Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-06


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COr.ecIiOn.- We We're he'd into mistake
Yesterday respecting the time of running the
first hest ia the match race between Eclipse
md tcniy, which we slated To have been I'm.
f's., and we hasten In correct it. We are now
in'nriec,: ~ the judges themselves who pre-
S''ird On the OCCASION, and consisted of Gen
Ihdgelg, of Md. whp was the umpire, Col.
Alien, of Penn. and Capt Cox of Washington.
nat the true time as entered Ia their minutes,
: feten minutes, thirty screen seconds.
". ]. EUening Post.
SPEED OF HORSES.
The following may lac given - 81 ius, account of
'c nnS' exr binary English performances ia speed
upon The tart
Al New Market. there are two courses the Bea-
con and the kouud III. first is cNacy Iout II, les
one tar'ong, aud hundred aud thrive hI wards
Or 1893 yards, being $50 yards over four miles -
Shders ruh hts course IN minutes and Thu ~
s'ronds, carrying nine stone, two lia and in ,riup
,his he must have done J miles in min Sec The
h'nnd Course Is miles, Is lurones, and 90 wards or
oJ1 yards, beIuR SIT yards less than miles. Chill
'iers this coarse in minutes aud 40 seconds am,
he could have continued dis would have done 1
miles IN minutes. II has never been ,,esiinne,i
lht ChildciS WAS The sxiitesi horse ever known ia
England and II is alleged thar other horse has
ever run the Beacon CogiSe in less time ,lmn min
ut"s 90 seconds; the Round Course in less than
7sminuIes. He YVES fnled in I1Ij
Ray Maltnn WAS bred hv the thrn AIaruuis cC Rock .
hrst horse at his year IN The kngdom, and won moi
prizes OF consequence and value HAN any horse Of
his lime. His most celebrated performance was 4
T'i'rs ~ minutes IS seconds and half, and done
Jov"r York
1t Is said that Colonel o'Eel,s horse Eciirse ran
The same distance over York in eight minutes with
tirere sfone though going only at his rate without any
in'mcemcn, TO speed This horse stands second 10
%hFd"rs alone, and was foaieI in l7Gi, during the
cC!pse Of that year.
Mrrkn, fox hound bitch ran i,i,l of four
IN = main Il 4, 4
second. This dog belonged TO Col Thornton and
- more distinguished IN her family Tor speed DIAN
Cnt'ers IN hi, and has ceItainly o"lone every
ii'IHg IN actual performance. She oace challenged
any hound OF her wear for 200 suineas 10 run y
miles oyer New Market, giriqg go yards
I'm II he pfes"nplnous IN me then to assert, that
Slere is not on record any horse other Than Chlers
ma has done the full far four m,los in less lime Than
5r Henry did his first four miles on TUESDAY, and
al here 4s no horse record that has done sa M
N ~ .gdu.i ~ "'" JOHNNY Ii Raw r. "
We perceive il stated in several papers. iha;
a Pennsylvania Horse won The purse of $1,000.
nc The great trUiting match on Monday. The
statement Is incorrect, the successful Horse is
owned I'D Pennsylvania but was bred and
reared on Long Island, and was used in this
S1'y Tor live years as a Carriage horse his cha
Facter as trotter was well known here. By
What name he at present is called, we are un-
able To say his former proprietor named him
POppet" We have made This statement as
an addliIonaiev ,dence that the present breed of
Horses on Long lslInd, may be considered
among the best in the world. 1U
The French Cdbinti-It will be discovered
fefore the war is much longer prosecuted in
Spain, that the views and objects of the
trpnch Cabinrt do not refer us much TO the
destruction of The constitutional system in
Spain, as To Ike advancement and accom-
nile nnrrf.. 6
Fact cannot be concealed that cOinnarisoms are
daily made between the Bourbon and Napo-
leon government and systrns, and always to
the disadvantage of the rciSniug monarch
france has no longer any glOrics to boast nf I;
the restless character OF the people, renders d
long peace duh and spiitIcss, aud France
has lost her rank among The continental
pIwers.
IL is attempted To regain il by The present
effort and future dispositions, and although
The BOurbOns pretend to drsIdse the usur-
per Bnuapartr, ~ they call him, they secretly
sigh for portion uf hi, inn ucHce, ray nc his
glory. The attention Of England IS st this
moment directed towards France in no very
compacrnt manner, and the old Lion is
cfooco!"g with snry snan and squirting
tte towards The French Coast. The minis
ttE "a marine i0 requiring appropriations for
tIe cnch navy, made the following remarks
pot very agreeable to tn, CabInct Of Saint
5tues
Do you wish, gcrilrmtn, IN Ire cousinccd
ni me nrre ity OfEnying powerful navy in
10 situation in which Providence has piacrG
usH Contemplate history, aud obsrfy, what
weight uaYd power has given 10 lhc political
scale. look ~ England ~ what cause
dort she owe her strength. her pow cr, her I'm
p'falleled prosperity Ii is to her navy. /
Know that she enjoys 80 iosullr position he
sides but our position IS rot less favorable.
Nature has done every thing for Fcancc-- she
possesses extensive coasts immense naval
dcPots, and good nursery of seamep. Cn
der these circumstances, France is consirain
ed TO have a navy--she should aim at be
coming maritime power Of the first order :
This endeavonr " prescribed GOT by honour
alone, bat by necessity. We are, we must
oe, we shall ever be, great naval power.
attest The lncmury oil l.ouis XIV. that mo-
march who could aprJerisir W. Importance