Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-17

10 The qualification OF a number of ladies' and
gentlemen who embarked on board of her.
This boat is the first of the kind which has as
cendcd the Rappahannock, and her visit has
afforded much pleasure to our citizens, parti-
cularly to those who had not previously been
favored with an opportunity of witnessing this
expeditions and convenient mode of travelling
The Boat will leave here this morning for Old
Point Comfort and Norfolk, TO return on the
GOTH fferutd.
The interest excited in Tennessee by the
approaching election of n Governor has given
rise to proceeding quite nOpei.-The Grand
.Juriesn several counties in that state, havepre-
scented, i'm some instances General Carol, in 9th
or Colonel Ward, for possessing talents and
virtue enough to tit them for the government
OF the state. ,15tngdon Ga.
ALBANY, August 1l.-Vhedt Rising.-Ne
understand that good Wheat is now selling in
this market at one dollar Il b,ishcl.
NORTHERN CANAL.
Wetake great pleasure in being enabled to
state that thcdam which was lastfall detcrmi-
ned upon by the commissioners be erected at
Fort Edward, forthe purpose ofsupplying with
water from the North River, the summit level
OF the canal, is now rapidly progressing I'M
der the superintendanceO of Mcancton Wheeler
Esq. and bids fair 10 be completed this season.
On the speedy completion and perlnanency
of this work, much depends !; AS without fee
der, experience has fully proved, that the ca
=. nal from Fort Edward 10 Whitehall will be
p navisable for boats but Il small portion of the
year. .isb. .ngus.
We are informed by an article in the Vim
cennes Centincl, that his exccllency Governor
Cass. arrived at that place on the 18th ult
eleven days from Detroit performing the
Journey by water, with the exception of eight
miles portage, in bark canoe, manned by six
rowers. Heisdcstincd 10 Chicago, on govern
ment business with the Indians. The object
of Gov. Cass, says the Centinel, in taking the
circuit of the Wabash, Ohio, Mississippi, &C.
TO arrive at Chicago from Detroit, is, we I'M
derstard, merely for the purpose of useful
Information. He left Ninccnnes for Chicago
on the 18th ut.
PHILADELPHIA, August 15.-We have re-
cevtdour regular files OF London papers, by
Tie Iuscorara capt. West having, with his
usual attention, sent his letter bag up by the
Steam boat.
Our papers are only TO the LIST of July (Sun-
day. and OF course add nothing TO our prev-
Gus stock of intelligence. They NAV furnish
4 few articles for our miscellaneous depart
ncnt. TPkI Gc<.
AGa,.-a Rat. lIYan,,ct te Dane.
There is now in this city Il half grown rat
receiving lis education in a school of Young
kittens, all of which are under the kind and
impartial instructions of the littcr.-,Fhe rat
caught some days since, and taken TO the
house to be devoured by the cat, but instead Of
eating IT she caught il III her mouth and carri-
ed IT to the box which contained her own
brood. The lady of the house soon after had
q,
were, and upon looking into the box found
that the rat was actually sucking the cat ;
since that time it has shared her attention
equally with her own young. We have been
10 see this odd group, and found the Young
rat lying by ths. side of the cat and sucking
with great apparent satisiactiOn-She ticks
anti plays with it i'll the same manner with her
Kittens. We have often, when at school. read
the Story of Romuus and Remus, who were
sucked and brought up by she wolf, but with
AL etr credulty we never viewed TIA matter
of fact until after Witnessing the scene which
we nave described. Conn. Mirror.
ErfrdcI of'u letter from a gentleman dated at
Coquimbo, February -.
General San Martins army now amounts
TO 1860 strong; the Royal Battalion of NJ
mancla passed over to him the famous Gen
ecrai Reilly was taken with division of 900
iheu. iilere Gary pass over rom ] to "a of
the Royal troops. Provisions are very scarce
at Lima, and the inhabitants very much de-
lecied. Pezueia has not dared to sally from
The city: our advance parties are in sight of
II and our head quarters at Chancay, 10
leagues from this city From Lima TO Quay
aqniil IS in possessions of the Patriot army,
and the natives are ilyingn all direclionsto the
standard Of Liberty" [PhH. Press.
RassiG.-Lotters from Russia, received at
Paris, mention that serious djsafeciion has
shown itself amongst some Of the Emperors
troops. 1t seens that the Grand Duke Con-
siantlne, since MS rei.irn To Russia, has given
great offence 10 the Emperor, and is supected
OF having imbibcd liberal principles, and had
made attempts To conciiiate the soldiery, by
whom he had been formerly held as a tyrant.
Inc russians who had been in France CON
SANITY manifest uneasiness, and the Poles also
appear TO be touched with the mania which
mas lately shown itself in italy, Sicily, Sc
The Emperor Alexander has lately cndeavour-
cd to abolish the practice among the lower or
uers OF wearing beards--this measure has catis-
ca bad feeling among his subjects, who, on
Delng shaved, appear to be ashamed to be
seen, and fly from the presence oe strangers.
NJ T. Nat. .Adr.