Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-02


road was also burnt" ,u.
A nubIic meeting of the citizens Of the town Of WIN
chester Va, was held The l9Ih nst or the purpose
of adopting suitable measures to promote the prosperity
of the town and ad jlcent country Resolutions were
adopted recommending that memorial be presented
the Legislature al lis next session. IN favor OF naGau'
amising the Great Valley Road from winchester 10 mar
risouburp The lncr:!r believe ihlt the portion OF
the Surplus Revenue received by Virginia should be eS'
pended in works ct Internal Improvement, and they re-
coimrtnJ that much nj IT, as is nee, s5ary' "e SET
apart for the purpose contemplated IN Their I;ri"al.
CoLoyIz,:I3y SpclErY.--Thc nrrcspnnding Score
tary of the Srw York Colonization Socmty the vrnrra
bl: Doctor P"orryIr. las Just returned iism another
s:,cccssfl mission into The interior of the Stale, where
he has been successfully presenting the claims OF
This ruI Su,slarcry institution 10 tie public consider
alton, In i few CT tic Western Villages, DR.. Pfondht
has obtained. in very short tune, aH"lt one Au'Hfeu
members at $50 each: some cIrgynlcn, managers, a.
$50 and various gentlemen at ' and three patrons at
8 900, in al! between SG.OOG and Uo NO u lic "
ran, s;,..lv's Secretaries. Rev MI Gurley: and MI
Frnda have been with few days, ana nave ma ,n"S
satisfactory interviews with the managers "i the Ne"
York Suciry Al! things are mo"l"g on IaT;A'n!"ns!y
and succrs.iJy and the prusprrs o! great "itiif''
r,J not only to the Cmanc pltcd slares OF our own
cnunlrv but to Africa were never 50 cheering |" lie
hearts Of the friends of light and liberty We are sra'
tilted in being able /" add, that Captain lcic2ck OF tc
l. : Ar:uv has been appointed Governor ut Liberia
He IS hiGhy respectable gentleman. and valuable o.
fccr 1t is not known whether he will accept. we
hope however, that h. will accrdc 10 the strong desire
Of tn Society, and accept me station y,
TuE WuLrAMsroRr CosyEyrIoS.-Thc following is
from the Harrisburg Telegraph of tic 10th ut, where
it appears postscript:
"Wr learn tia, sixteen counties represented NJ
the Wiliansport Convention, and that about 2Oo ccle'
rates were in attendance NICHOLAS BIDDLE Esq, was
President Gen. Simon Cameron, of Dauphin; Rufus .
Read. Esq, Of Erie, and eight other gentlemen, were
Vice Presidents, and there were four Secretaries
Thc Convention passed resolutions recommending TO
the Legislature incorporate company to make rail-
road from Erie to northumberland; also ono from Nor
humbcrlnnd Harrisburg; also TO authorize The Lille
Schuyki!i Ra-road Company 10 make railroad rnil
the mouth Of the Catawissa To the West branch OF The
Su:uuchanna. at some point between WliaTsPort aid
Northumberland; also ndlng extension OF The
West Branch Canal 10 the Allegheny river
TUE BaIsr"!. "A gentleman "ho left Rockaway on
Friday mDrninr, informs the editor of tie New York
Gazette that tYtwo dead bodies had come ashore from
the wreck OF The BRISTOL and that they all lay omen, wo-
men and chdren) in pfom!scuoGs heap III barn near
the beach The Gazette adds 1--WE were unable last
evening ascertain whether the officers sent down by
the Marshal bad succcrttd in capturing any OF the
fcnts in human shape who had committed The Outrage
10 witch have already alluded 1t is TO BE- hoped
that at least Of them may he taken, ana such an
example made Of them will prevent recurrence o!
such scenes.
The sicerage passengers who saved, repre-.
scented Us in truly drpiorablc condition. offering fine
field in which the humane exercise their chart es
JrncE WmirE and lady arrived in this place yrslcr-
day evening, their way 10 Washington CITY. lAty
LETT here carly this morning.
I.7Jinrd0n Gatcsman .NOr. ~.
RELIEF At HASD.-A large and respectable meeting
OF the merchants Of this city was held at tie Eutaw
House last evening" To take into consideration The present
slate of financial affairs. and the best and mrst c!rcal
mode Of relieving the community from the severe pres
sure which has been experienced in the money market
committee Of five gentlemen. VIZ: heSsrs o. Tiffany,
r. w. Hall, G. Il. Gather Daniel Cubb and john hIt'
llewe were appointed for the purpose oil Cedmg to
liatpl nulSu
TO defer drafting the pet banks Tor the Stale apPor-
,onmen Of the 'urpu revenue until alter the first OF
March next which vii! enable those banks to extend The
usual faciiirs.-RaHtm0rc Trans.
BANK DlscouxTs-Wc learn that the aggregate OF
loans and discounts the Banks Of this city, is now
within $l0DD0O us much Us il was on the l2th OF Sep
temhrr, notwithstanding they nave IN The mean time d.
lninsied their specie S2,1OONO0. IL is believed That
the Banks will have no necessity reduce their loans
below the present point.-.N. J. Cam.
TnE Mn.rY MAnKEr--Wc understand that the Mo-
ncY Market little easier and that The prospect is, that
in 81 three four days il will be essentially easier
Within the las! three days about 00000 in specie have
arrived ia this city and still more sexpected in the course
Of the present week What has already been received
will enable the Banks 10 branch out to the amount OF
million and what expected may extend the acconmD
atiun millions in tie course OF few days. Such
an accession cannot fail to afford immediate relief
Boston Gssekesz>
WEsrEEx Pork MaRKET.--The Cincinnati Gazette
Of the 18th inst says. We understand the Pork Mar
kcl has opened in Cincinnati, within day two, at
screen dolIars per hundred. This is full price for
growers of pork. 1t is not obable that there can
be an advance upon it
FoRxIGa GnAIs-The New York Commercial Advcr-
,iser of Saturday, says"Thc sales OF foreign grain the
past week have been very extensive. fony.Scren MOn
sand bus5cs Of all descriptions have been Sold viz l9OO
bushels Of red German wheat AT 81 , o. i 600 do
white Dantzc, at 81 " , II =, the latter price on
time 5000 do. of red and white Dutch 81; 5000 do
rye from Trieste, and . 900 do from Prussia The
ket is nearly cleared of foreign grain and 5000
bushels Of the Danzic sold: have not yet arrived.
FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. l9.-The National intelligence
says that pcrempory order has been sent to the Wan