Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-15
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER Is, 1863

upo inquiry OF Mr. Schenck sarhed was in rrrly IG"
rlrs MADE in French and Portuguese to who was,
the answer that was the American Consul given. III
show being oreT returned hod,r, getting back 10 IN
lodgings al hail. past o'clock.
hope ths long and uninleresting will not lin
you-but thought might aIluSe - and my dear liiil
grand. children and IN truth, my lime hangs heavily o
my hands, have ma:c Ibis the means ol consuming lh
morning.
the muon-ior both of which am Obliged 10 look in tn
North
There is Il movement in the criec market, and abou
lS GOO bags have been purchased Which, board ship hr
viii cost aSDut nine cents pound Severn! vessels VII
leave The latter part Ct lhis week. The stock n Hour il
first hands here is reduced about 10 coo barrels and
amount in other hnns is about 20CO5 barrels, with cGn
sumption home and Tor the Interior equal 10 about SO
barrels per diem No -four is expected for abou, tw
weeks aud iuay be three hrnre any arrival the aIcl
is frner and Richmond is selling for Is mcns per barrel
being about SlU per barrel The duty Is about s.!
SEprEMyER 5tIi 1853.
The Sea Bird has determined ior days 10
freight, and have opportunity 10 send his except by m
Minnesota, that will sail On The l9h or 2Uh.
continue very yell Tie most experienced Physician:
say ME, the very Of rt age
having III: lever. Some OF them declare they have never
known sich But 10 hot permit idle Iumors 10 dis
urb ynu There is great want oi medical talent here
True they have able men, bat they very lew and
as example, mention thai young Ishmrn was taken
sick, some six ur days since, and his Doctor pro-
nOunCei his c! yellow fever; bat 10 his dsay, Oh
yesterday, his patient broke ou with sDal. pux! !.
To pass through tic called "Ouviiur, with the two
ch!dcn wGHiI Gwlldrr ard delight them 1t Is filed with
uiu JGwelIy, drases, dry goods book s0rsr pictures
p:rs toys o: all possible and designs would keep
them lingering for week 10 gaze them. In many, I'll"
English language IL spoken; and there some excellent
merchants among l:cn An Ud Fenciman at no rs has
commenced making nI me, work box be composed OF
all Ghc raiuabie loods Of the country.
went last night lu cuncert and heard good song,
and thirteen very bad 1t was tho first night have
been in the city after dark Two balks ere just coming
n; they from Monlrviu and in ballast but they have To
pay the fees others With nercurc now se'en'
teen vr@scl5 in port. $50
SEPTEMBER 18th, 1853
The weather is too damp to ship curc and
Sci can get oil for days Indeed the Sea Bid nay
go until towards the last OF The week and The A!ih.
may this letter. his vessel is tie "nc on board
Of which ha placed the boy Stanton abnu! whom "Ioc
Mir. Ellis. Capt FcacOck tells lie has shown iseit
be excellent boy and that he shall call and gee e the
DAY before he sails We have had arrival here iro lie
United Sas FOR au three weeks and yet on his day
there American vessels here In ten or twelve
days vessels be in with new Ju or the price
hee will get UP very much In The next "eeR I'll least i0"r
vessels will leave here for The United States.
The oranges cost abou! hall cent cac and tc bananas
equally cheap.
have GO, as M servant wait and the table,
and The Office, excellent free negro boy, named
John, who speaks the English and Portuguese language
we'll and who was in The service OF Df Wise ihIs
great comfort az expenses III i'ing lnciniiGg
hiring cannot exceed SllOO and may not be much ABOVE
$500.
SEPTEMBER l9!h, ls53
Among the other curious things that here, Is the
Of supplying milk. There are no milk carts here,
but :o~s large n size and with utdeTa oi great
dimensions tqu2rg in all respects our mountain COWS ana
driven with Il calf each through the srce5 attended BY Il
hoy man. and milk WOMAN and they SOP al lhe door pi
each customer where the quantity OF mix wanted - laen
from II" COW delivered fresh. and pa! 1r 80 The cows
continue tho rounds until about II oclocs when they stop
Their travel IL renewed ia the evening" ana C1uinGea ul
nighi.ail. The very gentle and veiy ial. lhc
caivcE pDor little things.
The Sabbath here ia rarry observed BY any. we have
fine broad and paved opposite Our rGs!Gn@ ara On
the side fronting aud the street. there II large
garden; or il is called in Portuguese "Shlckra This
tended and they Cease or any day from
WORK They have Sunday. give this but az an example
Yesterday these worked constantly as OF aHY rte:
day Since have been residing he!e they have taken on
n crc c;Gp Of rabblgca lettuce carrots onions, etc
ani now have the lani another crop nearly ready
20 BE- removed.
Ja a, this n!orlen, young Stanton has come IN an! nc
promises me- he gets To Richmond mat Gc ""
call and see YOU a. tie children and tell y"n H!l about me
His captain represents lin continue an excellent Youth
The signal : u1 Tor American ship hope iGli may
be lac Courier. from Richmcn! Ii SD, she viii eag me
suic letters papers But fear she sailed before you
all ro the ncws my arrival shall Keep my letter opci
TO the last rroen, let you know something further IT. II
be the Courier.
The weather continues very temperate; the 'teFiolnc'e
stands al IS IN the sn generally goes down 10 ~ al
ngh. continue D my cloth clothes, and sleep nnAe
i Alansct.
haye us learned that the ship thai is coming IN IS ci!
Boston and has had iDng passage.