Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-07

Whole, principal and interest, made
by the State, 6 7O7. 13i 80
Being conside, ably more than &c per cent Of IN.
whole capital Of the bank, including the State :
shares: aad considerably +ure Than 40 per ceHt. on
me whole stock subscribed for and owned Ivy indivi-
dnals aud bodies corporate. The whole OF the sun,
oi Ioi,43l ~, has been paid Ivy, and lost the
$40, khode's, Others Than ting State.
The correctness of the above calculations can be
demonstrated, If required, by
10Th January, 1921
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
Extract Of u letter dated Non. 90, from Lon
don House, TO their friends IN Charleston.
:" We hand you an extract of letter from
Egypt, on the subject of Cotton, which an
pears to be of considerable interest as il she,ys
to what extent that article may be produced
IN that fertile country, under the mild admins
tratioD and fostering care of an enlightened
Pacha. The quantity mentioned in these let
fers may he about 10000 bales, which is near
W double what was formerly expected
ms article when care is taken To prepare
u properly, commands here . 1 I'D, and w.r.
loot gins used, would he W orih good deal
more. ii is very much liked IN Manchester.
ana VIII come in competition soon with Bra
zlls, Orleans and Sea Island. Indeed there
IS feeling in this country To encourage a.
much as possible Cotton from these quarters
III preference 10 the United States, which is
strengthened daily in consequence of your
Government listening so readily to the peti-
tons or the Middle and Eastern States TO gel
additional duties laid on our manufactures 60
ing tn the u. States, which must very soon in
Jure materially the interest of the Southern
planter.
Ina very few years our supplies Of this ar
tIcle viii be 81 abundant md regular from The
BraAils, South America, East and West In
dies. Mediterranean, SC. and our trade is plac-
ed by the authorities in these countries on
such favourable footing CONTRARY TO the pol
icy pursued by the government Of the u s J
thar the people Interested in the Cotton trade
mere, VIII BIZ very soon coming forward with
petitions to lay AN additional duty on Cotton
from the u. S. which we have 10 doubt of our
government listening favorably TO, not only
on account of the policy of the measure in Ia
vOring Cotton from countries where orr
goods are received at low duties, and where
our general trade is placed on a favorable
footing; but il will be listened to readily as a
measure likely To produce a very large income
to the yearly supplies Of the government"
Erirdc. Of letter from .4le1dndria, Esd Sept.
" In three or four months we shall SEE our
new crop OF Cotton appearing in the market
which promises TO be very heavy this year.
The Pacha has given every possible assistance
add attention to this article, flndingit 81 easy
oil cultivation, and capable Of producing a
much greater revenue than any thing else has
hitherto done in this part Of the world. The
general belief Just now, founded on the hest
information from the interior, is, that we shall
have about 100000 quinials 100 lbs.) of the
better kind, and $50 to 40, 900 quintals interi-
or, say Smyrna seed"
Y
vernment Of Brazil has been contracted for
by some English merchants, and will be in
circulation here as soon as the requisite for
mallt'es are completed, which it is expected
wiz arrive by the next packet. The Con.
tractors are the house of Oxenford, Alcock
a. 20. III will be in the form of bonds or
ohligatiOns, bearing interest at six per cent.
payable in London, with clause for redeem
ing the whole loan in thirty five years. The
a-rount is E 100000
Accounts were received at the Admiralty
on Tuesday from the Island of Ascension,
which announce the death of Commodore
Sir X. Mends, commanding on the coast of
Africa.
A proposition has been made to the French
government, TO convey the mail from BouIogne
10 Dover, so that letters may be- delivered
IN London "a hours earlier than by the present
method.
OurGaZette contains letter addressed to the
President OF the Commission sent ia the IsIand
OF Madeira, expressing his Majesty's satisfac.
Ton with the manner in which The inquiry in
to the disturbance in the Island has been per
formed. Great praise is due to the CELEBRITY
with which this expedition was determined
upon and sent out. The squadron, consisting
oil. the Amazon frigate and two other vessels.
with the new Governor Don Manuel de Por
tugAi and Castro, the seventh regiment. some
artillery, the President and Members of The
Commission, landed on The Goth August.
Atier the most strict investigation and hear
ing OF 100 witnesses, sentence was prOnOnnc
cd on the 9th Oct. when there were IS per
sons IN prison one died Of poison which ne
took "a were summarily tried and sentenced
according to the Royal order 90 were cor
demned TO various penalties, and two, having
been rather imprudent than criminal, were
discharged. As no actual rebellion had taken
place, II was possible to rrcoucils the favor
of the Sovereign with the inAexibIe impartiaI-
iiy of the Judge But for the prompt meas
ures with which his Majesty and his Ministers
so opPortunely arrested the progress Of this
hUrrid crime, II would have led to the gaIIows
along with the Fernandez, the Borges. and
the CdrVaihos ofthe island, many other vic
Tins drawn into the whirlpool Of revolt. more
from seduction and tinidiiy than from wretch
edness and corruption Lisbon pop. Nor. 10.
FROM ALBANY.
Our democratic friends in New York
have nothing 10 fear. We have marked out a
course which little time will deyclope, that
will efIecfuaIIy preserve the old republican
party, and place your seven wise men in the
very position which they have Iabuurrd 10
attain.
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