Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-04

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enc of his TOPICS, "Joslua Bates is the first nlelchanl III
London" Yes" he continued, "Ae IS IRE "ls'; u y
pac.ty, knowledge Of The markets, knG"!ecSe y W. ~
ul goods, and Of the ways, correspondence, ~ 49,
habits requisite TO manage great lI'eicd"',e e'1
N,ur If The diners made an objection, hut seclieo u
take for granted that 1t was 50. D.,
Tbis iHn.hua Bates is an American. lie Is from Dos
ion. bell. We, or Salem. Sixteen or eighteen years ~,
I,. ca,a. out here, an unknown young ihah, " ~
nren: fnr " ;lEiam Gray. BY his industry, integrity,
and other coed qualifications, lie rose step by steP M
he got to be a partner in Barring : house, TIE concerns ~
which, il isl believe. admitted on all haha'' lie o ~
reefs nnd couurDis wiIh the entire sway OF superior sd
,,r,ir. bs hands working over the desk I'LL Twelve
39clncck At uinh,, 10 carry into effect what his mind pro-
jets. -o.,L r,.sing
Wtll, thought /, here is something worth 4 passing
notice. am to believe what the London ne wsPapeis
say. EuwIx FORREST, an American, IS 'he best Easeu.'
ma known at the present moment 10 the Enghsh pod'us'
IL i not less an admitted fact, thai Lord LyndhnISi Is
the abIest man in the House Of Lords. Between MIN
and any other member, no COMPARISON seems ~ u y
lowed: nor dues the House OF Commons give ms rqia'
Here. then, are three men, each natives oil the Y ota'e",
ANA two Of them unchanged AlHericahs' IL tI !e"u :.
the Senate, the Drama, and Commerce, IN lhls si'H'
kingdom, wE,n the rivalship OF native E.n9i'sii"eh n"'
been Uvcrw helming, mere Numbers cohslorfeu, ~! fie'
cmjnen:e in each ci the lines. II this he chaace, IL isa
somewhat remarkable chance. Let me mention some
thing else. ! have this morning read The report oil u Sc
lrcL committee oil The House OF Commons, appointed IL
the last session OF Pa 'lIaIuent, to inquire INTO lhe CAUSES
OF the increased Number of shipwrecks among bflish
Vessels, with a view 10 improvements III their eonSlruc,
ton aud navigation. 1t is published IN The lilles' anu
ends with These words:
1.-The committee cannot conclude lis laboEs without
cai!iuu attention to The fac. tina, the ship OF The United
States ircquenting the ports OF England, are sta!ed ny
several Witnesses to be superior to those oil a similar Glass
amongst The sli ps OF Great Britain, the commanders emo
utircIs being generally considered 10 be lhure coupe
tent Us seau.en and nariIaturs, aud more uniformly per-
sons Of education than the commanders atd oillceis Vi
BI..sli ships OF a similar size and ciass t'uding from
ENGLAND to America; that American ships saIilng from
Liverpool to New York have a preference over EiigIish,
both as TO freight aud insurance.; and, higher wages be-
Jug given, their whole equipment IS maintained IN Il
Ligilcr state Of perfcciion, SO That fewer losses occnr.
The: e is further testimony IN The document 10 The SUI
prriorily Of American shipping, but | Stop the qnnth-
ton here. 1t it be thought that am IN i hoaslIn4
mood, reply that | avn simply noting a few things as
fad them made TO my hand, whilst Earslrnty IN En-
gland, and on EnGllsl, authority. ! am recording. what
is current in English cntitc houses, theatres and ncwspa.
pers. MS fact OF the day. | AM half unwilling to give
another. picked up as casually but mast. The Morning
Chronicle OF today has an article from an English pen
on British commerce IN the East Indian Archipelago
Towards the close, the writer breaks out tlius:
"Aciivc measures must he rrsOried tn, or Our COM
mercc in that quarter will be AT an end. We have en-.
uprising rivals in the Americans: who will be glad 10
take advantage OF the dIsusc OF our manufactures, I" IN
lrvduce thcir own. The trade of the west coast Of Sr-
r,a!ra is almost entirely in their hands, aud their know
ledge Of The Archipelago is superior To our own.'
