Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-16
SECRETARY OF TIE NAVY.

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
The Norfolk Herald of the 18th inst states that "The
Hon. John NJ Berricn Attorney General of the United
States, passed through this place on Thursday last on
his way homeward from Washington; and on Sunday
night, the Hon. John Branch, Secretary of the Navy
from his residence in North Carolina, for Washing on''
We are favored with the following extract of a letter
to member OF the Senate, from Norfolk giving an ac-
count OF narrow escape which the Secretary had ON
his return from North Carolina to Washington:
Extract Of letter from Norfolk, dated 18Th 4priI:
6 We took MIR. Secretary Branch on Board at City
Point, he being on his way TO take the Baltimore Boat
He told me OF his harbreadh scape' in the Stage on
his way from Halifax to Petersburg The driver being
pretty particularly drunk, tumbled from his high estate
IKE ms immortal predecessor and the horses, thus left
WIN the reins OF power hanging loosely about their
necks darted of at full speed Our worthy Secretary
thus LETT with his children (who were accompanying
blm) IN this perilous predcamen and the danger thick
enng from PERCEPTIONS fall on side Of the road not
far ahead, conceived the ororn hope of stopping the
horses, or dverting them from the danger into which
they were Fastening, by leaping from the Stage and
heading hem or giving them an inclination more TO-
wards the middle of the road. Ii was desperate at
tempt indeed-neck Dohing-and he barely escap-
cd win whole bones, having strained the sinews Of
MS ancies, and bruised one OF his cheeks lie was
much stunned, however, produce any effect on tho
metesome steeds Luckily, negro who was plough
ing in field the roads side saw the horses runnino,
away with the Stage in time go TO the rescue of the
passengers-and, with admirable presence of mind.
took his horse from the plough and gaopped off 10
head the runaways, and succeeded in stopping them,
without Inc slightest accident TO horses sage or pas.
sengers. Mr. Is. informed me that he took the name
of the negro and that OF his MASTER with the determ-
nation possible, 10 buy him, and if So enancipate
him. This would be but jusiice-though, it is not
every one who would act as if he thought ii so, the
circumstance is creditable to Mr. b."
The New York papers announce the seizure by the
Custom House Officers, of 80 packages OF woollen
goods-Ihey were not smuggled, but entered in the
Custom House under incorrect Invoices perhaps at.or
about 6s Sd. the sterling cost in England instead of
or 9s the square yard At these rates the mere diff
ference OF the duty would be about Is or 10 hundred dol
lars. So heavy is the duty the Tsrih-so greatly
oppressiye-and well calculated to encourage eva
sions and frauds the revenuel
II IL time 10 modify such an oppressive and absurd
systemand to abolish this bill of denominations" We
understand that goods (wooens especially have risen
IN Engand-and That, by the next autumn, the people
OF the United states will, in all probability, feel the
shoe to pinch most eelngly. At the next session of
congress abstract arguments will be fortified by the
most crying acs and the most serious efforts must be
maze 10 obtain justice for suffering community.
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