Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
FURTHER ITEMS BIZ STEAMER WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of,he N. Y Journal Of Commerce.
ON BoAgD STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON,

vi hlllS lCtil IIiNt VI CNAA''
Steamers, and rs candid opinion OF The snip ne
performances and appointments, may not be un-
Interesting 10 you, will give rs briefly as posi-
blc statement oil them. The ship sailed pune
tually To her appointment on the ION oi Ju'y,
from Southampton, al ! ocio. h, l. W., anu aii
lhipas looked well Tor iavoraole aho Pledsdh'
passage; but Lc,ore she discharged hef Pno''
which was abou, : O'clock, =. M, II was oIs'
covered that The se OF bars in The furnaces, when
had been used al! The passage ont, began 10 give
ont. Alter she lett, an entire new SCI was put IN,
ana nv midnight thew also were bgrntonl and on
examining them i, was found That lheY were
melted aud the coal they had been using, which
was WEIGH anthracite, was The cause oil H. Hav-
inc bu one sci OF bars Lett, the Captain very ju-
dciously decided 10 return, and al D. a. NJ, the
ship was on her way back 10 Scuba mp!on. Cap
tain Heweu came forward, while the passengers
were al the bre akias. table and stated that ne re-
GREETED 10 inform them he was under the necessary
OF putting back. owing 10 the Goals being oau
that he deeme,. ii more pruden, 10 DO So man 70
run the risk OF BEN. crippled in the miuo's oi
Tho Atlantic for PANT OF bars bnt he was glad
10 say, he had but $50 IONS Of the lad coal, Whicn
could be laker our and replaced, and new sc's ol
bars cast, so as TO be ready 10 sail again on
Thursday, the 18Th In the mean time, 'hey
woudtry 10 make the passengers as comioitaoie
as they could on board; but il they wished 70
leave the snip for any other conveyance 'he''
passage money should be returned 70 them.
This statement was received with cheers, and
all seemed 10 submit ,c this great disappointment
much more cheerinlly than was expected NO
one left The ship from any want of confidence IN
her. and but Two believe from any other cause
During the four days osiention after our return d,
many OF the passengers went 10 LONDON, some ~
Paris, others spent their time in sailing ana hsh-
ins and wandering ahor, ne CITY ana suou'o
On Thursday, the 18th inst, we Saiea again IN, a.
Up. NJ. and had fine ofhns anu lar weather
for the first four days, bu. ever Slncei un..' s.S
terday, we have had head winds and heaVy hedu
seas which has retarded our progress very mucn.
Another Thing has been also very detrimental,
which is-being obliged 10 burn The bitumnous
coal, instead OF the American Anthracite, Which
she was constrained 10 burn; and II has been dill
ticult 10 keep the fires up 10 The most advantage
Gus point, as the coal c'inkered, and the dense
smoke also choked the 1ues. The Company VIII
no doubI be obliged 10 ship coal 10 Southampton
homeward passage; but even under all tnese nis-
advantages and with The ship drawing 70 ieet,
her engines have performed very handsomely; and
it is certainly grand sigh; 10 stand in her en-
CINE room, and see these huge monsters perform
Ing their revolutions, with the greatest sleadlneSs
aud The most unyieldins precision through all
kinds of weather. They ale noble PAIR OF en-
eines. Yet there are some points where improve
ments may be made; and no doubt will be.
AS to The ship, she has proved herself 10 De one
o, The fines, ahoat Her strength is indisputabIe,
and as sea boat she has no superior. She rides
the sea buoyanlly aud majesically; and though
al times she has pitched deeply, yet she hassaken
no sea On board, or any part OF one but is entire
Iy dry. And what To ne seems very remarkable
is. the even keel she has kept during the whole
passage. Though We have had cross seas great
deal. We, think am safe in saying, that she has
net rolled FIVE feet from an even Keel during The
passage. She is certainly the steadesl ship ever
sailed in. There is no cfeaklng OF joints and
bulk heads as is usual; and were it not Tor The
slight lar of the engines, one might almost ina
o;ne she was al anchor, especially when below.
The saloon is very large, and very chasley and
beautifully fitted up: but there are Two things
which would improve il greatly in appearance.
