Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-23

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MARYLAND The proprietor of the Norfolk
line OF steam boats has contract ed ior he building
of tirst-rate steam boat of more than 3O0 tons
She W Ill take her station In the line next spring,
hen the passage from Baltimore 10 Norfolk will
| I've made times, week, and from Norfolk TO
Philadelphia in about 30 TO 33 hours In Anne
| Arundel county the oats and tobacco crop will he
very short the dry weather has nearly burn up the
tobacco plants; clever hardly worth cutting; the
wheat crop will be short; though the corn look
well. In fact, the corn In Its young state is
of the hardest vegetables known. if il be kept to-
lerably clean OF the grass. Il will stand a greater
drought than any other, unit, it begins ,el and
head; in July and August; then, without genial
rains. il begins to wher and suffer seriously.
/ VIRGINiA.-1'he Mort TX Herald of the I9,l
gives very numerous account of the escape of a
fellow, named Edwards, who had kidnapped a
gro in Greensville co. belonging to Mr.. WIN. jar
rett and carried him t. Norfolk for sale Some sus
picons having arisen about Lis RICH, sell, the lao
OF he Borough proposed TO l.. deliver him into
his custody, until the righ' OF the property had
been clearly identified Edward assented and the
negro Peer then stated, how h. mad found him
working in his masters field on the road, and in
duced him go along with him, by uumping up
the story of his having bought him OF the master
A. soon these circumstances had leaked out,
search made for e. and it was found he had
decamped He then pursued by MIR. Cherry,
an officer dispatched by the Mayor, accom- anied
by another man. They succeeded in overiaking
him; but l.. finally escaped by running off and
darling ntoa jungle OF thorns and briers He is
| suspected TO be the same (Snitb) who lately
stole pair of horses, and had them under the
hammer at Washington, when their
up and recognised his property. Smith readily
| recognized him, sneaked off and escaped fom
Washington .-'The Stsunton Spectator of the 10Th
says, they have had several fine showers OF rain ;
and that appearances indicate early, and all
things considered favorable harvest Andrew
Clark OF Winchester, aged II, who had been afic-
ted with the'sone for ii years, has returned from
Philadelphia in perfec, health; DIR. Physic having
extracted the stone in minutes it is inch long,
4 in. broad and l-2 inch thick. His brother
Mr.. L. n. Clark of Romney, Is the fortunate owner
OF 18th OF the $l0O,O00 prize in the Mary land
State Lottery; the first draft OF which was in ia
vor of his unfortunate brother, whom he had
companied 10 Phlape phia The Drought has
been succeeded b. heavy rain towards he
OF our river On Sunday last the James River
began to rise; and on Monday, it had risen to its
height: Trenrs bridge was covered: the wafer OF
an uncommony red tinge, indicative of the descent
OF the Mountain water. On Tuesday il began %
subside. The Pamunkey also had a considerable
Feshet, and much of The uncut wheat in the 10
grounds stepped in the nundaion. The same
freshei observed on the Rappahannock: the
water abou, 10 feet in the frs, 2 hours The
Bridge at Lawrence's Island carried away
The Citlzens OF Norfolk were to have convened on
the 22d for the purpose of adopting measures for the
relief of Mr.. Jefferson. Very little new wheat has
been received in Petersburg, and the price not ye,
fixed. few barrels of new flour are in marker,
at So The Agricultural Society of Abemarle
announce I'd Agricultural Cattle Show and Elk
hibition in Charlottesville on the 26th and eth
October the aggregate amount of premiums offered
exceeds $500
NORTH CAROLINA The dyellinghouss of V.
w. Covington OF Stokes county, was struck by
lightning on the Slh and totally consumed, toge-
ther with his tobacco stemmery and smoke houses:
his loss estimated at $4,000 His daughter had
concealed herself through etr a hogshead in he
stemmery. But she accidentally discovered
and exrIcated al the lsst extremity - The Bank of
this State has declared dividend OF per c. for
, the last half year.
SOUTH CARoLINA-A Perdleon paper Of the
9Th describes he {" Gather for eeks past a. I'm
commonly hot and dry; the crops of oats as amos
. wholly desroyed; but the wheat as generally pro-
missing, and he corn and cotton as looking well.
. -Ihe citizens OF Camden and the adjoining coun
~ had meeting on the Sth instant to take into
. consideration the pecuniury concerns of Mr. JEFF
! ferSon.
+ GEORGIA.-The wrecking sloop Brilliant ar
, rived a, S;. Marys the 3Td. prize TO the Re-
venue Cutter Marion, capt. Doane She was seized
Tor breach OF The revenue laws, in crossing HE
, Gull, and wreckiDg on the Bahama Shore with
coasins licence. She is order ed to ST. Angus
tine for adjudca tion.-On the OH the thenomster
a Savannah IN the shade at o. and on the tn
. at 81 There small shower OF ram barely
sufficient TO wet the Burning earth. The corn In
the neighborhood Il said TO be entirely DESTROYED,
and the cotton very much inured The Hunting
don Advocate OF the 18th says that in different
parts OF that county, the wheat has suffered severe
ly IRON the Hessian fly. The drought has also in
Jured it.-Measures are taking in Savannah to re-
new The breed of silk and import the choicest
trees.
ALABAMA. Itappears from a letter of the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury, that the Bank of the Uni
ted States either has, has had in comtetnpla-
f ton, TO establish Office of Discout and Deposte
at Mobile, in the State of Alabama In conse-
quence OF which, and because there are already two
Banks IN that State in which the public money Is
deposited, the request TO make the State Bank of
; Alabama also bank for Government deposites
IS Tor the present, not complied with by The Sc
cretary.-Tbe old State House at Cahawba was
not soid on zOth UT; the minimum price OF $4,000
not being offered: the furniture went off very low
MISSISSIPPI The Steam boat Caledonia sailed
from Natchez for Louisville, May 2, with 500
passengers!
LOUISIANA New Orleans papers to the 25h
ut expressed some fears of a great lreshet taking
place In the course Of 10 or ~ days. The ac-
counts from St. Louis TO the 10th REPRESENT the
Upper Mississippi as very high, and The Missouri
as full 10 the Top oftbe banks: the Ohio was falling
The st samboat Greclan, from Na,cbitoches, with
about 400 bales cotton took fire IT, her cargo on The
night OF the 23d. and was consumed Stock of
cotton on hand al Ne, Orlea 62,397 bales; to.
bacco lo,O52 hhds; corn at GO l-2 G. per barrel
On ihe l1ih uli. the steam boat Gen. Brown, Scott
arrived at ~. Louis, from New Orleans, dis
lance oil 1900 miles IN days and 7 hours running
time ms Is stated, Is perhaps the fastest
s-... Il.