Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-21
Washington City, Apri, Ii, 1915.


Latest from tie Southern .4y,av.
The following is an extract of a letter
to gentleman OF this place, from an Off
Ger, dated
FORT SCOTT, 3iARCB %.
81 suspect Gen. Gaines's wreck will form
The most striking circumstance of this
campaign. Though there has been no
scaniy share of privaiiOn, of danger and
OF hardship, we shall have lille TO make
" Gazette" of-especiaily from the pre-
sent force employed There are now on
the march TO the Mickasucky town (aboui
60 miles from this post Just below the
Spanish liuc) about 5000 whites and 1900
Indians, besides thousand mounted
Tennessee troops, which are every mo-
menteXpected. On our crossing the line,
which the hostile party had been led TO
believe we would not do, the Indians scat.
tered very much-Inderd am inclined
20 believe, that most Of those who have
committed no actual hostility against
us have dispersed themselves 10 avoid
The impending storni.- The Mictasuc-
kles, who are the most powerful town
which was considered hostile, (rafed at
500 warrlorS) are said to have returned to
their homes and il Is supposed by many
will yield without stroke. The same
terms which were formerly offered, " The
giving up the murderers," will be now sd-
hered to on our part. do not think
there are now 500 indians in arms against
Us.
The old Negro Fort has been made
tenahle, merely believe as place of de-
post"
70 Within the last four DAYS, our eli
mate has shifted thirty degrees OF latitude
further north. On Sunday We had snow I:
and yesterday morning (20ih April ice
~ GIBSON, who was convicted at our
last tall elrcuit court of the murder
ct PeatrCss, but who obtained new trial
IN consequence Of the low state Of health
to which he vas reduced, was again put
to Tie bar, during the last week, in This
clty-and on Saturday, the jury returned
verdict against him of Murder ofthe FIRST
degree. Some exception, we learn, has
been taken by his counsel which will
probably go mp TO the General Court.
Truth slowly but surely dissipaies the
DIsts of error committee of the legis
lature ofNew York have chimed in wirl,
Nv Hays idea, by reporting in favor of
the repeal OF all the usury laws. They
say "tlIe time has certainly arrived, in
which The good sense of the community
demands, that The price of money, Ike
that of every article Of general use in the
business OF men, sheuIG be left TO reeg-
late itself: declaring by law what that
price should be only in cases where ilie
parties have not otherwise settled the
price between themselves"
Delegates returned to Serce in the nerl Leeisia.
tire Of PEginia
Caroltas-Hay Battaiie, Stafford III Parkera
Cdmpbefl-Jesse Burton. VIM Clark.
Charles City-Joln Armistead, G.. s. Roane.s
Erdnkln--Lewis Turnbuil, Benz. Cook
GreensUiHe NJ. JefIers,s W. II. Broad
nax.~
L.oadORn-Robert Braden, John NJ. McCar-
ty.s
LLepenswg- Joseph J. DegraGenreid, DIR.
Matthe,cs-Wm. II. Ransome, Jas. II. Rows
NeU KeH!-Rchard Graves, John II. Chris.
tan.
Prince George Richard b. Bate N. Col.
lty.@
Po,ohatan-Thomas Miller. Colin Clark.
PetersbuTg- William r. Johnson ls9-J. f.
May, l0l. Majority for J. s.
Warwick -1bos. Pescud, VIM. Jones
NeiD Members.
SENATORIAL
In Charles City, Clopton I1d, Hay IS .-Clop-
tens present majority, about 273
In the Chesterfield district, there is no oppo-
sitOn to James Robertson, jun. the last Sena-
tor.
In the Dmiciddie district. benjamin. Hsrda.
way Of Diuwiddie, and John Tucker af Brnms-
wick, are candidates. ~ Liwenburs. fuckers
majority -, aud in GreensriHc o. Present
majority for 4. n.
CONGRESSIONAL
JONES. Perrsm.
" cenSyllie. ....... sbS.. $50
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fctersburg acknowledgements
J0ness present majority, Dinwiddie
yet TO be heard from - large county, aud
gen. Pegram's place Of resideuce."
[Petos5urg Rep.
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~ We regret 10 he under the necessity Of /
oiutting this day. Mr. Leroy Anderson inter. \
sslinE adyeriisementof us female school and |