Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-27

Colonel PALACES: President Monroe-Tle man
through whom the citizens OF the United States
have made known their liberal feelings towards
tier brethren IN the South.
Stephen Kingston, Esq: General Bolivar and his
patriot officers and Soldiers engaged in asserting
the rights of human nature.
Colonial Duane: The trio OF the New World,
who have left the old World in the rear and placed
the new in the fore-grounG--Wa Washington, Be,iyar,
aud Victoria.
BY Mr. II. Colhoun The memory of Com
modore Barron, Sen. who during the Revolutionary
war fought several OF the bravest actions in the
Chesapeake.
BY Mr.. b. Tevs: The Navy of the United
States: Its future glory shall be great as its infant
efforts Hercuean.
In the State OF Mississippi tho Cotton Plant is 4
small trce-in Virginia it is little bush. 1t is
thought the staple grows shorter and finer as the
culture is carried northwardly and that the Weld is
not so abundant.
CONNECTICUT SENATOR.
| After four ballotings in the House of Reprcsen-
tatives of Connecticut on Tuesday last Hon Cal
win Wiley was elect ell L. States Senator from that
State in the room of Mr.. Lanman, whose term ex
pred on The 18th March last.
! APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
| WAsuIS GToN, May 25-Edward S. Lewis
and James Gettys to lie Justices OF the Peace in and
for the County of Washington, Distr ic; of Colum-
! bia.
GENERAL LA FAYETTE.--We are sorry TO
! have to inform our readers that the GOOD General
has sustained, by accident very serious loss of
property, but happily without personal injury. The
accident is described in the following oblging let
ter, which we received by the last mail:
| Post Office, JFheeiing, 18th .lfay
GENTLEMEN; Believing you to feel interested
in the welfare OF the g Nations Guest" | hasten
| to inform you of serious misfortune which belel
him on his passage from Nashville 10 louisville.
| The Steamboat Mechanic, which had been char
! tered 10 convey him to Nashville and thence TO
Louisville, ran on snag, about $50 miles below
| Louisville, and sunk IN ftU minutes. The q e.
neral and all the passengers got safe TO shore; but
l am sorry to inform } ou that, that his carriage
baggage and papers, well as that of the other
passengers, lost, with the exception of FIVE
trunks. The steamboat Paragon, with full freight
for Orleans, passing down shortly after the acct
dent was hailed by her owner, MIR. Nielsen, Of
Louisville, who happened to be passenger in the
Mechanic, when she struck. The Paragon round
ed TO- and brought the General and all the passen-
gers to Louisville, where he arrived safe, on tic
i Ith inst.
BY the arrival this morning, Of the steamboat
General Pike, in three days from Cincinnati, in
formation obtained that the General had left
Louisville 10 visit Frankfort, Lexington, SC and
is expected 10 bein Cincinnati this day (l9th.) He
intends coming TO this place by water, where we
expect him on Tuesday Or W ednesday next
In haste, respectfully yours,
BICHARD MCCLURE.
Messrs Gales S, Seaton,
/ Editors National LrtelHgencer
The loss OF his papers, we apprehend the Cen
eral will seriously feel. We hope ii will be the
last loss he will sustain while on our shores + IT,