Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-10
THE FKIGArE CONGRESS.

4 dsuOsc III UlHcitul places Oh the nOftu.
THE FRJGArE CONGRESS-.
We have been favored with the perusal ofa
letter irouh an officer bUard the Congress, at
Angler Bay, Straits OF Suuda, aud dated Sep
tember 10Th, lSiY, received by an IA val at
Baltimore, from which we give the following
extract:
" After IA very boisterous passage of ca days
we yesterday made these straits, aud have put
| In here Tor the purpose OF waterin. before
proceeding TO Canton. There is a small set
Element here belonging TO the Dutch compos-
ed OF Javanese, and "a Dutch governor. The
soil (the Island of Java is extremely fertile
and abouuds with tropical fruits of every
description. From the deck yos NAV behold
cocoa nuts, oranges, lemons, pine apples, was
| ter me Ions, pomes ranates, and several species
OF liuit unknown IN our climate, growing as
| spontaneously as the pine with YOU. Fowls
are purchased al rupees each, or one dollar
for %. The Inhabitants very Ruch resemble
our northern indians, only they are much uy-
Tier; their teeth are entirely black from chew
ins, tie beetle nut aud opium is nearly as
valuable here rs diamonds with us. But the
world, however different in appearance, GUS
toms and religion, is still the same every where
Money is the idol OF their worship, aud tor
II they sacrifice honor and even lie itself
The day after Tomorrow e sail for Canton
with two ships under our convoy. Our officers
and crew are in excellent health, though al
batavia, which Is abumt 90 miles from this
place, il is extremely unhealthy aud the slips
la>nis there are daily losing their men. The
American ship Tea Punt, ready TO sail, has lost
the captain and every sogl on board by the
dissrniery, which we learn is raging there with
ungOyernable iuTy--among them was Nidshin-
man 1atmadge, OF the United States navy who
Came out suppose for Improvement in his
proiCssion."
Extract Of letter from Hdrcnd to a genfleDan
Ia Baitunore, datra Jan. 10, 1920.
l arrived here on the 18th inst after te,li-
Gus passage of q days, and am sorry to say TO
d very bad market. There is about Is OOU bar.
rels of honr here, in first hands for sale 10 600
OF which is afloat, aud il is impossible to give
you price; hut think IL would not sell for
IL shall look on tor few DAYS aud Iepe
tor Change for the better, as / think il can
hardly he worse for some time. Coffee is 81 10
p cents per ID. aud sugar Ia 10 10. and I6 10
Tue aroop. Ball. Pm.
COMMUNICATED FOR THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
Extract Of a letter, dated
PERNAMBuC0, Dec. ~, 1870
Your brig Charity arrived here on The Iith
instant after passage of SO DAYS and was
In hopes 10 have obtained ) III Der barrel for
your Hour, no supplies. OF fresh -four having
arrived here tor the last three mouths thouu6
still considerable old and bad flour was i'm
market. LII grieveS me mach TO state, that nv
expectations were not realized. Can't Cath
ell Drought his vessel into port in very hand
some style, but without pilot, and passcd
Immediately mp the harbor 10 his old anchor
age ground. The populace was highly enray.
ed at tins, aVerrihg that the plaque would
certainly be introduced by her-she was soon
VISITED by ehealth boat, and notw itIstapdinr
all her documents were found correct and n
clear Dill othea!h on board, Il file of soldiers
took possession of The vessel! and CaDtain
Cathei! was confined in the guard h6nse for
30 hours. However, after few DAYS I oh.
tanned leavefo the vessel TO discharge the
soldiers were also retired but the chance of
the market had materially changed owing TO
the arrival of ship Thalia. from Phladei-
phla. brig Resign, from New York, and brig
Edward, from Salem, all principal, laden
with flour. These vessels have all been put
under quarantine for 8 days, outside the ha r.
Dor, aud Notwithstanding the TINA which must
necessarily elapse ere they can commence 10
discharge, stilitbe price Hour is much lower
am Ill hopes meanwhile, to run OFT some of
yours at y IL, hut arm unable 10 say what
prices may govern days hence; 10 doub,
they will I've very low.
The good people OF Baltimore have prompt
~ followed the example of Charleston and
New YORK, III appointing respectable Ward
committees 10 solicit subscriptions for the
relief OF the sufferers by the late fire AT Savan-
nah, and III requesting the corporation 10 APP
proprlate and transmit, forthwith, ten thou
sand dollars for Tie same object
Ii rs asubJect of regret, that the CITY Conn
CHS OF both those cities have declined 10 COM
ply with The request Tins made of Them ou
the ground that no such power is expressly
uEeIegaied mem by Their respectivecIiarters,
We do not pretend to dispute the Justice OF
ms conclusion. Even the short history OF the
government OF our city, however, alto, DIS a
precedent Ia point. Two or three yeaIsapo
an appropriation of one thousand dollars was
made, and the amount mme diateIy transmit
ted, for the relief OF the unfortunate sufferers
by the great fire AT Petersburg We then
approved the act, but have, on SUBSEQUENT
reflection, entertained doubts of its Iepalty
HE charter of this city (Which, by the way.
expires by ITS own limitation on the I'd day 6f
March next does not, any more than that of
Baltimore and Ne" York, contain any aulho-
TIty, IN SO many words. TO approximate money
for the relief of sufferers nv fire bnt neither
does IL contain any provision authorizing votes
OF compliment, or appropriations ofmouev for
swords as TESTIMONIALS OF respect and graft
tude, &c.-aDd yet our c,ty ConnciI h.s
occasionally addressed our Presidents and
other public men. and, on one occasion.
voted sword 10 an officer for his gallant
conduct III the field We presume there is not
SS iiable, III TIE charters either OF the city of
New York or Baltimore, respecting apDroDri-
atoms tor the purchase OF pOriraiIs Of distin-
guished men yet, many such lave been made
by them. particularly by the former, within
0p' TecOllCCtiOH.'
Upon tie whole. il appears rs well 10 refer
all questions, having generosity for tiIeir mo
live. 10 the humane aud liberal feelings of The
IhuiNiGuas OF the cities rather than 10 the
ihhh'cipaI DOdIeS' Against this practice, how
ever. We have pTeCtdCuiS from the highest
authority. The annals Of the world do NOT
bear on heir pages an example OF purcr or
nOie gTdiultous beuevoleuce than tie act of
COuSiCSs, IOI lhe Ielei Oftne surviving officers
and soldiers Of the Revolution not tuspeak of
other pensions granted by government or of
other GENEROUS OF complimentary applications
OF pnblc money. Yetthere Certainly is not in
the constitution one word about pensions or
pictures, or swords OF medals. Nat. Int.
EdiIdct oi letter 10 a MeI1ber Of CDBercss.
GGtcd saint Mny's rirr, Great mn Pcsi
OUee, JaUaTy y, 1870.
Tue United States ship the Columbus came
into this river (the Saint Mary's, near the
mouth Of PotCnac) about the middle of Dec.