Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-08

bhseh The bCat, aud wi.b The
ON boafd sucees ded In getting into her Wei cold
and Ia tnomentay dread Of Oeug deprived existence
He looked most ansiousy for The break " day: at
anu ,tsered for the Island which was distant al
least sir tecgRcs AID not In sight Though the Als
uiigh bad boughi tne dangers al he plr
the boat was crowded the weather besleIous sbe sea
Iuunisg ver, bigh almost every pers:n more or les,
Frost bitru, ana laudng upon the isaad consisei ID
extremely dnicul AIS O'Clock, MS we drew towards
the Island. observed the sea To break Ia dreadful
sutges about mile tom the shore. Al O'Clock
u. NJ. on The south side OF Ii we discovered tigna
post, and thought some OF the Inhabitants were living
nes, 70 H. aud In tue bope OF being by them aud
RECEIVING some ASSISTANCE. We roned the boat backward
aud forward along the outside Of the surf Ter some
umr eu' nv person Appeared and, as The CAV vas
neafiy spsnt ahd those tn The bat almost exhausted
BY their various sneruss. ii thought advisable TO
,ahe an eier 10 reach the shore the shoals
tntnugh The bir9hrfs.-M The iastant Of making the
atte,npt voleni squali OF wiad and rain came on;
- bat was oversee, and ever person ibrosn out o.
he ON" '~"-'- hned her, VIZ Captain Fisher the
mas> .ue seamsn and a passenger 'bs was
.a 1a',..., wa,.l and quit. .amanasvabie. They
,heii fami'- CLING fate, anu heard then
r assistance but NOT In their power to render
'her any N-i were so.n themselves Obliged, from
want vi stS u reinquish their holds upon tte
noa, aud no'' th.ir being ca riea shore by The
SUR. Three .. Woog whsIn was the Captain,
nao Tue good zach tue shore, and tbtie they
met Three oihe' d been as proridtniisill saved.
Capt. f. was q, sesless ~nes wen upon the
of h,s safety. rh (of the Children lay near him,
Raspn. In The afBs OF death, and :oan expted: and
tue ie.,fl BODIES OF their Tafenls
seen upon every swelling OF the su'f e,eai dis.
tance the Carpenter. also, aud OF the Seanen
wefe not lar itom them ofthe nineteen Persons who
bpa'd OF the harsaret SIX uniy h viii he SEGA
survived. recovering liiie tber excessive
fatigue and sufsfnes, and Offering up their feutat
players to the ALMIGHTY for their safety they pr,s
cesded la the Flag stan and discovered au un
isbabitsd House there they found all The necessary
preparations Tor making IRE, Provisions and Rum
snJ in short time rendered themselves toetaby COM
toTtatlethe nex day, following directions which they
observed Id the Ur i.s the, ,r,cee.d to ,he s.,il,,
tlt nf lllr Vii
mes-,h-fe they remained until The 9Th Of rarch
when they left the Island in The Maryaiers Lsng Bva,
STEAM BOATS IN.FRANcE
Instead OF tie UNIV Idly heavy -gog digencs, Of past
lar III English introduced, we'll carduct.d almost
free nm liability accident and driven at the rate u SCI
with French iir, the es,pbisent OF Steam Bua
on the Se'ne aud r Girude. between toueu ard H,,re
these convey anc:s have been tried INT With limited
c-s.. he south o. France might however, have long re
naine1 ,snora' OF tins advantag.. had been the
serc u two years tti,d the pertinent uith boat Of
small Dimensions The OF e nasv,s Of Bordeaux
AT the sncee's at this Individual, quicky followed by
an ASSOCIATION among ,h- prcpa merchants, whu in co
Junction wiki Mr.. Church had oihPr boat, consruc. of
means ui tes~ packets fom Roynn the mouth of the
Gironde. TO Lnmgon, TIN Garonre, distance ofupv ards
ewry respect rrt,uTat Being zach cstabso.at Sir
Church. determined On the extension of his undertaking
e"Pine OF thirty horses pow in which he have
hSul regular passage between Leghorn, Genoa, and
and every din re,dv for mT denar,ra r TO- pfou,
ia breaking out Of the pass ia the Meiserranean chang
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
PETERSBURG, MAY 4-Yr Near, ,he pr;nc;n,I
Engineer OF the Board OF Pubic Wort Of ,hs 80, 90
rived in town few ays ago and Wednesday proceed
sc.;aiIis the of remoy;nr H. ph',n
tin which ~ present rcn,ior M nav;catIon of b Ann
nni,toN so t'd'ous aid difficult. When Mr. con
The head OF the river 10 examine ,r e h s' 70
l-nk-
navig CATION more sal aud exp,1itos ,srtcnia-i, dr.
ti,e >. MINER NOR ms when nj. ,.s,es e TO- hs
Engine shall have competsd The .x,pinstion III r;v,
ne will proceed survey the route of eol,,rmniad 90
nal turnpike. from Buffalo 10 the i,tIa o,nprc ,y
agreeable the provisions of an act Of the general AZ.
seu.by.
Several public spirited individual, will .ccom,,,v Ar
Moore ,nd heartily wiso them the mos, comniee sue
! The undertaking.
While this subject would call the attention or ,be
cl'iLeas Petersburg and tho adjacent 10 m. r,
of ss>emb authorising turnpike road from ';. town to
CONVENIENT point ON Ruauuke river a he obiscI,or
present. understand To this imuorfnt nroecr i, ~,
OF capital required TO Ie raised in The f instance
before the company Gao 20 into optr,,;o, r., rs 49,,
objection application should made 10 the next sIa
sOend the reduce the capital M ess,.r
to be raised before the cum any eau 20 ir.t ,,srainn
rits orief notice, hope, will attract sufficient sten
ton, induce public spirited indual, 10 he read,
against the mtelIug OF the legislator 10 ofr uor
suitable project Of law this suoeet than the one NOW
IN force.
Since writing the above, have conyer,rd viii, gem
teman wto accompanied MIR. Moore down the river IL
is the Union of SIR. Moore at The navigation of the An
pomattcx can be great, improved aud t las ,ne',is
Than already encountered iy Julei0u,y placing permanent
ute at various points Of the river No doubt TO
b. entertained upon this SUBJECT. BY placing tttes M
proper dslbees The ' cent brought down the river by
hsAFy het, "iu be oileetei rvdhsW the channel, aud
mus prevent the accumulation Of those numerous bars
w'sh at resent so great, obstrnct navigation. BY
eosuneuns ho'e Ju es OF permanent materials,
rent viii always continue ia the direc,on ard no
new eaies "ii oe form by the shifting of the bed u
su" ear, sc, "teh each su ces'ive freet deposits
low The iaa'- has subject must be attended to-snd tile
sooner tie better (Rep.6liear.
On onday last jus, after the steam boat Vrrina had
got under way Tor BaliSore, she stopped az the In