Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-02


wrote home immediately, and his second Lieutenant
who had preceded the Louisa, and was ut Client
came TO Antwerp TO identify the pirate. Ee did III
tact recognize him, did also old sailor Of the
Proyident Both of them made declaration 70 that
effect but whether the pirate informed thereof,
or whether there too much delay in apprehend-
ing him. he took 20 flight, leaving his ship behind n,
the port Tho pirate is an Englishrnan named
Smith and deep regret is ful, that pronp: measures
were not taken to seize tins wretch, who is probably
gone To resume his infamous course Of lie.
Sir Walter SCOTS novel. Anne Of Gyier,,siu.
will be published early IN May.
Died, on l7h March, the Right Honorable Earl
OF Carhampon, aged %. Ills lordship was 81 years
Captain IN the navy having received is rank at the
siege OF Havana in 1862. His Lordshp's name in
1898 disappeared from the navy list on being appoint
ed Commissioner Of Excise; but within the last We
years had been replaced among the retired Capt ms
Ills Lordship, when IN command of the Charon ofdi
guns, III l779 with small force, suddenly attacked
and Carried the strong Spanish fortress Of ST Fernan-
do de- Omos in which were found $50 quin,als of
quicksilver and three millions of dollars. II was ON
ts occasion that the following circumstance occurred
Cf sailor, who singly scrambled the wall of the
fort, witE cuilass an each hand. Thus equipped, he
Tell ia with Spanish officer Just reused from Sleep
anu wo IA the hurry ahd confusion, bad bis
sword The Tar, disdlinIng ID take adv antage of
unarmed foe, and willing To display his courage in sim
gle combat presented the officer with one of the cut
lascs, telling him che scorned any advantage; You are
officer, at such act of generosity and the facility
with which friendly par'oy took place when he ox-
pecied nothing else but iom the hostile appearance
OF the toe) TO BE- cut TO piece, could only be rvaed
by the admiration which his relating the story cxcit-
Ell III his countrymen. Upon this circumstance be-
Il ing men;ned To Sir Peter Parker at the return OF
the squadron he appointed the intrepid fellow to be
boatswnin OF sloop of war. a few years after.
either III III Of madness intoxicatioa he FORGOT
his SITUATION and struck the Lieutenant of the Ferro
sloop Of for which he was tried by court mar
tia, condemned to suffer death, and executed.
RlmgshTe Telegraph
Engiish PiUnt.--An EngiisIiman lately arrived N
Milan and sent ms passport 10 the head of the Austr
an police, TO have IL counjctsgned. This was done
accordingly but with an injunction TO the traveller 10
depart within % hours. The English Consul into
whose hands the passport was immediately placed
perceving the order that had been given by the Com
nlssary struck 1t out, and wrote in its place, "Mr
may remain at Milan Us long as he thinks proper, :"
and algned 1t. IL IN added that the Consul inyi,
his fellow countryman to remain some days, unless
he had urgent business in order to ascertain wheh
or The austrian Government dare To employ rigorous
pleasures Yohke tins way of deoing things-the
Aus rlan police probably does not.
Sugar from the 6eet-roOt-Fhe French ano.ar 10
be very ssngsne of complete success in the prodnc-
ton OF sugar from beet root, 80 do without for
cignsugar altogether. 1t is stated in French uaper
upon the authority or the evidence given before he
Cominercial Commission of Inquiry that the-, sre
now In France nearly hundred manufactor fnr
the iabrication OF sugar from beet roots and that II
IL calculated that ~ the of the present wear
,he quantity of raw sugar made from this root Will
be at least 100000 kiogrammP, lrathcr more than
loUOO,oOO pOundsl which IS double the QUANTITY of
Inst year. Il is believed says the French ionrnaist
that at no very distant period the production 90
IN France viii equal the consumption. aud that the
competition which will urse of this circumstances
added to the perfection introduced into the mode OF
fabrcaton, viii undoubtedly contribute towards
a considerable fall IN the price