Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-18


date vciniiy,) can at any time supply thems elves.
by plumber, with smmunitions and other necessa-
ries for several years.
ARxANsAs.--The Arkansas Gazette, June P7, |
states tina, party OF Indians supposed to be Osa- |
ses had ven'ured within or S miles of csn,on-
ment Towson, and carried off - or 10 horses.
They had been pursued, but with what success 10
no, known. The frequency Of such depreda,ions
4 the increasing number Of Indians on the frontier
are considered as indications of hostility, and great
unensiness prevails among the settlers. The party
who murdered the three I.awrences in April, lief,
on the ground, tin cup, with a number Of in
scriptions on il in French, and some names which
were no, sufficiently lesibe TO decipher with GER
tainty. This cup, it is hoped, will be the means
of positively identifying the nurderers, for which
purpose Maj. Cummings, Commandant of Canton
meni Towson, has sent it over to Col. Ar
buckle, of tantonment Gibson--the Osages, who
are in the neighborhood Ct the latter post, being
the most strongly suspected.
FLoRIDA.-W. FLonIDA.--The resources OF
this country are not ye, devo!ored il is ore OF the
most delightful regions OF the south !, is well
watered and healthy, the soil productive, and the
climate one of the finest in the wofli. I, s eel
dom found too warm to dispense with the Use OF
blanket; the springs are at least month more for
ward, and the autumns month later, even than in
the same parallel of latitude. Sea Island cotton
sugar, and rice will be the principal staples. The
experiments made have exceeded the mcst sansu;ne
expectations; the cane Of Louisiana bears no com
parison with that OF this country many OF the
tropical fruits may be reared in great perfec,ion-
Tallahassee is the permanent seat of government
Tor the Territory. 1t Is now a little more than
WE'VE moaths since the lots sold, and il al
ready contains population OF five or six hundred,
persons; 1t improves with great rapidly is place
OF considerable business, and affords an excellent
socie'y' It's pleasantly situated in high, undu-
-,
has been tested, has been found healthy it is distant
ABOUT twenty one miles fom St. Marks the near.
eel point on the Gulph, with which place it is con-
nected by good road. The Oahiochine river 10
navigable for boats within six miles of the ,o,rn.
The adjacent country is but partially settled, mos,
OF the plantations hav;ss been opened within the
last year. It is, however. highly desirable, will
soon De IN state OF improvement. and is now
'''"o 'ai'!Giy ny men oil wealth and respectable
~. IS1t En-
Inc Engineers have assembled the ST. Johns az
high up as Black Creek, have taken a survey of
TIE creek TO the forks and are their return to
the mouth of the river, and after taking the sound
ings and survey of the Bar will proceed through
the Narrows 20 ST. Marys. Jacksonville affords
IL ta'hom4 water. We have heard much said of
the laudabic zeal of the Engineers. Their industry
eVinces determination to accomplish their object
IN time for the next meeting of Congress. Major
Pefault is now here.
FOREIGN
1t is desired that the Gentleman WHOM his youth
acted as private Secretary to Marshal New. wbe,
his EScellency was at Boulogne-sur AIer, make
known his address to J. de Polisnac, rue Saint
Itonore Paris. This gentleman, who is named
henderson, went 10 America about nine wears 400
and Is row aged about twenty-seven years. II he
mas decreased, his heirs invited TO avail them
selves OF the benefits intende.i for him
Elections. -speakns OF the contested elections
In England, the John Bull states, that n; the me
moranle contest between Lords Milton and Las
ceiies, the expense of each candidate was moi shor,
OF Al2O,oO0 Every carriage and post hors.
throughout forkshire was in requistion every inn
ana tavern was open; ard the whole was one
scene oil lavish expense, ruinous to any fortunes
but those OF the two families W hch were equal IN
the enormous pressure. The last Northumberland
contest is said TO have cost each candidate e3 600
Gay! ana the elected member purchased the re-
turn of few short months at an outlay Of sbor,
tico hund,ed and fifty thousand doliars Wha,
farce Is liberty when its security rests upon such
ioundation-wben the blessings of suffrage !.
randered Ike the brthfisht of Esau, and the no.
nor OF election is the result of gold and not of wis
dom and integrity! We have daily cause to rejoice
In ire purity and efficiency Of own institutions
and especially should we prize them when ron,
trasied with the corruption OF the old world
~. Y Times
Inc English prints are filled with the most dis
gushing datais and anecdotes of the late election
we nave SEINE riotous scenes occasionally in OH,
own country; but we have never heard of any
'bInS to equal those lately acted in our antien, mo-
'her country. The freedom Of our institutions and
,he giofy oil America will have sunk together be-
fore the riots and expenses of an American cleo
ton, shall equal the accounts we have lately seen
"hai commentary is here given upon enta;led
eS'otes' and that system Of governmental mach
te'y, py which the labor OF "a nation is SO yeou-
lated" By law, that IT'S profits are 10 90 into the
pockets OF the tacOred fer .-Maior Denhom and
MS party have penetrated into the interior of Afri
ca and their discoveries confirm the theory of the
Spanisrd who travelled under the auspices of Ma
poieon, and under the feigned name of Ali Bey, in
the character ola Turk. His theory was. that
there mus, be an immense lake in The interior Of
Africa. Major ID. has examined lake in the in
terror 20O0 miles long and $50 broad. called
Lake TehGd. 1t is thus described: " II i. si,noto
in l6 degrees Of East longitude, and IL 10 ofI
North latitude; 10 about two thousand miles Iono
from East 10 West. by one hundred and fifty broad
and occupies nearly the precise position of Wan
GuIa as laid down in AHowsmth's Map. in which
swamp the Jcba or Niger is supposed TO ,ermi-
nate 1t covers surface about Az large az the
two American Lakes, Erie and Ontario, both IN
gether. The Tchad receives river called the
Yeou, about fifty yards broad in the drv seaso,
which has its source about four hundred miles die,
tsnt in the =. w. and which was well ascert,ined
not TO be the Niger. Anotherriver, six times n.
large, with delta Of fifty miles broad atis en-
bouchure, flows into the Like from the S. and j,
called the Shsry, which may be, but most probably
is not, the river alluded to. What is rather puz-
cling fact in physical geography, this Lake, tho
II has no etiiux IS fresh, and yet saline jpcrusta
tons found in some parts OF The country around
and small salt pools are found close TO it's Northern
margin. The Lake Tchnd has number OF islands
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