Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-01
DOMESTIC.

| New York Mercantile Advertiser state that thew
nave received a recent correspondence between
inc merchants OF Liverpool and the British Gov
! eminent, on the subject of the proposed duty of
! 3D. sterling ON Stemmed Tobacco statement
was published in this paper few DAYS stree.
founded on information communicated 10 the Liy-
erpool merchants, that the duty OF Sd. would no,
be at present imposed; this language was not SAL
isfactory to the holders and importers of Tobacco.
! in consequence OF which the above named cor.
| respondence wss carried on.
In letter OF the l6tSMarci. which closes the
correspondence, Mr.. Huskisson saws have inst
received letter from Mr.. Goldbourn in witch
he tells me that with every disposition 10 relieve
the importers and holders Of Tobacco from ankle
ty or uncertainty, he feels that il is quite impossi
BILE for him to pledge himself or the Governmen,
10 the course which it may at any future period
| be Thought 6t to recommend TO Parliament with
respect 10 the Tobacco duties" So that the
Shippers from this country on their own account
must remain liable to q sudden imposition of Sd.
duty as proposed by the Chancellor Of the Ex-
| chequer on The 18th June. 1923, and hitherto
postponed at the solicitation Of the British Impor
ters and dealers.
! French Spolintion.--A meeting Of citizens was
| held in New York on Wednesday last. 10 consJer
the subject Of the claims of the merchants of the
United States upon the government of France
Mr.. Preserved Fish was called 10 the chair. and
Mr.. Abraham Ogden appointed secretary. After
preamble. stating that the amount due and ac
| knowledsed by the government, is twenty millions
OF dollars, and that demands for payment had been
| treated with contemptuous neglect by France. il
was
Resolved, That the President of the United
States be respectfully requested to institute spe-
ciai mission to the French government. with
view OF requiring defnitive answer to the claim,
OF the citizens Of the United States upon that co,rp
try.
! The following gentlemen were appointed COM
miee to carry the foregoing resolution into effect,
py preparing ana forwarding memorial to the
President ar W,bo
George Griswold, Benjamin Bailey, John c. Cos.
| ter, Peter a. Jay, Frederick de Peyg,er =. 9.
! Ifamersley, David Ciarkson, Joseph Blunt, James
I.R. Roosevelt, Jr. To which the names OF the
Chairman and Secretary were added.
| SALEM POSTMASTER.
change has been made by the Postmaster
General in the Post Office in this town. Hon.
Joseph T. Sprague, who has been Postmaster a..
| bout Ii years, has been removed on political
grounds. and Ebenezer Putnam Esq, friend to
the Administration, appointed in his stead The
latter received his Commission on Saturday even.
ing, with instructions 10 enter the duties of the
Office Immediately. We take this opportunity to
return our thanks TO Mr. Sprague for the facilities
and acts ofkindness we have uniformly expericn-
ced at his hands in the performance Of his official
duties The appointment OF Mr.. Putnam is Judi
cious and highly acceptable 70 the public. He il
| Il gentleman OF liberal education superior talents
! and popular manners. We doubt not that he will
execute the laborious details OF the duties of the
office with industry and assiduity, and on all occa-
sions be disposed TO consult the conve nience and
advantage Of the public. fSalena Goz.
| The following appointments have we understand
been made by the President, though we have no,
seen them officially announced
Samuel Swartwout 10 be Collector OF the Gus.
toms for the port OF New York in the place of Jon.
athan Thompson, removed.
| Mordecai nj. Noah, Surveyor and INSPECTOR o
the Customs for the port Of New York, in thr
place Of Peter Stage, removed.
William kino TO be Collector of fhe Por. O
| Bath, Maine, in the place OF John 3. Swanton
| Temoced.
James A. Hamilton to be Attorney Of the Cnitet
States Tor the Southern District Of the State of
York. in the place Of John Duer, removed.
John NJ Lean,of New York, TO be Secretary O
Legation TO Great Britain, in the place Of Wm. b
Lawrence. removed. IJydt. Int.
/ REFORM.
The Journal seems anxious 10 hush TN the call
for abuses and corruption. Has the Urifiny edito
heard any thing abou, certain drafts. Or, can n,
tell us why one Of the er-auditorsshas gone pos
haste to New York andBoston' ~. S. Tet
4 RATs.-Fron. a hint in the Telegraph about
certain Ex-Audi;or setting off for New York an,
Boston TO purchase press and types coupled viii
insinuations about drafts, &c. we infer there hav,
been some rats in the departments. There ar,
some sharp cats on the look out for them.
l.E Z. Eng
CO.l'VENT9O9.
D. from he Petersburg Old Dominion
/ At respectable meeting offreehoidsrs in ih
county ofPfince George held on Saturday tl
{ 25ih ofAprl Col. ane1 Temple was called 10 IN
] chair, and Col. H. Heath appointed Secretary
. The object Of the meeting being first explane,
by the chzirifsD, In manner highly cfediiable 4
{ tina, gentleman, thu following preamble and reso
0 In'ions were submitted by DR.. Robert Harrison
{ and unanimously adopted: