Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-09

Penow7 Very respectfully,
L. FONTA!NE.
LoviSGsToN, Nov. Isl. lS41.
Dear Sir received yours ot the 3Uih Ocio-
Der, lS47, and hasicn 10 reply.
have noticed with some lille surprise, that IL
has been contended BIZ those who are favoIahly
disposed 10 conduct the Louisa Railroad On he
Northern route, That Tie Rockfish rou:c net
in The contemplation ci tie General Assembly
when the ACT ior lis extension was reported and
passed, though looked u?ou The ground ASSUMED
as merely The fancy Of interested pa.,isans-tpt
being appealed 10 by you, have no hesitation in
saying, that, al least 'or ono member, (mySe.t) q
PANT ere'. South Of liz Rockfst ,cas coatmp'GtcG,
provided 4 clearly practicable rome Could not be
found in the counies Of Albemarle, Greene OF
Madison; and il you will lock 10 M speech 81
the bill Tor the construction OF The James Rive.
and kanawha improvement, you will ind lie
point Tor The passage Of The Louisa ra!load
lhrouehlhe Blue Ridge, ioreshadowed. Ia answer
irg some CT The ohJeciions;ot MIR. Mosty, stated,
Thirdly, she meaning The West, may claim
an extension OF the Louisa railroad from he Eas;.
ern base OF The Blue Ridge, 10 passtn mountain
al the James Rive Gap with intersections hy
NcAdani2'd roads, through tie various gaps
from The counties Il Rockingham Auausra aud
lower Rockbridse, which will answer, as hum
BIZ conceive, the interest OF those counties better
than one Though either Of them 10 Covirg-
on-as from either II those counties, i wonil
not exceed % mics 10 The railroad which the
farmers could readily pass TO- with their VA
CONS and teams, and which would BE- reaTer t.
The bulk III he psople OF those counties than 4
railroad would be through one OF lhem" And
vii. here inform You, that lhe distance TO Cow
ington by the James Ri:cI Gap, is not more than
eishI geographical! mics farther than 10 ct,ss =.
Rockh>h Gap passing through Staunlon % he
same point, and thai, owing 10 'hc difference Il
grade. j! would be travelled quicker.
never did believe in The feasibility 81 = ;ai'-
road By liarrisonhuIc 10 Pakersbufs, the rough
ness OF he county rendering Tie contemplation
absurd in my csimation ard, were il attempted
The limited means u The State, and may adj q
individuals. would fencer il abof!ive. woul,.
60 as far as any man, in view OF feasible
schcIne, 10 accommodate that leop'c; yet | con-
slider a rafoat through thai county totally out
of The means OF he STATE With ihese views, You
may readily coI2eiv. what would have been ny
vote hat. point been lx.d IN Z !:Dc ron Gor.oas-
vile 10 siarTiso.bn7c. l. howcyc:, "as willins,o
give that section fair chancr with uihcr Ionies,
and voted Tor HE bill believing that The whole
line OF he Blue Ridge, rom Madison ~ he james
river, was groCad open 70 tic coas;iefs ioh o
The Stockholders ami halict ing la oEc point IS
we'll as auorErr would haze u!flled tic purposes
ot the law. Yet had 4 preference, Iot from m
irreslcd considerations, ba, iot The good oi tn
state, ard The city OF Richmond particularly
because, il she Be reared Up to Ar large eng,
every part al the STATE mus eei is beneficial e.
tecls. vii add, that have reasons 10 believe
that many Ut ihe Western members va'ed !Of tie
bill! under The belief liai the Louisa Railroad
would extend in the direction .! Guyaniotc, aui
in case tie James River Canal should sop al
Buchanan or.Covinslon, reliance might be placed
in the extension Of tha! road West 10 me ONO,
or IL least 10 steam navigation on The Kanawha.
Having answered your enquiry somewhat IN
detail, will add, iha' this COMMUNICATION IS al
your disposal. Yours, with srea,sespec,.
(Sgned,) CHAS. PERROW.
Z. FoNTAINg, Beaver Dam.
These letters o, McssGs. DarTacoit ard Pcrrow
constitute z complete reiuIa.ion .. ihr IDEA Mai
Tie Southern rome was not contemplated wren
The bill passed. +.
ARRIVAL or THE CALEDONIA.
THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Correspondence Q! the Baltimore snn.J
BosToS, Nov. 5, 7. ~.
The steamship Caledonia Capt. Lot which
sailed from Liverpool on the 10 il ii October, Las
just arrived, having been seventeen days on the
passage. She brings TIC following summary of
The news mace up by the Correspondent Of 'he Sun
in Liverpool:
LIVERPOOL, Oct. ~ lS47, - NJ.
