Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-10


teas imported in American vessels were, ia 1882 fix
ed al AN average OF IL cents per III. hut foreign
vessels at II cents-being l25 per cent. ADVANCE
Ten per cent. extra was imposed on the duties an
goods imported III foreign vessels. What th q
result ? This" direction of the employment OF pri-
vaie capital III a Few years raised The United
States from the low ebb Of 1889 the second rank
among the nations Of the EARN, respect TO tonnage
In three years, our tonnage nearly treble. In
twelve IL was multiplied ive-lnd-from 901 500 tons
III 1879, to ,033 ,2l8 IN 1901. So much for tie
strong declaration of Judge Cooper that % govern
meni has never at any time or in any country, IN
=" ierered to direct the employment OF private capi-
tai, without producing mischief"
HAMILTON.
Philadelphia, jan. IL, 1924
lBY THE WIN THOMPSON, WITH LONDON DATES TO
THE eth DEC.
The English funds were improving. A consitle ra :
bic advance took place the 9th December, on
which day purchases made Ivy several brokers
T. veiy large amour. Wageis had b,en laid thai
Consols would advance To 81 in the ensuing week,
and IN one or two instances l-8 per cent, had been
given for The option of purchasing them 81. They
however experienced slight decline ON the tn on
winch dav Consos for account opened nj IN 3 q and
closed al IS Is.
The Greek, kosioIo, who was lately tried a, Paris
aloug with Madame Bourser, aud acquitted, for
poisoning her husband, hns been unprecedented as :,
vagrant, and Is To he sent out of France.
The Scotsman contains the proceedings OF a meet
ing eo establish new Gas Company in Edinburgh
Sir Waller Scott presided. He stated he had lbre e
months experience of oil gas light in his house 1T Alb
b"iislord, aud he could assure the meeting, nohins
could lie more pleasant, useful, safe and con
,enient
The London editors all busv engaged IN
discussing the address OF The Russian Minister Count
Pozzo dI Borgo, the king OF Spain, published in
this paper some time since from lie Gibraltar Giro
ncle) The general Impression seemed TO he tina
the term vast dominions, used nv the Count II adj
dhect reference 10 the late Spanish American colo
nitS.
In regard to the national affairs Of Spain, we find
buile That ~ new and Iha, e he easily aniici
pated. II, says a letter from Madrid of Novem-
her %, &C the situation OF the kingdom of Naples
became critical Immediately after lie foreign nva-
sion, that OF the Peninsula is still more so-for
whereas, IN Naples there were still elements thai
offered n remedy To the dIsorder--in Spain, on the
contrary, every thing conspire 10 ageravae
The evils under which the nation is oppressed. The
Increased wants OF the treasury, The delay in laying
down regular plan of finance, the pI eponde Grating
niiuehce oil the clergy the increase Of the bands
robbers, III consequence of The disbandng of The
Constitutional corps the dismissal OF all the officers
OF the line, even those who by the capitalization al
Barcelona, and other places, were To retain Their
rank aud pay the contempt and insult TO which ia e
officers exposed in all the places through VIII, CHI
They pass, on their way To The destination assigned
10 them the despair of the families of 30 or 40 DOC
prosecutions of their enemcs-hesc, and many u til
CT circumstances, seem calculated Io lead 10 fresh
COny usiOns."
despatch from Baron d'Eroles IN Catalonia, an
nonnccs that AFTER confe,e nce with Llobera tia
General, w his division of 5000 submitted uncon.
dionay 10 The King. Count Gmiile.nnot remains
At NJ "ird for the present, 10 regulate the s,my OF
observation. Qnes,da succeeds hlorillo in GaiI,ca
Fully armed militia have heeR arrested near Bilbon
10y - detachment Of Royal volunteers. These militia
seeing themselves surrounded, protested that they
were proceeding voluntarily to lake the oath Of sub
mission to The King. Tie Empecinado has not vel
snbmited. Marshal MOliior aud Gen. Bourck have
arrived at Bayoune. II is again rumored that the
Duke dniant'do is in disgrace, and has been strip
nnn nj lhR fnlf hn al
THE GREEKS.
An article from Coustantnopie Of October s5, oh
serves Whilst the Journals If Smyrna and their
contemporaries were announcing the defeat or the
on The LIST Of October and following days over the
SchapeiAls Abenese Of SkOdra The loss Of the
Turks was two Thousand men. The Greeks had
Two hundred men killed aud fifteen women 10,
The EtOiian females have formed corps which do not
yield in VaIour their husbands aud brothers They
have also to deplore The loss of one Of their besr
captains, Siarnaris TraveIins, who ied viii, his
arms III his hand. IL is said that after This combat
he Aibanese commenced their retreat and indie ell
The thng seems so certain, that may regard the
campaign Ms terminated.
We have beinrc us n short bnt Interesting letter
from Seml'n, which confirms adyIces ihai Mar
go BoZzars had nobly avenged The death Of his gal
liant brother Constantine, III manner worthy OF
him. A the last defeat Of the Pacha Of Scnai, A.
mong The prisoners taken 600 Latin Christians,
whpm BOzZhr sent to their homes after reproachng
them Tor having fought against their Christian reih-
rcn. According 10 rhe latest private letters from
Macedonia, aud Thessaly, II appears that ~ far rs
The feloponaesus ~ concerned, the Greeks have
nothing more 10 fear. u is true that bags lnl Of hui
1an ears stated 10 he those Of slain Greeks and for
which the Porte, according to ancient custom, pays
certain sum, sent from time 10 time as trophies
10 Consaniinope. But tho Franks are no longer
deceived by this, as II IS certain fact, that The
Turks cot off the OF their own dead, which
ihey deliver TO The Porte AS those Of Christians.
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