Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-19

navy estimate (hcar, hcar) The stockholders were
gainers by the present system, eight millions were
paid annually as interest for property IN tho funds
/ To 5000 persons. Some mode of taxation should
be adopted that would reach the fhudholder, aud
relieve the manufacturing aud commercial interests
Mr. OconuCll observcrd. that It the worthy alder
man attributed distress To the late war, he
could not blame Tcformed House of commons
for that war"
In the House Of Lords on the 18th, tho Duke OF
Richmond brought forward hls motion for the ap
/ pclntnent OF Select committee to enquire into
the state OF the country, the of present dis
ttess, and the proper remedies. 4 debate eusued
/ OF too great length TO attempt noticing IL to
, day. Tho DGke OF Wel.n yton agreed that IL was
;hc practice OF Parliament to direct enquiries by
means of committees. anu that government was dis
posed To adhere to it. But, he said, was the in
wolobIc practice for The mover to state specifically
: the objects OF the motion. Tho debate was warm
and animated This motion was LOST by a mpiori-
ty against /, OF so. Non contents present, 60 PIox-
les, ~ ConteptS, present, 80, Proxies, -.
! In the House of Commons Mr.. O'Connc prescn-
ted a petition praying for repeal Of the union be-
tween This country and Ireland. Its fate, perhaps
will be best known from the words OF Mr.. Hume
who, III defending the Hon. Member from tho attacks
OF almost all those who spoke on the question: said
at his duty TO present it, but he had not gwen
single opinion on the object at which the petition
! aimed"
1t appears that great efforts are making in Low Ell
SaNony to complete with the Brit sh woccr manu-.
tacture. \ Frankfort paper says
Great cti'Tts are now making IN Mecklcnburg 70
render the natiOnal manufacture more nourishnr and
more especially, to establish manufacturers Of wool.
en- cloths, which the country does now possess
WIN tins view the Government has sent severn
pcrso3s at its own expense, TO Flanders and Enc.
land, IN order TO collect the necessary information II
The NEST celebrated manufacturing towns"
The British Traveller commenting on this says
The advocates for monopoly frequently argue Il.
gains the hbcra'y of our principal manufacturers ~
showing foreign vs!tuIs the various parts of tnci
process but 1t IS IN vain that we shut tho doors Of
our manufacturers while woriimen can be induced u
emlgrUtc under tho promise Ut getting better wares
The o0ly advantage England can secure to hersel
against foreign competition, is through The applica
tom OF machnary IN lieu of the cheap manual labor
tEe continent.
a London paper Of the Esd states iha, the Port,
has already paid to General Dcibtsh the second por
ton OF The ns'a!mcnt secured by the treaty TO Rus
s:l.
FrRE IT CoTsrANrINoPLE --EX,ract OK letter
from British Officer, dated Coustontlroplc Jan. 25
/ lc3C:-"Ihe !ofce ui the Turkish nayv now al Con
stantinnpiC consists ct two three deckers Mahmoud
OF TO guns, and Salem, Of 100 guns) seven line OF
battle s'nPs eight irigaics Zone OF which i double
banked OF "a guns) and twenty large corvsttcs, o
liom - to % guns each; besides these, an 80 gun
ship daily expected from the arsenal at the Island
CT Marmora. Her masts and yards in readiness
at ConstantInoPle, beng at present but jury rugged
The Sultan IS quite cpanuurcd with the majestic a D.
pcarauCo Of the Blonde British irigate, and sent a
draughtsmun on board few DAYS back, who took a
complete architectural drawing Of her, for the DUR
pose Of having frigac built exactly after her model
and dimensions. The Turkish shipwrIghts are now
busIly employed in preparing tmbcrs for the intended
La blonde Of the East.
! On Friday last the Blonde was honored with the
company at dinner of Captain Bey, second in COM
maud of the Turkish navy, and RCale Bev, q Rear
| Admiral, and Leman Res Bey, the Navy Commits
sloncr, with Captain Kelly, the Commander of the
Steam Navigation; but unfortunately the harmony
OF the evening suddenly interrupted by the break
inc out of fire the Gaiata side of Constantine
A mo nj
THE flames spread like wildhre, ond having TAX en-
n direction i'll the line of the Custom House, it was
deemed advisable well for the safety of the town
as that of the shipping 10 send large force from
the Blonde TO assist arrestng the progress OF that
destructive element. Consequently Lieut.. Barrow
! (son of Mr.. See. Barrow, Of the Admraltv1 Mr..
Turton, the master, and Lieutenant Hayes, Of the
Marines, and 100 seamCn, with division of Marines
landed, and their prompt conduct excited great adj
mIr1tlOn. Finding they could ma kC little progress
in arresng the fury OF the flames by the engines
they turned loo aud down, by main force range
oE houses which lay between the Custom House md
the direction which the fire had taken; and thus, 10y
Sacrificing eight ten houses they saved the extern
sve towns Of Tophana, Galatn and Pcra, perhaps
the Turkish navy, and the thousands Of merchant
ships of all nations that are lying along the Gaata
and Pcra whaFfs; for had the fire reached the
House, where there numerous stores of coulbus-
tble materials, 1t would be impossible TO prevent its
communicating 10 the merchant shipping, and these
breaking loose, would soon have dritcd amongst tho
Turkish ships Of war, and thus have fired the dock
yard, the city Of Constantnuple, and perhaps the
SeTaglioi owing, however, TO the cxettions of our
people, the fire got under by at night. About
40 houses have been consumed. 1t is but right to
observe that the Captain Bcy took an active part in
distinguishing the flames, and seemed 10 vie with our
officers IN Drawing the fury Of the element. Captain
Kelly, of the steam navigation, was also very con
spicuous this occasion. and rcndarcd himself par
ticmary useful IN assisting people % tumble
down the houses. For this very important service
the ships company Of the Blonde has had the honor
Of receiving the unqualified thanks OF the Turks rs
well as the Franks of this place. Tho French Am
bassadors Lady, Countess Gulcminot, in speaking ot
1t, compncs the English sailors to angels, and their
actions to every thing bordering on the miraculous
strong squadron from Alexandria, with presenss
from the Pacha Of Egypt the Grand Scignior, has
recently arrived in tie Sea Of Marrnora II consists
Of one line of battle ship two irigatcs, six corvces,
and four briggs. Mr. Mcah, our Secretary to the
Embassy, elt US last month for England. The
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