Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-16


Ia admit that the qualities of India col
ton have hitherto breu found inferior
because The cultivation has been ne@l,, l.
ed, and The adyania gcs Ill understood "
tie consoles himself however by say ing
that The iseed of the Bourbon aud OF
Sea Island has been Sowu III lhe presi-
uency oi Madras, and cotton from those
seeds imported Iuio London, where,
am told, !, has been sold al piices, eQual
10 the acreage Of Sea Islands, and has
been much liked by the spinnrrs who
bought H." lie CLAIMS however "a sup.,i-
oriiy Tor The Bourbon cotton. The Aurora
is utterly ignorant OF The value of The
bourbon, The only cotton Which in fact
has ever pretended 10 vie with ours
But Of this cotton wha, says The price
current Of Isl April That the Bour-
bon was then Is I'D 10 Is Sd Will. Sra
lsland VAS Is al 10 - sd. BESIDES, even
admitting that tie Bourbon was some
what superior, the island and The guam
iity II can raise are so comparatively
small, that II never can suppiani the Sea
Islands III the EurnpeaH market. Since
1913, we have heard very liiiie of Mr..
Glads'nnes 1dd'aySos. The I. odrrn price
currents say nothing about them.
The Aurora writes SD mistrablv that
we can scarcely understand hun. Does
ne incaH That the Surai cotton yields the
finest webs, and therefore is the =" fines,
cotton III The world ?" II he does, then
we appeal TO every European price cur
rent Tor the absurd,y of the asser;ion~
a few words as TO tobacc0. Tbls misera
Bile misrepres enter says" The tobacco
OF Havana is as much inferior 10 The
tobacco ot VarinhaS, as our tobacco is 10
that OF liavanna." We nerer said I he
Havana Was superior To- the ParInhas-
we admitted that both were superior 10 our
own Tor cigars 4; but we also said that
they we're inferior Tor snuff and Tor cheering
will The Aurora have Tie eiiromiery 10
say, they are not that in these two res
poets the Virginia Tobacco is not held
superior To all others in the principal Eu-
ropean markets! Let him ask the French
Regie-and The English mcrchaul-and
be silent.
He does moi know that ihe tobacco Of
bilsali III liindusian Is considerably su-
perlor 10 any III The w0r!d"-SupeyiOr for
wAGt For chewing and snuff no.
lie does MOI know that tobacco in
large quantities ilave been already import
Ell from Bensaliuio England" No nor
does this Calcutta Editor know II. II is
moi SO. What says the Liverpool! current
Of Isl April ! Our stock of all kinds is
7l34. and IN London II Is 1880 hht:s :;
i3 6dies hare arrived from tie East indies 4"
ID bales large quantity indeed
As % The " stupendomS efforts OF the
British government 10 obtain The eAclu-
sive monopoly ofthe tobacco OF Varinhas,
~hieh ~onR e"abie her to exclude North Il
mericdn aftOgether"-Sc say, The idea 90 H.
excluding The n. A. altogether is Il most
anpeHdO"s d5sWdity, worthy only of The
stmpe'idOaS genius which has invented il
sThe Aurora says" the Smrat and Bombay
cotton already Snpercedes American cotton IA
lhc British markets" 10 a Certaiu extent
these coitoHS may and must operate on our
coaIser sorts. During 1877 and 'lS,much more
of The East India cottonS was imparted-but
II ~ now understood That OVer htgd dispatches
are sent 10 India TO cauntermand orders for
Their co'iOnS during the present wear. In
March last of u, G39 hays imported ~ ii5
were from the u. 5 793 from ihe T.. Indies
This howe is no decisive test. The sales
were 2! ,553 bags, of winch Ia I9z we're Anne.
riean, 1860 Il. India. This is a better critic
ron.
The election OF Governor of Louisiana is at
hand.-i he Louisiana Courier OF AZ IN nit say :
! there are candidates = OF them American.
viz. MeSsrs. RObcrtsOn and DnncaR:2 French.
VIZ. MessIs. Destreh"M, and DerbigHy.
The correspondence between the Score
iary al State land Gen. Wives is now made
public. IL appears, that The Spanish mi
| nisicr came 10 demand, list that we should
take measures 10 arrest all privateers from
oHr ports ID, all expeditions against III
e. Majesiy's provinces ; Sd, thai we will
not recognize any of The patriots, but will
conform III This respect TO The course a.
d0pitd by oihor powers III amity with
Spain. On The Two firsi, lie expressed
himself personally satisfied on the last,
HIc WAS better comtenied, hui finally re-
CURED 1t as condition 10 any pledge he
might have to offer Tor ralIly ing The trca-
~. The grants To Punou RDsIIo, &c. it
seems, formed no serious impeachment I;
as They could easily be sci aside. F3naiiH
he informs Mr.. Adams, that ia conSe.
| quence OF The Revolution III Spain, lie
| conceived hlmSelI bound To- wall Tor ires II
| instructions from his court thai lis mas
| ter himself no longer had HE same. pow
ers, having shared them with The CORES {;
and III his name communicates his aiop
| lion Of the constitution oil 1912. Thus is
The substance Of further notes communi
Gated by The President 10 Congress ON
! Friday last.
Tie great difficulty. then, respects
| the Patriots al ). AmUrica. We presume
this viii Le waved by tie Corles, even II
! they still insist upon The power Of ibc
mother couniry.-Bui We trust the Corics
Will yield that contest thai they will see
their interest in II thai they are unable
again 10 reduce The colOaies 10 sIaic ui
! dependence. The Editor of The Co,rco
del OrinocO Of Augoslura seems 10 take
other views of the matter; =" he predicts
that they will attempt TO whccdir the
| South Americans" sc.
What shall we think Of Ferdinand, who
dared 10 send minister with such an
iHsDiti0g demand The proposition beg
! DdrS ALI comment Tie iudig,At;ou a