Que commentary that should bc disposed IN max" ol
such facts as these, is, that it shows good sense in the
English to drag them TO the light, and admit them. Tie
first strp towards getting the better Of supe riuIitv iH
others, is to be sensible OF It's existence; and as deem
very highly of the power and resources rt Great Britain,
actual and iaiCnt, we must take care not to lose our su.
ppriurity over her, whenever we have gained it. She is
making immense improvements IL her condition in all
ways, physical, moral. intellectual, social, political, com.
mercial; and as her steps are quickened by our rIvalsiiiP.
let US on our side lp"k well aud perprtWal'y tn what she
is doing. lie! Us never rest upon our oars. This is lie
u,nnl couIiiInp pf national ne nj individual excellence
and rcnnwn.
Oh European affairs on the Continent I have nothing
to say. You have the means Of knowing as much Of
them. and more, than | have. As regards Spain, you
will see that my former aniicipa!ions Of the increasing
power ant success Of Den Carlos are too likely 10 br
true, by oil appearances al the present Jnncture. ! have
been reading a p%l.nphlet that has lately come out, cnti-
tied "Prnnrrss and Present Position of Russia in the
East" Ills published ny Murray, in ALTERNATE street,
but the authors uams Is not 'yRoating.' rs they say here
on such occasions, and have not otherwise heard who
he is. 1t runs on TO one hundred and h!lY pages, and
tells. in beautiful print, and 4 calm style, the old story
Of Russian amb ton and encroachmcni, with The new
addition. TINT Persia, rs well as Turkey. Is likely SOON
to come under her sway. These topics. with The result
ing dangers to British interests in The East, are the bur-
den al the pamphlet.
The amusing pant Of it is, that England and lcr wri.
ters are always so terribly jealous ni The progress Of
other nations towards influence and power. They are
up in arms or oralory against all such tendencies. sound
ing the tocsin with especial blasts, whenever they may
have n squirting towards maritime or commerclnl aug
rlcntalion. English patriotism is then on fire. English
moderation, alarmed at The raw head and-bloody .bones
OF foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, aud chiefly should 1t he J"-
naihan's. This pamphlet is founded on her sensitive
ness in the East, and has reminded lne of MIR. Wards
~celrbra;ed speech in lie House Of Common last sum
mer, wien The Texas question, in our West, was on the
carr.t. lie would have his Maj"stys Government look
we'll 10 that question, lest the u. S. should grl TeXas-a
thing not to be- tolerated or dreamed Of by England. She
is io sit compliment under the belief that she Is the most
pcwrriul of European States, even here in her home do
iu:nions. but we must not have Texas. She is to hold
her empire in India, with It's thirty or fifty million of
subjects, (nr who Can count them all, black crown, and
yrHuw.0 und watch lie seas in that region by the pos.
s"ssipn OF the Cape Of Good Hope and 81. Helena; but
We mus! not have Texas She is to guard, by her thou.
sand guns at Gibraltar, the gatcs of the Medilrrra-
mean, and command lis upper waters and coasts ny
owning Malta and governing the lnEian Islands; bat
we mCst mol have Texas. The Baltic and shores Of
Northern Europe she is to control, by her station at
Hell -n!and; but We must not have Texas. She is 10
have her islands in le West Indi 5, hoping to add
10 their value by al enamel patton act, however she
may mi,calculale; but We must not have Texas. She
is tn have Canada. New Brunswick, and Nova SEQ
tia. clnse along side OF us, embracing millions of acres,
and increasing millions of people but we must not
have Texas. Sh. is to claim immense territories, which
scarcely the surveyor simagiRatlun can grasp. on the Anne.
rican continent beyond the Rocky Mountains and on
the Northwest c0ast-cven claim Columbia river; but we
must not have Texts. Finally, though give it not all.
nor near il, JOSEPH Hume, her master yeiornler, who is
ugainst wars, and expense and glory, and all that, is 10 say
unu"niradictrd in The House Of Commons, rs he did some
years ayo when beginning bis career of reform, as If TO
sound a concilIating trumpet at the onset, that, anxious
us lie was fur ali SORTS oil economy and rctrrncIImcnt.
he was only for reducing the British navy TO such a
point as would still leave it taoice as large as all the
other navies of the world; but we must not have Texas!
There is 4 very pretty little theatre in Wash ngton.-
We are not wanting in dramatic pens any more than
acIor,. Now, would propose that a farce be written,
called "Irxas, or John Bull in a Fume.' There are
hints above to make it out, and better ones may be add.
ed The piece might open Immediately after the battle
OF San Jacinto. The drumatS person@ should be a few
Trxaus. Il MEXICAN or two, a kentuckian, and MIR. Ward.
The point of The piece would lie, of course, in the dia.
lnauc between the Two latter. Such a drama, after di.
varling The good folks at Washington, might, if well got
up, have q run at Paris and St. Petersburg, putting both
those capitals in a roar.