Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-14

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/ WALTER SMITH. Litsi. a. .artiltrrg
,oh tS'a A. w wtlii; i L,ssf -. srs,iry
J UPTON S. FRAsLR. LieRf.U. S. .sr.:iicr.,
| Boston, August IL, 1917.
Extract of the letter fran Brig. Gen. Av1cr. IN.
ciosing. the proceedings Of the Court HkrttH,
ddted Hsad-tlaarteTs, See5na Military Dcsgrt-
| meaf.
/" lieve it to be the wish of all The
officers OF my command, as il is sincerely
my own, that captain Hobart and lirniaiI-
AMI Can't be continued In the army"
MARYLAND ELECTION.
In Frederick county the Resal!;eo,,
| Ticket for Delegates has succee,led bv a
| majority OF nearly 900 votes Thomas
| Hawkins, Il. S. pi.man, II. Stembell and
VIM. Downey, are the gen,lenen elected
| This county has been Federal for six
| years.
In Kent county there was no opposit;-
OH TO The Federal Ticket.
In Talbot and Caroline counties. if is
said the Republican las triuniphed over
! the Federal ticket!
Thus may it ever be when parties are
| marshalled against each other sttte polls.
hat. Int.
Mr.. Q. SULLIVAN, tl,e Consul OF the
United States at Mogadore. in the King
dom OF Morocco, has officially informed
his goyernment, under dale oithe 10Th of
August last, that authentic Intelligence
mad rta he'd Mogadore of tue Plaques
prevailing IL AiS'ers. 10.
BAl-iMoRE, October S.-Tbe steam boat
philadelphia. arrived Yesterday evening took
from small craft two meu and bow, (the
captain $ name Cooper the vessel was bound
20 baltimore fronrR appal'annock with wheat,
nut missed her way the night before, and big
ed on Naltham's Point, aud filled-Capfain
IriPpe seat his boat ami landed the crew on
Haltliam Point at their request
NEW YORK BATTERY.
The erection of public offices for the
service of the United States on that beau
iitul public walk, appears TO have receiY-
ed the decided Misrepresentation. of the cor
poraiIon and inhabiiants OF New York.
during the late war tile Battery was ce-
ded TO the United States, for the purpose
OF erecting Notifications Tor the defence
of The city-and Major General Scott. in
July last, IN "a note 10 Inc mayur declared
his intention to erect these Offices WHICH
were to be built with an elegance of
construction 10 render them an ornament
TO the Battery" The corporation ia their
answer express decided wish flat
none OF this ground might be occupied bv
public offices, however elegantly con
structed; a that they considered not such
an occupation of the premises within the
spirit and meaning Of The grant" Gene
raj Scott, OF his reaurn from his summer
excursion, has issued orders. and The
foundation ola building so feet by Is is
laid and progressing.
80 tar the newspaper accounts give lis
knowledge Of the affair. We seriously
regret that any misunderstanding shonld
have iakeD place between the parties. and
viii be 2ratitlcd TO inform our readers of
the amicable adjustment of the dspuIe
in question.
BY the mail ofyestsrday, we are fur
nished with The further PROCEEDINGS of
Major General Scott and the Corporah-
on OF New York, relative 10 the erection
ot public Offices on the Battery. General
Scott, Ill second letter TO them, CON
Guides win determination " 10 90 on with
Tie buildings Ill question, unless slopped
by the civil authority or some military
superior" In consequence ofthis letter.
the following resolutions were unanimous.
y adopted by the corporation:
That bis honour the Mayor make an.
piIcation, by letter, TO the President of
The u. States, requesting him to cause
the erecting of buildings on the Battery
to be stopped.
That The street commissioners he in.
SStructed TO remove all distractions or
buildings erecting on the Battery contra.
ry 10 law, and that special committee
DE appointed TO aid and assist that officer
III the performance of his duty.
Inc Corporation then passed an Ordi-
nance, prohibiting all horses, carriages.
wagons, or carts from being driven up
on lie battery, excepting for tie use Of
the corps of artillery.
The question ofright TO the occupation
ot The Battery is strongly urged by both
parties, and has excited The greatest in,e-
rests among the New Workers ofaIl class
es, who appear TO be almost Unanimous
| " opposed tO The proceedings Of General
scott. As there appears no necessity I'm
The present peaceful state Of tie country.
for the erection of these buildings. and
The wishes Of the great body Of HE iuEa-
bliants being decidedly against il. we
make no doubt, from the wclI-kno.n dis
position of President Monroe. to whom
lie matter is referred, that lac viii be in
duced 10 countermand the orders Of the
MAYOR General. BGltiDiOrs inner.
NEw-YoRK, October 5.-The Uni
ted States sloop OF war Ontario. sailed
from tins port on Saturday morning. dcs-
tlnation unknown.
Some seamcn. lately arrived in this city
from Havana, have handed us a statement
| made by some Americans ia confinement
at that place with request that il might
be published, in the hope that govern
men may afford them relief.
The statement is signed I,v Peter An