Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-06
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.

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have the pleasure to inform you, that the directors
of the British and American Steam Navigation lomPa-
ny have contracted for The building OF the largest ana IN
,ndrd TO b. the splendid steam ship ever built eX
rr.ssly for the New York and London trade oiie VIII
measure 500 tuns between perpendicular, >' 2o eet
krel 80 feet BEAM three decks, and every n'ng else III
proportion. She will carry two engines Of 70 morse
| power each, 10 irch cylinder, and y feel stroke
In addition 10 her steam power, she Is Inlcnd'u 10 pe
rrucd in such manner give her smiling qualities
equal 10 any sailing ship; that between steam ana
wind, hope she will make her way across The aal-
tic IN olerabe time. The expense of this steam trIga'e
IS estimated at fG0000 These large undertakings re-
oure time maurr-bu think the business VIII al
last be done e:ctualy. Every day adds confidence 10
steam navigation and the extension OF 1t III Europe IS
surprisingly great ,.c,,
March twelyemnnlh. We could gr. tie ship ready for
next summer, but not the machinery. We lll!nh II not
advisable to start in The autumn or winter, and therefore
take extra time 10 bring us to the season OF the
year that suits best.
! uaw plan of condcnsng. by which ono Third the
fuel is saved, and the lirs always supp!:"d with fresh
water has lately been introduced, whc! will be great
| thing for
We shall probably lay down another ship this winter,
and keep going until stocked with first rate ships:
! both for London and Liverpool.
| The SrEAM WnlSrLE.-Alcuion has been !ln'!r, Sc
veral times lately, of the cOnlrlvaTce Tor giving The
| alarm to people who cannot be trusted to Their Own
eyes and caution, in The vicinity of rail roads. lis cf-
''0' - '''' ~ f.firrandria Ga:enc
| The locomotive has c3u'rirdlcr al Il most pecu-
liar character Ii carries brass VIII ale, which! is blown
! by the steam, whenever any animals come upon tie
track or cross road is passed No words dcscrite
the shr wild and urcarthy sound produced by this ar
rangemen,. In going through The woods the noise is
peculiarly sta.tlirg and II can be heard Tor niles
LITTLE Rock, (Ark Nov. The steamboat John
Nelson arrived Thursday, with about 9GO Creeks ni
Tuck .had-ios Marty in charge Of Lieut. J. /.
| Marin 'urUs (r. w
gcon TO the p1r.y Tic party started Westward on oa'
uriay and Sunday by land. The }. ~ returned on Sa-
uIdaY bring up about goo Of tie same party, who
left at the post of Arkansas and about i'9 more u!
the same party are coming through The Mississippi
swamp, with horses &c, the whole to rendezvous 1T
LvsLurg and proacrl from thence to their hnme'.
There are from l3UG0 TO IA 900 in the Stae,
lea vinr about D0 in the Creek nation, the warriors OF
when have gone Florida assist in subdung the s.
minnlrs. When That is accomplished they will emlsratr,
which will complete the removal OF the whole Creek
nation.
Capt Bacmnns party Of = $50, ard Lieut. Scrivcns,
of :, !A passed the cross roads - miles North If this
| place, for tie West on Thursday last.
! Lieut.. Dcas party Of 5000. anal COL Campbe's Of
2- hrhind and Will pass UP in ten or twelve days.
The health of the Indians has generally been very
good cnnlagiou malignant disease among them.
The runor that the, small prx prevailing and that
many had died Of that disease: is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Murder in .lrEansas.-The subinnrd accounts Of muir
drr5 in Arkansas, from the Little Rock Gazette q!
the lst inst:
MrnDrn--On Saturday, the 18th uIt, was commit
ted one OF the cxtraoinary murders rccullcct
10 have heard If Mr. FemtcrS, in Hot Spring
ty. A Mr. Thomas Husky and VIM. Wright !Hlr"rly
of Shelby cnunty Tennessee passed through ' Frnter
nrigLboihood On the 9Th. moving 10 point tic
| SABINE with six or negroes in company. Nothing
more heard Of them il that neigGb"rhcnd, unti!
Sunday morning, the 23'; when Mr.. Edward Calvert
In ming 10 in Inc dlrrcllon came across the
body of negro lying dead in The rold. He proceeded
about ten miles further, and came to wagon standing
uncovered, and seeing no one, rode up, discovered
the remains of Husky and Wright and four negroes.
who had been Shockngly manI led and burnt Calvert
back Mr. james Martins 10 inform them: and to
have inquest held.
Circumstances point very strongly negro man, hy
the Of William, one Of Husky own ncgf"rs, as
the villain who committed these deeds 1t is cnn"cnr
cd that the other negro found several miles oil,
accopice and that they had started together but Ills
supposed that lillian concluded afterwards not IN !ras
him with dangerous secret, and murdered him TOO.
IT, seems to have used in The camp, and
IL h.rnt up two bodies by png burning chunks
ul ire upon them
William passed through Lllc Rock towards Helena,
or Memphis ten or twelve DAYS ago. the is par
tculary described in the Proclamation ii Tie Gorcrnor
which will! be found in tn paper.
p. S.-Sincr the above was written. we lave heard
that the murderer has cen aprrrrndcd and cummiLt"d
to Jail in Irnn ssrc. he having returned hG!nc, and re-
ported ihal his and negroes had been murd"tcd
by The Indians Mr. Husky: understand, was from
the nrighJol!nod Of Memphis.
Hon. SAMUEL W. MAEDIs, says The Alabama N!crcn-
ry of The tI: drd al his residence III Iaadega: on
Monday night. tie l4h instant
CiScISNATI Nov. 22.-Two OF tie persons scad.
ed board the Flora have Grd The cabin boy, and one
other name not knnwn. The Hon. Mr.. kinnarL, who
among The badly scaldcd, is his recovery, and
out Of danger.
THE EEErrAyr wrecked in the Royal Tar, lost his
life He reached the shore, but could Chamber up
the huge cliffs upon the coast Of Maine, and strand
ed upon The rocks amid the surf Ills has beer
at
NORRISrUWN BOARDING. SCIlUOI.--'ils iuS,iiniinn
" located about fourth u mil. heo% the !!
Uuisi. bUrnn. Of Nosown, the Ridge R"g Turnpike,
Il niles irpn Ph!l,!Clrha