Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-10
COMMODORE PORTER.


since the adjournment of the late Court of En-
curry and the report ofthe facts collected thereon
sent to the proper Dept, understood in order To
get an opinion on the case which was not within the
province OF that Court, to come to the point at
once, Com T. has demanded a Court Martial, bv
'he decision OF which he is willing to stand or fall
mi Wash. Gaz.
The high wind of Saturday night blew almost all
the water out OF the rivers in this part OF the country
the consequence of which was that all the stes,n
boats, and the mails conveyed by them. v ere EN-
| oarsoed, by being left aground, until the waters
were restored on the cessation of the wind which
had expelled them. N,,t Inf
~ letter lately received in this City from one
VINO has frequent intercourse with Mr.. CRAw-
FoRD's family, in Georgia, says Z" Mr.. Cav
FokD's health has improved considerably since he
returned home He reads, withour difficulty, from
one TO two hundred pages daily, and he gains
strength gradually RI
1ovERNoR CLINTON, of the state of New
YORK Is on visit to the City of Philadelphia,
Where he IS received with the respect and courtesy
o'e 10 MS s'atIonIn Society and in public life 4
great lNnner IS to be given to him. On Saturday
III the Steam Boat he, with the Secretary of War
ana many others, went down to visit the line oftLe
chesapeake and Delaware Canal but it was
feared the inclemency of the weather would pre-
vent their availng themselves Of the opportnoi,v
OIL observing much of the progress of this great and
useful work I'm
MT NEIDEsTETTER, the Prusian Charge d. Az
iaires TO the United States, whose arrival in this
country we mentioned some time since reached
at the Franklin House INT J,,,r,eo,J
ALEXANDRIA, ID. c. June 6--Betsy Ware
upon whom sentence of death had been he pro-
nounced at former Session of the Circuit Court in
this place, for burglary, and who was to have been
executed on Friday last, received full pardon for
the offence, on Wednesday, from Mr. Adams, being
the first unpleasant case of this character upoo
which he has had TO act since his election 10 the
presidency.
1t was currently rumomed among other things
that Mr. A. was averse to interfering with the pen-
atty OF the law. To his credit, however. we are
enabled to say, upon credible authority, that it is
not so, and that he manifested hesitation in par
aonins the cuprit on being made acquainted with
The circumstances of her offence.
We stated on Friday that no pardon or reprieve
had been received by the Marshal at the time our
paper was put TO press. Such was the answer
gwen US: but II is due to the character of the
Deputy Marshal TO state that we received il in his
absence from town, and that he was sesirous tina,
the public should be correctly informed of the mat
ter rIJro,IJ
The strong wind and the heavy rains WHICH ac-
companlcd 1t on Saturday, must have proved
seriously destructive to the wheat CROPS
In our town the ornamental trees of the streets
though 90 well protected by the houses, had aroe
limbs torn of as If done with an axe or some other
hsavy instrument. The extent of the storm. il is !
much to be feared, was very great We have not |
oil course, yet, had time to learn any particulars
from the neghbofing country. m
a public dinner was given in Boston on Mon
day last, to General William Hull the hero of De
iroit. Gen. William Sullivan presided, assisted bv
Mayor Jackson, Of WATERFOWL, Josiah Bacon. Eso
Of Newton, Hon. Jonaihon Hunnewell, Francis
Green, Benjamin Russell, Robert Williams, George
Brinley, Henry Purkeu, John X. Simpson. and
David Henshaw, Esqrs. as Vice Presidents. A
}out two hundred persons were present General
tuH was addressed in a set speech by the Presi-
lent OF the day, and replied in a well written
'peech Of considerable length. The usual number
81 regular and volunteer toasts given, most oil
which are unexceptioDabe--but we think the
whole affair indlscreet, and improper, calculated
10 answer no good purpose, and tending to render
irvh hUnoprs IN future Deyy oheap.
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