Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-23

p,rssia Russia &c All these roads are thus made
10 concentrate upon Antwerp as INC d srIenSs
c, not uuon tho north Atlantic These ioaoS EXTENDED
in one line would nearly 5VoO miles ihey pene
lra,c countries, the aggregate pnpu'a'ion' mi. 80, ~
100 Ind an three millions of souls Their npposi'e 'erm
M i,. n nnon The Mediterranean, the Airiatc and the
Black sea Win these advantages II wou'a NC sur
risne if antwerp d d; not mere Norfolk Charleston
md Savannah ell that she requires for her l noe ..
pcy, /. proper class OF steamers upon wv ' N''
"i mol ohg Ma': nennco has been desrous for some
ma, IN secure their establishment, and lor lhis pnr'
POSE valuable anu n es,abish
~, IL which wnnM ha &c done for Philadelphia ihan
half dozen lines 10 Liverpool were defeated oy e pe.S
of those who could not secure its ~ c
ives II ia now lost 10 Philadelphia New fork mas Sc
cured IT, company has been chartered mere, 1mu Wv,
steamers about 10 be placed nne s secured for ri
directly with that city, Another line VIII! DC L n
her Sayannnh Charleston Norfolk oou.acn S,e
man ia now in Brussels, arranging the m h Msmoh
Government 10 meet The views eli he subscribed here
convention. One third the capai VIII oe ,ond o,, rd
and nil that the Belgian government can cH"u ,h; H
aiming The line will BIO free granted N ,i,h
n,IIrs nrr actively engaged in forming an assoca.
I n object the receiving, storing and
holding for sale all The Southern proouc.sl ~ nea,lv
and tobacco They will maES cas-" ia contemplated viii
huid IN commercial depot at Antwerp, lton " AIM
cnnlincn, will mainly derive lis suPples " h
Ioh,crn Sc and from which will DO shppea '''' H'D"'''
lures OF all Germany ,, ;,, NJ NanoIeon
II would SEEM therefore, as II the views o, sno,o f.
would be realized. and that Antwerp WIN '.a' The
ule Gay, s'anI h h aO association will afford 10 the
South will be beyond calculation, and whGheve' r
civ may secure the line will become the icaoine roi.
III ; for h, whole of the Southern States TO rely upon
VIRGINIA at present. holds somewhat Inc aoVanS ~ h
ha wing already moved IN The matter one may S ~"
fore either of the other will have lme 10 uhe wy, h
orire nromDt action on her part she VIII lose ne
only reuuinng opportunity for eslaoi'sHn2 hi South
the direct foreign commerce, go desired oy m h MI nf s
a on much urged upon the Southern people ny I'LL Va "
0anose to the city of Antwerp. the left bank OF hs
river is the Tcte dc Flanders bennn is anon should
loo ., ndy pain which it was intended by
h mr,n,nJcd with Notifications, within "hch no ou'
S nl,r,,, The Imperial Dock Yards, Basins ana Musa
,;,es and here he to lay the foundation VI ah e"o
civ that was u be the great entTePot LOT 'c
on,;rc continent Of Europe. The PROJECT OF ou'iulI m
civ ON this position ia about 10 De re'!'eu u..oi pJ
realized An able engineer has been for snns tune
,, survrya Dlans estiuates e., and the government
will encuurag &c II to The iui extent al i!s poWt,s
steamers America, and the sPIluSnhs VI M 800 -,
ns 81" " rh they will introduce, WILL however, w
wards the carly realization of this splendid poJsc a u
The patronage Of the government can elect ,
NV letter extended TO greater e"sti .ma r. nnnId
,,c, and vet have not half described Antwerp IL "ouln
,nr volume TO do 3d. must therefore, not continue u
ther; but cannot drop the locality without no'ns an nc
dent the recital OF which Affected me deeply ~ "u w po
,,c action of Young Du,chman during Inc siege Oh 1901
an action that will with the heroic aeVo'ioh OF
Spartan or Roman times During the prevalence ol ey
storm in February of that year. gun boat COMMANDED y
Dutch officer of the Of Van SpeYk was endea
wiring 10 each the Citadel In working up, sc twice hs'e
,aye and notwithstanding the most desperate Vi
he struck Inc Siloe JuSt oppoS''e
The sItua ion of the had been watched oy inc
and 80 soon as she hepessly last upon inc snoe
nary of them leaped board 10 make prize Oh lne
stranded vessel aud demanded in the most eIlllne anhe
the surrender Of the ship Van Speyk saw lhal efc "as
neither chance for successful resistance Us NE
s,snIs ouadrurled hs furce but he had repeatedly
I'm, he would mover yield the vessel which his country
Cd cnrnsred TO him. and he kept his word lie sprung 10
line pnwdcr ms nzne laid lighted cigar upon an open oar
rcI Of nunpowder and dropping upon MS knees " ;l-
-, yenrss from his God for the crime OF SELL
destruction calmly watched the result In a It" mo-
m.n,s the FORT the city, and the shores 'irated win
,ha short of The explosion The daunlless Van Speyk
and ali but three OF his devoted crew. were blown TO atoms
Van Spe, was orphan. He knew nor alher tnnthe1
nor any love but that for his c0untry by nc haa neeh
at the public charge in un Orphan Rouse az h"-
st,rdain II gratitude for this was unbounded me as
sIv wic, he'd marked his youthful progress, lea 10 ns
rromGlion and him death was more welcome ltah the
Ieast Of negligence n The trus! when hau
uoscd i'm him N0by did he pay the debt which nc ie Que
n that country for kindness He gave all ha nc pos
sesscd-hs e and not unnindui has his country Dfeh u
his memory Ry the side Of De Ruiters II has set up
10 his memory and deCrecd that hcneorlh h;c
shon always vessel 10 the Dutch navy bearing the
name Of Van Speyk. ,
The country between Antwerp and the mouth VI the
Scbrd, il flat md s very low. Frequently thai river
like the MssiSspps above the surrounding me
,nds ARE not,cicd by y creEs as we call
,hcm from oveiJws During tho contest with the puich
,hsse emhankmenls cul. and the country for miles
arnund was laid under And from the accumulation
nf sand and the nreg n the salt wafer, it was rem
Jred u:c, cultivation until 1893 when The pcrscrcrn"
ministry of The inhabitants had removed the shnd ana 10
rrcai extent restored iis former productiveness.
Ia my next will give you some account o DfusstS and
the country intervening between il and Antwerp;