Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-02

s''ion, and certificates efapprobation. premi'
"ns, or medals are gwen at the close, to-snch
as have shewn thu best workmanship, &c. &c,
Another great curiosity of Paris, st,ewn only
ny tickets is the gigantic model the ele phani,
Called L'Etephdns Fonfdine, intended FOR the
great fountain on The site of the BasiiIe. The
frame work of the model is timber The ears IL
i"ne have 1900 pounds of irou in them and the
whole 's covered with plaster of Paris, resem-
ohhS oh the exterior The small common casts
we oi'en see. III appears to be- admirably and
correctly formed. The tower on the top for
cistern or reservoir is not vet plastered and
Inc frame work Is visible. The height OF The
elephant IS forty French feet, and the tower
iourieen winch makes the whole height "A.
nearly as i can reco rct the ratio of measures
about hity-seven or fify-right f.-f Engli.h---
Inc legs are abnnt six feet diameter and as
stood uneeri, could not reach higher than
wi'hin Two ieet of the lowest part of the bell
~ with my umbrella, even by extending nv
arm as high AS could reach. Jus, behind he
lore legs Il was fifteen or sixteen feet above he
base Such is The model. The work Itself is
10 ne In b ONE, with staircase III the right
tore leg, by which one may ascend through the
boby Ia the top of The tower An apartment
VII 'e htted up IN the chest. What a hondoir
Tor The iouo'a'n nymphs, and what bureau
tor the minister of The interior 1'h, drnperv
1 49,.
saw at The shnpa small drawing as il win he
unlshed, and am sure nothing vii! exceed This
elegant and siupepdOns monument The SIZED
which covers thc model is near the snnt where
the bronze figure will stand, and with irs sky
i'gh's, resembles one of III, ship h.us,s in ,he
navy yard II is about large and quite as
high as Tie church in Summer street. A cir
c;lidr pedestal for the figure is raised. in Italian
marble, from t'arara, aud the circular FACE is tn
be decorated with line of basso r. ryes. rum
ning quite around it. The iei d'rau will issue
| from The trunk nf the elephant, whIrh is turn
Ell up tn"aiGs. uexi the fore legs. ard the wa
/ ter will fall in circular sheet over tht tou of
the pedestal intua basin surrounded with rim
OF beautitu rcd marble already executed The
! a'"ii'e'er OF the basin will be about ninety
| feet
! This monument is to he placed imrnedia,eIy
over the bridge or tunnel built over tae canal
de fOurcy, and will have IA large and conve-
nIent square about it, in what Is now called
| race de Ia BdStiHe, AZ the southern le,mina
ton OF the Boulevard ST. Antoine. The ex
ca'aiion Tor the canal is n,sr going on very
neeP' ara they are cutting through some Of
lhe cris' galleries, Dungeons &c ~ The Bss-
'le' me Only visible remains of That notorious
PRISM Bonaparte began this magnificent
work. and since he ceased 10 reign a.. labor
has heen resumed. Atpresent nothipgis do
ing on me elephant, bat tive other parts &C the
wcrk are in progress" Boston d. .4av.
! WAsKINsToN, Nov. give are sorry "a
see mat me Harrisburg intelIigeucer has Ellen
M" tne ions 81 The Ultra party. II copies from
the New inrk g. Patriot" an article ebarOmp
Mr.. Secretary CRAwF0kD with having am,
pointed fourteen federasis 10 various ulIicrs
ia ihe smaI! state of Rhode Island in t,i,ecr
/ opposition 10 the wishes OF fhe whole t,e,no-
cratic party ut that State" The InirIigencer
may Jndgs OF the reliance To b., ulaced on
| sncn STATEMENTS, when il is informed thai, So
la from there being any truth in the above.
Mr.. Crawfnrd has not had ( h,. power nr am.
pointing single officer of any description IN
mat state. The power of appointments est
ga I'D Tie President of the United States IN the
ease ol principal officers. and, ia the css,. Of
subordinate officers Of the revenue &c in the
COLLECTORS of the ports. How far the Editors
oil mat print are pledged, 81 course we know
nor out rom onr know ledge OF the character
OF one OF the editors, we are sure he will not,
when he knows 1t, be accessory 10 The orona,
satiOn OF lhis faisehoud, and others 81 like des
crIpf'on, rejecting the Republican Admip
| istraiI"n 0ftbe Government
.Hr'7atS an hiS City-Tbr following gentle
men nave arrived in the City, in addition to
hose heretofore announced:
| Otthe Senate-Mr. King, of New York.
Alr. DickersOn, Of New Jersey.
| vi tne house 81 H"preSPufativps-M
S!orrs, Mr. Strong, Mr.. Mergiu, of New York:
nr. Cooke, Nv Reynolds. MIR Blair. Mir. lsaacs,
aud MIR. Alexaadcr, of Tennessee Mr. Will
hams, 81 North Carolina Mr.. Alexander. Mr..
aHhur SmIIh, ut Virginia; and Mr.. White, of
Kentucky.
/ Other Members have arrived whose nanrs
we nave not heard. These early arrivals he
token iull houses at the opening of the Ses-
son, winch lakes place on Monday next, being
hn EFuI hI...,ft L
\ Der.
We understand that G.. W. Goldsborouqb
has been appointed Secretary to the BOARD IF
Navy Commissioners, viceJ. X. Paulding re-
signed (; and that w. G. Ridgely has been an
pointed the FIRST Clerk in the Office. [.Vat Int.
i BRAZIL.
NEW York, November 24-By Pernan-
buco papers received al Boston tn ib4 Isl DC
i"her, II appears that The adherents oCtbe Pnr
''lguesc government la Brazil in cnnseuuenr,.
nt the late cOuuter-revOution In PoTtusai had
formed conspiracy tO overthrow the present
system, and restore absolute nqnarehy. The
t'"'cruors at arms IN The pro, Inces of Para
ma amt Pfrnambuco, were both implicated in
ths "nar, anu had subOrntd u part of the
trO"ps there To assist tnctn Ia the former
pace the brazilian patriots turned out. and
"tPa'Fp tnls daring project, w attacking the
I'or's, % "i whom they killed aud wounded.
"''u '""K ~ prisoners, among whom was the
go'Prn"r,"ho vas Immediately sent of To- Rio
Jaeeiro fur trial. Whilr these proc eednrs
were going on At Paraba, The inhabitants cS
reFnam6uco, 4uspecting similar plot to EXIT
mere, asst mhlcd il body and resolved to am
Uclpate The conspiraiOrs by atresting.a and shin