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

FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.
The sloop Hunter, Carter, arrived Ut ST. Au-
CUISINE on the 2ist and s,iedon the 28th ult.
for the purpose OF exploring The interior part
OF The Peninsula, below the eth degree of lat.
This vessel was iitted out by al Association at
Philadelphia, under The protection of govern
ment.
An arrangement for the conveyance Of the
haiibctween So Augustine add ST. Marv's has
been torned-Thc Mail will leave the former
place on Wednesday, and arrive on Tuesday
~ morning.
Thomas Fitch, is appointed Attorney Gene
raj, protein. of East Florida.
Nv Peter .liGrcy, of ST Johns, has been ap-
pointed by the Collector of St. Augustine, In
spector for that port.
=. "a. PenierS, appointed by the President
sub Indian Agent TO the tribes of Indians in
Florida, arrived on the Goth. Florida Ca
Characterization Sunday, the Goth ulti-
mo, at about O'Clock, p. NJ. little son of Mr..
bratton,paper maker, Kennel township, penn
aged about 6 months, crawled 20 the well, the
curb OF which had beea displaced. A colour
ed girl who was near, heard something fall and
running 10 the well, saw the child lust rise TO
the top OF the water, and instantly, with noble
latrepldity, descended the well, aud saved the
little fellow from death. The well is about;
y feet deep, aud quite narrow, so that the girl
in descending could touch each side: the buck
ct was lei down to aid her getting out, and the
child was restored well, to his half distracted
parents. lie had touched the bottom of the
we'll, for sand was found in his hair.
". Record.
/ WAsHISGroH, August ll.-Colonel JAMES
GADsDEN has been appointed Adjutant- q encr-
al OF the army ofthc United States, under the
act OF the last Session or Congress, and has ar
rived IN this city in order to enter upon the
discharge ofthc duties OF that Office.
| Amongtic passengers in the Liverpool pack
ct ship Nestor, which sailed from New York.
on the 10th instant, was NJ. LomonoSoF, Score
tary OF the Russian Legation 10 this country
ihe following account exhibits remarlla-
BILE contrast to what has taken place at formeI
sales of land in Alabama, when the fever oi
! speculation Was at its height, and the lands
were run up, at the public sales, to twenty
thirty, forty'and even as high, in few instauc-
es,, as seventy oreighty dollars per acre: 10.
TUSCALOOSA, Aab imn, July 2I.-At the land slcs
al this place which closed on Saturday last, of o
Townships offered, but l57 half quarter sections (,a,
| ll,lbD acrc,) were sold, for the gross amount O.
o,-9O 81 The principal part wasso!d ut governm cu
price, ana none Tor more than three dollars per
MISSOURI ADMITTED-at last
Snc A''siuelLS IfGcllMdiiOn, winch we
publish in to-day's paper, makes the admission
of Missouri into the Union. On am equal foot
ing with the original states, agreeable to Joint
resolution ofboth houses of Congress, coap,etc
With this addition the Union is composed OF
f'oenty four states and two territories Mich
gan and Arkansas)
The fate of Missouri is now fairly put into
her own hands; the extension ofslayerv, which
she so eagerly sought for, has becn uncondi-
tionaiiy obtained solemn pledge was re-
CURED and has been given, that the rights oil
citizens Of any of the states shall net be con
trayened, and the Federal constitution duiy
observed. Tier last act, must certainly be
viewed as triumph over those principles that
were so obstinatey opposed 10 her tmcondi-
'lonal admission. Hash. G. Ga=.