Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11

lit li' >thll'Nl, we were dpDrenenSlkc tntrt
mist nave been either AN error in the printer
o.. 4 mistake ia point of date in the writer
We rccollcct mat when the present President
ut the tni,eh States was minister at London,
at"ui TIE time OF the expiration ofthc treaty
~ lf3l ~ overture was made by the British
government t0 renew that treaty, and that the
OFF, was rejected by Mr. Monroe, on the
ground that the interests of the countries were
better understood ut the time of the overture
than they were when the treaty of 1874 was
entered into, and therefore the negotiations
must be tn Ken UP dc moro, and new treaty
formed. From that time forward things have
gone badly for the interest of our commerce
with the islands, until by the Convention of
1873, subsequently renewed and extended for
ten years,we completely lost all the benefits
ot Il large and lucrative trade with the British
islands.
If an Offer was made by the British govern
ment In 1919 Ia renew the treaty of 1884 ard
refused by the United States, we should think
ii Il very extraordinary thing ON our part
NO person who recoilccts what the state of
oar trade was under that treaty, and compares
It with what it now is, and has been for six
years past, would fail OF being surprised at
learning that we had thus neglected The op-
portunliy of recovering the ground we had 80
unfortunately lost.
We regret that we have mislai,l the paper
containing the article to which we have allnt-
ed; nut believe we have correctly stated the
import of the remark contained in il 4: and
should be much gratfied if the writer Of il
would inform, through the medium of the
paper IN Which his communications appeared,
the source from which he derived his know
ledg of the fact stated. ~. i. y. mn.
LISA fact honorable To the republican mem
beers of congress from Pennsylvania and New
Iork, that on Monday last G}ieen from the TO-
mer state, and eighteen from the latter. adj
hercd to Mr.. RonYEY in every vote for Speak
or OF the house of representatives of the Uni-
ted Stats. They thus demonstrated their
ilrnness ofpriucipIe, their anxiety for a repuh-
ican speaker, and their determination not to
elevate to that inp0rtan; station "A ,doublc-Cac-
ca politician. 1t the same consistency and H.
deity L. principle had heen exhibited! bv oil
the republican members from other states ii
speaker would have been chosen the first day
OF the session. 1t is moreover Il certain fact.
that by the motion "i Pennsylvania member
10 adjourn on Monday, when MIR. TAYLOR was
gaming GROUND, the reelection of that ClntO-
man candidate was prevented, and Mr.. BAR
houR, Il decided republican of distinguished
talents and standing, was chosen Speaker on
tuesday. On that day the New York and
pennsylvania republican members, finding il
lmpracticabc to elect Mr.. ROONEY, success
fully supported Mr.. BARBOUR. This event is
snhiect OF cordial congratula;on to the re-
publican party drought the union
Phil Frank. Gaz.
MILITARY ACADEMY.
We leara that General MAcoMB arrived 4,
West Point on Saturday last, reviewed the ca
diets stationed there, and afterwards visited
their several apartments. 1t had been snow
ing at the Point for three days previously to
the second instant, so that the snow was near
iy knee-deep in many places.
a writer in the Euening Post has corrected
the misrepresentation, previously published
IN that journal, concerning the alleged distur-
Dances at the West Point Academy on a re-
cent occasion. The case, says the writer, of
The two imprisoned cadets is simply this thcy
were tried by a court martial after trial as
me most delicate and uneXceptionablc place
o. dnress, they were sent from the Point and
Glar'pred at house over the river, Il place IT.
sualy assigned in such cases until the result
OF their trial could be made known from
w ashington; while thus situated they broke
their arrest, came TO the Academy secretly at
night, created disturbance, and excited mutt
ny IN the corps were discovered, apprehend-
cd and confined in what is called the dark
PRISON, as the only alternative for the preveu-
ton OF further disturbance at the Academy
The course pursued in relation to their impri-
sonmcnt was unquestionaby lcorrect, and war
ranted by circumstances. The utmost deli
cacy and forbearance, which the good Of the
institution Will admit, are always exercised to-
wards cadets in arrest or under sentence of
courts martial" ID.
WAsuIN GToN, December 7.-Accompanying
the Message of the President to Congress
was collection of Documents which, on ex-
animation, we find to relate to one subject only
viz the occupation of, and establishment
ola government in Florida. Besides the Ir-
structions of the Secretary of State tn Col
Forbcs, Commissioner and to Governor
Jackson, we have the letters from the two
latter and from Col. Butler (the other Com
inissloncr)to the Secretary of State, com
munIcatinS OF course what had passed be-
tween them, respectively, and the Spanish au-
thOrties in Havana and i'll the Floridas The
last paper in the series is the paper drawn up
and signed by General Jackson and Col Cal
lava, on the Occuaption of East Florida by
tie troops of the United States, which has
already been presented to the public.
Nat. Int
The Presidents Message left this CITY at
half past o'clock, on Wednesday, by two ex-
press riders, for Baltimore. The one employ
ed by Stockton and Stokes arrived at 90
minutes past o'clock the other arrived five
minutes afterwards So that the Journey was
performed in one hour and fifty minutes
The foremost rider lost six minutes i'm chanp-
ing horses from unruly stceds. Dedncting
this loss, the distance was performed in one
hour and foHy.joW minutes. This was rapid
travelling, and, considering the state of Inc
roads, which were slippery and heavy, must
have been dangerous to man and horse. The
distance from the door of our Office, from
which the Expresses started, at the same mo
mont to BAlmOre is nhnni MirIn-Reren rnln.