Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-23

that rlpe, The London Globe and Traveller, Of The
5h OF March.
GREAT BRITAIN.
IL Willie seen iron, our extracts ,iven below that
-: Ray the b al March ,the M.,Quess or Lands
down gave no'eo that on Monday hnigh, he would
move an address to his Mnesy 20 recornise the In
dependence of the Spanish Colonies IN South a.
merca The Traveller adds, it is probable that the
'cf'eaed meetings OF tue Cab'ner Ministers, for
several days past related to this subject
" 4 have also given sketch of The observations
winch lol iom Sr James MlckintOsh and Mr.
AIMING ~ consequence OF cerian inquiries 10y the
former, touching the famous decree of The k;rs {, +
9nah, - january last, regulating the commercial
"tldrs Of ihe late Spanish Colonies. Mr.. Canning
seems 10 nave teen somewhat shy tins occasion.
ihcFe was Ike wise debate in the House OF Com
monS, on Tie same evening, of considerable interest
On ihr SIR manufacture. The debate rose on The
pteS'na''o" at some petitions from he silk
manufacturers of Londnn, Taunton ard Nor
wicl', Directing to the removal ot HE prohibii,on
on in'egn s'lkS---a measure in ratiun ty the
-aniseis, ~ the attempts they making To reut n
30 the sound principles free trade. We may here,
aver punish some eH'racis !om THIS debate, which
WI u" The more interesting from The mature Of the
n'N'|"ss "h"h h's 50 long rngrossed the attention uf
he Congress Of The United States While, (ireat
b'hHin rs rnd"nyotirg cas' Of Ihe unnatural
nckles upon trade, many off our active poliicians
arr anNi'us!J si;iving pu, them on.
IL The course of debate curing The same evening
on hill an'endng the laws relative 10 prson d,sci-
p me, MIR u Brnuet inumated his intention OF on
posing several enaeuents Of The hill in comuIiiiee
IL called the auentoR,cf the linnse To the severe
rs.
uscpne OF which, property applied, he was friend
ly,) owing To The absurd yaritiies of construction
upon whch those mills were huilt in q, ferent parts
OF he c"unny. The hon. me beI ihen referred 10
so"e calculations hich had heen made of the
urs'Hes OF 'ahoifn some Tead-milis, compared win
Others trum these appeared that taking the
neieh' oil HE monument IO he lI2 feet, the persons
working ia some ucad-mIlls, ndiuQ the height Of
me building 81 lines, in others, 83 lines and others
again 20 toes,i ~ the course Of one days work.
lie next adver'ed to letter from the keeper of
yns hat
10000 feet Of labor (of ascent on the wheeN WAS
s"ihreh' tor the labor of one in The course of
'i'y, aud mat hy calculation, il appeared that a
d1t work OF IL 900 feet Of ascent was equal 10 tho
iaior OF walking thirty miles on level ground
~ III" Committee he would propose 10 limit the
amor % the men TO 10000 feet, and OF women 10
S,uO0 iect IN the of one Jay Mr B. also
spoke against the pracire al putting unrried prisoners
upon The wheel MIR Peel in reply, concurred with
Inc gentleman entirely, in not sending untred
prisoners 10 tho TRAD mill With resuect IN the Man
% hNing nidri7n'H of labor, he did not think il
i'""'h nc productive OF any good II 10 900 or 600
teei ni ascent were taken as "A maximum, q manis-
''"ie "ohin nave no discretion and what mig hi be
"h excessive" degree Of labor TO one man would be
comparatively light to another. The calcmlaon of
4E.oOp eei al ascent The mill hcina equal 70 81
Hhes oI walking on level ground, was most eNtrava-
giant aud erroneous. IL was founded on an assumn-
non o. ne ascent on The wheel being perpendicular
he denied that the labor al all coircSpomde,I ia ocr
r"H"'rni'r ascent, or that il was equal with thar oil
dragging up the body every step. But he had moi
.ehr'--whai would he decisive objection
a me LABOR OF The mill was generally pr-jIdcial 10
pFhIh, ana he knew Of none other ~ Itch gave
horr equal division of labor I was al icted 10 The
pU.ihg females on The tread mill hv Alderman Wood
and Others and un the oIlier hand IL was con
tended ihlt the Keepers should have a discretionary
