Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-14

still is, engaged in a close scrutiny into |
the occurrences Of last night. A number |
of the principal rioters are ia custody. |
and from The evidence as far as the eAa- |
mutations have progressed, there is little |
doubt that the disgraceiul transaction was
preconcerted by a set OF worthless crea-
lures for the purposes of plumber and ra-
pine.
Wa are Informed THAT Mr.. Michcrs moi
ascending was entirely owingto unforeseen
! aud uncomfortable circumstances; and
that lie has experienced a disappointment
much more secere than that OF the pub
lie.
We are just informed that the Mayor
has committed ten persons charged on
! oath OF being actively concerned in The
riots of last nigh,.-Warranis are OUT
| against several others implicated in the
business. TGa-
The following is lis' of persons, who .en
| hearing this morning before the Mayor,
have been committed for trial, as being
concerne,lin these disgraceiul proceed
| 'ngs, and we understand that several
, o'herShav been committed by Alderman
Badger, for the same offences.
John Parrish, Thomas Henry. Aaron
Carter. Andrew Murray. Joseph Gibson,
John Allen, John Levenlisi, John Tippin,
Henry Ross, David Richardson.
The riot is said TO have commenced i'm
consequence of boy, who was climbing
one OF the garden posts, being violently
strucK by some person who was inside OF
the tence-and we regret 10 learn that the
boy is since dead.-(A mistake y
| The rioters whom we saw at the Nav
ors Office, are, with the exception Of Par
rish, very young men and boys. Reg.
| Nopfa N oc, a.
been unprecedented, aud are To take their
trial. We cannot but have some pity
for them for, although all prudence fled
them night before last, and they commit
tednexcusable offences, we do not doubt,
bat. many of them i'm cooler hour,
would have disowned such proceedings.
| DlEDl-At Washington, on Tuesday even
| ing, after painful and protracted illness. our
worthy te,iow-cItizen, ROBERT BRENT,
| Esq. late Paymaster General of the Army
andlndge of the Orphans Court for the coun-
| tyofW ashington No man has enoyed amaug
MS more esteem than he. His honorable and
vlrtuous character commanded general re-
| spect, which his aniable aud bengnant tenn
per and manners ripeued into warm attach
ment on the part ofthose who personally knew
lim. Nat. Int.
North Carolina Congressional Election.
Felix Walker, II appears, is reelected
10 Congress, by majority OF 587 votes
over j. M. Carson.
| We thought that W. Davidson had no
opposition in his election. Ii appears.
however, that the vote in his district
stood as follows: for w. Davidson l7Os.
J. T. Brevard 1903, Fl. Conner 67s.
| The returns from North Carolina are
now complete, aud the first of the two
| following columns exhibits tile names of
the members elect:
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
| Jesse S2ocum5, Jesse .Siocuynb
| LemWei SaWyer, LeDwet .Sawyer,
Thomas "a. HAL, IhomaS II. HaN,
/ Charles HOOKS, James Owen.
II. q. Burton, .JcyeDk II. Byyau
John CHtpeper, James Stewart,
j. y. Snuth, a. s. SIXTH,
Weldon EdDards, Weldon EdDards,
Thomas Settle, Thomas Settle.
VIM. Davidson, Wm. Davidson.
tta saaG,iiss HKi fthe% 58a,ie, E3,5.r
fe"S HaHer. FeRr Walker. u.
| INDIANA Jonathan Jennings is re-
elected Governor OF the Stale of indiana.
by majority oi three to one over G.
Harrison, his opponent and RqtcAif Booa
is elected Lieutenant Governor bV ma.
De Pauw.
MIcHIGAN.-A Delegate TO Congress
Is Is; about TO be chosen by the people of
Michigan, for the first time. under an .o.
passed al the las, session of Congress
Several candidates are already named
amongst whom are, Il. b. WoodUayd
U'ILiam Woodbridge, John r. Williams
Henry 1. Hunt, and Major WarueU.
Mtl'ta,y Expedition to the Upper Missouri
ST. LOUIS, August ll.-By persons VIM
have descended the river direci from
Camp Martin, we learn tie following ,,ar.
ticulars- p"i
On the 18th July the provisions cav.
out al Camp Martin, aud the soldiers
dispersed in small bodies under tIIe com,
mand oidItferent officers, 10 subsist them.
selves as they could among tie Indians
and in the woods This camp was a1e
miles up the Missouri, and had been
occupied since last fall by d battalion NJ
the Rifle re2lment.-CoI Johnson had
the contract for supplying it with ra,ions
On The Both July, Col. Chambers With
The remainder Of The Rifle regiment was A.
Fort OSagr, 80 miles below the mouth of
The Kansas, waiting the arrival OF proyis-
ions. P'O'
On The 3lst July TIE Western E1oiuee,
lug.
The same day the advance OF tile sixth |
Infantry IN keel boats were ten miles hove |
Tie mouth OF Grand river.-An accident
had happened among these boats. In a
rapid part Of the river The corcieNe. or tow
ing rope, broke; The bsat swung. and
Grove down The current until striking a
SaWye',, overset and went 10 the bottom.
a soldiers wife and la child were drowned.
-Grand river enters The Missouri 24o
miles above IFS Junction With the Mjssis.
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