Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-19

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WAsuINGroS. March f7.-The place o.
Auditor of the Navy Departments having he
come vacant by the death OF Cob iEx.MAN
we understand that VILLAS, LEr, Second
audu"r, has been charged pro tes.gore, by the
President Of the United States with the ,lu,ias
of that office. rN,t IN
Yesterday the President of the United
States presented To Gen JACKSON the Gold
Medal, heretofore voted 10 him by Congress.
Tor hs gallant defence of New ORLEANS. AT
the same time, Judge Told, OF the Supreme
Court, representing Gov. SHELBY, OF Ken
lucky, received the Medal which had been
voted Ia nm tor the capture, at the river
Thames, ot the British army under Grn.
| Proctor. AT half past eleven O'Clock. Gen.
JACKSON, attended by MIR. Liringsion OF the.
House oil Representatives, who had been on.
of his Adsde-C Camp at New Orleans. and
Judge 1odd. entered the large circular room
of the Presidents House, where were the
Secretaries of State, War, and Navy, and :,
number of visitors attending To witness tue
ceremony.-( Address in our next
The Acting Governor ofthe State of Mis-
souri, has appointed David Barton, nova Sc
nator of the United States, To be Judge of
the Supreme Court of the State, vice j. Il.
jones, deceased. We have not heard whe-
'ler or not Mr.. b. accepts the appointment
, Communicated for the philadelphia Pressl
Extract q a letter, ddted .Ne.c York, Sunday
aoon
This morning, between four and five o.
clock, Browns great ship house and all adj
Joining buildings with two or three ships. two
briSs and the new New Brunswick Stock
Steam boat, In the house ready To be launched,
WIN vast quantity of timber was con sumed
hy IRE One of the city Engines got into the
building or house, and was burnt up the brat
and fire was so great that the firemen were
compelled 10 leave it for their own safety.
Fo1.--The birthday of Charles James Fox
was celebrated AT Edinburgh by pubic din
ner, al whirh were considerable, numb,r If
The most distinguished characters. Mr.. jr,.
Jnes, wen known in this country as Editor Of
me Edinburgh Review, proposed the follow
ing toast
1He President ofhe United States, and
mag there bs sfredy anion Of oil free countries
Against me united association ofdeSpots."
This toast WAS drank with great t,nanini,y
Mir. JrilIles pretaced his toast with ,uany
con'fiIInt mis- IN this country. He said The
United States had never cruuchedt the wishes
OF despois, and never could be suhdued hy The
violence OF Invasion, aud il was certainly d,s-
tlntd Ia exhibit IN the future history of the
civilized world, prominent instance of what
state can accomplish, when the people, indi-
'idunliy aud collectively, COO operated to main
i tam me b"th-rieht Of freedom, and preserve
tn" interests of lreemen. (Cheers) T., what
nation was thcre su little tumu,t i'm what
c"uotry WAS liberty more furnishing aud par
w spIrIi less violent and whose laws aud
constitution we're 81 happily productive orthe
best interests of the community
Ih!s Is very complimentary, and certainly
very Just as I" our politics, we talk ,inirntly,
Di' really are not so; we" speak d#agrrs hut
use,aone." 1N. J. .gjro
Ambrose Spencer has heen elected Navor
OF The Cny 81 Albany, and thus has terminat
ed The long contest between The two partic, Of
the CITY Council IN this subiecf. TIE eleclion
was al 1'nS'h effected by one 81 the Repub!-
can members putting n blank baIlot. !vb.n
10" votes stood, for Mr.. Spencer Il-for MIR.
Lansing i0-foT Mr.. Nobody /. Judge Spsn-
ceg has accepted the appointment.