Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-07

hchney, reiative 10 MS charges, double salary,
&c. and to the dockets of our Courts for the
evidence of his unworihiness. Ii, after these have
been examined and understood. MI. McKepnev be
continued at 1.-The head of the Indian bureau, we
will repeat our astonishment, that such n man should
retain the confidence OF an administration possessing
an honest desire 10 punish I,amd.
The following resolutions have passed tho Common
Hall of this city by a vote of to 6.
Resoiced therefore, That n respectful applica,;on h.
addrcSsed to the President of the Unit ed States ro.
questing that lac would order the Secretary of war
To detail ono or more OF the Engineers engraved in
the service oftbc United States TO examine and sur.
vcy James River from Newport News Point TO Rich.
nioud; 10 ascertain the various distinctions, the reno.
walls of which would ut oil lin ..dni, its free ravig,.
tion by vessels drawing at least seventeen feet; tn
enquire into the practibility ofrem wing such obstruc.
lions; and generally to prepare and subInit the most
permanent and effectual plan for the Improvement of
tue navigation OF the river, with an e7tim. te of the
probable cost thereof.
Resolved, also That u petition to the Congress
OF The United States, be prepared and submitted TO
the citizens OF this city and others enga scd in the ma
VACATION ofthe river, for their SIGNATURES, praying an
adequate appropriation for executing any improve.
ine;lt IN the SAID navigation, which may be recon-.
mended by the Engineers, to be executed: And tina,
copies al such petitions be forwarded TO the Hon.
Lt1eton w. Tdzewell, to the Hon. John Tyler, and
TO the Hon. Andrew Stevenson, with 4 respectful re-.
quest to zach, that they will give their active aid
and cooperation III procuring the enactment ora law
making the appropriation aforesaid.
fte"otced, That the Hail will proceed now to the
choice by ballot, OF nine persons. to constitute "A com.
h,lttee Tor carrying into effect the first resolution, and
oil nino to carry into effect the second resolutions: and
that the selection ofsuch committees shall not he con.
hned TO the members of the Hall
Inc following committee was elected nv ballot, to
cary INTO effect the LIST of the said resolutions
Mess-s John Marshall, Robert Pollard, John Enders.
Joseph Tate, ~Jaquelin ID. Iiarvic, John A. Lancaster.
John Rutherford, Robert q. Scott and William
Gait.
And the following commit,c &c was elected, TO car.
~ INTO effect the end resolution: Messrs Robert
u. Scott, f. w. Rootes, Joseph Marx, Richard.
anderson, Samuel Suhlett, Gustayus Lucie, Asa
Otis, John Goddin and John Brockenbrough.
IL will be seen by q letter copicd into onr n , nj
Tins day, from the BaHimOie Gusehe, Of Yesterday
evening, that our esteemed representative at Colon.
Oia, Gen. Harrison, has caused a suspension OF the
operation OF the new tariff OF duties in That X epublic
10 he made in favour of oar county from the ist of
jury till the last Of October. Such trustworthy
prompt, and efficient conduct, should endcar him to
the nation at large, aud will prove TO the conune rc;ol
iaterest how much they have lost hy the removal of
this enlightened and energetic Minister. Il is indeed
degrading to American feelings and pride to think
siich a man mas been supPlantcd by one who has no.
thing to hun TO the confidence of his coun.
ttymen-who is alone distinguished for having in vi
oiatlon OF his duty rs I man e. representative abused
the Thanking privilege. BGn. Chyoa.
FROG, oar Correspondent.
CARACAS, 18th August, 1929.
"In my last letter 7 forwarded to Won q Decraa . 9
tabiisiIing the new Tariff, which was To have ,,kon
effect IN all tho ports of the Republic on the FIRST of
July last, hut as the Decree was not received in Car.
acas until the middle of July, General Pacz. as Gefe
superior de Venezuela, ordered it to tBEc ctfec, in
Venczuc!a OF the first August few DAYS after that
order was issued, a Decree OF the Council Of State
at Bogota was received III Caracas, ordering that the
new Tariff, as it regards the United States, should 90
into operation the taSt of October, (meaninr the Is,
of November, 1920 and as it regards Europe on IN.
first january, l830-this last order was issued in con
! sequence OF the Inconsistencies of our worthy Minis
ter General Harrison, and tho British Minister resi-
dent mt Bogota, for the purpose Of giving due motto,
To the merchants i'm the United States and Euronc. n,
doubt various letters have been written and sen,
from here relative to this Tariff. You NAV rely or
the above as being official and correct, the same la.
wing been published both in the Government Gazette
at Bogota and the Government Gazette of this CITY.
"There are in first heads ut Lugnira abou. 1900
barrels Of Flour. The actual CONSUMPTION of this
article in Laguira and Caracas cannot be estimated
now at more than 500 barrels per month, and AFTER
the first November next the consumption no doubt
VIII be diminished in consequence of the additional
duty that will then be imposed. There ,so fair sun.
ply OF other kinds of American produce.
Produce of the country is scarce; Indigo on board
81 Sc IL per ID; Coffee do 50 so per 100 10: Hides
do Si2 per 100 lbs; Cocoa do seq per 1iO 10 or fame
ga.
Latest from Rio dc Jansiro.-The siip Cincin-
natus' at New York from Rio de Janciro, sailed or
the 9Ist July. Captain Minturn informs the elitors
that a letter had been received at Rio from Bneno;
Ayres. OF the 18th June, stating that the Fedora
Army commanded by Gen. Rosa S, had Withdrawn 10
the ncighbourhood Of Chascomus, about sixty learuo.
IN the interior, in consequence ofa pledge having been
sivon by the government of Duenos Ayres, that thcv
would enter into 4 treaty Of peace.
INronr, VT Faou CotoMntA syp Mrxico.-Capt. Cois,ieEe
Of the brig ~ScTaphim, who came passenger in the steamboat