Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-15

oral important measures Of a public and private ma
passed last night. An amendment was made to the
appropriation bill, providing for the salaries Of Home Com
missioners, a Secretary and a deputy, under the Neapoiitan
treaty of indemnihcation. The commission lasts for one
gear only; salary $4,000 each, and having only forty. fire
eases to a~djudicate. Agreat many applicants were before
the President-probably fifty or sixty. l understand the
President nominated p. y. Daniel Of Virginia, John h.
Livingston, jr. OF New York, aud W.. Silliman Of Ohio,
for the Commissioners; and Messrs. Swan and Broat of this
city, for Secretaries. They were all confirmed. The ia.
nous Mr.. Gwinn, so oft rejected, was also nominated
and confirmed as a Receiver OF Public monies. A mes.
senger was sent to Naples a few days ago, with the new
treaty.
dence OF the talents of Mr.. Buchanan. Many new mis-
sions are talked of-as also the filling up OF the existing
vacancies.
Commodore DeKay, who distinguished himself in Sc
veral naval engagements in South Am, RIGA, a few years
ego. is here. He has just returned from Asia Minor,
where he has spent several months in iraversing Pales-
iise, and visiting the celebrated places of that csuntry. I
learn, he fitted out a yacht at his own expense, and trs-
versed the whole coast OF Syria, Cyprus, the Dardanelies,
&c. SC. The Christians OF those countries have strange
notions Of the United States. They say, America Is 90
ing to send out a crusade TO take the Holy Land from the
Iniidels, and give us a new king" Ibrahim Pacha and
the Egyptians are pressing hard on the Porte = it is expect
I'd that a disgraceiul treaty can only avert the Ca sstro-
phe.
The death Of Mr.. Eckford was very much mcn,ed
by The Turkish Cover nment. His simplicity Of manners
won the confidence OF the sui an-at FIRST, however. they
did no, understand how a man OF so little show and OF
such an utter wautU Of pre,ension, could he The man OF talents
he was. During ihep4ssageo out, MIR. Els brennan, had con-
s,ruc,ed several ship models. This was mentioned 10 one
Oh inc turkish puOIlC OUICeTs, VINO tN3mlneu them. He
supposed Immediately that the foreman was the principal
person, and asked him, 'did you not build the ship" The
foreman smiled, and replied in the negative. The p,inci.
pal naval architect OF the Sultan was a Greek. He said
deploriugly one day, 1.-The Turks will never be satisfied
with our ships now" Al the time OF MIR. Els death, the
Sultan was preparing TO confer upon him the highest code
of Turkish nobility, ga Bey OF the Empire" Only two
foreigners were ever elevated TO that high ranA-au fiji
Ger. who learned the art of war under Prince Eugene, aud
an Italian OF great military talent. The Turks believed
that Mr.. l.. was sent by ".4Hdh,'' to restore their ancien,
naval supremacy. learn thsta new and very interesting
work on the Turkish manners, laws, and customs, will soon
be published by the Harpers OF New York. 1t is from the
pen Of DIR. DsKay. who spent a year in Constantinople.
The course of MIR. Webster, hereafter, is still a matter
OF great speculation. MIR. Clay, though he has announced
his intention to retire from the Senate, does not mean to
resign his professions to the succession. On this you may
cy. His anxiety TO recover the lost political friendship of
Mr.. Webster is easily understood-he has therefore seized
every opportunity in the Senate to declare that his bill
did not abandon the system. He will repeat the same
idea through the West, at barbacuss nest, summer, while
MIR. Calhoun will talk the very reverse in the South. Mr..
Webster's strength in the East is still necessary for Mr..
Clay so that he may keep the nullifers in check in the
South The Kentucky Senator means To keep the portals
Of the East still open, Tor fear The South should yet turn
her back upon him, &c.
1t is said here, that Mr.. Webster's friends in the north,
Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, intend 10 greet his
return with renewed demonstrations of their re gard for his
talents. The friends of Mr.. Clay al those cities, and they
are yet somewhat numerous, will endeavor to prevent
and many other Eastern men, are very violent against
Clay. They denounce him bitterly. | really think Mr.
Clay is in a worse predicament than ver.-Pennsylua
nidn.