
tor AN additional imposition of duties,
particularly on commerce yet as we do
noi tliink il would be very convenient 10
repeal the existing. duty on Cotton, we
are OF opinion thai, unuer present cir
cums'ances, foreigners purchasing il from
MS should. III justice 10 ourselves, be sub
je t. the ike charge.
Cotton Market.--The considerable fai-
lures and the prompt day OH iasi Friday
week, depressed the prices of East India
Cotton, and Surats are, III consequence.
quoted sd I'd lower Bengals at abon,
Avery little business was transacted,
but holders OF East India are unwilling
10 sell al the present low prices. Import.
ed, 1893; Pernambucco, 80, Carriacou,
zoos Surai, ana l57 Para.
Foreign Trade -. Our aevices from
~ a m btru ara IN th. oHtt,M inst GOA...
continued subject TO great fluctuations,
and had varied as much as 10 per cent. last
week: the general tendency of thai article
seemed downwards, and large arrivals
being expected, prices, II was antieipat
ed, would be lower towards the summer,
when it was hoped good business might
be done. The transactions in Cotton
were considerable, 1900 bags are reported
to have been sold, chiefly Bengals. Sugar
was dull. Rice IN good demand. To-
bacco stationary. Cotton twisi (Englisl)
III request, and selling al saving prices
upon the last Manchester quotations.
A curlaus trial has taken place al Van
mes, III the department OF Morbi!au. IL
will he remembered that Count Laniul.
nals, IN speaking against the Election Law
proposition in the Chamber of Peers, AS
serted that insurrectionary NOV eneuts
were then actually going on in the SOU
thern districts, that the insurgents had
already 10000 English muskets and that
some OF the conspiraiOrs, who had been
detected and arrested, were then under
going secret examinations, preparatory
10 their b,ing publicly brought to trial -
Two persons, named Lagall and L. CUES
vel have been tried al Vauues, and from
The evidence. appear 10 be The consplra-
tors alluded to by NJ. LanjuinaiS. ! he
history which the prisoners gave OF them
selves is truly strange. Alter trying To
stir up the Royalisis III the departments
TO instruction. they proceeded to Guern-
sey, in the quality of Diplomatic agents
from their brothers in arms to the Eu-
glish observation-disclosures 30 guineas
~ take them to London-and we're favo-
rably received by the British Govern
ment which promised them aid and
protection, in the design of erecting Bri-
fanny into separate state F! The Brit
ish Government, however, was too eau
tious Ia commit itself openly and the
two Diplomatists returned to France by
Dnnkirk. Upon touching their native
soil, they suddenly changed their cha
racters, and addressed letter TO the
Count De CAFES, then Minister of Police,
Excy's. safety, and proposing TO disclose
to him horrid conspiracy against the
Kings government. They denounced
several persons by name as engaged in
the plot, such as, the Counts Severe de
Ia Boislern, de Margadel, the Marquis de
la Boissiere, with several others who had
been officers Of high rank i'll the royal
army Opposed 10 the Government OF
BonaparieO and NEST Of the Priests of the
Department. Nj. de CAFES, however, i'll.
| stead OF rewarding their zeal, has had them
tried for their lives. Upon their trial they
retracted their dcnunciations of indivi
duals. and declared that they went so
England solely TO get into the confidence
| OF the English Government, and discover
| whether II entertained designs against the
| Government, OF the King of France
They persisted in eliminating tie En-
| slish Government, and declared that The
| plot OF which they spoke, really existed
but was defeated. They were accused o.
the following charges-lst, being eugsr
ed III plot 10 subveri the Government o
the King: ID, conspiring with the Eng
lIsh Government against the French Gov.
erumeBi; Sd, having made criminal pro
p osilions 10 Foreign Power, which iha
Power rejected. Tie prisoners were ac.
quilted of the first, but declared gully
of the second aud third charges. Then
Counsel raised point of law i'll their ia
vour-thai they made discoveries whici
brought them within On provisions o
the penal code. The Judges rul,d III,
point III their favour, and pronounced then
not gully. They are merely placed ln
five years under the sprUeiHance Of IN,
police. The Crown Counsel have appeal
cd against the construction OF the Judges
and the question CONES before the Cour
Of Cessation. This is altogethtra strang
affair. As far as we can Judge, these tw,
| PERSONS are merely prOilipaie adYen1n