Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-22
snI.rli,vrsrrRN ROAD.


IL will he borne in mind that the Road Convention
meets at Chrisansburg on the 18th inst. Tie whole
If the conntcs on The line Of the road from Abingdon
10 ills place and The line reaching down Tie valley
as far as Stanton, have appointed strong delegations,
az well as The CITY Of Richmond. The Lynchhurg de-
!1aon was enlarged few days since by tie addition
o some - gentlemen and as this subject III tine de-
cison of which the town Of Lyncihurg IS deeply m
,erescd il is earnestly 10 BE- hoped that ALL, or at
least as many as possibly do so, Will be IN attend
ance. The last Abingdon States Rsh,sman very just
" saws shat no part Of Virginia is more IN want OF
good highway than this beloved, ricl eShaustoss coun.
,ry ii! ours Give Us highway, and agricultural and
mineral productions without STINT can De furnished Tor
market Give us 4 market and we will rival any per-
ton Of The world Here 10 The market now let US 90
up and help them to get The road ara then mutually
participate in lis benefits. The following article from
the last Wylle journal breathes the proper SPIRIT
[Lynchburg Republican.
Roam Cn>,rSTlo>.-Ths Convention wall meet at
Chrsiai,sburg on the a5h inst. Delegates have oren
appon,ed in number of towns and counties along the
In. f,ho contaminated Improvement. Richmond and
Iyncaburr have taken active interest IN The WORK,
and have appointed delegates 10 represent item IN line
Conventions Augusta county has also called meet
ing and We suppose, this has appointed us repre-
senlatiyes The meeting Is very important one 70
Southwestern Virginia; and may result in securing
such an IMPROVEMENT rs will be of lasting benefit 10
the people Of this country. May we be permitted TO
urge the gentlemen who have been designated Tor that
purpose, 10 attend puncuaiiy, every one OF 'helh'
Don, let one wait for another: but let all VINO can,
by possibility do 50, go up 70 ihe Conventions ahn
let all 30 with determined disposition 10 make
sling },nlf, a strong EnI, and PH fLL togeMfr,
in the rood work II is one OF those meetings that
promises real good and not that sort oil imaginary g'ou
which we too often anticipate from political convoca
tons Here party spirit huslcd to sllence, and the
runped face II Nature presents her bold features, md
seems 10 saw SNAKE my rough places smooth, and my
crooked places straight and w by my beauty and
loneliness invite the wayiarIng man u pass W lh's
way and tarry till he is refreshed and nsigorapd Tor
his Journey: and will. convey over M smooth sur
face ynur rich and priceless treasures Ia such depot
as viii om,ly repay yan 70; your toll, aud nerve ynnT
arm for still greater cxcrt:cns III behalf Of yourselves
and yonr families" Now IS your time fellow citizens
md remember. there is ,iJc III The affairs Of men,
which taken al IFS food leads Oh 10 fortune
F,rn ACCIDENT oy Board rms FriroS.-1he
United States steam frgate Fulton, yesterday went on
an excursion to the lower bay TO try some experiments
viii! her heavy guns After several shots with AZ
FOUNDER, throwing G' d. sh" ana ses' "''h cna,s'S
II IL rounds IF powder the charge was increased TO
IL mounds and al tie sixth discharge, tie gun burst
in dreadful manner breaking in iwo outside the car
ranc and splitting through the brcech Two seamcn,
Samuel Snowman and Joseph Ph'Srook, were instant.
Is killed. Six others were very badly w"u"G'u' ana
the frIsate va. considerably injured She has been
taken round 10 the Navy Yard for repairs. The names
Of The wounded are Joshua Wynan, quarter gunner )
Russel Smith, carpenters mate; Lew Lawson, sea-
man Thomas Smith, ordinary seaman Richard bell,
landsn,an and John Cooper, seaman
T.Htm l0rk SIN, Ort. :.
oxr NAY L1TIg rnoN CAsToS.-The ship Lowell,
Capt. Redmond which arrived on Saturday brings IN
,el,oence from Canton 10 the Dist May, which one
day later than that brought b. The unfortunate bark
Florida
We learn from Capt. Redmond, tia, on quitting the
Canton river he met the British squadron from ealcu
a. with reinorcemcn,s standing in THIS squadron, II
will be recollecicd IS under the command OF Admiral
SIR James Gordon Bremmer, aud has on board Colonel
Pottinger tie new British envoy.
On the dag Capt, Redmond sailed, he was Informed
that the British residents Canton had received orders
To qu; the factory there.
Canton appeared, from the British factory. TO be
nearly deserted 4 Chinese soldier occasionally was
seen without arms, apparently observing The motions
of the foreigners The large encampmentof Chinese
troops without the ais remained in the same state,
and, j, was thought that should the British not drive
them away, they would prove very troublesome 10 the
people of Canton.
Some difficulty had occurred in regard 10 securing
one or more Of the American vesse- o, Canton, but
the precise particulars hars not hssn ALE 10 ascef
tain -. { Pgs!