Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-04

The Swedes are building two new ships Of the
line in Carlscrona. One is to be named Gustavus
the Great, the other Scandinavia
IrALY.--It has been agreed between the Emperor |
Of Austria and the King of the Two Sicies, that
the subjects OF his Sican Majesty shall not be |
relieved from faitening their military taskmasters
before March 1927
Proposals have been put forth at Rome by the
publisher, who is invested with I" Pontifica privi
lege," for publishing uanslations of Cobbett's Let,
tiers upon the two contending religions; in which
letters, says the Journalist, the writer undertakes
10 demonstrate, by way of argument, and by in
ducton oil acts, the dismal effects resulting to Eng
land, from what is called the Reformation
Pope Leo. XII. has presented the Catholic Priest
at Geneva, with the bones of saint named Meme
seus, said TO have lived 500 years ago, that is to
say, at the time of the first Council at Nice
These relics, which have remained at Rome so ma
ny hundred years, have been brought TO Geneva.
where chapel erected in honor of this Saint was
to receive them. This ceremony has been per
formed with great degree ofpomp.
Observation-Disclosures from Madrid to the 9th of
August, states, that new France force, compu-
ted to amount to eight thousand men, is about enter
ing Spain.
The English Gas Company has undertaken 10
light the city OF Frankfort with oil gas for ten
years, Tor 5000 horins annually, (Which is the
same that the lighting of the city has hitherto cost,
much better
Great fears are entertained by the mercantile in
terests, that in the event OF recognition of the in
dependence of the South American States by Snain
she will secure advantages similar TO those spula
ted Tor by France for Hayt.
Flanders paper states that the plan of cutting n
canal at Brussels to be navigated by merchantmen.
of between 400 and 500 tons burden, or even nv
rigates fully rugged and armed, is prosecuting with
great activity.
HANovER.-On the 29th July, at three in the
afternoon, the earth had sunk in and left a large
opening, in the District of Barls, il is 100 feet in
diameter, and continues to enlarge. 1t cannot be
seen how deep it is, but stones having been thrown
In, noise is heard after the lapse Of a minute and
some seconds, as ii they had fallen into water.
| FRANCE.-Several Journals are still engaged
In discussing the recognition of Haytieh Indepen-
dence The Journal DIES Debats finds great fault
with the course which the Minister has taken II
Is commended that the whole proceeding is founded
on misconcepton, and the grossest ignorance the
true interests OF France. A variety of cases are
quoted to shew that the Ordinance cannot be iust-
ned by precedent, and tie most important diploma
TIC and political changes anticipated as its con-
! sequences. To act constiturionally, it contends
Tor The adoption OF one of three courses
First, 10 convert the Royal Ordnance into :
| law next session.
&c Secondly, to demand bill of indemnity or
| an act oil abolition Tor the Minister'S
Thirdly, to inpeach the Minister'S
We have already expressed our opinion of the
Ordinance in question The document is certainly
more open to criticism than state paper on such an
sccasion ought 10 be.
| The news of the recognition of Haytien Indepen-
! dence had reached Msrseilles, and was received
wirh satisfaction. Two vessels which were load
ing for Martinique had changed their destination
and would proceed TO Hayti
s. oh. q
imported into Liverpool from Alexandria, in e.
gypt. The animal has since been purchased of the
importer by the followers of the la,o Joanna South
core, at Ash on-under-Line, in that county. We
know not, says the Observer, what use the admi-
rers OF the deceased prophecies purpose making O
IT. but is said they regard it invaluable rea
sure, IN consequence of its being native of the
East. They gave, we under stand, I25 guineas fol
the animal.
4 1t appears from the Stamp Office returns thai
the duty paid last year by 46 insurance companies
amounted 10 659,377 The duty being IS. for E.
very 1907. insured, the total property insured, il
would seem, IN round numbers, amounts to abou
4S9 ,5S5, 000t
A most daring forgery has been attempted a
Lloyd's Coffee House Mr.. Bennett, the Secre;a
ry, received communication, purporng 10 be from
the Russian Consul, stating that, after the LIST O
Sept all British vessels shond be admitted into ths
RUSSIAN ports on the terms ships under the
Russian flag. The letter turns out TO be forgery
The most active measures are taken to discover thu
writer.
.MeTtco.-It is stated in late New OrIean.
paper, that the merchants of the y. States are fan
from being treated with favor, or even mpartiaIity
In Mexico; and that jealousy of their enterprise
and wish TO curtail their trade, appear to gaiI
strength daily. The following are the speculation
oil the New Orleans editor upon the probable in.
vasion OF Cuba: " We have for months back, cal
: culated that the Mexican government would seiz,
tn FIRST opportunity TO invade the island OF Cuba
we are now informed, by gentleman lately ar
rived from Mexico, that there can be no longer any
doubt on the subject. About the first of this month
three thousand Mexican troops had already collected
near Campeachy, and ten thousand more were daily
expected to reach the same place; when the united
forces would cross the channel that separates
Yucatan from Cuba. To secure decided superiori
ty to the Mexican flag in the Gulf, besides the fri
gates and sloops OF war building in our eastern cities
the Asia "a, surrendered at Acapulco last April
has been put under the command of Captain Coch.
rdne, and ordered round 10 this quarter The de.
barkment of IL or 5000 disciplined troops, with
the aid to be expected from some of the Creoies
will no doubt wrest the Island of Cuba from old
} Spain; but it may be apprehended that the Spa
niards in their despair will seek revenge on the
Creoles by arming the blacks Indeed the late tri-
umph in the neignboring island is OF itself sufficient
to awake ambition, and desire to take advantage
OF the approaching crisis. TN Y d. Hdr.
Il yMarshaIs Sale Of Land and Negroes.
II IN pursuance Of decree Of the Superior Cot of Chan
cery for the Richmond district on & 25b o
March 1870 IN the cases OF Markham Goode Tmpn