Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-17
DOMESTIC.

Souti hto 'he Ouious as dmrnutu ttl tile
House OF Representatives. was yesterday
REJ EcrED IN The House. by rmajoriiy
Oi SIX votes. Il is in vain to regret what
cam II be remcdrd. Let us rather hope.
that some proposition, in one or The other
House Of Congress, will yet be made.
which may have The effect ic settle The
question forever. The decision of yesier.
uay does not preclude any such propo-
sltOn. bu, rather invites II. Ii behoves
the friends If The best interests of tho
Union 10 exer, themselves to effect this
object. Almost any devisiun, which shall
De final aud conclusive, will be prefrra-
Die TO Keeping The matter la suspense.
Nat. Int.
This is Tie day appointed by Law for
counting The voies OF iiie Electors Of Pre-
sideH' and Vice President of the United
States. The resolution on than subject,
which has passed the Senate, aud uiii be
found IN The prureeiings ui that body.
will probably pass The House OF R.ple.
scnfa'ives also, aud be the rule of pro.
cerdius. 10.
We have satisfaction i'm noiicin, The
current report Of the truth oi which we
have no doubt, thai the ralificatioR, by
Spa u, OF the Treaty with her, has been
delivered, by the Spanish hlinistcr, To onr
government. aud delivered without cumdi.
hon. II Is further said, that the Treat,
will be Immediately laid br!ure Tie Sc
male ny the Pfesident, Tor ihcif Cousidr-
ration. Although II has once received
fi'e ASSEM- ut The Senate, i: is supposed
i'iat The expiration OF Tia. allotted term for
lis raiihca,ioH makes il proper. Without
ing amy thing of The question of con.
stuuiionai necessity, to submit The I'rcas
~, Pre'cn'ing Itself, aS II does, under IA
chAh2e OF circumstance, to the revision
OF the Senate. M
Mr.. De MELVILLE, The Minister of
France 10 the Braziis, formerly AlirIs,,.r
mere, AMI unaerSlooi nov To be Invested
iemp"rariiy with diplomatic powers here
n0w, ariised Ia thS city Yesterday. ~
ihr Steam boat Potomac, from No.toik.
Were he la! arrived IN The French fl
gate L. Farm.
Capt. W AD5WoRTH, commander of The
John Adams. and LisuI. JOHN II. BELL,
tate oi The CONSULTATIONS, arrived in his
ely Yesterday morning. 10.
THE SUPREME COURT.
TUESDAY, FEB. l3.
Mr.. T.. Z. Ba'6o"r moved 10 dismiss
ne "Til oi error lii The ease of Cohen {.
others W. the State IF Virginia, aud tue
motion was argued by that gentleman
dnd Mr.. SmYth tor HE stale.
iis "as aa information in the Bprouut,
Couit oil Norfolk against it.e plaiut,tls m
error, ior setting tickets ia The National
Lottery, in the siate Of Virginia, contrary
10 prohibiiofy law Of that stale. The
plaintiffs IN rrrnr claimed an exrmpiion
Tom the operation Oi the state Idw. under
an act "' Congress, grnnIi-g 10 the Cor.
poration OF The city o! Masliington The
privilege OF creating loitcrie. iur cerla,n
purposes.
NEW YORK, Feb. IL The Amity.
.(Packei shp) Maxwell, sailed on Saiur.
Gay Tor Liverpool, with The fiiowing
passengers, Messrs. JAS. Iiargrave.. Jas.
CnihbeIi, Jno. NJ kenzir. aud Jno. Robh.
ar Canada. Thos. p. Cushing, Z ,slou.
fhos. Bray. of Erglamd, I'l,"s II. Leg
ga, and Gro: Chunce, n. Yoik. John
Mradr, CI'as. Power, Isaac Meicaif. and
J. q Schwartz. Tn. Amiiy nas in nor,
only il days, and discharged aud look
III iull cargoes.
THE GILLIAN SQUADRON.
Accounts have been received al Salem
OF the capture. by Lord Cocl,raur's aee,.
OF the brig Caafom. belonging 10 thai port.
on The ga OF Sept. White J.; ing AL pisro.
about 100 nils from Lima. This infsr-
nation i said 10 be Contained IN a letter
from Capt. Coffin, of The Canton. dated
L'na, Oct 2tsi, in which he sIaIcs. Ina,
hiS VESSEL vas in bdilast at tie tifup of
Tie capture, which took place only IL
days aitrT ihe Gillian prorldtaation Of
bl"ckade was issued, the existence of
which was Unknown 10 him. He also
Sid'es. That being confined a prisoner by
The Ciili IN fleet, he made his escape IN
an open boat, IN which he continued for
infee Gays before reaching Lima. Ii il
added. that on Captain Collins arrival al
'hiS place, I've found the Macedonian fri
gate there, and applied To Capt. Downs
iointeifere IN the business, who declined.
as Is SAID, 10 consequence of his &c ina.
deqtacy To contend with the squadron OF
Lord Cucbrane." We can easiI, suppose.
thai the Canton may have been in 6aliast
only when she VAS capinrrd-bui there
Is siong reason TO suspect that she had
previously been engaged ~ coBtrabaud
trade, o! which Lord Coclirane must have
been well assured before he ordered her
10 Valparaiso for adjudit alton. Nor
would Captain Downs have declined in.
tefferlng Tor her release if this had been
The case. The friendly understanding
nos subsisiiug betwxt the government
OF Chill, and The officers Of onr feet on
thus station, OF hich We have recently
mad The most convincing proofs, renders
The idea absurd of Capt. Downs enter.
tanning appreIensions on account Of The
strength OF The CHILEAN feet,
No mention is made ,u captain Collins
letter ot the capture Of Lima by Lord
Cochrane. This circumstance, however,
does not render il improbable. The
Bermuda Gazette, in which the CHILEAN
success is announced, is dated so recent
~ as tile 18Th Jan. and the event is there
noticed as late occurrence. The letter
OF Tie late captain of the Canton is dated