Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-14

ploys thirteen Parliamentary Reporters.
Ii we consider thai there Is much less
speaking IN the parliament than IN con.
gress, and that The National lutelligencer
has but one Reporter, we cannot IA, old the
conclusion. that Mr.. GALES deserves the
highest appreciation for the extraordinary
industry, aud The distinguished accuracy
and ability, with which he reports the
proceedings and debates in congress.
u. =. PENSiONS.-Saturday last was
the day for paying The public pensioners
at The Bank OF the United States. We
understand thai the number applying for
the payment of their pensions here ID
mounted to about eighteen hundred. Two
hours before The usual time for opening
bank and The adjoining office, the appli-
Giants began TO flock in aud IN II short
time, the court leading 10 tho bank was
almost literally blocked up, and CONTINUED
IN that situation until alter two O'Clock.
The scene was an interesting one here
aud there, in the crowd, we're 10 be seen
The soldier who had lost an eyr or limb
III The service OF his country and the Wild
owed mairon, whose husband had laid
down his lite III the ieuted field" anx-
iously pressing forward to receive The re.
ward OF their sacrifices and hereavementS.
Occasionally we could hear veteran tell
formed Tie day oltrial, the" hair breadth
'scapes" he had made, and as ii we're
fighting his battles DER again" The great
number otpensioners. and the lormS To be
observed on the occasion, will consume
several days IN completing the payments,
II being impractcablc To satisfy more
Frank. Gax.
THE CAMDEN BALLOON.
Sept. S.-1he Crowd yesterday i'm
Camden, and on the Philadelphia side
OF the Delaware, was not equal to one
fourth Of what il had been OH Thursday
last. We do not believe oHe-eighil part
OF the number of people crossed the river
yesterday, that fah'passed on Thursday.
About half past five o'clock, the Balloon
was cut loose. |, having been previously
ascertained that IL would neither carry
the Car nor The Basket, sort Of Bag was
attached TO il, in which one of the Pro-
prielors stood up to his hips, and ttus
prepared for All aerial flight, lie assembled.
Scarcely was the Bag six feet from the
earth, when the balloon was rent about
three feet by branch of a tree, the gas
making lis escape as fast as il could, the
people i,allowing 10 the Grunaut 10 do
the same. He took the hint and Jumping
out OF the bag, gol safe To The ground.-
The balloon now rose TO the height OF
about 300 feet, pulled out like d rush
light. aud descended into Jersey, having
left II about three minutes before. Thus
endeih this experiment. ID. Press.
Sept. gu. S. BANK SToCK.-97J Of
tercd, 80 asked, no sales this forenoon.
[Frankiin Gaz.
Another Disappointment. There was
a large. assemblage OF spectators col
lected in and about the Vauxhall Gar
dens yesterday afternoon To see MIR.
Michersr ascent with the balloon But all
were disappointed. The wind blew pref
~ fresh during the afternoon, and went
good way towards defeating the efforts
OF those engaged TO fill the balloon. A
gus, woHld strike il, and force back, by
lis pressure upon the balloon, the gas
that had taken some lime to be conveyed
| INTO IT. Al O'Clock, (4 was the time fix
cd for the ascent, the balloon was sill
son about 10 he am aronaut got into his
| car, and the cords which held down the
balloon were loosened, he was raised only
or feet from the ground. The impa-
tience OF the spectators, on the outside
OF Tie gardens, (who had no claim for the
eXhnbiiI0n) had become irritable and
The lmprudence OF a person belonging 10
The gardens, soon brought on IRREGULAR
ties. Some needless boys undertook 10
scale the garden fence, when the person
alluded TO, began TO beat them off with
cudgei, and gave one, in particular, a yery
severe blow. This produced shower of
stones and other missiles, that forced
HIM TO retreat: then the mob, for il now
became one, asSailed The fence, which
they forced, and entered the gardens i'm
spite OF The cons'ab!es. Ii was now as
pnrtsa1 IL 81 H..
MIR. Michel, aud he left The car. The
aperture In il was opened, and i; was
discharged of its gas. A great many
stones had been thrown at il, but our re-
porter did not learn that 1t was rent or
injured. The people in the garden reir-
ed through the back gates. The balloon
ana It's apparatus were conveyed away
INTO small frame house adjoining the
theatre, and The mob left TO themselves.
lhey have done considerable injury
beat OFT The boards of the fence for n rod
or more, broke the lamps, tables, benches,
&c. and were feebly al work at The theatre
when our reporter left The scrne of action.
-, Eight O'Clock, p. VI.
We have just learned that the mob.
WHICH is deliberate and resolmte, have
assalIed the building in which the balloon
Is deposited, aud they threaten to destroy
II, and burn The theatre.
EaT past eigHt o'ciOcb.
Fire IS now cried, and tie hose and
engine carriages are railing through The !
streets. We Judge by the direction OF |
ine IISht, and The circumstances which |
give us pam TO record, that il is lie Vaux- |
hall theatre which the mob has wanfonly |
fired. N;,o ..cL,cL
Our reporter has just returned from the |
Vauxhall Gardens, who confirms our fears |
concerning the theatre. Ii is burnt IN |
The grnunl Thr hallnnn ,raa IL, i.