Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-18

which began al public a;icsiUil gcsiFrl9v
The inlabiiants complain loudly aSaiuS
these piraiicai acts, whiciiibe govrrsmen
! appears 10 shut lis eyes un, and has treat
Ell with indifference every representation
on Tie subject. IL Is To he hoped iha
whatever may be the ultimate result o
these atrocities, The innocen, inhabiiani.
oil tins town may not be included Will
the few guilty. A capt. P, oC " hon
The Americas papers have already spoken
Is The person who furnished the above.
mentioned pirates with commissions, 81
.oAich he SroueAt a qui.c rib k;i.,, in Apr
last, from the river Plate Two briggs, tit.
ted out al Baltimore, have since arrived,
and are "a, anchor al Five Islands, bound
on cruise against the poor harmless Por-
tuguese 50 that in "A short time This is
likely t0become the chief enirepot of the
Brazilian productions and of the Pori,i-
| gnese manufactures. The abovemen,iom-
ed ships are insured at Lloyd's."
ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN ILLINOIS.
The emigration from Great Britain TO
the United States is ROW increasing with
| rapidly. Bui "a few months
since MIR. BIRBECK, an English gentle
man OF high reputation IN his native coun-
try, made Il purchase and settlement in
the territory of Illinois. We are not in
formed ofthe number Who originally came
out with Mr.. b., but we are credibly in
formed that il is now daily increasing,
and will, III the course of the present sum
mer and autumn, amount tn three or four
hundred persons. And what affords adj
diiIonal sra'ihcaiion, is. that many of the
emigranis are possessed OF extensive cap
iial, and all oithem skiliul agriculiuralisis
or mechanics, ardently attached 10 the
benign principles OF The government OF
their adoption.
Mr.. Flowers and family, who are now
III this town, are proceeding Immediately
TO the Illinois settlement. Their party
consist. Of something more than twenty
persons.
II is said Tie British government, have
become alarmed al The loss of wealth and
population have found it necessary to
establish certain regulations, by which
the difficulties Of emigration will be con
sderably increased. But the arm of 20
vcrpmemt will be interposed in vain Mr..
Birbeck has enlightened his c0unirvmrn.
as II relates 10 tl,,' United States, and they
Will find means 10 escape from the oppres-
sion ct their own country, and seek an
asylum III one, more consenial 10 human
happiness; and where The fertility of the
soil, and the low rate at which il is sold,
will afford 10 ali all easy and comfortable
subsistence. AentWchy Reraid.
NOZZLE, August A.. Copy of letter from
General Ripley TO Judge TUuimim dated
Head quarters, Buy of ST. Loais,
sM department., July I, 1878. {
SRI have received from the adjutaut and
Inspector general at Washington, a letter o.,
yours OH the subject of IA supposed resistance
a ~ n he nf
Anxious, as ever have been, that the army
Should bow tn the supremacy of our civil trbu
mails, shall lose no time in enforcing The priu-
ciple on the present occasion.
The young officers possessed of zeal! eallan.
try and aspiring ambition, too often commit
indiscretion similar 10 that complained of in
the prestn, instance. Accustomed t!ieinse Ives
To see principles OF military law operating up-
on those within their imme date sphere of
action, they make an easy and improper tran.
siion in their application 10 The person or
property of the citizen. They do not re fleet
That rules OF conduct necessary to inipart 10
any army ITS impulse. its discipline, and its
suhoIdnation, become acts of tyranny when
applied TO those who are not within the defined
limits OF military authority. Indeed thew do
NOT seem to be aware so fully they ought,
that "A vital principle o. our free institutions
rs, u place the c,vii superior TO The military
authority; and thit were this principle 10 he
exploded, our social institutions. which they.
as wen as all good citizens, hail with so much
veneration, would degenerate into IA military
despoiism. enforcing its etlicts at the uoint al
the bayonot
Although have not the honor of a personal
acquaintance with you, yet, as an Individual
member OF the republic, and feeling deepiv
interested III her fortunes, | nust express 10
You my Acknowledgements tor the PROMPT and
ehicacious mannerin which YOU have Supported
In ms instance. the prerOgatives of the civil
authority; and TO assure YOU that in all cases
WITHIN my command, shall nculcate and en-
force respect for them the part of the ar.
my.
shall wait their instructions as il resnects
Tue period when --- shall be surreude red 10
the competent authority. He, believe. is at
this moment in tile Alabama TERRITORY. and. of
course, II Will require some time To accomplish
1t. And | have only to remark that as - is
valuable Though in this instance an indis-
Greet young officer, and as the military arm
VIII be put forth with vgOr, Within my com.
niand, TO prevent the recurrence of similar
outrageS, do most sincerely hope lie will be
pursued no further Than is necessary to enforce
obedience TO the majesty of the laws.
with high personal respect, have the honor
TO be youT most obedieni hnmbie servant
f. w. RIPLEY,
MGj. gen. CON. 18th dept.
SLAVE TRADE
The abolition OF this detestable traffic has
been decreed by nearly all the nations of En-.
rope. The King Of Sardinia has published the