Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-17
GENERAL JACKSON.

We w a.
we do. from unique stioaable authority,
that this distinguishes officer was early
advised ct an intention ." reduce III. al
my and To appoint him q overnor of Flr.
rids, and az a good citizen ought, n re
Piled, that whatever was decmea best fnr
the u. States had his Appreciation, and
he would serve in wha,evc, station the
President OF the United States steuld
think his services would b most useful
Gen. Jackson had fixed The FIST Of this
month as the day ep which he would
leave Nashville for Pensacola, To- assume
The Government Of that territory. Kuow-
ing The military exac,i,ude OF The Gene.
raj, we have no iOub, but he lit leave
Nashville on III" 1T lust. fer N Olieaus.
on his way to Pensacola. Phil Press.
lhe marshais OF the eastern aud western
districts # Pennsylvania have so ia, -nnpIe,.
ell tue t'Hrih census or ennmeratior eftuc iu>
haOtants of this state. az TO have as,.,. tain.d
that tue population OF the e4stotu d,stric,
rs 725,G93 souls and that OF the wester,, dis
tr,ci S2l l6i. making the total number ut the
hnaoi.snts OF Peans.'vania ~ 1920, one million
forty SIR thousand eight hu, ired and forty f,.r
In 1910 Tue POPULATION ut the state va. $40 pOt
sous. he increase has been about 20 p,r cent
IN the last ten years. aud there mas been yer,
iittie diH'rrucs between tue Increase ia the
western and that i'm the east,rp district.
Frank Gdz.
NEW YORK, April i2.-The y. S. brig
ENTERPRIzF, Capt. Kearney. arrived al
the Navy Yard yesterday morning. thro'
Long Island Sound, from cruize IN the
West Indies, Charleston, Cape Fear,
Holmes Hole. and Newpori.--On HE
night OF the Ali instant, off Nantucket
Ssoals. was run afoul of dur7ga gale, by
a large schooner bound 10 Baltimore.
stem on. which stove in the bow of the
Enterprise, and caused her 10 leak and
make g orr feet water per hour, The
schooner received no other damage of
consequence, than the loss of her bow
spirit; she remained BY during the night
and part OF next day, and behaved very
kindly
Thc Enterprise landed at Holmes Hole,
the prisoners she brought from St. Tho
mas, charged With mntiny Oh board The
schr. Ruby, OF Newburyport. They were
to be sent Ia Boston for trial.
All the officers and crew of the Euter.
prize returued IN good health. [M Adu.
Manhattan Fire Insurance Company
The books OF subscription for lie stock
oi tins institution, were opened Yesterday
morning al 10 o'clock, at their Office in
Wall slreet, and before 3 o',lotk, p. NJ.
The period fixed for closing the DO, rs.
more than four times the amount of ,h,
capital was subscribed. 10.
PHILADELPHIA, April We are
now auib0rIzrd TO state With certainty
thai The Bank OF the United States hs :.
taken the lean of four millions al fire
per cent. or l05 dollars i'll money Tar ever,
100 dollars in stock. FIR. Gag.
The forthcoming new notes for The
Bauk OF England have excited much no
lice in The British house of Commons.
Extreme anxiety for The adoption nf
plau 10 prevent torgerirs seems very %
morally 10 prevail A late debate in Ihr
Commons indicates the prob able adop =.
ion OF The plan of our countryman Mr..
PERKINS. Iib.
BosToN, April7.- The Franklin line of battle
ship IRE understand IS ordered for actire serrice
and ,ciH continue under the command of Com.
Charles S.e'odt As sOcn as she is ready for sea.
she wiH proceed 10 The Pdcifc Ocean, ichere she
giilJotn the Constellation Capt. RidgeIy ample
protection ViA thus be a4orded to our commerce
an those seas Sac is expected TO be absent for tro
orthree years. Captain DOUnes in the Macedonian
J.rgate may be erery dog expected to arrire at
Norfolk.
Capt Jacob Jones commander of the fri.
gate Constitution, has arrired in Boston. His
ship as az most admirable order agd her cye,p Of
400 men Is nearly completed. She wiH probab'y
SAL TOR the Mediterranean in about three 1eeks
IN the opinion OF NAUTICAL men Old Iron Sides
IS IN as good aud sound condition as Uhen she uas
Origtnduv built.
She nil be hahIed of from the Nary Yard
bhaJ IN the course NJ u peek, tUhen an erperi.
ment rs 10 be tried upon her ,cth some nels
ndrhtReIy intended TO propel reSseis during a
calm This is the cORtrirance ot an Ingenious
mechdntc NJ the Nary Hdrd, and IL is possible mar
be Of some service an critical situations The
RnchiHe consists Of tcO shafts or Gr!es, PrtendnD
through central port hole. on either side of fGe
SNIP. upon ne extremity Of rhich, is secured a
large Tater wheeiCf 100 rs feet diameter hauing
10 paddles. Inside Of the deck, the aries are Sc
cured an beds or gJOoreS, harng rollers 10 enable
them to turn round NTH faciHty-and a large
drum or cindidSS as attached to each round uhich
the messenger of The ship is to be turned The mes
senger, or small sized cable cW then be cast round
the capstan att and carried fo,uard, miH be
reered through a large fcea biOck under the botp-
spirit 4H being thus prepaTed, about 800 men on
both decks uiH be dpOiied TO The cops,an bors.
and endearow to more the ship JortCard after The
manner of steam boat The inrento, frDecJs IN
prOpel The Constitution al The rate of three miles
an h0m-rih uH her stores on hoard But al
though such a re ut ,roald undoubtedly proue
of the greateSt utility, IRE hare no great confidence
an the success Of the experiment
" the mOchinery should pr0re SeTticedbls ii is
so contrired as TO be readily ta6en to p;eces
and dgdin rugged, IN a rery short time
Garter l.. Stevenson, esq is elected President OF
The Farmers Branch Bank Of fredericksburg in
Tie room Of John +. Brooke deceased
We are informed that Colonel Mitchell, of The
United states Army has declined accepting me
appointment Of Commissioner on the part of the
state Of Maryland TO examine the navigation OF
the Potomac rtrer and lis branches as noticed IL,
our paper Il fetc days since Nat Int.
FOURTH CENSUS.
The following list sbews The amount
OF lhe population in the several states
from which returns have been received
We have smbjoiued The amount of popu.
iaiion in tie same states in 1910. aud
The increase in each since ihal nnrind