Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-22
FOREIGN.

'HNv'N, hpfN 2S.--it Is Quite IDLE 10
say that ministers la not announce their
Intention at loan, since u declaration
That the exche,lner bills are IN be taken an
Hhr propsriion Of % per cent. IN payment
oi The insfaiiurats,; Is . direct avowai al
The fact. II woal,the stfraut IN The buv-
ers, 1t lban after fhis notice did not
take place--a,,d we.may gather fSnm he
text OF The notice, The probahlr auin,lsIt
at the loan, since there being aiput eight:
m'ihons at these ryeiequer bills Ia isxuc,,,
Inc amount of the lusn would tc 30 NIL
lions.
Tins mode was no doubt intended by
Mr.. vansiitnrt io raise the funds, hut il
has fallen them, and all the spcculaiurs
are selling; and further fall ia looked.
Tor. Tie price Yesterday, WAS 7t2 Tor
the account. THE hills he agrees 10
take at 20s. premium in part payment of
the loan. are now selling in the public
market, by the government broker, This
own broker,) AT 6S. premium.
He expected the pni,lic would-tuy the
bills, as they are guaranteed to receive
COS. premium foT them in tie loan, aud
by that means that he will get al Tempo
rsry supply OF money for himself, so that
tie may postpone the loan. ANA punish the
parties Who have sold go largcl: iron ex-
ciaicd.
The mouicd interest are tlcci icdly "a
verse tothis measure, and think IL one of
the most absurd and tallacious schemes
ever resoried 10, and will assuredly recoil
on himself. II is the suspension G:.I un-
certainty OF the size ui the loan, that
creates the depression of the funds, as
there ~ a rumor that il Will even amount
TO 43 millions, AMI that the inierest will
be charged on the Sinking Fund, reduc-
ing the amount OF IL Tor the further IL
quotation OF the debt 10 about 10 mill
lions.
The following letter, rrceivedb by Mrssrs.
Carson, Dennison q Parry, ct this town,
>ron'ains some further particulars, in ad,ii-
iiOh To What we have given, in our last
page, under the heed 81 Foreign lniciii
gance, at the dueIs which have recently
taken place ~ Gibraltar between The Brit
isl md American officers.
Gibraltar, April 3, 1910.
Some OF the American squadron has
been here these few days, and has insult
ed some OF the officers Of the 64ih R"gt.
and sent challenges, and two duels were
Tough, on the neutral grnund the day be-
fore Yesterday. IN the first, a Captain of
The 9th WAS wounded in The thigh. Mt the
third stIni he IL doingyery we'll however.
The next affair VAS between another
American officer and Capt. Johnson, of
same regiment, Who wounded Tie Anne
rIcan the second shot. bun slightly, and
sgain struck him on tie fourth shot, in
the groin, and il is reported that he IL
since dead. Another duel took place in
81. Georges Cave, Yesterday. al 4 o'clock,
between Capt, Dixon of same reg'f. witt,
| another American Captain, and wounded
the American the first shot. on The head /:
the guard came 10 take them prisoners,
and the American endeavorrd TO get away
from iIie guard. being weak with loss OF
blood, feB and cut his face. Notwiih-
standing the duel. Captain Dixon bor-
rowed a horse from a gentleman, mounted
the American on it. and proceeded with
|, him sll the way Ia Ragged Staff. where
the American boat lay. The guard at
that place were going IN stop lin, but
Captain Dixop tcld The guard totake linn
and>lrt the American go. as he had given
iIs " ,rd OF honour .i,ai he should not be
stopped. The ,loop OF warts moved this
morning 10 Algiers.
!" remain, Gentlemen, your very ODE
dieui, humble ser,aDi,