Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-01

aud 10 allow this order 20 be carried
INTO immediate execution by the foreipn
commissions, without the sanction of lie
competent legal tribunal, Of even the To-
cal police tribunal, although they enter
tanned HE strongest conviction of the
Illegal nature of the proceeding. Tue
commissioners occupied themselves seve-
raj hours with searching the houses, aud
then, WitkO.. haUing draHn up even proto-
cotcf Msir proceedings, they brought the
papers found by them in sealed bags to
The rector OF the university, who, at the
same Time, had received the strictest
lnJnnctions, IN case of necessity, 10 aid
Inc commission In every possible manner
I'D Tue execution of their purpose.
IL may easily be imagined how much a
violent measure of this description must
nave thrown into commotiOu the whole
town, and particularly the members of
the university. Ali the colleges were
closed; the students and bur2-rs ASSEM-
bled IN bodies in the streets, anal both by
their words aUd!ooks testified their strong
displeasmrc, which has been greatly M
creased siuce II WAS found oul that The
strlciesi a"cosnit0 on their journey was
enjoined the commissioners 1; thai they
NeTe oINtes'ed to trGvei urder foreisH HamcS,
ami eli H ciTH dresses that tGcy remained
several days lneognito al Bonn before The
investigations, waiting the return Of Ike
LILLIAN. who uere atarevicW al Cobleniz,
10 aid them IN case OF necessity thai
they literally obtained access 10 professor
Neiker by stealth, having, according 10
The riaid, al a tiae wheu the professor
was still asleep, announced themselves
as old friends 10hO lriShed 10 take leare of him,
and thus obtained access In short, the
secrecy and vioiemce Of tie proceedings, could
N &c IA lsl tI,p I,,,t h
eSi degree, Ia the least acquainted with The
s! nj OF our laws, which the king lately
gave us his express assurance we should
continue 10 enjoy.
According 10 these laws, as every one
knows, the house of the citizen Is a
sanctuary TO which Only iile legal tribunal
has access. According 10 these laws, the
State Fr0curator only, tLc representative
OF the law, III cases of crime or the invcs-
tIgalIon OF crime, ~ as tue case here,
has lie right OF searching papers or unit
hSS, which may serve as proofs, III the
presence OF thrpariy suspected and lie is
moi al liberty To lake possession Of ther,
I'LL he has drawn UP d protocol of what
he has so found. According 10 these
laws, even the most formidable military
ana police commissions, The odious in
vendors OF French despOtism, are always
placed III subUrdnailon to the public
miniSiry, and never can exercise their
functions without the sanction OF its au-
lhorlLy. The whole of the teachers of
ihe University are. in short, placed under
these laws, as is expressly declared by
Section l If tie Aeademical Statutes.
Relying on the validity of these laws, as
acknowledged by the King, the three
Professors more Immediately concerned,
as well rs the whole ISsnafns AcadeDicuS,
nave III The first place protested against
all further proceedings OF The foreign COM
mlssioners. In The second place, the
SenGtaS AccdeDicuS, have expressly called
on The State ProcuIalOr 10 INSIST on the
recall OF this Illegal commission. In the
third place, this body has iransmitic3
circums'anllal protest against The whole
OF these violent proceedings, by a mes
senger to The ministry Of justice III Bcr-
lin.
We are looking forward with the great.
er anxiety towards The termination nflhis
affair, as II will determine whether we are
again 10 lay our account with IIe Secret
f0llcv, whatever name ii may receive,
which seemed 10 US 10 have disappeared
With Tie odicus dominion of the Flench
or whether we may in future place auv
reliance on lhe inyiolable saHcliiy of (Ec
laws.
SAVANNAH STEAM PACKET.
London, Aug. 3.--Ibls fine vessel
sailed from Tramnere on The Cheshire
side of the Mcrscy, on Friday Iasi-lhe
whole strength OF her steam WAS applied,
(beim cen seventy and eighty horse power
but she was completely beat round The
Rock Perch, by the Waterloo steam pack
ct, between Liverpool and Belfast. The
latter vessel has two cugIues Of thirty
horse power each, and is completely ris-
ged with sails, AVID Is calculated To carry
nearly 100 Ions. We had an opportunity
| last week of viewing the Savannah, and
We may safely take upon ourselves 10
say, that more handsome specimen Of
natal architecture never entered British
port. She Is calculated To carry about
$40 tons, Of which i,"arly 900 tons are
! occupied by her machinery. The paddle
wheels oil each side are about II feet i'm
| diameter, each wheel has eight paddles Of
wood, nearly three inches lhick, and four
| feet i'll leugib by two feet in breadth, con-
nected by strong double CHAINS, working
| IN the midway Between stem and Stern.
| The state cabin, which is entirely vain
| scOited with mahogany, iasieiuIll Irlaid,
/ Is 21 feet long, and perhaps ~ feet in
! width-On The sides are the COTS, tweniv in
number, aud admirably calculated Tor
| comfort aud accommodation. The floor
| Is painted 10 initiate tasselaied rave
| men'--lOoklDg glasses are let into the mast
| which divides tbe cabin, and this arrange
mant gives pleasing effect 10 the t0ut
enson,bie. The approach TO the cabin, from
the deck, IS by a convenient staircase
! There asea great number OF other accom-
! modaiiOus for passengers, and the whole
! is highly cTeditable TO American mecliau-
| ism aud ingenuity. We had some conver-
| satiOn with tie Captain (ROgers) who is
not remarkable for being communicative