Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-08

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| giod To see SD strong and consistent det. rrni
! nation manifested, on the part ofthe directors,
10 enable the Bank To resume specie payments,
at the earliest practicable period"
Erecutiue appointments.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Hon. John
.H'Ledn of Ohio, formerly representative in
Congress, and recently Commissioners ofthe
General Land Office, has been appointed, by
the President of tha United States, Postmas-
ter General, m the place of the Hon. H. j.
.Hetgs, resigned and George Graham, Esq. Of
tins city, has been appointed TO succeed the
Hon. }. NJ Lean as Commissioner of the Ge-
neral Land Olficc.-Both the new incumbents
attended, took the oath of Office in their res
pcctlre departments this morning. and forth
with entered upon the duties of their appoint
ments.
MIR. MLcan, we understand is native OF
New Jersey, but has long resided in Ohio,
where he helG the important Office of Chief
Justice for number of years, fulfilling the du
ties of his station with distinguished ability
MIR. George Graham is resident of this city
has held the post Of Chief Clerk of the War
| Department under Mr. Crawford's admins
! trallon ;and afterwards when Mr. G.. was call
ed To preside over the Treasury by Mr.. Mad-
son, MIR. G. was appointed Acting Secretary
OF War, and subsequently, succeeded Mr.. II.
Cuts as President Of the United States Bank
IN this city integrity and fidelity have been
evinced in every trust which the Executive
has hitherto reposed in him. GazeAe
NEW YoRK, July "A gentleman on board
the Spanish Schooner Esperanza, which ar
rived ut quarantine last evening, informs us
| that the u. ). schooner Weasel, arrived at
Nassau, n. =. on the alst Of June, from a
cruze of Cuba, and sailed again next day
One of the officers stated that shin belonging
to New York, from France, with 400 tons of
wine, bound TO Havana, and Dutch ship
from Europe, with very valuable cargo,
were both cast away on Sugar Key, and the
vessels totally lost. Two Of Com Porters
squadron, and the English brig ofwar Bastard,
and schooner Spcedwell, were giving assistance
and IT was expected would save most of the
| cdrgoes.
The Weasel came to Nassau to procure
lighters, which were about sailing when the
EsperanZa came out.
! In the British House of Commons, on the
l4th May, Mr.. Hume, a member, in order to
illustrate the impolicy of prosecuting offend
ers against religion, stated, that, in cOnse
quence of the nOtOIiety given TO the Age Of
Reason" by CarliIe's trial, thirteen thousand
copies of that work were sold at a half
guinea each in six months after his conviction,
and that his Republican" also rose in sale
from 5000 weekly to $4,000; and such was,
also, the effect Of similar prosecutions.
On the same day, Mr.. WilmOt, contending
against the idea of local Legislature for
Newfoundland, Observed" in New foundland
there was, he might say, a physical impedi-
ment To- the establishment of local Legsla-
ture. There were no roads. In winter, the
people could not communicate together: and
-, fl,ae a. a.. 4 n
| iature would be necessarily composed, would
he actively employed in the fishery. The
population of the Island had been incorrectly
| stated at 100000, when, in fact, it amounted
only To about one third of that number"
The Paris Constitutional of the 9Th May
states. upon the authority of private cores
p0ndencc from the theatre of war, that, up
20 the 9Th of that month, not one of Mina's
soldiers had deserted or returned To- his home.
Al the conStifutionulists who left their dwell
ings ON the approach ofthe French, joined the
banners Of Nina.
NEw YoRK, July 3.--A Nassau paper re-
ceived last evening" gives the following infOr-
nation ofthe two ships wrecked at Sugar Key,
rs we mentioned yesterday.
By the arrival Of the L. S. schooner
| Wcasel, Lieut. Com. Kennon, from the coast
of Cuba, We learn that two ships have lately
been wrecked at Sugar Key, one OF which IS
from Hamburg bound 10 Havana the other
is the American ship WARREN, from France
to Havana, TO which port the most valuable
part of the CargOes have been sent"
f.fer. mir.
We are indebted TO Capt Rowland Of the
brig Aurilla, fora Curacao paper of the t4th
| ut from which we have copied the following
intelligence being all that it contains relative
10 the war on the Main fU
FROM MARACAYBO.
CUBAcOA, June I4.-By the arrival Of a
Spanish schooner from Maracaybo, which
place she left on the I'd inst. we received a
regular series Of the Journal printed at Mara
caybo, from the 9th April 10 21st May, and
private letters 10 tbc 1st inst. The following
are extracts from The letters, which give
summary Of the principal intelligence con
iaiDed w the papers.
Extract Qfa letter, dafed .Naracaybo, Nay oS.
% the 8tE instant the squadron Of Com.
/ PADfLLA, consisting Of 3 brigs, schoOners,
and three gun boats, forced the Bar, and pas
sed The Castle Of San Carlos under a heavy
Ere, which proved fatal to a brig fec guns
On the goth the Spanish squadron, consisting
Of brig, bIigantine, II schOoners, and few