Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-04
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dry DocK.-Therc were at rough guess three or
TOUR thousand persons assembled look at the "bg
noe alter she safely moored i'm her sgrante BASIN
ana 10 nave noted the remarks and EXPLANATIONS that ere
uuereu oy them ON the occasion, would have been no
small job,-or almost every one had something to saw
Nv by look here Jm, said little fellow with scientific
ph TO ms chum, six iooer with declaration war
against temperance Societies painted in the midst of his
iace,-"Why look here, Jim, isn't it wrong to call this
mere arg Dock when you see it is full of water that
know but il is However, ifinsead OF salt water il was
filled with good Mint Judp, and plenty of ice in it.
should say, bearing in mind the great of people
see hereabous, that ii would not take long TO make d
Doeh oil 1t in good earnest that's TO say il they were ali
as thirsty as am."-.NoJolk Herald
Loss OF STEAM Bears BY FIRE-we have lust
read letter addressed TO MesSrs. Knox s. M'Kee dated
LOUISVILLE June 22d, advising OF the fatal loss bu fire of
three fine Steam Boats, while lying at the wharf of that
city on the night previous viz The Sentinel loaded
ready to sail next morning for N Orleans The Rambler
Just arrived from the Wabash with full load of Whskev
lard, Sc sc. The Deiphne with about 20 tons Of Gro
ceres out OF the Belfast, for Cincinnati, Maysvle and
Portsmouth, The loss in Boats must be about $50 900:
cargoes not estimated, but very valuable We did not
learn whether either OF the boats cargoes were insur
ed nor how it is supposed the fire originated None of
June 20. '''
Charleston Rail Road.-we learn with n,sasure IL.
ms enterprise Is near its completion On Nor dav newt
me Ears VIII run 10 Blackvie, 80 miles, and the week
alter the Mail and Passengers be carried on the
10 me loot oil the inclined plane, the stages
VIII receive them. The whole line viii he comnIefod
early in August.-Tbe wood work is already done and
most OF the iron received for the Rails The rest daiIy
pected Those engaged in this undertaking have clear
u"e 10 puohc congratulations; for they have trimphed
over "wnd and tide" The Editor Of this paper has ira
yeed over several railways in his recent journey
passed WIN greater aPdi'y on the Charleston and
ianourg road than any other On the PETERSBURG and
Roanoke, the velocity was nearly equal-4ugusta Con-
rier, 2lstbst
A late Brussels paper says:-M. Legaro Minister of
the United States OF America, at Brussels went TO Ant
werp few days back, with view TO obtain informaion
for the conclusion Of Treaty of Commerce between Bel.
GUM and the United States which has been in contain
plaiion for some time past"
On the 18th OF April, the American frira,es the
United States and the Constellation left Toulop for
Genoa The officers OF the two ships gave grand dinner
on the 9Th TO the Maritime Preiect the Major
and several other superior officers of the Navy.
ANEcDoTE.-Earl Dudley possessed in remarkable
degree, an unpleasant pecuarityhat OF thinking aloud
On one occasions he was driving his caboIet
venor Square, in his way Barklsno when he overlook
acquaintance Mr. Lutire 1t was raining rather sharp
~, and s lordshp very good naturedy invited the Pc
,y Lord DudIey's mansion, where Mr. L. having given
no hint OF wishing to aligh the Earl unconscously ex
claimed aloud what many would have thought under ST.
mar circumstances, 10 the horror Of his fashion
able companion, "d-n this fellow, suppose must ash
him 10 dine with me.'
Ar excellent political lesson taught in that If
the Merchant OF Venice, wherein Bassanio hegs the
judge most eoquently 10 bend the la,o to ss The orca.
sion.
al boscoch you
70 tS do once S,sdl h sG law TO 10 yp % ea,aoyy
And curb the cruel devil Of his ,~iIt,'
But what says the gentle Pora in reply-she who was
willing to give her gold TO pay the debt twenty times
over" She demonstrates thus =
90 IL must not be there n power In yenies
Can alter decree established:
and b SS Ss rS sS te,sJ s S ss ,.,
UiH be brought into The 1t cannot bo"
The AUTHOR JUNIUs-The Belfast 0reland>
Wing Of the 9th ult. contains the following:
Lord Granville, very old is seriously indisposed
On his DEATH the secret respecting the author of "Juns
Letters" will be discosed-his ordshp having lone bne
nfa Sto