Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-21
BONES TIC.

WASHIN GToN, August l3.-The Fe-
| deral Gazette, OF Baltimore, cpnsures the
| delay which has occurred In executing The
sentence OF death OH the mail robbers
convicted ia that city in May, aud i'm
puics II TO the ~reissa! or neglect OF the
President TO sign what Is called death
! warrant. 1t has moi been usual, we be-
iieve, for the Executive of the United
STATES to issue any such warrant in CAPT
tai CONFECTIONERY do mol at present re-
collect a single case-Nlr. Jefferson, we
know, uniformly declined To do so. In
deed, II has been but seldom necessary,
~ the federal courts, acting in coniormi-
~ 10 the practice OF the states ia which
they are held, generally direct the execu-
ton OF tiIeiT own sentences, without any
>anction from the Executive authority.
In Maryland, however, where capital con
vicilons are executed i'll virtue only of a
warrant from the governor, the judges of
he federal court cUniormed 10 the state
practice, and referred the execution Of the
sentence pronounced on the mail robbers
4 an order fromtie President, vito, we, an
d,rstaud, consents TO yield To what seems
10 be required by the Maryland practice,
without which the sentence would ueces-
sarly remain uneXecuted until the next
term of the circuit court of Maryland.
Nat. Int.
The New Orleans Chronicle gives us
Il list of t'centy steam boats, carrying near
4 600 tons, which trade to that port from
the upper and adjacent country. H.
A dreadful hurricane, almost uuexam-
pied in violence, We understand, passed
over the Northern Neck of Virginia, and
obIiquc!y across the Potomac, into Ma
ryIand. on Saturday afternoon, prostrat-
ing III its course trees, FENCES, &c. on the
land, and on the river committing lnju-
ries much more distressing. Several YES
sells, we are iuformed,w sunk, amongst
them one which was carrying several
passengers from the navy yard, in this
city OH visit To their friends below, and
hich seeing the hurricane approaching,
had come TO anchor. Four ladies and
four or five children, who were on
board this vessel, persisted tile names
of all of them We have not yet learnt, =
and we fear many more lives were LOST.
We shall he better informed Of this me-
lauchOly occurrence by the steam boat.
~.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCES.
FREDERICKsBURG, August I0.-We
understand, that "a small vessel, from Alex
audria, bound 10 some part ot the Eas-
tern Shore, with load of Flour, and hav-
ing on board. besides three white men
and boy, attached TO The vessel, eight
coiored people, as passengers, was upset
in The Potomac, opposite Tie plantation of
Col. Juhu Cooke, III Stafford, on Saiur-
day last, by a sudden squall or whirlwimd:
bv which casualty the boy and eight
blacks were drowDed--the Others were
rescued By boat from the shore.
H1aH.
We learn that the General Post Office
Department intends to- avail Itself of The
advantage of transporting mails by the
steam boats plying on The Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers, where expedition and safe.
~ may insliiy If. 4 lale act of Congress
empowers the post master general to avail
himself Of This mode Of carryiug ihe mail,
whenever he may deem II cxpcdirnt 20
tie interests OF The community curiigu-
Gus TO steam boat navigation. Masters
of boats, to whom tbe mail NAV be en-.
trusted are, by tie provision, of this act.
under a penalty F0y IFS safc-keeping and
prompt delivery on their arrival al ihc
p!ace OF destination.
washington Cf'y Gr-efie.
B41TimoRE. August ia rcnilsn,an Of
tli. city received, via Charleston on S,trr.
dag. a letter from tte Havana. dated Moro
Castie Prison, July 2Dlh 1873 Tbs lpftsyet;.
closes petition addressed TO tie President Of /
The y. StaieS, signed by the officers and crew
ofG,c sl00p AiDyra, which sailed from Charles. /
ton ior -. Thomas, wiih raIgO OF prov ions !
For the Information Of those concerned we /
publish tie petition. rdReTicar
80 yIr humble petitioners. American ciii. /
zens. sailed from Charleston S. G. Tor St. Tho.
mas, m the sloOp Aimyra, loaded with an as
sorted cargo Of provisions, which was resu
Iariy cleared at The custom house, both vessel
ana CARO-, sue havink the regular documents !