Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-07
FRoSi OUR ConREsPoNDENr.

PaShiHStotl, VedHesddy Evening, JuIy l.
DEAR SIR write you abruptly and in haste but
thought you might dislike to hear of some of the
facts and some OF the floating runours of the day They
usually are widely dsproportioned perhaps one of the
former 10 ten or ten thousand of the latter but in the
present instance can give you two facts and mean to
give you only report Two ne indictments against
DR.. Watkins were to-day found by the Grand jury
the rst for obtaining rauduIeny and BY directv
representations to Mr. S. Secretary of the NAVY
$4,000 on account Of alleged drafts Of Mr. Hambleton
the Purser on the Pensacola Station. The whole of
which statements were gratuous and unauthorized and
are denied on oath, by Mr. Hambleon the last is for
obtaining by deceul practices the sum Of $500 thro
the medium OF one Of the drafts on Mr. Pauling the
Navy Agent at New York. Now for the report tl,s
truth OF which cannot confirm, and w no can authen
icate the flying statements of the day but IL is r
incurred that few days will witness the sending of
Watkins case TO Petit Jury. / mention this without
expressing an opinion This rumour may be merely
straw thrown up TO show which way the wind blows
The President, you will Of perceive By the
public prints has been excursion down the po.
tomac, as far Mouni Vernon on board of your spe
boat the Columbia, Capt Mitchell. conyer.e, TODAY
with gentleman who was present, and who informed me
favor OF him who Is at the chief Magistrate of
nations choice and the object of free peoples nerted
affection The graceful urbanity Of his mdnners on.
dears him TO oil who approach him.
How 30 you celebrate tie 4th? Here the dav ia so.
Ieeted TO lay tile stone OF one OF The Eastern
Locks OF ,he Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company in
Georgetown, ht proposed termination of iat grea,
work The President, Heads Of Department, Foreign
Ministers, and numerous other distinguished
are expected 10 be present on this occasionl splendid
ceremonial IS preparing The particulars may per.
haps give you another day, promise myself the
pleasure OF witnessing spectacle which will be attend.
ed with so many interesting associations. Bait Req.
TIE late reynoUnlsC are daily di,clo.
ing the reasons for many of the removals made by the
present administration If sense of shame formed any
part Of the moral constitution Of some ofthe noisy and in
discriminate opposers fevery thing done by the general
government since tie 9Th Of last March, We might ex.
pect mat the modification by these disclosures
H0uld make them more cautious for the future. We
must confess however that our past experience ashfies
no such reliance On their canlouf
with respect 20 the Declarations Of DR.. Watkins al
though IL true that the public are weary Of hearing any
Thing about him, aDd only wonder why an acknowiedg
ed pecuaior cannot be- punished cannot avoid taking
foece on some dsgracefu circumstances lately brought
" gbt ~ as we presume, the account published in the
fourier fdil1 morning be correct letter from Wash
gon winch appears IN that paper, states that Mr. South
efns evidence before the Grand Jury At Washington on
Saturday, dssipalcd al doubt even % tse par OF Wat
sihs best ifiends' a. 10 his obtaining money from Che
Feasnfy ~ ihse Peteoces Mr. Watkins, when Fourth
Audtor eaed on Mr. Soufhard and informed him that
he hei received letter ifo;a Mr. Isrsj!e0D. purser