Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-09

10 shew the immense commerce OF the river; viz
! f ON Is January 10, in February II. March 80
/ April 90 TO MAY 18th I2.--Cn the 2ist ult
the canal boa, Eclipse reached Albany RIA Lake
Erie and the Canal, direc from OHIO, with car
90 OF wh-key, pork and potash. She ,yent from,
/ Monroe, Asiabula county, tOwed by steamb ~
| 20 Buff 10; The horses were taken by land to
| Buffalo, about l25 miles She brought - pas,en-
gers irom Buffalo, Of whom came through She
/ i the first boat irou Ohio Another OF the san e
dimensions Is on the way. The Eclipse has re-
turned With cargo of Eusiish and Irish Einigran,
families; among he items, S children, the Older,
not yeais OF agel- Mr.. AicDoo ell o. 5; euhenvile
informs tie edor of the American Farmer
thu IN 1921 he purchased of Mr.. Dickinson 100
merinO ewes for $500, and one ram Tor $50; his
s'les OF wool in years were - 200 90; the
rams sold out OF the flock 300 90: hi- flock now
consists of 400 sheep valued s $1,000 and the
| next slearing may be worth $1,000. MIR. D's is
the largest flock in the u 5. Mr.. Dickinson
has pledged himself TO exhibit in June or July 100
fleece, from his foc, TO be compared with those
of any gentleman n he U. 5. He particular,
invites the owners of Saxony sheep 60 ne,~ slia>
pers are published in the state There are
colleges; those at Athens, Oxford, Cincinnati.
and Western Reserve in successful operation
The corner stone OF of the locks Of he Miami
canal was laid near Cincinnati on the 18th ult. in
the presence OF great number of masons; Mai
Gen. Gaines being one of them a court Marital
vas 10 meet al Cincinnati on the 9Th inst Tor tie
TRIAL OF Major BabcocS. charged with uea!ec, OF
cuiy IN experimenting the clearing of tue obstruc-
tons t. the navigation oflhe Ohio and mississippi
" MIR. Viewer and NJ. Knighi have been an:h ri,-
ed by the War Department make Il permanent
location Of he nation II roal between F,irriew <
Zaresvil!e. They are in execution OF this duty,
which is expected TO consume a month or SIX
weeks, after which Mr.. Knigh' will proceed 10
Columbus. for the purpose of continuing the sur
vey est OF ihai place ''-rhe quantity az land
apps oprIa' ed TO CONNIE schools i 6l7 100 acres
The aggregate amount of lands returned and not
reformed is estima ed a Si,07O,639; the annual
interest on winch a; PEI ct. i Sol 2il
INDIANA. - a paper IN this State is owned by
one A. Morshead, ed ed b, J. ,ior.resd ard
printed by W. Morehead. Al editor ain,Iy oh
serves that you cannot have much heal In such
! 4 work.-The candidates TO represent hi state in
! the next ongres,, are, LIST district, Il. Soon T. II
| Blake, l.. s Shuer; "a district, Jonathan Jen .
/ niHes; 80 district, y II Smith, and |. Test. - a
species of worm, commonly c~lIe, the rnlv too ra.
has made ITS appearance in the neig hboIhood OF
| New Albany, in such form idsble numbers as Ia
DEFY every effort of the i~rmer check her pro-
| gress, eating down whole fields, and destroyin
every veSilse oi wheat and timothy. The wong
corn ha- been also much injured.
| MISSOURI The ST. Louis Enquirer Of the 18th
alt says This Father of all rivecs has lately ri.
en- 10 vers unusual height; OVERT VS. the bank
opposite this place, and presents connected body
OF water, nine miles in width Ye the last ac-
counts from Piisburg say the Ohio is too low fox
steam boat navigation excep' the small boats Rein
! Geer and Rotary several boats were aground be-
| low Wheeling Bishop Dubourg, after an absence
0i nearly three years, returned 10 ST. Louis in the
J first week OF May. When he arrived in sight 2:
guns were fired a salu;e, and tie church bell.
until T., g.
| Louis again on the 9ih for Rene.
| MICHIGAN The tide ot emf grafton is rapidly
flowing 10 this territory. On the I9th ult the
steamboat Henry Clay 300 tons buthen, arrived at
Detroit from Buffalo filed with cmigram,s Al
! least 1000 persons said to be on the n Y.
canal, on their ay TO the vest There are now
7 -te'mboats Lake Erie this time last year but
one In conformity with act Of the Legislative
Council, the Comma der- in Chief has divided the
militia INTO two brgades, to compose one division
! ne appointment OF Major General and two
3Flgader Generals will be made by the President oil
the o. S aes
FLORIDA The following engineers have been
appointed TO survey the Florida canals; viz M,or
! Persut, Lleus. Swift, Garfield, Eagle Hughes
Smith and Brisbane = Major Pierce and lieut.
Smith are appointed by the Secretary at War
| commissioners to inspect the u. ). road { ON ST
| Augustine to Tallabassee.- letter from on board
the irgate Constellation states that tho the vessel
| mad goi into the harbour OF Pensacola it was
My calculated Con account of is barry for frigates
or vessels drawing more than 10 !eet water
| hoop 'on's Island or Key West has been who!ly
abSndo ed as naval depot, and all the public
stores carried to Pensacola. Col. Dumine,t at TO
noko expects TO make 60 bids. sugar out of 4r
acres which he has planted By the exertions o.
the Governor and the Agent Col Humphreys, th,
Indians have surrendered many of the Iunaya,
-ia' es who had fed their tribes. 1t is ascertain
I'd thai several hundred passed over to the British
| Islands. on the Gulph, abcu, the time the countr,
.,as delivered up TO Tue u. s