Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-05

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Commodore RoDGERs leii New York
on tuesday, last for the lakes. I, is. we
unuers'and, The purpose Of this able Off
Ger 10 visit all the Navy Yards and de-
po,s OH the several lakes. and Inv nersop-
al inspection tomake himself ACQUAINTED
WIN Their condition aud management. as
he is already. by "a similar examination.
WIN the state aud operations of the ma
sa' estaoii>hmenis on the Northern sea
0oarn. lie commanders of The NAVY
arcs were unapprised of this visit. and
Tue peDic serviSe cannot fail TO derive
ID neh from the observations of mn
ofhc So well qualified to Judge correctly
ana VINO occupies station which will
enable him, with his experienced col
leagues, TO apply TO the public advantage
'hs knowledge acquired in his tour. fI6.
w are glad 10 observe that the mer-
canine community are taking measures
10 impress upon Congress the propriety of
passing law 10 establish uniform sxs-
lem OF Bankruptcy. The necessity of
sucii statute is rendered more uneauiyo-
cal by every days experience and as
ihe question of It's passage turns wholly
on lis expediency Uhe constitution having
clearly invested Congress with the pow,
er, II, indeed il does not enjoin such
an act upon them, it is sincerely hoped
maj The objections which have heretofore
defeated tins importan, measure will
yield 10 The calls of justice and humanity.
ne newspapers, north and south. TEEN
WIN essays urging the cnactmen, of such
law and meetings iIave been held in
most OF The cities, 10 prepare petitions to
Congress OF the subject. The latest
meeting which we have noiIcrd was held
In Boston OH the Goth and 9th uli. in
pursuance OF a recommendation cirl n!ar
from tie Chamber OF Commerce Of New
YORK. he meeting was very numerous
and respectable, and 4 memorial was re-
ported, 10 include The merchants and ira
d"rs OF the whole Commonwealth of Mas
sachusei,s, which. being unanimously a
depted,a committee of four gentlemen
was appointed 10 circulate ii and obtain
signatures. ID.
The Plymouth Expedition. answer
to remark oi our own, as well as TO The
speculai!ons OF other priuls OF the charac-
Ter and destination 81 The British feet
"hlo II lately leii Plymouth, under Sir Tho
AIDS Iardy, with sealed orders. the Bos-
ton Ceniinei offers the following facts and
remarks /:
" We say, that, so far as the comment
OF The luleiigencer is founded on The
vcraci'y OF Tie BOulogne article il quotes.
so Tar has II 6Hih upon the sand. We take
upon ourselves TO assert, that there was
not, at The date o! the article, any ex-
petition OF II sail OF the line" fitting at
plymouth, nor al any other English porI;
and that the only English expedition fit
ing out as late as the middle of Scpiem-
Der, was that commanded by Sir ihomss
NJ. Hardy, Which, il is well Known.
consisted of two 74s, the Vengeur and
superb, and two. frigaies, The Hyperion
an the Oven G!endcwer; and no Others.
We state further, that The stores and pro-
visions taken on board these vessels. as
vel as lie public annunciaiIonS of their
destination, which had not been contra.
nic'en, all made u certain, that they we're
Cuba t; and that, in fact, their destination
was to the Pacific Ocean, TO act as The
violent conIiuct and blnckading degrees
OF Lord Cochrane might make necessar,
And further, that, on The 30tIl August, # e
Hyperion had sailed on her destination 10
South America, and was 10 be followed
ny The other ships as ia>i as they can be
made ready; some delay having been
experienced from The difficulty of procur-
ing prime seamen. These are facts. From
them, the American public Will see, that
all fears OF lie forcibie occupation OF Cuba
by the English are visionary and that. If
Great Britain is 10 obtain this val.i~l, lie
island, some new mode of getting 4 must
be guessed at"
The Ccniinrl thinks our conjecture on
this subject is " built upon The sand."-
We shall be- glad if il prove 10 be so and
il the facts alleged by The Ceninel be
correct, they certainly weaken its foun-
dalton. Ii is proper 10 remark, however,
mat our suggestions were grounded OH
The article from Boulogne, which, i, would
seem, greatly magniiied The strength Of
HE British armament, and not from any
English statement, because the English
papers gave no notice of such AN expedi-
tiOn until after il had sailed. We submit
to The chldings of the Cenlinel for hazard
lag any guess at all OF the subject,
lorasmuch as il treacIied upon the prerog-
tive OF our Boston brethren, 10 whom has
long been conceded the xclusivr privilege
OF guessing for all the resi- ollhe nation.
10.
The Malignant Fever, which prevails
with so much mortality at Naichez, We
are sorry TO learn, has extended its ravages
| to other places on The Mississippi. Even
Baton Rouge, hitherto considered very
healthy position, has not escaped. A
letter TO the editors 81 This paper, from a
gentleman at thai post, under date Of the
7ih ult says, e the yellow fever prevails