One canno, be done easily, the other can. The
first is The height OF the ceilings They are too
low by 10 inches or , lee,. The other is, the
coarse unsighly racks which are suspended over
the tables through The whole length OF The saloon,
and which are very detrimental 10 The beauty oil
il-only combining with the ceiling 10 MAKE APP
pear sill lower than itreally is.
AS to our Captain, few words will suffice
nBea, him if you cam" he is quiet, gentleman
lym man. and knows the ship from the Keel 10 The
main.truck, and all that is going on on board OF
her He is sure TO be popular. Our comforts ~
the cabin have been attended 10 by Inc steward
and his assistants in manner that Goes cIeuii 10
himself and the company who employs MIN
The tables have been fled WIN every luxury
thai could be had al The first hotels; and believe
Ill are satisfied with the ship and her accommo.
datious and doubt not she is destined 10 be very
ponular with all who have occasion 10 cross The
Atlantic. II FAs'sNuH@
MIR. Rush, Minister p)enipoentiaIy 10 Inc Go
vernment oil The United! States 10 the TueIies, IN
place Of MIR. King, had arrived in Paris.
The Cambria arrived al Liverpool on The i3lh
July.
The masniicen, weather prevailing through
out England, which made snfe az cary ahu coca
harvest, prevented any recovery Oh the plices oil
bresdslnfls nc.cd by The Britannia, which reach
ed Boston en- the l7ih Jolly. Nevertheless, great
scnsiliyepess 10 atmospheric changes is evinced.
The gteal decline in The prices OF corn IN me
frs, week in july, was fully established IN the
London and Liverpool markets al The commence
ment of the wcek-but frishiul storm on wed
nesday, Tn, accompanied with heavy ram, nav
inc swept over the metropolis and extended lis
rayaees over most parts OF the country, The down
ward tendency Of me market was checked, anu
indeed a nominal improvement al Isl IS per
quarter took place; bat the Subsequent tine wea-
Iner soon carried things back, and prices seem
qno,ed slight advance on those ny 'hc s'cdinei
OF me lth inst.
The repor,s from all paris Of Europe are OF The
most promising character. The iamors OF re-
appearance Ct ,ol among the potatoes had ceased
even in ltelaud AMI The early potatoes brought
10 market were ioun, 10 be quite sound.
Wilmer & Smith say: "Poriions Of The large
meet OF vessels which lar!y passed The DaIda-
nelles. laden with woeal Tor ports in the Med'te-
ranean ana Western europe, continue 10 arriS,
IL. To- e...,o 40 ietpo lhn )iN SltnS
PASSED The same strait in three days, 10 LOAD WIN
whea, in the pons Of Ire Danube and Black
Sea"
The quarterly revenue returns Of England are
sooken of rs njsaly satisfactory considering
the general del angemen vi trade. The decreas.
Ell comparative consumption oi cotton and WOOL
apountsd however, 10 The enormous figure oil
10000 bales weekly.
'rhe arrival out Of the Cambria from this side
had relieved, by The quotations she carried OF 10.
reion exchange, all apprehension Of a further
drain of specie, and the effect OF the news was
10 olive lin TO Consul improved lrolh SIS 10
Specie TO misunderstanding al
Ter the departure of The Britannia from Liver
pool for Boston, on the Ain inst, policy Of IN
surance was opened at Lloyd's Tor tloo, ooo 10
he shipped by the Hiberuia on the lOlh at the rae
Of pcr cent Ills not improbable thai, from The
rate u exchange at New York on England. On
The tenarlure OF the June l6 steamer from Bos-
ION toI Liverpool, that larger amount will be
admitted.
It,rom Iptlmer & Smiths Times Of Jaly lO.l
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS
The magnificent weather of the pas! week ,I has
done wonders for vegetation generally win
The mercury ranging from 10 To 80 degrees, an
almost clordless sky, and continuous sunshine
from sunrise 10 sunset, the crops are progressing
towards maturity with rapidity seldom to be
witnessed in this kingdom. The wheat is bios.
soming under The mos, favorable auspices; and
though on some OF the poor lands the crops look
thin and somewhat ragged, the ears ale large and
we'll formed; and, should we be blessed with
continuance CT the present weather, we should
.av that. taking the whole breadth OF land sown,
and striking an average, the yield will turn oul
VERY large. The oats are looking unoommonly
We 30. .lia.. 1hnt re have seen The nlanls