Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-24

Extracs from Puerto Cabello, June 6, 1927.
a." The late DEGREES Of the President seem calcu-
lated TO put finishing stroke to the commerce of
this country. | know not what 10 think oil the
proceedings. Obstfnscy and ignorance seem to be
he order OF the day. The Lberator will not lis
ten TO any Iemonstrance. think he has lost much
OF bis popularity, and General Psez, on the CONTRA
ry has gained much. Since the great parsonage has
ascerained that his Bolivian constitution will not
go down, we hear nothing about the electoral
colleges that were to be assembled at Caracas to
decide when and where the grand COW ention should
meet TO determine the fate of the country We have
many rumours here; but get the news IN such
loose way, that no dependence can be placed in
reports. 1t is said tosday that Santander has re
signed, and his resignation accepted by Congress
do not believe 1t. One thing is certain He
has had Influence enough 10 assemble congress- and
many suppose he will have enough to get Bolivar
re'iGna'ien accepted Repor further states, that
Baraut 10 acting Vice President in place of
Santander. Trade is dull beyond conception
These DEGREES have ruined every thing, and the
President will hear remembrance. Very little
produce is in market. Indigo is at ! &c 10 I.2
reals; coffee So Ia L 2; cocoa $40 Ia bides
Sl2 IPhL .a,.rora
II will be gratifying our citizens 10 learn
that the president of the United States has, COM
piled with the prayer of the memorial, prepared
by the committee appointed for the purpose, on
the lih u. by the citizens of Loudoun on the
subject of survey of the best route for the extension
OF the Cumberland road. The subioined communi
! cation from the Secretary of War, addr essed TO
the committee, contains The pleasing intelligence
LeesGurg Gen. of Li5eYty
DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
Washington, June goth, 1927. {.
GENTLEMEN your communication
(without daIe,) a committee appointed at a
meeting OF the citizens of the county of Ioudoun.
in Virginia, addressed 70 the president of the u
States requesting the president 10 appoint some
competent engineer or surveyor, for the purpose
of making survey OF the and best route for
extending the Cumberland road from its eastern
termination at Cumberland, some neighbourins
point 10 the City of Washington, was duly re-
ceIved by the president, and has this day been
referred 20 this department, with instruction TO in
form you in relation to the subject oft thai Mr
ANDREW ALEXANDER has been appointed for
the purpose alluded to, and will be directed with
out delay, to- make the survey in question, and
an estimate ofthe cost of Constructing the road
from Cumberland TO this place.
have the honour to be, very respectfully,
gentlemen, your obedient servant.
JAMES BARBOUR.
I.udwell Lee, Richard II. Hen
derson, Fl r. Powell, John
White, NJ. McllhaDy Rich
ard Henry Lee, Esquires,
Committee, SC. sc.
Leesburg, Loudoun Virginia.
To The Editor oftie National Gazette.
s5iT. Editor have resd in the Gazette of This
afternoon, an article extracted from the National
intelliSencer, and no doubt written by some warm
personal friend, in which il is stated that have
succeeded to the place left vacant b. Mr. Jefferson
in the National Institute of France. beg leave
to correct the unn entioaal mistake. have indeed
been honoured By an election to place of Cores
ponding Member to one of he Academies of
which the lnstute is composed; but that is not the
place which was occupied by our illustrous
Jefferson. He one Of only eight members
who, by way Of distinction are styled foreign as
soetdtes. This place is still vacant, though nearly
year has elapsed since the death Of that great
man; which shows how difficult il is to find Fl,
successor 10 him, even in Europe, and with all
The woill to choose f. m.
am respectfully, sir, your most obodien' servant
PETER S. DU PONCEAU.
June 2z, 1927.
IN MAssAcHUsErrs, Internal Improvement