Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-17
AMAZONIA.

W. ,.nic. that the Memphis Convention has called upon
n, oovo,nmfnt TO make vigorous efforts procure The
uoening OF The River Amazon and lis immense trade 10 Tue
commerce o this country. Lieut. Nauiy has thrown
flood Of iph upon this subject by his recent pa1oc iee'
hich IA animated by The true fire Of enthusiasm tie
shows how Northern enterprise has almost tnfhe" Tue
rent Of the Mississippi vcrand how Northern capitalists
- -. ,,,i,o,,ion If railroads and canals have cmpted
ha resources of almost the whole Northwestern country
md of he upper Mississippi into the sp OF New YORK
n ,Iso nrcbiy demon the importance o the trade
b The South American States which may be mace as III
crs,ye as The East Indies have been 10 Great Britain
T,o COMMITTEES which The Amazon waters, says the Column
hps Times yield in The richest lnxurance all Inc pr'aucs
If ,ronicui clncs Nothing mPcdes Immediate ana dlrec'
communication wh them but that Brazil claims Inc cSc-
, control over IN, mouth Of the river Our government
shoud eater into negotiation with Brazil for the Tree navl
.,on Of this river towards The cnuny which it drains
navigation should be granted even BY natural right,
and whence if once secured have but TO gather the
nt which is ready 10 fall into hands The results Of
his reciprocal communication thus gorgeously but
ruthfnly, painted BY Lieut.. Manry:
ave may una CINE of children standing the last
of the Chckasnw Bluffs counting the Amazonian boas as
they pass and repass, and telling their cargoes
IThere uora one may suppose him 10 say deeply
laden from the Rocky Mountains She is 10 discharge her
cargo the foot ." the great os where the amazon takes
s last leap from the Andes She exchanges salnatlon with
me ius, coming up the river from Eastern fefu Her car
90 is an of great values fine WOO" precious me-
,ole snices cucos Peruvian bark and great variety OF
nnicn trus both rich and rare up the
"Therc from Bolivia; she has cargo oil tobacco
and coffee us superior Mocha and Havana the
coffee of Brazil is TO Jack Tar's best Scotch
THAT one coming down the river there Is from PsouIe
with shipment OF glass hardware and fancy articles She
s bound far The Of Quito and going on trading
voyage with The provinces OF ECUADOR Tor gold DUST
cochinea indigo and other dyes more oranl oy f even
| than The Syrian e. ,,o ,;,o,,
nf
| led ands bright with gold and precious stones
.,rhre il one Iusl turning into the landing Memphis
She is in the drug dye-stu trade She has the most
brilliant OF crnsuns scarlet and purple with The richest az
sortnent spices aud that ever crossed The seas
New Orleans aud Para rabinga and Wheeling, ST. Louis
and Naua would each and all be in connection by regular
lines OF steamboats, The upper countries OF The Amazon
and the people OF The head waters OF the mississippi Inc
Missouri and their tributaries would be In closer and more
Easy communication than the peop OF the Tennessee and
Ohio with New Orleans when we were boys
When that 4 y comes the mouths Of The Mississippi and
the Amazon M Orleans aud Para, without The aid Of the
lamp The wand :" any sorcerer VIII be within two weeks
OF each other.
Amszona will supply THE country with all the inertropI-
cal productions Of the wOdto Isl country whether we
consider wealth Of is mineral vegetable Kingdom, oil
unsurpassed riches and resources.
While we receiving these things from, this magic Ia
Ola United States would support the workshops and al
ford the granary for that country
The boat yards of the Amazon would be OF the Ohio and
Upper Mississpp the Touring mills OF The Amaze would
DE on the James river packing houses in grazing
Stares and her ioums among our manufacturing people
These stu ling results, feel sure in this progressive
age will be realized They sufficient the
gelic o the whole country but particularly of the
whole Southern and Western people. No doubt il,
who looks al the in which England he's been
riched BY her connection with The of the East
The South is especially interested in the development OF
these extraordinary results and trust that the glowing
| anpeaIs of Lieut. Maury will not be disregarded
-~sss--
A. H. STEPHENS.A letter 10 The Augusta Chronicle,
In reference 10 injuries received BY Mr. Stephens the
| late accident on The Macon Rail Road, says
Mr. Sephrns' head is badly cut his left broken just
above the aow and his body severely bruised all hy
the Railroad cdent Tuesday night He delirious
for several hours but has improved rapidly. He acpt last
nivht as s,n IL child and is doing remarkably well :
There il no RI isn nnyicy his though his
broken lib bruises coafnc him TO his room for
some time His two brothers with him.
HIGHLAND.
Commissioner of Public Works Graham 400; Price "a
Congress -Letcher 479; Maupin 49,
House of Delrgaes-A. H. Byrd (D.) 3al; Savens 2U9.
| POCAHONTAS.
Adam Nottingham, Jr. tOl reelected TO House Ora
hams majority So
! pENDLETON
J. b Kee, (D) re-eected 10 the Honse.