Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-20

that has filled us with as much pleasure
az the success OF those gentleman that
have embarked their produce OH the
Ii ARPErH, which has at ence tested the
praciicability of navigating this riverand
realized The fondest aniicipaiious OF tue
friends OF internal improvement.
Several boats, owned by gentlemen
OF Ibis place have started from here with
their csrgoes for New Orleans, and ere
this, j, is anticipated, have reached the
Cumberland IN safety the cargo of one
Ut them was somewhat injured IN conse-
9nence of ,he boats sptingIng IA leak; this
acci'icni, we are happy 10 state, is likely
to operate but little injury To the owner,
(Mr. Robert Murray
We have always considered the naviga-
lion OF the Harpc,h 10 be as practicable
as il will be profiiable-the great, ST obiec-
lion hitherto raised gainsi HE practicable
ity OF Tie undertaking, VAS the want oil
water, but experience has aburfdantIy
proven that THIS principal objection is
gronpdlcss, AS Tie pres nth acknowledged
by the Oldest OF on. citizens to have
been the drvest season ever known here.
Every thing lost IN size is abnudanily gain
ed by other advantages iii his river; Il
is so situated that there need be no danger
supplemented from STAYING. The current,
even when tie waleris al lis highest, pre-
. sen,s the smooth unruisied surface of the
| pond, so iliai with very little care, less
| dansge viii be sustained in the naviga-
| ton @! This tkan any other. river in Jlie
country; and when 10 this is added the
very short distance from here till emp-
ties into the Cumberland, The underiak
| ing Is srlpt Of every objectionable TEA
ture: The only thing hitherto wanting
was a liille enterprze on our pari--ua'ure
has done hers, Tor II appears .iiat on the
! very hrst trial alwost uBexampled sue
| cess has crowned The efforts OF the enter
| prIsiug individuals We are convinced
| tiial, with tie sum OF twenty thousand
dollars, such Improvements nlight be
| made IN tins river, either by constructing
! Oiiocks or otherwise, as would enable ~
| Ia navigate II Al all seasons, and III q short
time our little village would be- converted
into a respectable commercial city. We
| trust the period Is moi FAR distant when
| the ei,izcus of his county will open Their
eyes TO ihelr heSiintereSts, aud Join in
work Shat will rebound 10 The public as
| we'll a. private benefit. Nothing can be
| done without perseverance and IA union OF
the citiz ms ;alew euierp ling individu.
ais may DO much, but, w.,ile d respec,a-
| bic portion OF ou: population stands ire
solute, he splrltior Improvement cherish
ed by those few may pass away, and The
| work HAT might be done with so much
cas-. now will be left to be completed
/ hereafter. We do mol only stall, our own
| Judgment or the practicablii;y ofthe I'M
| dertaking, bui, backed by the opinions
Of, our most respectable and m,elligen,
fellow citizens, we call with confidence
on the citizens OF IN county to luud their
assistance and patronage 10 "a work thai
| can only redonHd 10 oui benefit and res
| probability IN the ewes of our neighbors.
| PHILADELPHIA. April l2.-'Ihe u. s.
| squadron wpreat M MA The 6iii January
fsS, consisting OF til, Franklin "a, Com
| ) war; 4; GuerrierP figags, Capt. NJ Do
nomgl United States fiigare, Capiaiu.
Crane; Ere sloop, Captain Bailari; and
| Spark brig, Captain Nicholson The
| !figaie Uaiied States was 10 sail for home
III about ~ DAYS. ine crews were gem
orally healthy. Ii was understood that
ihcplaguc continued very bad al Tangiers
and Tunis.
The Furnace of Oliver Evans, situate
| 81 The confluence ~ Vlne street and The
| Ridge Road, was DESTROY ed by fie about
| 1
loss OF Mr.. Evans in MOULDS alone,
Is estimated at fifteen thousand dollars.
| IN adjoining brick building was also
| onsuaitd
| That this great destruction ofproper,y
was PAUSED By au evil hand, cannot he
! douGied-therr had been no fire made,
nor workmcu employed i'll the bulld.
| ing since Tuesday last, which had been
always carefully guarded, wiihthe excep-
! n Saturday night aud Sunday morn
iag, when 'he man wio usually performed
! bis d0ty, had occasion 10 ge d short dis
| tdGce IN the country, and returned bui a
| iew hours after tie establishment was in
| ruins. PhH. u. ddu.
SOLAR ECLIPSE.
| Our Calendars inform us that an e.
clipse Of Tie sun viii take place on The
gath day OF this month.
| The Sun will rise al l6 minutes after 3,
about z digils ecIipsed ON the northern
limb II. N.
Greatest 5 So
Eud oiihe Eclipse, at SO
! Duration of Visibility, 0 III
| Dglls eclipsed about a.. III.
| NORFOLK, April i5.-The body ofMr.
JoSgPH ii. HALL, late of Portsmouth,.
! WHO was cOnsiShed 10 wdiery grave on
/ The 9Th of last month, OH his passage from
| Hampton, in The steam boat Sea Horse,
was picked up on Tuesday evening lasi,
about bali past o'clock, by Capt. Ben.
nell, of-onc Of fhe Hampton Boats, on
her passage over from This place. It was
| found floating on Tie water, near The
head OF Hampton Bar, aud within about
100 yards OF The spot where the melam.
choy accident occurred. Although, The
body had been nearly six weeks under ga