power Instances ere siai,d, where, in conse-
quence OF complaints the female convicis had been
"e!E"'H IRON iIme TO Time and the result WAS, that
"h'le hey were upon the wheel, they had gained
mesh, ana had lost weigh, when they had been of
few weeks
Vines discussing the mm'iny hill, Mr. Hume pro-
mr. Imam III
NEST ~ ihc army. He objected 10 the bill because
y authorized the inficicn Of corporal punishment on
4SJVoo men, His attention was particularly called
Z" me suD CT 10y circular recently issued hy Lord
hurS recommending The total abolition of hncpine
IN the Wesr Indies. lie could not understand why
a species oI punishment which was considered i'm
proper to he used n"aTts slaves, should be infected
"Snn t'eemcn- lie WAS convinced lhal the practice
OF Begging degraded the army. The Hon Member
neSl observed, that The inhabitants in me ncg al,our-
ho0d nj ;he hing's News were greatly annoyed hy the
cries Of the soldiers who were anIos, daily Rupped
there. SIR Henry Hardinge declared, that oniv one
M rad bF~" punished at the barracks Of the King
"iews ~ Twelve mon,hs. The debate was of some
tehg'h, aud The "ractics Of the continental powers
vas often referred To. The ,.GicA.. in the House
we're ~ id'or OF preserving The power &, Cog Lprd
Paimerston said the uunishnlrnt of doUgTup Vs.
ancicnI-ii was derived from The Roman army 10 the
British Ii was necessary mot only 20 the discipline
oil the army bn ~ lake that power away from the
pTerogauVe would he TO etd"nger the Constiu ion
Inc ohseTvainhs On foreign dist pine must be ken
with some aowrnce. TIE French army had not the
punishment of HDpging but hey were less tenacious
Of lille. Surely could wish see capital punish.
meat increased ~ The British Army While he was
with the army nf OGcgpaIon in Frame he heard Of
several HIen OF the Russian fn ces Diving from, ihe
severity OF hDggug. In flis P,u4 sian army there
were Two classcs. On the FIRST offence the men WIRE
degraded 10 The second from The FIRST in which ihey
were not sHiJrc' IN corporal punishment In the
second class they suLjaci 10 stripes which were
graduated 10y y sraie an Ensign cculd inaci TO-
Lieutenant 20, Captain so, Major 40 aud go or
his was NOT the discipline 10 bc desired for The
British army
A lener received at Lloyd's Coffee House, Lon
don, dated Marsellles, Feb -, that Vice Adj
mfAl Neale had sailed from Malta for AIeiers tloe
with him the Raind, and leaving orders Tor ill Other
ships OF war tn follow. The Consul had embarked
wiih the Admiral. or The AIgerne force now AZ
sea- we nave no correct account, but IL is said
ais oil Two higatcs, cOrveues, and several small
vessels, mad about the Bib Fet they were cruising
OIL The co'si of SPUN, having captured \ Spanish
hslmng vessel near Bcnsdomi. All the British YES
sels ~ Hihrnlidr boHnd up tie Mediterranean, wer;
waning mere iOT convoy.
Letters received from Cadz, dated early in re.
Muhry, stale that the Naval COmmandAnt Of that
Por' md gwen notice Of The late proceedings Of tie
Agerines, and ibat a Swedish vessel had arrived 1T
Alicante alter being detained four days subsequent 10
the sailing OF the Agcrine squalron. The captain
reported ihat several vessels Of war were Guno
out 10 crWke against the European flags, and that il
was necessary for MI vessels l1und up tho Medheta-
mean 10 receive the protection Of vessels of var
The Globe SAYS these letters excited some interest,"
bui did not Affect the funds, rs does moi sppcar
possible that The Dey can resist TIC force which will
ne sent against hIm whilst tie rupture f nishes
MINISTERS with plausible pretcM fur keeping -
Iafgn "nval force ready Gof other purposes Than The
chas isenent Of Ibis pirate
lr,tcr from the British Vice Contul NJ AImeri,.
ua'' Feb. y says u u reported by = coaster from,
Gar lag"na, bat The mas'er ur m Enpiish sch 6 mi
mo iti rori on the OH inst. declared That Moor
ISL riga and = brig captured n Cane ST. Anionio.
on The coast of Valencia an English brig laden yy;tl
UHrIlds mi ,~.f,t. q.