Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-25

under te'wings on f.iu which had been erected aLou
three years since, and in less than five minutes time
tore up foundation mill. and every thing whee ling thu
mill round, and carrying tinto Buckhos Creek clear
ing itself passage through the trees with the resses
ness OF tornado; and in less than hours after al
the Cotton Of two adjoining plantations be TO Gen
w. was destroyed. The loss Ia represented to hay.
been dreadful on all the river low grounds. every where
and Il is feared ,hn the Rice Planters lower down
must also feel the effects The Pee Dee higher tina,
II 1. ever recoleeed TO have been before in the month
OF August.
destruction OF Cotton and Corn upon the low grounds o
the ateree very extensive and the loss of Stock In
the swainp', as very great Cc1,rer.
We understand that orders have been received at our
Custom HOUSE, from the I Department. directing IN,
hereafter there shall he allow ance for
in calculating the value Of wooden goods Thus il a
cloth cost price, by which with the usual allow ance
OF per cent on the dollar minimum, il viii by the ne, ~
order be thrown under the So 80 minimum In other
words, many Importers will be compelled to return
their goods TO the place OF expectation incur almost
a total ioss
Post Office and Custom House.--we understand
i''ai every caTtan arriving from Foreign Port nns
hereafter produce to the Collector certificate from the
Post Master that he has delivered his letters at the
POST Office, or his vessel will not be permitted enter
". y .uer adv.
mining establishment, owned by a company Of gen.
ueinen residing in Boston and Baltimore = now in full
operation, at place called Eaton IL ,e vicinity of IN,
White Mountains, in New liam pshre. Ii is conducted
principally, by several experienced workmen 6o,,
Cornwall in England The lead and silver Ore already
The very quality, amounts 10 several hundred tons
The expense OF obtaining which, according to nforna.
on derived at the mine does exceed three or four
thousand dollars and that from several ANALYSIS of f
icrent kinds Of the Ore, there were found 10 no fro
w 10 iZV ounces oil p,tre sper to the ton One analy
sis, or assay, gave goo ounces 10 the ton-The mine
appears nexhaustibe and paratons are now making
for the smelling and refining of the Ore already raised
and 10 be raised. Ii il considered much the richie lead
mine, (excepng the mineral region Of Missouri in
North America; and should the proportion OF silver n
Dove named he found 10 be rich as anv nm
the Continent. The lead mines in En- gland and gem
crafty throughout Europe, are ght at great profit
tor the silver connected with them. when the quantity
opened, does not average moro than 20 the ton
OF ore. TClor C,,,,r
FIRE FIRE.!
LEXINGTON, Va) August ie--On Friday nigb,
last, the harm OF Capt John Leyburn, about one mile
from this place, burnt the ground twas dis
covered TO be on Gre about eleven O'Clock al night
had been set on FIRE several different places Some
Stacks in the yard were also fire. Ii was evil
IDENTIFY the work Of an ncendary. The perpetrator has
no, yet been apprehended
The harm was, perhaps. the valuable in the coun-
~ it was supposed 10 contain about nine hundred
bushels Of Wheat besides OATS HAY, &c Anew tbrcsh.
ing machine and considerable number of plows and
other farming utensils were consumed. A Corn house
adjacent containing five hundred bushels of Corn
was also burnt down.
Capt Leybum's loss, is variously estimated nj from
s'@'ooo 10 , iooo. [IntcHigencer.
DIR. Jones, the Postmaster Washington has refused
permission to Thomas W. Scholfieli to receive the
letters OF the citizens who have given him written or
ders 10 that effect. Meetings have been accordingly
held NV those interested in The subject.