Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-26

the stage II The time, iaelu,ins Captain Ar.
thur Sinclair. of the u. s. Navy, and lady.
and Mr.. James and lady, OF Richmond, Virgi-
MA; all of whom were severely injured, and
| were compelled to renain at Kingston, and
procure medical aid. One of the fades had
an infant i'm her arms, which fortupatelv es-
capped without injury. The passengers with
great difficulty extrcatcd themselves from the
coach, through the windows. The horses
stopt as soon as the stage upset. to which cir
cumstance IS attributed, under Providence,
the safety of their lives. We learn from seve-
raj oil the passengers. who arrived in town
yesterday morning in the steam boat Bristol,
| that the driver appeared To he intoxicated
FROM LISBON.
We are indebted to Captain TAYLOR, Of the
ship Alexander, arrived ON Saturday, FIR file
of Lisbon papers tn the 26h of JANUARY in
| clusive-they are without interest. The Cor.
les were occupied in discussing the articles
of the new constitutions The trial by Jury, in
both criminal and civil causes, was established
| by that body ut the session on the ninth of
january.
decree has been passed by the Cortes, for
the establishment of Bank at Lisbon, with a
capital of 10000 shares, mt 500 mill reas each
| equal in all to about Sc, 900, with excIu
sve privileges for 90 years, on condition of
'oaninS two-fifths of the capital to the govern
ment, at four per cent. interest. The sub
scrIptions, ut the last dates, amounted only to
about one-eighth Of the proposed capital. and
1t was doubtful whether the plan would he
carried into effect. The last article of the de-
cree authorizes the government "to obtain
and employ the plates ofthe invention of the
celebrated artist Perkins," in order to prevent
the Justification of the paper money of the
kingdom.
.,c.
line and SIX transports, with 1900 troops on
hoard, sailed from Lisbon on the 18th Janua-
ry, for Rio de Janeiro. IN Y. Gnz.
| 1t has been stated, that the Spanish Minis
| at Washington was highly offended at the
late communication TO Congress from the Pre-
sdent of tie United States recommending
| The recognition of the Independence of the
| Spanish Colonies. This is not the case. We
understand from gentleman recently return
cd from the seat of government, that the
Spanish Minister has long since anticipated
proposition of this kind, as matter of course
| and that, while as man Inc could not object
to it, yet as "A Minister of His Catholic Males
| ~, 1t would be his duty to protest against il.
[D.
The New York Evening Post Of Monday,
gives the following extract from Il letter of its
| Washington Correspondent q THE cabinet
were unanimous, and the Committee of Fn-
reign Relations also, in recognizing the ipde
pcnGcace of the South American Colonies,
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
| Nunlor has been very busy for several
! weeks on the subject of naval concerns in
Boston.-The following statement is believed
| 10 be correct.
| Capt. Shaw and Lieut. Abbott of the Navy
advanced charges of misconduct against Mr..
J Binncy, the Navy Agent at Boston. which
Implicated Capt. Huh These charges have
/ been investigated ty Capt. Porter, sent on
| for the purpose by government, and George
Blake, Esq. District Attorney, and found
| wholly groundicss-il consequence of which
Capt. Shaw ard Lieut.. Abbott have been put
under arrest for trial. A Court Martial has
been detailed, To commence its session on the
Goth inst. in Boston, which will consist OF the
following members: Capts. Tinsey, Morris,
Nacdonough, Warrington, Spence, Downes.
and Creighton. Numerous witnesses are
summoned to attend the trial
Providence Pat.
We understand Mr.. Randolph, who sailed
from this port last Saturday, in the Packet
Amity. for Liverpool sent up By pilot boat
to friend in this city, an address to his con-
sliituents, dated on board of the ship, in which
he speaks IN very bold terms Of the President
of the United States, and his Cabinet II
VIII probably make its appearance first, in the
| Richmond Enquirer. IN Y Epen Post.
| Ne>are informed that Bishop Hobart re-
reivcd yesterday a check for S eOOO from
Eliakim Warren, Esq. Of Troy, for the pur-
pose of founding Scholarship in the Theo-
logical Seminary Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the United States GB.
|
/ Blue LighfS.--A letter has been received at
Boston from Valparaiso, detailing CONVERSE
ton between Commodore Hardy, of the
HHtsh navy, and Capt. leidSeley, in which
the English officer is made TO contradict the
statement of the burning of blue lights during
the late wal. 1t will be recollected that Com
modOre Decatur sac these lights, and they
were seen by others Of undoub,ed veracity,
were the subjects OF common conversation
and censure, and the fact substantiatcd by the
strongest testimony. They were burned by
some friend Of the British at New London,
TO give notice Of the sailing of the United
States trigate, TO the bIOckadng squadron :
and, with this fact so strongly impressed upon
the memory, and the history of the times. il
is pretended to deny or contradict it now {? II
such an opinion could have weight, we shall
he assured, in short time, that there never
was a Hartford Convention. National .AdU.
The following article, on the subject of the
recognition ofth independence of S. Anne
RIGA, is.takeD from the London Courier Of the
25th January. That paper is well known 10
express the sentiments Ofthe ministry on no
tIcal questions and the ground it assumes
on this occasion may be considered to be that
which the British Cabinet at present main
talns. 1t IS, however, carrying an abstract
principle Of national law TO an exlravagant