Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-02


fair and equitable ard such that the promised results
.m,v be safely relied on MIR Wheewright calculates
the annual expenses including interest capital, in.
,urance Of bolts and tear, &c at 80, ana
IN, ANIMAL receipts at 4 800 These IN" estrpa'rs
! examined and approved by lie Consuls General at
Lima aud VnPa'H'Sn, AMI By coniniliers q the '"s'
| res,ecable t.ngsh residents. The South American
States appear b. fully Of hT Importance - ;h'
/ D-c posed undertaking. aud have granted Mir Wheel
wrirh, extensive prlyIirg,stor ten years 10 come
Br this route, the mails from Canton to London,
would be conveyed IN less TING than IS now required
by the overland mail from Ca!ca.'a to the bft'h me-
trcpolis.
CFro,n the Baaker's Creuiar)
! ADVANTAGES or STEAM COMM SiCArioS BErWEHS
! THIS CnuSrRy AND THE UIlTEU STATES 1--WE hnd
tina, il has turned 10 be expected, that 'he
advance the prices OF cotton IN Liverpo has led |"
large sales of ,ws, IN Manchester ON somewhat ne'IL
than could have been obtained wv" ~ tfee w'fhS
! since The more favorable accounts oil spreading &C
tivi,y in The trading concerns"i The United States "hcn
brought by the Great Western steamer co'"'f'so
as they have been hv other arrivals from ,Ga country,
had the effect of inducing buyer. OF yarn for fabrics 10
5e consumed in England to lay III considerable sl"cks;
aud there has been GONE speculative heiiahu of !"
reign counties These combined operations have Ger
,aniy relieved the spinnefs very orpofluisy, "hth
they were FILLING into state OF great depression, win
very gloomy prospects fer the winter II The intelligence
had been received month earlier e amount o. ouSi
ness which it would have stimulated, would nave bten
much greater because it would have excited HE MGR
chants agents who supply the Continent Of Europe /"
purchase larger stocks FIR their correspondents hcy
which almost universally prevailed that material tail
in the price of cotton would take place at Liverpool
The intelligence arrived TOO near the winter season. when
all conmcIc iul intercourse with The Northern PTtS w
be closed TO afford all The advantages to the inanuac
tu:ers which ca her arrival would have gwen them
"Wc ayc been led rather astray from cur subject by
The introduction Of the exciting and interesting subject
effects Of Intelligence 9riciy brought ny Inc
Great Western; bot The bearings Of this change our
communications the manufacturing Interests ct The
country are go important, 10 force themselves upon
our notice whenever allude To The state ot trade IN
the drnsey peopIed districts The woo!en aud silk
trades received corresponding impulse from The same
source and OF tie stocks, which were beginning
TO accumulate, were moved oil in consequence In The
foTns, it was sufficient To cause any remarkable dit
ference the prnduc!iun has been great and the
market - too large 10 be greatly effected by minor
cause; but the silk being much more Limited trade IS
more Immediately operated We understand that
stocks Of silk goods increasing and were beginning
70 weigh down prices bat The sale Of comparatively
small nmcunt-say 10 the extent OF tiUO,CUO or cl2O
OG0-lo the American buyers after the arrival OF the
Great Western, relieved the market, and had Tie effect
Of sustaining prices
"here is no doub; thu, all the manufacturers &c mcls
goods in Sheffield and Birmingham, and The Pouerlcs
relieved in corresponding manner; and we anti
cpae that every aripa! from the States viii conlr
butte 10 keep up The stream Of trade, without leading, fer
u long time 10 come, 10 large and brisk business.
awe imagine, that lacts some Of which we have now
alluded to- must have removed The impression from the
minds OF the Liverpool merchants tina; the great stocks
of cotton held by The power of the banks M gloom
and stagnation in business We sad that Ia" causr lay
much deeper, and proposed to submit our reasons Tor !a
opinion and those would, ii right IN views
end 10 restrain manufacturers from producing large
y without adequate prospective demand, wc shall!
advert to the subject an another occasion The tempo
tary hri>kncss that has prevailed IN Liverpool GuHas
tb. last twelve DAYS. shows that Must look to
some other source than the alleged In account for
the want of gen raj animation still prevalent
ave see reason 10 alter the Impression which we
had received a, the advance in the price of cotton say
Ih-p. IN, Er.,n Irlt Epl IN h.
maintained but any speculation for further advance
Beyond this appears 10 Us dangerous.
