Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-25


The King ofSweden has issued a rescript for
opening loan OF COO. 900 specie crowns 10 be
lent M small shares, and AZ moderate interest,
to his Norwegian subjects.
Tile Parliament adjourned OF The 9TH of
April, 20 meet again that day fortnight.
In the House OF Commons, on the 9TH of
April, Mr.. {. HstcfeDson. gave notice that
Oh the nh Of May, he should oiler resolution
for the repeal of the Alien Act.
From the Courier OF the 7th Of April we
have COPIED IA statement OF the British Reeve
| nne on 20 tue 5,h Of April, from which il APP
pears that the total increase for the last year
| is 1865 rs.
Giasgor, Aprii Sin consequence of the
| great reduction in the price ot Bowed Geor-
gia aud New Orleans cotton, several extern
ave buyers have come forward, aud all the
fair TO good quality of the former offered AT
t2sd 10 Is. ami The latter ND To Is ID has been
bought up, and ! to advance Oh these prices
| ~ now generally demanded in other descrip.
| tons little business was transacted, being con-
fnsd to small parcels to supply the immediate
wants OF the Spinners.
| The total consolidated fund for the YEAR
| viz 9Th April. is u 23j. 72J.
The fund tor the year before was only
ESQ sos tg2.
| Though on this last qnater, as compared
With the corresponding one last year, there is
adecira>e otless than flO00O0.
In The annual dates TO pay OIL bills, the en-
| cess is from fi3.iGs in the quarter, ending
April, 1878, to E5lGS37 in the present quar-
ter.
In the present quarters there are no arrears
OF property tax and the receipt ofarrears tor
the whole year Is not more than f227 900
whereas last Sear it was above one million
and halt.
In the customs for the quarter there is all
increase Ut tilJ 6o6 in the excise an increase
| OF 22O,O!3-in the post office an increase OF
fl9,0C0-in stamps EI30 900, which deducted
from the Increase, leaves an inci lease in the
quar'erof f2321Jo. The increase i'll the year
| il II 0G3ll5.
.
ctal 10 our commercial situation, we shall
| hnd the same caHSe for satisfaction and
congfatulation. In the export of orr produce
ana manufactures, the excess OF the wear end
ing 9Th Jan. 1910, is above five millions beyond
| the year ending 5th Jan ISIS aud nearly six
millions beyond the year endibs 5tI January,
| lSl7!!!
The imports are above six millions higher
! than tue year before, and above ten millions
higher than during the year ending 5th January
| 1917.
| Such is the financial and commercial state
| ment We submit TO the country and we :hink
we may ask without exposing ourselves TO the
| charge ot presumption, whe thSr il is not a
statement that will afford general satisfar tiou3
| 1t the mercantile world have been pausing for
the last two mouths, dining the i'm portamt de-
| ALTERATIONS OF the bank committee /; il with the
prudence and canton of British merchants
| they have been checking for that period their
| spirit OF enterprise ard adventure we trust,
| AFTER the statement we have published, they
viii again =" forth, like giants refreshed, 10
| their accustomed vocation OF collecting from
every quarter OF the globe the treasures of
| each climate AMI country. in return for the
manufactures and skill, and industry of this
great nation-as unrivalled in the arts ofpeace
as III lhe Brilliant achievements aud glories of
war. Courier.
LONDON Apri7
HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. Doc
TORS COMMONS, Tuesday, April6.
The Hercuics.-Piracy.-S VIM Scott gave
Judgment This daN I'M thf. .4hnx.
question, az regards not only prizes taken by
vessels III the service OF the South American,
Independents but as extends to goods and
merchandise. the proceeds OF such captures
being subject TO the jurisdiction of this Court
The learned Judge observed, this was all APP
pication en the part OF the Spanish Ambassa-
dor, claiming on behalf of certain subjects of
tue King Of Spain, certain .nonies, alledyed to
be the proceeds or goods practically taken on
Tie hiSh Seas by the ship Hercules, Brown
master, praying this Court to grant IA warrant
10 arrest such property as in Il cause of piracy.
Another claim is put in by certain Spanish
subjects, praying restitution, in consequence
OF an appeal from sentence of condemnation
passed ny the Vice Admiralty Court OF Anti
qua IRON which sentence and proceeding this
t"urt had dismissed the parties aud bnt for
me objections now taken, restitution wOpld
have followed. There was no authority pro
cecdlng from the Crown OfSpaIn which could
IN this case, resist the claims set up by those
Spanish subjects themselves, as 10 the validity
ni.s we're not proved to have been the proceeds
OF Spanish property so takeD-tlat was the
objection Of the claimants, n il The Court had
sufhcient jurisdiction to entertain such enqui-
ry: After an elaborate judgment, the Court
decreed tie warrant of arrest TO pass.
Tuesday the rrinc0maee, I6, Captain L. II.
Bridges, date Chailenger.) arrived al Ports
mouth from the East Indies, via St. Helena
sailed from ihe,ce the S0tl January, and AS.
eensiOu the 9Th February; touched al Fayal
on Tire i9th March, and left il on the following
day. By her came passenger, MIR. StOkoe,
Surgeon OF the COnquerUr, and ldtterly the
medical attendant OH the person of Benaparfe.
The cause OF tire sudden return fihis Officer
to England, is stated IN the following letter.
81. Helena, Jan 30, IsI9.-There has been
no occurrence here of any interest to our
friends al home, for some time all has been
as vapid and nOnotopous as the harbor duty
on a home station, only with far greater pfiva
tons. But, length baz has been created
MIR. Stokoe, the Surgeon Of the tlas ship whom
BOnaparte accepted as Ills edicai attendant,
cured the dlspleasure OF the Governor aud
returns TO England in the rrincomaIce The
facts are, L understaud-When MIR. Stokoe
consented TO succeed MIR. o Mrara and be-
fore he had made any Sisit 10 BoIiaparte lie
made IL The sane qua non OF his accepting the
situation, with Sir Hudson Lowe that ne should
not he required TO detail any familiar conver-
satiohs INTO which he might be drawn, or any
circumstances which he might oyerlIear AT
Longwood; but plud.ing him self, as a British
Ofhcer, that IT any thing should come To his
knowledge in which his allegiance to his King
and country should be compromised by his
secrecy, he wouS' then instantly give iniOrina
ton TO the Governor This has passed on until
lew days since, when Bonaparte wassudden.
~ seized with serious ilmess, ~ the middle OF
the night. MIR. StOkOe, as soon as the neces-
sary forms were gone through, visited him, and
found that lie had slight apoplectic fit. After
d lew h0uis he appeared free rom the Attack,
but II mad lett considerable dggreq of indis.
position. Mr.. SiokOe made official reports of
tue circumstances 10 sir Hudson Lowe and
the Admiral (PlahIrIn.} aud gave copies of
illrln 10 BnmhnArle " heIher n O. aa Iii. IL