Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-15

in all probability, irdote dim to post, ore his
voyage. The Charleston and Savannah COM
pany have closed AT Norfolk; the Petersburg
company have opened at Alexandria. Sub
scriptions have been filled and "a settle fixed
npon, for the erection of neat Theatre at
Washington City, TO be under the manage
ment OF Messrs. Warren and Wood. who have
already issued proposals tor the erection of
new Theatre IN philadelphia. Part of the
corps dramatiqae Of this city have been per-
forming at Poushkrepsie and Hudson, and iu-
lend TO complete circuit to the west and re-
turn In the fall. Mrs. Burke has passed thro'
the city for the springs where abe contem.
plates giving concerts. Nothing 10 yet done
towards re. building the Park Theatre the
absence OF one OF the proprietors, who is in
Europe, keeps the thing in stafu quo In the
mean while, Messrs. Price and simpson are
engaged IN fixing upon suitable lot, and
contemplate Issuing proposals for the erection
of anew Theatre upou more limited aud e.
legant scale aud snch, we learn, will be the
advantages to stockholders, that the shares
will be instantly filled. The front is to be of
white marble, and the style OF architecture
simple aud ornamental. 1t is time that the
Theatre should be commenced. New York
vii, always command the best foreign aud
domestic talent, and the citizens generally.
are not disposed 10 be without rational amuse.
ment. Nep York Nut Adp
Mr.. ANToBUs, the British Charge des At
fatres. left this city yesterday, Oh tour 10 the
Eastern states.
Mr. BAKER. the British Consul General. has
also gone Northwardly, aud not to tue Sontll,
as was enormously stated in IA part of last Sa-
turday'S impression. GNm INT
We yesterday received newspaper from
Ohio by the title of the Genius of Liberty. =.
There is already in existence a paper By that
title. printed at Leeshurg, in Virginia This
multiplication OF names creates confusion;
and II were to be wished, that, in future desig.
| nations OF names OF newspapers, as well az Of
towns AID post offices, originality should be
consulted. Tuere are printed ia the United
States no fewer than eight or ten Pafriofs, as
many Anar'cdns. Republicans, and Heraids :
-FOUR or hve Nafionai one thing or other di-
verS Courie,s. CompiierS, Enquirers, Oracies
and-au iDflniiude OF Gasettes. 10
The Quarterly Review for May. 1920 contain. an ar.
iicle n",nnaily voyage the inter or of Africa
oil French traveller, Of the name OF Moer but de
voted IN great measure To examination of the
Course of the River Niger. large pam OF the article
relates To account OF the adventures Of Mr. Rchi,
an Enslishinan, who has lately made an effort 10 ex
p'orr his way I" The African city, rimbucoo, but fell
sacrifice To the attempt.
one object Of the Reviewers in this article is 10
shew that the Niger OF Africa, The Nile OF Egypt are
the same river On this subject MI Kitchie collected
much Information, which strongly tends TO prov. tile
pout above Neutrality-suspicious. person from whom he
derived many facts respecting the interior of Africa
was mohammed, a native OF rimbuctoe but then a
schnoiinasteI at Irpoli.
lie describes the former place follows -" Timhuc.
100 Is mol walled Town some OF the houses built
ut stone Others Of mud many Of the former are two
stories h,gh The palace OF the king is like the castle
OF Itpoli u rs situated in the middle town and
IS called the kusbe. The name vf the king who 90
veined about thiIy years age was Abousekr; he was
not negro, hut brown man most Of the people
however are black, aud all ofihcm osems. The dress
OF the nhahtants consists chiefly of long Shirts dyed
~ general, blue or black Of the red Moorish can tur
ban and Sandals The dress Of the sovereign is high
oina'nented with gold Tie uniform ofthe soldiers
who are very numerous, is red, and they are armed
With muskeis brought by the way OF the t;rea, Sra NV
They manufacture cotton ciohs aud gold trukets m
iimbactno The market days are Tuesdays and Thurs
is al MI haiti
from the city the port is called Kabra on going from
kabIa TO rimbnctoo, the river from the right
banh, and h,ws towards the left u is here so wide
that gun would not take effect across In the Ian.