The "lIri,is!i Queen may probably be ready Cor
about the middi. Of the month. We should not be
prised to see her here about the Isl of next month
We have urqucsonabe authority for stating that the
Admiralty have decided with the consent Of the Turk
ish Government upon seniIng TO Cnnstaniinnple mme.
Glaely certain Gmtec OF cEcrprlsinS naval officers
take the command OF the vessels Of the Turkish fleet
The precise number cf slips TO lie cymaaid eG lot
stated London Standard.
The Admiralty in England are putting sixty pound
guns into all the ships capable Of carrying them.
Harris the pedestrian, has walked 100 miles in 900
successive hours.
Vhcre has been another dreadful explosion in the
North Of England, by which fifty lives lost.
Several utrocous murders have been committed in
and near London
SNOW lti in England font deep The 18th Of Oct
\ nnst unprecedented occurrence.
The BRUSH Government l. taking step in the
history OF nations The establishment OF magnificent
steam lines round Ihc waTi6, by the way Of the sirus
q! Panaina, and the Mediterranean Will increase her
power and give her lease Ut empire. England. ny
the application of steam destined 10 be the greatest
empire the world ever saw-an empire embracing every
and every ocean.
The American Minister and Mrs Stevenson are pass.
ing few days with the Bishop Of London, und Mrs
Bloomfield at Fuhain Palace.
The Royal William made her last trip home in six
teen days.
The Sirius steamship, which twice visited our shores,
made lie Tip !roa 81 PeeTshurgh to London
nine days; weather very bosItrous The whole iue
PoRrsMuuru, Nov. 5-The Edinburgh, ~. Captain
Henderson, which recently left Sp!llead for inc West
Indies, took important dispatches 10 Vice Admiral
Sir G. psge,, to proceed withou, delay the OF
Mexico, with the CORVALLIS, "a ana Ma!abar, ~, and
all the dsposabie force he could mnsrr, squadron
IF protection 10 British merchants during the blockade
ny the French shpa A sIDal! force remain in
;hc 81 lawrence, whittier, Ii necessary, The Scngapa
tam, do, md iiaGhg5scar IL, would proceed The a!a
cacenne, 81. and CaIriro, 10, preparing for
mission a, this port. Our West India squa5ror cor
nucs To be augmented, aost every ship proceeding
that quarter, doubtless occesoned by thu Strong French
force which has gone 10 th "f hiexjcO The P,Gue
iriga!e Modesto Corvette, and Rover. Il, sailed thence
lnsl week.
STEAM SHrps.--The attention Of the British Govern
nent turned to steam ship navigation. Sc
vrrai ships of about to be butt. The 81
Georges Company las feet of sixty steamers the
General Steam Navigation Company IS na"y more
Besides various other companies tho lave ten or twelve
each
"During The year ending ;5:h January, ISIS, the B
s' vessel clearing la"i!cS, were III nuInuer ~ 49,
with Tonnage Of = SAG 800; outwafds 0Gl4 ships
with 4 tonnage of sGl. l2i The Costing Trade dur
ing the period, presents with the entries and
c,arances of goo sol vessels inwaTds and uulwsrds
with all average measurement Of about one hundred
tons To each.
The Government paper Of London adds 10 the above
these marks In this trade the real strength OF lir
British Navy reposes. and there, in the hour uf danger
the best defenders Of their countrys safety and glory
mast be looked for
STEAMERS FROM BRlSTnL THE EAST INDIES -
The directors of the Great Western Steam Ship Com
pany have it under consideration put line Of large
steam vessels between Bristol and Alexandria which,
with the arrangements already entered and in p-o
gress will complete the chain decentralization between
England and India