Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-25
PASsENGERS

NEW YORK, Jniy 10.-lt appears, by the Of
flciai returns from the Mayors Office that,
from December ISIS to December 1919, 35 500
passengers arrived at this port. This will give
an idea, OF the great intercourse which is had
WIN this CITY Yet II also appears thar out of
this number i662S were Americans leaving
IS,932 foreigners, which, OF itself, is an impor.
TAM amount. There is something also 10 con-
slider in the national character of these emf
grants: 1929 were English, aud 6067 were Irish.
The proportion OF Irish TO English emicTants
has been heretofore III favor of the Irish bnt
this year The English take the lead. 1t ia
certain than the Irish have d more sincere
attachmrnt 10 this country than the English
their associations feelings aud The success of
many OF their eountrymen, having given
grea, spar to emigration added TO this, their
wants and their enterprise are greater than
those OF the English yet we have in this ex-
cess or English emigraDts very strong proof
of the misery of the times and the extremes
TO which they are reduced, extremes which
Tue IRISH nave scarce arri. ed at: If ii is said
mar many OF them were bound to Canada, 10
settle on the crCwu lands, The reply will be
that the expense of transportation from New
York 10 Canada wonld exceed the value of
their possessions. and emgrants bouuA to
Canada generally take passage for Quebec
IT on tho other handi is contended that ma
ny have returned 10 Europe, we are satisfied
that The number is very triiling, and were not
willing TO work. Or Scotch, there were 1912
Ihis'is II class of emgrants which not id.e
IN any part of The world. There il i'm Della.
ware county In this state a very extensive and
respectable Scotch settlement, particularly
distinguished for making great quantities of
goou Dntter and raising cattle. OfSwiss there
were 3I2. Considering that there ia no mari
time Intercourse between this country and
switzerland. that we cannot he familiary
Known to these inountaiueers, the number of
ehhigramtS In quite respectable. The Swiss,
generally. are good farmers, and are hardy,
industrious, temperate race of people and If
our songs OF liberty would reach their valleys,
lakes and glaciers--if they knew that they
couid raise tue mountain grape, and feed their
cattle IN peace aud trauquillily we should find
greater number amongst us. OF Weisbmen
we nave $50 --aoother class of temperate and
excellent emigrants peculiarly adapted TO this
country: and TO shew how apt people are 10
choose Tor residence a country where habits
ana manners are similar TO their own, in this
annual batch Of emigrants, we have only 2IT
spanish, and 81 Portuguese, most of whom
are doubtless gone TO the neighboriDg ISL
Our agricultural and manufacturing inter-
est make II desirable TO urge every species OF
emigration calculated TO give these great ma
tionai subjects a judicions impulse, aud the
lime IN not distant when we shall have to look
more C. sely into these matters.
National Advocate.
WILMINGTON, July 15....We are gratified
III learning tbat The Board of Public Works
established at the Ia,t session of the Legis-
Iature, which assembled OH the 9th instant al
FayettevIle, TO use the words of the editor oil
me Gdzette, have manifested the most friend.
ny sentiments towards the improvements gen.
orally on the waters OF the Cape Fear" We
are III hopes TO find that these :. friendl, sen.
timents will be productive of more ocular
ptooIs oi sincerity, than those that have here
totpre been exhibited. The iaiproyement al
the cape Fear, has been the wonderful bait
that tias been held out 10 entice from tie pock
cts OF those who reside in that section of The
country, the monies that have been spent il
impTaciicabIe and visionary schemes We al.
Inde no, 10 the Board of Pnblic Works-tlei
recent appointment and limited MEANS at pre-
seui' preclude any thing like extensive plans
a. ms 'ihe. III IS known TO us all, that muci
mas DeeD promised, AMI but little has beer
done to the river We know not the extent
OF tne obligation, but we trust that it will b,
figdly enforced. Reeor,irr.
Naming Of ne Slips Of Hdr.-Tbe resolution o
oongfess on this subject Is defective. Tbe names o
nrsl rates are to be after states aud second arr
To he alter Rivers. Now II so happens that the frs
name given to the frSk rafe ship uB6er that resolution
.ie ono, does not designate her rate being The nam
ilnois, Tennessee, Connecticut, Delaware, and Ker
'"cSy are common to States and RiVrrS.
,mLrINoRE, July II we observe that Dr. Asros q
nN", ihe respectable father Of The unfortunate Joun
b s% s, VINO recently suffered in oot cry vas chosen
we 9'h OF July last President eCthe Medical Socet
""t'aq county, Men York.
SARATocA SPRINGS, IN. Y. July I2-The re
PUNISHED last week of the appreheT
sionao couDterfeiter at Granville, viii
ooVOOOO, IN spurious bills, proves TO be in
sOtfect. Noble, the fellow mentioned as III
inIoImer, had suggested that person was o
MS way from Canada, with the amount Of bill
above stated, and had so completely describe
a.Eehueman from Montreal, who was in Graz
slue few days after. that he was arrested, I;
nen 70 oalem, examined, and found TO hav
~ n,s trunk $40, 600, all in good money! He ws
~ course liberated. aud noble, Oh preyio,
,ri,,'nt' as counterfe tier, was foun
10y. ava sentenced 10 The states yrsOn 4,
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