gnase OF the country bears the Of issa. There
trading 10 Janie. Mohanmed had no doubt that hey
mgbt proceed downwards to Kaskra and Bornac a.
was aiway; taught to bseve he says, ha, the Nile Of
Soudan and the Nile OF Egypt ave the same river"
Mr.. Richie SOLICITED much more information par.
ticuiar'y from two Other intelligent Africans on the
SUBJECT aendiRg TO establish the general fact
cd In the course OF the article reference is made by
the reviewer Of the iae Dir. Butckhardt by whose
searches, an accouat Of Arab Traveller has bsen
discovered, whose works hid fair to throw much geo
graphical light apon the hitherto unsn, regions Of
man is taken from STR. Burckharst.
ibn Baionta IS perhaps the greatest land traveller
.ho ever wtote III. travels. He was native OF ran.
ger, and travelled from the year 1854 beng
thirty years. In the course OF that time he al times
Iayersed Egypt Syria, Arabia, Persia, The ofhe
tied BokhaTa. Balk, Samarcand, Kahu india md Chi.
ma Taking shipping he landed on several of the In.
nj
maiabar crossed the mountains " Thihet trayer.ed
India and then embarked for Java. From this island
ne revisited China, aud returned by Caca,, Yerpen,
bagoad, and Damascus Ia Cairo. Again he set ont To-
perform the ad aud his visited the rroyiu
ces Of Spain Tie next proceeded the capital Of Mo-
rocco, aud thence ae Tar as Sedslmassa here The
vicinity OF the kingdoms Of SoudaH tempted the curios
Ivy OF this interchangeable traveller In 1852 lie crossed
the desert wth the slave traders 10 Tagbary IS day.
journey from Sedjelnassa, the houses which were
buit OF salt stone and covered with caIneis' skins
From this place he crossed a sandy rittering Main
re- her no font
main
DESERT he reached Ahou Laten probably the Wallet of
Park) thu first town OF Soudan and here were few
dat. tree, aud watermeions; the women are heantifn
the son ofthe sister inhers othe exclusion ofte true
son :; custom, which he saw no wbefe else excepta
mone the Pagan Hindoos of Maabar. Thi, Is tine Of
the Nairs OF Maiabar to this day. He next reached
Maiy through forest Of large trees, each afordins
shade for whole caravan. In the hollow truuk NJ
one OF them he Observed weaver at his loom = also
mentions tree which affords drink to The traveller
and Others IN which bees make their honey From
Eiweston ten days brought him TO the town Tspha-
~ au extensive place Inhabited by Traders and
few white people Of the here;ical creed If Byadha-
Christians or Jews Leaving this, he came /,
runs from hence 10 h0bora and ,Sagha Zagha....
karsekhu is IN all probability the seso Of Pars.
ION Gatouta now proceeds TO state The ithe
Nile from the information winch IL. obtaped at Kaba~
"a. The Nile he says. flows To Timbnctoo thence 10
kok or Kuka, thence 10 the town Of 4InA, the last
place within the kingdom of N,H thence to yp,ri
the principal seat of the Negro government and which
no white person can approacb.-rr"m luwi il News
and onward TO Doncola (Dongo.a) their chief city
thence to Jeneha he second catatc) the ai place in
the nnTy Of the blacks and the first Of the province
Of Escosn (Esspan)in Upper Egypt.
IN. y. DaiIy Adv.
FROM RUSSIA.
NEW YORK, Anguish 80. Capt. Smith, of the
S olOn, left CrOustsdt on The 81! Of June and
has brought dispatches from the American
Minister at St. Petersburg, who was about TO
embark for home. A Rnssin geet of five sail
Of the line and some smaller vessels, fitting ont
at Cronstsdt, had hauled out from The Mole