Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-18
port. The crew Of The pirate consisted of 81
men, principally Spanish and French.
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men, principally Spanish and French.
baltimore Gag.
a letter from a respectable homse In New
Orleans. under date of 18th ult. meHtions the
total loss of the steam boat Etna, with q very
valuable CARGO on her passage up the river. by
running on a snag, near Fort Adams 2GO miles
oldest boats on the river, an excellent vessel,
and about $50 tons bnrthen. no.
NIAGARA, August Maj. Gen. Scott, and
Colonies Mitchell s. House, Of the corps of ar.
ti'ery, and Cot Eustis, of the II. artillery, lett
this place on Saturday last in the Lake Erie
stesm boat, for Detroi'. TO form court martial
for the trial of Col. J. l.. Smith. who recently
arrived at that post from Green Bay. Gene, al
Scott is President OF the Court.
PITTsFIELD. Mas. August 2--The battalion
OF United States Infantry, which has been alta
toned at the cantonment in this town for some
time past, under the command of MAJOR b..
Watson, marched yesterday for Pittsburg, Pa.
ALARUM BELL. There is now constructing
in this town. under the direction of Captain
Winsiow Lewis, tower, 20 feet high, Tor a
bell, TO be placed on West Quo,ldy Head,
Maine, to give an alarnm TO vessels in fog sy
weather. Attached 10 the hell in a clock,
v hich being wound up, will run io hours aud
ten times in a minute causes a BANNER to
strike the heli-the sound OF which in calm
weather can be heard miles. (Boston paper.
We find in one of the Boston paper,. the no.
niRatiou of the venerable President Adams,
as candidate for eiector of President aud
VICE President, at the ensuing election.
friend has furnished the editor of the Bos.
ton Daily Advertiser with "a narrative of the
very active and useful life of Mr. VIM Smith,
who was born Nov. II, l76S, at Flowery Hun.
dred, Prince George county, Va. went to
Boston in l79O-hss since sailed ont of that
portland performed eight voyages round the
world, besides one voyage TO China and back.
PHILADELPHIA, August To-. AT 10 o'clock
iast night. AN eXtraOI binary meteor appeared
IN the eastern quarter OF the celestial hen,is-
phere. A train of light burst forth as If shoot
ing ont from a centre, first 10 the north and
then TO Tue south, apparently abouta yard on
each side. Ii quickly extended itself boiI
north and south, until il formed a parallel line
OF abont 40 or so feetin length, having the APP.
pearance OF long pole, aud remained sta
tiouaty near two minutes, when il very gradu.
ally disappeared. Ii was seen in the dire tion
OF the milky way. RI. .Jour
We were sitting in the country at the time
this meteor made its appearance, aud the
above description agrees precisely with our
own observations. Its first appearance wa.
accompanied with light in the he,nis phere
resembling a vivid fash of lightning. During
The evening there were frequent DISPLAYS %
what are commonly called falling or shooting
stars. Ph;f (,or
by the arrival Of the Three Daughters a,
Baltimore, in ~ days from La Gnira a confir.
nation is received of the cessation of bo.tili,
ties in Venezuela
Angna I2....We understand that he cadets
from West Point have left New York for this
CITY that they will cncamp for two DAYS al
nf,sioi, and then take the steam boat for
Br"eshnrg; whence they will be escoIted to
the ctty by its several volunteer CORDS, r Er G.
EXTRACT or A LETTER. J.. London, Jnne %
Onr conufrymen, Fairman aud Perkins
nave connected themselves with the ceIebrat.
ca Heath and ale doing extremely well...
ferkihs has been present ed with d rec medal
ny ms IL. II. the Duke of Sussex i'm the name
OF the Society for the announcement of the
rine Arts. useful Inventions. &c." for his Ship
fSMm NIP G aIre Engine &c: &c" IPhd; Gag
magnificent manner. ON the LIST inst. between
and 10 O'Clock, and descended without acci.
aent, about four miles on the Burlng ton road
IN new Jersey. AT about III o'clock he return
ed 10 Camden, whence he went up. with his
balloon, which was unin;ured.
COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES 20. There are in
circulation counterfeit bank notes of the demo.
hiinauoh OF 8, OF the Bank of the u. States,
with the signatures of William Jones. Pres't'
ana Jonathan Smith, Cashier, in imitation Of
Tanner, kearney q Cos plate /; also S notes
OF the Bank of Pennsylvania, signed, JOS. p.
norris: President. and Elihu Chauncey. Cash.
ier' IN imitation OF the plate OF Murray, Dra-
per q Co. They are toierabIy we'll executed.
since writing the above, we ha We seen the
ha'veS OF several notes of S 100, purporiing to
DE 'ssned ny the Bank of Pennsylvania, signed
by j. Norris, President, and Elihn Chann-
cey, Cashier, copied from Murray. Farmau
& Co.'S plate.
: They were received this morning as a re-
mittance from Nashville, and it is supposed
were bought at 10 or IL per cent ad vance,
II me are to judge from the alarm eristing in
rhnaastphia, as represented by rerbaI reports Of
city by extracts Of letters published in The Mem
YORK papers ana by pirate letters receired here
some Of ichich uiH be found in this davs paper,
Jeoer q dansercnsasd malignant description still
PreraHS IN mat ctty. Convinced, as re are, that
Meh Jecer as produced IN eUery instance 5y local
causes md that IL cannot be conreyed bg the mere
TemorGt Of persons 10 distant healthy situa.
t'oa "here no such causes erist, zoe feel no aia,,n
feTcourse NTH Phihdeiphia. The recent erpe,i.
ence Of the Phitadeipiians must haue conriinced
them, as the citizens IF Ne,c York and baltimore
usre conrnced last summer, that the most e9ectu-
J =; moae preventing the extension Of this fatal
a,sedSe. as promptly tn remOue erery resident from
tne aistr'cf 'ohere the cause of infection erists
;h0 zee hpPe IT'S mol necessary to urge them 10 the
"'med'ate use ctthat remecy fBalt. Fed. Gaz.
THE Tariff. -tcouMuyIc,1Rp.
IN tie sn4joined proceedings and resolutions.
adcTiea on ne i2th i"st the result Of the meeting
az me fomn noH conuened Jor the consideration Of
the Hep yariH. J"tiy appears Ne have seldon,
mnnsssea IN any meeting, superior decorrm or an
enlightened on This occasion, numbers of ne most
eminent 0gricahurists came from the adjaceat
counties and united in sentiment ,ith on- ,nost IT,
fefHgsnt merchants ....Aulong these prirnus inter
Pates, gPpeSred John Taylor, Of Caroiine-H mas
gratifying to see him, and ret more rratjfiDg 10
hear MIN Ihts dfsfinguishsd man haUine understood
the ocjecf ~ me meeting peyy short Time before n
ras 10 take place, had prepared po,eeyjm remon-
STRANGE 20 Congress, 0gdinst the 0doptior of me esp
tariff "hich he submitted 10 the inspection OF sone of
hisJriend, "ho feGited upon him tie eveniSg Jefore
the assembly convened. This npasferiy performance
mas merit day presented aud explained by mar
uenera6te patriot himself ana Mnanin,Onsiy apyyorea
and adopted and by order. directed 20 be prfnfed
Jor immediate circulation IL might be deemed
PyeSnmpt"o"S, for any RHO cere present, 10 give a
summary, or ofer TO abrfage q sfate p0per coDaing
from ne hand Of John Taylor, Of Caroline repfete
uith the dcMeness oTG cGSnist and the energy Of
q republican " NAV, hoLreper be snfd TINT IL ne