Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-28

| the prize was awarded to CHa.,ch Spr0g,te
State Bank, BOSTON" The address, though
defective in some lines, and better calculated
to read than to be spoken, nevertheless, the
best taken altogether. [.N Y Nat. .9dn
BosroN, August 19.-We understand that
a French gentleman has arrived in town, from
Guadaloupe, to claim the Jeune Eugene, sent
into this port by the U, States schr Alligator.
He contends, we hear that the vessel was not
engaged in the slave trade. [PaH
| .Ndrai-'rhe Navy YarJ i'm Charlestown is
now undergoing consid cradle alterations and
Improvements, under the superintendent of
| Capt. Hull. The store houses and buildings
heretofore connected with the United States
arsenal, to the nOrthward Of the present na w
| yard, have been transferred to the Navy De-
partment-and the new ship house is to be
erected in convenient situation near that
position. IL will be larger than that which
covers the ship of the line now on the stocks.
a wharf and ways, for ship building, are COM
menced, together with the necessary work
shops. A road is also constructing to connect
the two building yards; and a canal will be
formed sufficient To float ship timber to any
required place ofdepOsit. The work oflevel-
ling the high ground towards the main road
and carrying it forward to the shore, in order
to form solid wharf, is in n state of advance
mcnt. Whilst government are proceeding to
build great ships they seem to forget they may
want repairs-and in this port, we have now
two ships ofthe line and some frigates, which
cannot he safely sent to sea, without being first
heaved out, or carried into dock to BIZ examine
ed.
The Columbus is now moorcd with six ca
bles ;and she could not be made fast to the
wharf near which she lies, without being en-
dansercd by a high wind. The necessity be-.
comes imperiOus for congress to authorize the
establishment of docks, or they will seriously
injure the navy. e. Gazette.
ST.. LOUIS, July 23.-IHe Governor of Nj
chigan, arrived in this place on Wednesday
last We understand it is his intention i'm
lew days to resume his journey for Chicago,
where he will meet in council the Pottawatima
Indians, together with the Chippewas and
Ottawas of Grande River, for the purpose of
holding treaty. Mr.. Joseph Sibley of De-
troit will be associated with the Governor, as
Il commissioner.
From st. .1ugusiine.-Th Florida Gazette
OF the 18th inst. contains nothing particularly
interesting, except some discussions concern
ing meeting Of the citizens held the 10th july,
| III which ii was declared and resolved, as the
sense of the meeting, that the citizens were
possessed of all the rights guaranteed by the
Constitution of the United States and com
planning OF the temporary government by the
existing SpGnish authorities. We believe that
General Jackson has only made the evil a tcn-
porary one, and that the good people of Au-
Sustlne will soon enjoy the exchange they so
correctly desire. Charleston City Ga=.
Extract ola letter TO Il gentleman az this ciiy,
dated ftrnandina, 14M .3vgxst, 1921.
The whole island is perfect hospital--not
well family on the island, and in many in
| stances not one able TO assist another. So
dreadful is the disease that there is not a man
to stand sentineL-Capt. Payne and DR.. Wait
| man are the only two of the whole garrison,
of a full company, who are able to go about,
and so sick!y is the place, that DIR. Waitman
could not hire cook, but was compelled HIM
self to cook for the sick. Among several ia
miles, the whole ofthe whites and from 5 to 10
| negroes down. The Spaniards say plague
has followed the Americans into Florida
which they prOgnOsticate is Il forerunner of
their future disasters" [Sarannah Rep.
! The Wilmington'R of the 18th inst.
mentions the death of MIR. Alfred Bower, MIR.
Daniel Travis, Mr.. Joseph Bishop and Mr..
Hugh Murphey, on the eth aud 18th inst. all
of the prevailing Yellow] Fe,er.
| Raleigh Star.
| NoRFOLK, August 22.-It is gratifying to
perceive that the alarm on account of the fe-
yer is subsiding as the cause is disappearing
Indeed, nothing now exists to remind us that
the health of the citizens is in more danger
Than 1t has been at other times. II on the first
appearance of a malignant disease in orr town
the fact was not so promptly communicated
as the public were induced to expect, some
I. Ian, 10 DIN. to, 4 4. a..
which the exigency imposed on the conserva-
tors of the public health 1t has now been 1 0
years since we were last visited with this IA
tai disease, and it should not have been ex-
pccted of them that they could be disciplined
IN the routine of service required on such occa-
sons, as the health officers are in other pla.
ces where "practice makes perfect" We re-
mark, however, with great satisfaction, that
the embarrassment of the first moment being
over, our Board of Health and our Police have
taken the most decisive steps to check the
further progress of the disease, and to preserve
the general health of the town
The Inspector has been indefatigable in the
discharge of his duties as respects the remov-
al and remedyIng of causes of infection. The
lane in which the disease first discovered itse
has been some time walled up lime has beer
profusely scattered over the wharves and docks
and plentiful fumigaiion the lower part
the town has every day been regularly KEEP
up. We have now only to caution our lealtt
and police officers not to relax in their lauda
bic exertions too soon. The dock below the
market, If not constantly attended to,become.
offensive. The fruit and fish boats crowd into
1T IN great numbers every morning, stiru tn,
mud and mix with it occasionally matter SUI s.
ceptible of putrefaction. The practice of cut
ting water melons on that wharf, too, ought tc
be forbidden, or person should be always il