A;IscELLaHsoUs iHrsLLioG&cg. - Parliament
was proIosded ill lie ll;h ii Deceaitcr, when
il vii! BE- further adjourned until lanu5ry, ~. The
dispatch O! business
The Lord Mayor OF London gave 4 splendid
entertainment 10 the Duke OF Cambridge, and 4
large company On Saturday week. Tie invita-
lions inclite,, his Exce'leacy, ire American
Minister, aud three Polish Princes. Mr. Ban
croirs health was proposed, and his address was
n ~
ferera is a5ou 10 Ne comp!e ely evacuated by
the Austrian lrooFs, ami III Pope vii be psesev-
cd undistulbed in his career .! ciYil and admin
istralivc Iciurm.
The civil war in Swi1 rani IS sill impending,
and serious Disturbances have taken place in The
Two Siciljes
In Spain Espareio has been suddenly displaced
from The head OF The new ministry. and Naryaoz
installed in his place. French influence has again
been successful in that country
The prospects ui Ireland daring The approach.
| ing winter gloomy in the extreme. Famine
! in an aggravated torn has already reapp,afeJ,
and Tic Qpeen has i-srri letter commanding
that general collection ls made in The Church
establishment.
Com MAaKEr-Bcs, Wesi4sn Cara -four !.
bringing 25s. to rs per barrel; Richmond aud
Alexandria 25s. 10 rs Philadelphia and Eali,-
more 25s 10 Dos New Orleans aud Ohio -. q
"A, U. States aud Canada 20s. 10 2ls.
Wheat, United States white and uiSed, per 20
lbs, bought ~. 10 IS. rel, IS to ~. II. Oa>,
per 10 lbs, Is. 81. 10 =. 81. Oatmeal, per 10
lbs. 23S. o2is.
Indian Corn, per 10 lbs, sos. 70 33,. Indian
meal, per. bb. Ids. TO lbs. Barley, per GO lbs, .
5. 70 Is per sol lbs, ;9,. 10 los
The Corn marker is Of course sensby i5lu.
cnced by tie unparalleled .triuscncy Of Tie mo-
ney marker, and bows 4 general DECLINE pa'ti
cularly in quotations Tor inferior parcels Indian
corn has deprecated from Is IS. per quarter an
meal has also reccdcd III value and is in very il
mled ceman..
The above quotation represent tire rayim-m
price, but occasionally forced sales have been
made II considerably under ihcse figures.
In London, on yfs,eftay, (the 10 Of Der }
there was An extensive supply CT torciga whea',
but trade was dull, and American rcced-d ., IS
3D. per quarter, without any progress being inaso
in sales.
CurroN MaRxET-New Orleans ordinary -
midji;ng 4st 10 ST. per poun'; good To- miitlny
lair 6st TO Gid; go,i 10 fine III. 10 81! Alaaa.
ma aud Tennessee ordinary 10 miidiing AL 10
4Il; coed 10 good fair slt. Mobile Ordinary 10
m:dliing All 10 Sill; fair to good fair 81 10 g.;
good 10 ine CT 10 g.; Sea Island ranges from
81 10 Isl; s,aiue,i 81 10 Si.
This marke, a,sJ largely participates in he
general vicissiIntss Of lrada, and shows ora-
dual deterioration since our last telcerae hic al
vices. The quantity Of Cotton pressing on tie
market greatly exceeds The denan.., Producing
sacrifices on the par, 1t se,iera who ha yr been
compelled 10 snbuii, 10 prices considerably On.
der our quotations, ior!hs sake Of Obtaining cash
The sales Tor The week ending the 18th ~ in.o
amounted 10 2l,7G0 bales ot which g. 900 wer.
on speculation, and 300 for cxpo.'. The trans
actions Of the l6.l annotated 10 ab9n, Gn0 les,
while on the 18Th they reached only i,ac0i Al !
decline.
In The manufacturing districts business wears
the gloor:iesr aspect, every wcck adding 10 the
numb. o. nils '::ak:as sha tine OF closing en-
| TREY.
| MONETARY ATrA!ss--The disastrous rnoneia-
~ pressure recorded in cur last a,iyices, has, du-
ring The last fortnight, continued to rage with III
sblied severity involving several additional fail
u;es and difnsing deep ard iGpenc'ra5!e
| gloom Throughout The whole com mefc;al com.nu-
nilv II Great Britain.
To such point Of intensity ha. The inacces.i-
billy OF money nov arrived, that there is scarce
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