Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-02

p. 5. Moth nx doing this morning In IN. .o,,o,
mart No body will sell. aud lew are disposed TO
ouy even at an advsn,e Of Id.
The imports Of r. ain since this day s.'nisht hsv.
90 night. but those OF the previous week have ken,
he market iOi supplied. The Wan.sc,ion In wh.a,
nave oesn 10 very limited extern. Our peshho,i. g
me's purchase very reluctantly. but their stocks are
considered very uifllDg. and holders anticio.t ng
'Pseuy revival OF demand evncs DO disposition 10
ao' 20 A. decline 10 the prices OF the finer
Ions. Some mddling aud interior parcels have b,so
coased on rather lower erns Tie quantity of o,is
Oh .ne rkes Is sma anG this article has fuiiy sun.
ported t' Ice. Barley has continued heavy al saIr
out We note no vafii.n in its value. Beans have I,f
hsr advanced pei quar.es. Flour ha. b. on in mi.
ed demand at full prices. Foo Oatmeal there has bee
al our highest currency. A cargo OF Odessa Wheat
now on tie passage, has been sold at Cd and some
inferior Bal lie has Brought &c. CD per 10 lbs ia bond
CANTON, Aug. 25.-We hasten TO Law betor. an.
readers the concise narrative OF most afcting vi,i
aon That has attended the inhabitants of some Of the
provinces OF the Empire; and from the infor-
mat'on we can collect, II appears, that the calamity has
oeen oil nature most awful and severe What we
now reate is chiefly the substance Of the government
ara gu. should we receive any further partcu
'ars, we shall communicate them as they transpire
I'm Earthquake The Picking Gaze,ies of June aStb
ana 18th, announce officially the occurrence of mos,
destructive earthquakes few days before, the FROM
tiers OF Peche-li Honan Provinces By consulting
Ou-Hsides Maps (Which we refer to as being most
accassible--or to DAnvilles, which seem co5ies of
, , same original documents0 our readers will see in
,s'' 90 LIZ, ay-Ming- Fou, on the south of Peking
province, and lat &c. Te-haug .fou on the north of
Holman Prevince where the Provinces seem TO snIice
oytmo dove-taiis, the region Of this earthquake which
overthrew the walls OF towns public Offices prisons
ana private houses. The distance from east TO west
anu from north to south is about 200 English miles,
ne shocks continued several days. beyond these
Few facts the official give no details His
MAJESTY expresses the deepest concern for the loss f
human life, and directs the local officers to afford suit
aoe ald 10 the manned and destitute survivors.
ABOUT dozen towns and cities were involved in this
wu catastrophe, and the Emperor is said TO have shed
ears' not only OF commissera,on but also of anticpa
no, as me occurrence not being than 200 miles
rom the throne, is thought TO be terribly ominous A
hauve cannot think OF the fact without mixing p AT the
same time the inference above alluded to- Already are
rumours aiioat that ariel armies have been seen exer
cis,ng In the expanse OF the atmosphere &c =
| The Gazette which notices the earthuuake rem,rLs
at the same time, the destructive effects of hail
Storm which occurred in Chingtng-fou, lat SO, 20 N
ana the neighbourhood; and also of an inundaon or
Hood, which occasoned great mischief some where he
tween the region OF the earthquake and that of the
nSn The popular belefin Canton is that from
oo0,O00 to 100000 OF human beings must have mo-
rshed by these natural caIamites The scene ot thess
events Is about 200 or 300 miles from the Gulf of Chin
lie, and IRON the Eastern Ocean, commonly called The
az e" W sea Iaymn-fou is about 60 miles north of
,c CHOW hver Accurate accounts OF this great ca
'dy are not 10 be expected, but there is eyery rea
son 10 believe that the earthquake, flood and hail. have
violence. ~ o iio-
CANTON, Aug. 2.-Local Occurrenee-On the l7,b
o o me 9th moon, being Her Majesty the Empress's
ii;, LAY, a. o'clock in the morning, all the civil and
ohicers, In the City of Canton, great and small
dressed In their dragon robes, repaired 10 the Impera
.tongeVi'y-ten thousand years HalI-and performed
e sisna 'hrlce kneeling nine times, knocking brow
asai"s' 'he ground, Court ceremony. The official gen
uemen wore the dragon dress the whole dav AMI M
Peha cases were attended 10 in the law courts-Ca
ron Ted-shp Newspapers.
