Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-06

which came up on Wednesday, about
6 O'Clock. p. Nj. from the Southwark
In this place some iritling damape was
sustained by the violence of ihe' wind,
which blew down several trees, window
shutters and palings. Our neighhors
in Hampton, by the following extract of
alciier, roma respectable source, appear
TO have been more roughly treated:
The parallelof yesterdays Tornado is
not within therecOllection of the Oldest
OF our inhabitanis.-Sucb was the vio-
lence OF the wind, accompanied with
hail of uncommon siZe,) tha, neither
houses nor trees could resist It's fury
The windows of my houses were blown
in, chimney blown off-Jones' house
unroofed, and chimney prostraied-2
large trees from The yard Of T.. Smith
blown into the street, and 10 cap the eli
max, pilot boat built vessel from Smith
field, at anchor neal our wharf, upset
The destruction of window glass is meal
culable. Wehadserious apprehensions for
The Sfe3m Boat Sea Horse she, however,
although in the Roads, sustained no in-
jury, but was compelled TO anchor"
In considering the rapid growth and
future greatness of our country, the mind
pauses with delight OH every suggestion
that is calculated to nourish so agreeable
train Of reflection. We, therefore, in
duige ourselves, without consiraint, in col
lecilng, as we go along, every material
coufrma,ory OF our hopes and wishes. In
That respect the opiniOn Offoreign writers,
unbiased by prejudices in favor of the
nation, but whose prejudice should rather
he the other way, is not wholly uninte-
resting. The following is "A translated
extract of work of the ABBE DRPRADT,
distinguished French politician, and is
copied from the Minerve Franchise, No.
60.
North America is a second England con-
sangninIty. the language, a natural bent to-
Warus commerce and the sea-all is English in
America. Fiction has presented TO us a fa-
BILE OF two brothers who were enemies Eng
land and the U States will realize the fable
descended from the same blood, and govern
ed by the same inclinations, their similarity of
character and habits will increasingly bring
them In contact with with one another. Pursn-
ing the same prey-the profits of the world
they will continually meet in the same career,
ana there combatone another Aprolongation
OF the strussle will make them irreconCilea-
bile; but the United States enter il with i'm
mense advantages over their adversary : their
territory has no limits neither will their popu-
iaiion have. England has fixed boundaries to
both the ore and the other. She cannot con-
qmer over America. The latter will not fail
I take hold other possessions in Canada Aca-
d'a Newfoundland. An that England possess
es on the American continent. she is by The
course of natural events, destined To lose To
get rid of Carthage. Rome had but one CITY TO
destroy, but one peint tn take poss "ssion of
Bnt how is il possible to get rid of all Anne ri.
ca One cannot say Deiendd Aniericd, as De-
ienda CARTHAGE"
NJ lie Sage, another French writer,
speaking on the same subject, 81 describ-
ing with hispen the figure of America. pre-
SCENTS her to view under the form of a real
~ imposing Colossus. The opinion of
This writer. which we refer TO, was express.
ed & published in 1912, when the acuui-
siiron of the Flnridas was much farther
from us than in ali probability il is AT the
present fine, and when the useful xplor-
ing expeditions nov In progress could on
ly be anticipated. The partial rcalisa
ton in so short time, of Mr.. lie Sage's
predictions, will not lessen the value of
his notions Of our future destinies. He
thus expresses himself, in page SO of his
Atlas:
Backed by The icy regions. without neigh
DoIs or enemies IN its rear supported on its
right and left by two opposite oceans, leading
TO both extremities of the earth facing great
bay or third sea. bordered ONLY by small states
descended from the nations OF Europe-such
VIII be the American Union. Having at her
teTEItOTy, All
assemblage of all climates, the possession o {
all products, and the courses of thousand ri =
vers-unassaable from any ration in particu-
Ian, but dangerous to all, will she not be ena-
bed to take the title ofSoveregu of the World
and Umpire of Nations-to give laws to the
parts of Asia which never received any from
Europe, and make the latter atone for the ty
world ~
M. lie Sage has evidently regarded us
rather with the eyes ola geographer, than
OF statesman he has measured the
length and breadth Of our territory, and
said to himself, so much land will afford
support 10 so many souls, and they will
be competent. when the whole country is
peopled, TO give laws TO the world. We
trust, however, that the extent of the am
bitten ct this republic " i'll ever be 10 CON
quer prejudice and make proseIytes by
tie force Of example: TO encourage other
countries 10 initiate our institutions, by
shelving TO them that a nation may be at
the same time powerful, prosperous, and
vTtuous. Nat. Int.