Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-23

IamaSes l.,, The distinction lcen taken and bot,
points clearly brought before Tia, court for its de-
cSion. mat the custom which prevails in this city
Is IN conformity with the mode insisted on Inv the
defendant, Is pnt beyond all doubt by certificate or
more HAN twenty of first merchants all of
whom deal or have dealt IN bills of exchange and
cannon De but thoroughly acquainted with the man
ner VI winch they are settled when paid abroad
IL IS true some respectable mel chants give an onin-
ION IN favor OF Il different mode of adjusting the
images, but they do deny the existence of such
custom, winch 1t seems has undergone change
snce 'he case on which the plaintiffs much rely
which must have happened il it had been intended
ny mat decision which took place more than five
Years ago, To Introduce rule different from, the one
'hen IN practice. Regarding, then, the language of
inc cour, ms ineXplicit when apped to the prescu,
u.ucni'y, anu beng quite sa,isiied~-of the commer-
c' usage IN this city opinion is that the mode,
suggested by the deien,lan, he pursued i'm this case
-ci ~ per cent Tor damages be calculated on, and
auucu TO the sum Tor which, the bill is drawn the
whoie oil Which amount is then TO he brought into
dollars and cents, ut the rate of exchange current
al me time OF his receiving notice of protest. which
- - '"''.',u was fifteen per cent below par--or in
o'her words let the calculation he so made rs TO give
the plaintiffs us much in dollars and cents as would
:" '"e "n,e nave purchased n new bill on Great Bri-
u'in Tor TO sterling for every fl00 sterling of the
original bil As TO the tune and manner of caculot-
ING interest, 1t is understood there is no dispute.
THE SEA FOX
One OF the committee lately apDo;pte,l upop ,b;s
sugect has gone 10 Philadelphia nj his own cxnense
10 see the Captain of the John s, ADAM who rescued
l e our seamen from their periIous situation The
Dow'ns ietter, received from the captain, and adj
dressed To The committee, will be satisfactory TO the
pubic, us shows that he not nepl;ucn as /, re-
garded the others who were left will, iI,e ,yro,l and
.uso SHOWS mat they are now, beyond a doubt
s'unhering IN the of death Their, l. so,e sat;s
faction even in knowing that the nfor,un,,,e neon
did not die by hunger '' '''''' P'oP''
H., - October So 1921.
rrhn," IF '..,.uo OF ~ ., Longitude II 56, in 50
nan nan distance 81 miles, at . p NJ boarded The
pea OK, lying on her beam ends nm gc,,;ug az,
noa'u NE wreck heard human voices scrcamnS out
unoer deck, and looking towards the Mace IRON,
whence the sounds came, saw n st;ck nnnsL;,, ~,
through a small hole in the main deck on the star
oaru sue abreast of the main hatchwav. which i'm
INN J oo crew where the people were they
!,'heuiaeiy returned TO the ship got axes went IN
nv "tech, cut hole through the deck and oot ON,
N NJ n'eI whose names are as follows Bradford
I;.n r. Iliam "oo'ihnry, Jacob Smith, aud WI
"% "'''heii, VINO informed us thar they left New,
VI" on me eth, and had been about twelve hours
lIohi oandy Hook, when the ship unset in n bcayv
i"" and immediately filled full of water they al
,,r 10 se' on deck ont of the fore scuttle but the
m"tti rushed down so hard upon them. ti,nt they
"i,' "ot ana they were obliged TO pet IN into ,h,.
'ip' u WIZ 10 Keep themselves from drowning
FAM, .'en proke on apiece of tic bulk head and
'o""" uie cargo had settled down so uuch TN, ,Io,,
attempted 10 go att To if they couI,J or, nm Ioi
'"u Moi rs Jar us the main Iaichw;v but could noi
L. N, s''""s any further, and remained i'm that
" n.y. "''c ''tNcn out by nv boat they then
'' Us there were ladies and gentlemen in The cabin
~" some "i them were in the sr;uboard stnteronn,
We 'heh CUT another hole through the sbin's s;lc
oil inc SIlte-room, bat could not hear nor x,
"! uhs' Tue cabin being entirely full of wafer ne
me snip was sunk very low aft and her cu,r,,. -
doors. N "S 'he companion
me situation found the shin in SATISFIES mo and
'I FtoPe took from her say, she was immed,atcv
"i o! water alter she was upset and the place ,bcy
elc ~ was as lui OF water when they f,s reached
II, Us II WAS when took them on If ,hit ,ns tb
caSe' u was impossible for any person 10 have hem
"'e iteen minutes IN the cabin altes The shin mn.
se1 Tor when we boar,Ied the shin the c,bn ,vas
ln Oh wafer, and j; WAS possible for anv nersnn
10 nave iiyed IN IT any longer than they could undrr
"te' III me open sea, for they must have been en-
trey under wlter jOSfIJ,i ESN I'll 81"
.flSter Of SHIN John and Aim
:. Efiraci from ue John 4. 4deaa's lar hoax
oct oct 5i-Ihis day begins with pleasant weather
anu isnt breezes from the north At2P NJ. made
= wreck bearing w \. W. from us +; we b,uled Nm
ZOE het ana AT = NJ sent the boa, ON boar,I ofLari
VI getting along side heard people in the hold scream,
lhS o"i got axes and cut a hole through, the JccI
anh got out men; lay 10y the week until A "
IN hopes 10 nave boarded the following morning L,
the "Ind coming on 10 blow from the enst,yar9J we
made S;r on voyage" "
Inc hFSt mate and four men boarded the Sea Fo,.
IN. Y. COm .4,iu.