CANTON, July ia sort Of revel,,;on tou. Al,
sous Is now being published by writing and bv word
Oh mouth In every direction declaring that This year in
prevail o,n and ION months great pestilence will
ana cause the death of persons innumerab
Ine nrst inumaton of the approaching judgments was
Tane oy ihe defined Astronomer Chang Teens TO
fun plasaouyay, OF Hoo-ph Province, on his way
I'm reing when IN knangyuen district. There will,
DC an abundant harvest this year. but human beings
WIN suffer greatly. The vruous shall be spared bSt
'he wicked will find il impossible 10 escape Those
who will moi believe shall see ~
ne ground will be covered with dead bodies. Al
me hlrd watch, when the cocks crow and dogs bark
Tbn goa VIII go forth to slay by the pesence
nose VINO hear their names called must be careful
no 10 answer Those who devoutly fast at the ne o.
ana ul moon shall escape the pestilence And each
pnblishss VINO Writes copy OF the revelation and
,.snes ten copies shall save whole family. Great ca
families will fall on him who writes COW and CON.
inc h nose VINO cannot write, will, by communica-
ues as thsse who write and publish.
o'derS requiring all foreign ships to take erport
- cngoes.
oo GAMroN. October l6-Chuag. by Imperial ap
Poihument, superintendent of Customs at the Port of
Cahon, &c &c. issues this proclamation for the nur
pose OF making certain affair fully understood r
!aPPears that when the ships OF the various foregn
naohs come to Canton to trade all the goods
oy mem are not taken to the Hong Merchants TO be
purchased; but people presume to carry on illaaaj
trade with the keepers of shops for foreign goods thus
going SO far as TO the duties on EXPORT goods n
DC ien without any one responsible for the payment of
men, ana when they have given information per
maps oi only one or two chops of goods being Skinned
ey want 10 leave port, and many such like offences
'ney commit; whence must arise great failure in the
amount oil duties 1t is on record that proclamation
mas already been issued, strictly prohibiting this.
~" WINE he foreigners are entering the Port I
again repeat the prohibition and on This accon,
me proclamation for the full information of the Hon
merchan's and Linguists, that when ship of anv Of
ue various nations enters the port thew must nnyire
os,ncty what goods the ship is really going IN exnort
ana nave proof thereof afforded before hand IN the Go
curly merchant, who is the purchaser and then nav
ne merchant be allowed TO become security and ,bo
snip oe permitted to trade at Canton II she il NOT 60
ny ~ purchase goods for expectation, she is shin
guhty oil offending against the laws: and Tho Uonrr
Merchants therefore, must not presume to becona aa
curly Tor her, and also may not give infarmat;on f
heI import goods, nor land them for examination. hu
nus immediately petition for the ship TO be driven ou,
" anu not permitted 10 loiter about Canton NJ
ue sslu Iong Merchants and Lngnists do not enquire
c'eay "heher or not the ship is going 10 take In on
export cargo but rashy become securities for her and
u, though she d0es not on return take a full 60"
they notwithstanding requests ciesrsn ,u
certainty shall separately and strictly exam;ne ~
said hong Merchants and Lnguists, without gran,;no
hem inc least indulgence. III the said FOREIGN All;
people presume TO oppose, and they do NOT nTesen,
clear statement with evidence for investigated ,he
shaii be punished. Oppose not; all of You trsmbls
hereat. special proclamation ' '"'o'e
oth moon, 4h day, (2Oh September, Isso)