Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-14
LATEST FROM FRANCE.

NEW YORK, May THE packet ship Dou
Quixote, Captain Clarke, sailed from Ha,r.
on the LIST Ut April, aud brings Paris papers to
the 3lst OF March, inclusive, one day later than
were announced yesterday 10 the London pa
pers by the Frolc.
The advices from Odessa, to March To-
give accounts from Consfantinoplc to the 9th
Feb. when nothing crriaip was known r.s-
pectIDg the revolt of the Pacha Of Egypt. IT
was however ascertained that he had with
drawn his troops which were to act against
Greece from the Island Of Crete, aud the Sui
tan was so much exasperated at his conduct,
Shat he had sent an agent to Cairo to bring him
the head Of the vice roy
French officer in Spain, writes that the
occupation of that country by French troops
,s limited to the LIST Of July, unless the Allied
Powers deem it necessary that the period
should he prolonged he thinks that the Spa
nlsh government will be the first 10 apply for
an extension of the time.
A letter from Zantr, Of March Ell, states
that Lord Byron had negotiated a rrconcia
ton between some Of the contending Greek
chiefs and had induced Theodore Colcoironi
to evacuate the important fortress Of NaupIie,
which was now occupied by the Patriots.
The English Col. Stanhope has established
a military hospital at Missolonghi. A Lam
casteriau school has been opened at the same
place.
The project 1T electing the French deputies,
septennially. was about to be submitted to the
Chamber of Peers and that Of reducing the
rate ut interest on the National debt, To the
Deputies.
DIsCHARGE OF CANNON ny STEAM.
LONDON, March sO.-Mr. Perkins, who's.
inventions in the engraving Of steel, and i'm
provements in the construction of steam en-
gines, are we'll known, has brought TO perfrc-
ton branch Of art, on which there may he
some difference of OpinOD-that Of the more
speedy destruction of our species The fact,
we believe, is as follows Mr. Perkins
while experimenting on the expansive force of
steam, subjected to very elevated tempera-
ture' with the view of applying its power to
the purposes Of the steam engine, was yery
paturaliy led to investigate lis application in
many other departments of Art, where great
mechanical force was required aud among
others to that ofdischarging ordnance. We
are enabled TO give a brief description of the
present apparatus which is constructed with
The view Of showing the application of steam
To this purpose, rather than as a model.
copper pipe Oftw0 inches diameter is cnnnect-
ell at one extremity with the steam reservoir
belonging TO Mr. Perkins's improved engine,
and at the other end with chamber formed
of metal hanses into this chamber strong
gun barrel, is firmly screwed, SO as to be per-
,fectly air-tight, land two others connected
with III and extended in horize atal direction.
From the upper portion of the chamber two
pipes or tubes project about Is inches, of suai
Gent diameter To permit musket bullets to
pass freely down for the purpose OF loading
OF Shooting the gun. The steam being laid
on The apparatus, nothing more is necessary
Than to lIft the short lever of a sliding valve,
when the lush OF steam into the chamber in
simultaneously discharges the bullet through
tbe gun barrel with a fDice much greater than
ordinary gunpowder. The bullets, being re-
ceived against iron target, are completely
hattened. Mr.. Perkins threw into the pine or
feeder. OF the apparatus, three or four bull
let's at time which were stopped in the gun
barrels more than once for want of sufficient
steam pressure at the moment; but il is obvi-
Gus this may be avoided by giving ahy de-
gree OF pressure requisite. Mr. Perkins has
no; yet employed greater power than about
50 atmospbeIes, though the strength of his
apparatus wsuld admit five times that pow n,
II necessary. The apparatus is capable of dis
charging 100 balls per minute, or in fact. AS
Fast ashley can be put into feeders, and IN.
gun-barrel made turned in any direction. We
believe MessTs. Bolton and Watt made some
experiments many years back with the view
Of dischargipg cannon by steam but the plan
was never carried into execution, from some
Cause with which we are not acquainted.
Courier.
BosTon, May We are indebted TO Mr..
Topliff and Mr.. BARNARD, for files Of the Bue-
nos Ayres Mercantile Gazette. to February
e1st, from which we extract the following in.
telligence.
BUENos ArRrs, Feb 10.-Valdivia ha.
bern taken by Quntanilla, who proceeded
from Chloe, with about 1000 men. Tn,
Director Freyre, it is said has marched 10 re-.
sist hiru, with the corps of the Army which
had reireated from the Intermedios TO Co.
quimbo.
The paper of Jan.s12, mentions the rece;p
| Of information, from Santiago, of the return O.
the Chilian expedition to Valparaiso. and ~
the capture of Riva Asuero by Bolivar, which
event was celebrated at Lima with great en-
thusiasm. II is'added that Bolivar was pre.
pairing to open campaign with 10 or | Q 'Oot
men.
The paper OF The 18th contains an extrac
Of letter from Valparaiso, Of Dec. ~, which
mentions than an English vessel from Calcutta
with 100000 dollars, Chilian property, wa.
taken by privaieer under the Spanish flag
This priyateer, and another cruising in the ba :
Of Csllao, were fitted out at Chine,
The paper Of Feb. 81, contains notice nj
the arrival Of the Frigste United States ut Hi,
Janeiro. The paper Of Jan. 10, contains a la,,
OF The Junta Of Representatives 9th PROVING.
directing The manner Of eiecilog governor
He is 20 be CHOSEN by majority of votes o
The House OF Representatives, and for IN,
term Of three years. The Gazette OF Jan. 1 O
contains decree offhe Governor, appointing
Brigadier General Don Carlos Dc Alvear. Min.
isfer Pl.ninlfenfi.ru To Tho Haiti q.