Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-28


DID, The Auniversar, Of he Auxiliary Foreis.
Mission Society ior Hartford county has been late
iy ceebra ed Ia presence OF great many dis'in-
guished strangers, " ell as ciAens.--A pear from
Alr. Smi'hs farm at Hartford weighed 81 OF. anu is
Is 2 inches in circumference
New NoRK.-.,la Ior CieU er! Morton has issued
Division Orders, re,iting with much animation the
muniicent effects Of the completion OF The Grand
Camel, this stupendous monument oil pubic enter
prize, and telling tie ARTILLERY corps that 1t nusi
I've extremely gratifying % them to honor, by ILL
tsry demonstra ioOs oi respect, so interest
ing; therefore directs the several companies oil
Artillery, tbIous bout the state, assemble al their
usual place OF parade, on tie 18th of Inc moath,
! and at y clock OF that day, fire National sa-
lute In honor oi the event. He SAYS, should there
be any civic celebration in the town or village |
where the troops are stationed, they will OF course
unite with their felow-ciIizens IN such celebration.
The store keepers at tie different arsenalS are
ordered TO furnish the necessary ammunition. The
completion oil tho Black Rock harbour and pier |
was celebrated by the artiiicers and iabourers, OIL
7th Inst. in a novel and appropriate mlnner.-li
l. stated, that the distance ION the Hudson 10 The
Delaware i 50 miles, 81 of " hich are under CON
tract including the rouie from the Neversink, o
miles of the Delaware, TO the town oi Roche
ter; 30 locks some OF "hich nearly ompieio Cd
and all the agueducts, cuverts, bridge, SC. nom
one end OF the lie 10 ihe other. Tne other 10
! miles from the latter point 10 the Hudson will be
| under contract in a .e~ days. More than 1000
! men are employed and more wanted The wi ole
I line is expected TO be completed next year.-The
Weard Cana! is rapidly progressing More thIn
100 houses lave been cree Ell the past year, which
are inhabited b. upwards oil 500 mechanics, SC. !;
several merchants have opened stores on the lie
of the caaal. From the level OF the ihlpI eva 10
/ the head waters of the ~ mile creek The canal is
nearly completed the greatest depth IA feet, solid
! clay.--Gov. Clinton has recommended the 2i,h
! Nov. to be observed throughout the STATE as day
of thanksgiving. The Governors oil Connecticut
! ard some other Easter" states had previously liked
Ion the same day in their proclama ions. The de-
gree OF L. l.. ID. was conferred on the 2ist ult
| on Gov. Climon, by tie Ohio University, at iis
annual commencement, held ia Athens county
| At tie Albany cattle show and fair, considerable
variety ofdoneSiic manufactures, besides animals
| were eXhibl ed. About $3.50 was distributed in
prem ms; the fair il under the patronage OF
cety of which 5. Van Rensselaer, is President. The
first premiums OF so given 10 J. Colleran for
raising 06 bushels aid - quarts acre;
to ). Harris for sc bushels and 20 quarts winter
wheat; 10 g. Sisson, for o. bushels aDd 32 quarts
to tie acre; and TO j. Vedder for 800 bushels oil
potatoes acre.--'Ehe Board of Visitors in their
late report TO the Secretary oil War, suggest tic
l following improvements in the Typographical and
! local situation of West Point Academy That the
| Government of New York should be requested 10
| yield their iuri .Gcion the land embl aced nlihin
| the purchase Of the General Governme't, bein;.
about 1000 acres; that two double houses be erected
of stone, fifty b. forty feet each, aud two stories
| high, at expense OF = 900; and that sIii-
cjent supply OF a;er should be obtained by means
of iron aqueduct from nclgh0orng mil, The cos,
of which would be abou, 50 1000. Besides these,
| he Board recommend, a place for worship,
fire proof buildings Tor the library and apparatus,
! md the levelling of the ground, which last would
cost about 8 200 His Netherland Majestys
| Corvette Pallas, sailed from n. York on the i4th
| for Hampton Roads, where she will remain short
| time. For more than ponih, her officers gave
and received he most respectful attentions. She
arrived at Norfolk OF Friday afternoon last, and at
| 10 O'Clock on Saturday fired salute, which was
returned from the frigate Constellation, Capt " DOL
| sey at the navy anchorage OF Town Point. On
! Sunday morning, Com. Barron visited her, when
| the usual bonors were paid to him by salute,
| &c.)-Mf. II. G.. Anderson our minister 10 COL
onlbia and brother have sailed for f!arthagena in
! the brig VIM. Bayard.-J Judge Kent means 20 deli
yer course of Lectures on Law the College in
| y. Y. during tie winter. Miss Kelly few nights
| ago received at her benefit III n. Y. more than
! s 900. The Great Trotting match between Betty
Baker and Topgallant for $1,000, was decided on
The Long Island course the 2Oth in favor OF the
former: the time of the Ist heat was III. 80 s.; of
the ID, IN. 80. This is the Sc time the mare has
bea, the horse. In N. Y. the Inspector reports
deaths in the week ending on the I5th.-On the
night of the 9Th, tho valuable brewry OF Dox &
Fisk Buffaoe was burnt with its contents; the
fire, supposed TO have originated from the Kiln.
Loss estimated at $4,000, only one half insured
On the night OF the 9th, the large public house
well known to travellers the Sc Ontario House"
upon the Canada side OF the Niagara Falls, owned
by Mr.. John Brown, also burnt down: Origin
of the fire unknown. Loss $1,000; $4,000 insured
The celebrated Gen. Daniel Shay, the leader Of
Shays' Insurrecton in Mass, died at Sparta, N. Y.
on the 10Th ult aged s4.-The population of AL
bany is estimated ut ii 900, making her the 9Th
City in size in the u. s. About 400 schrs. and
sloops trade regularly toit; the canal boats visiting
weekly about 200; the number of steam boats ply
ing beiwe EN- it and n. York TO- Ethan b. Allen,
grandson of the celebrated h. Allen. is nominated
as a candidate for the state Senate by a convention
at Batavia. The election ia on 18th Nov; When
the people are also TO decide upon the mode Of
choosing Electors oil III esdent. In many parts of
the state, and in the city OF n Y. candidates
are coming into the old Virginia mode OF nominat-
ing themselves Among the late nominations, we
have Mr. DrOtcn for Coroner, and Mir Hang |
more for a sheriff. AT the opening ofthe Supreme
Court at Albany on the 17th there were 325 cases
on the calandcr.
New JERsEY.-On the 18th the Board of Di-
Iectors Of the Morris Canal and Ranking House |
visited the summit level OF the canal, at the outlet
oi the Lake Hopotcung, to be present at he com |
mcncement of the work upon the feeder at that |
place. BY the Company's invitation from 700 to |
800 gentlemen from New York, N. Jersey and |
Pennsy lyania assembled on the occasion. Mr. |
Bayard, the President, addressed lhem, and stated
that the richness OF the mines OF N. Jersey and the
value OF the coal of Pennsylvania TO work these /
mines and for fuel, together with the facility Of
Transporting the product OF the contiguous farms 10
market, had induced number Of the citizens Of ~.
Jersey and CITY oil N. Y 10 obtain Charter from
he hiac Al "a