Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-30

VIM" any oi ms M"JesyS Iu"nial possessions -
LompoN, S'adiY Fresisg, February -.
WAR WITH ALGiEiS
commenced ~ inst tho kegrutv &C A.ic,A nui,,,r-
ed m the Gazette oi S9iu,dy uisit.
.3dniraig Office. F,L. 81, 1894.
Dispatches, dated the is IL las month ani 1t
INST. have this ming been received 80 iii, Office.
from the Hon Capi"'" Spencer, Of his ~ .sp =
ship N"'ad (who had roen directed Ia p,ocrc,l 10 Al
gers, to make, Ia conjunction with his NJ Jest, :
Consul a, that Regeuri, "a remembrance against
some l'Ie proceedings of the Dc,, saiine) ha, he
negoc,aon had ended Enthusiastically, aud that tie
Consul was obliged To strike the British hac and EN-
bark on board his Majrsiy's shin.
Capt Spencer further reports that having met an
Algerne corvette he felt it, under his Instructions
ms duty 10 attack her. aud thar she laid on boar
nnd captured in the mos, handsome manner, by his
Majesty brig Cameiion, when Captain Spencer had
The satisfaction To hUd that he had rescued II Spa
n,ards, whom the Ag.rines were carrying into
slavery.
The causes of this warke declaration ON our
part are, IT appears two lold-one, lhe refusal on
me part oi the Dey, TO make separation for in
sun offered To the British Consular iag, Of what
lure does not yet appear the other--a declaration
NAT he was resolved no longer observe the term
ola treaty made with han, TO retain any Christian
Capiivcs al any nation a state of slavory Cant.
Spencers exploit, recorded above, WAS the mmed i
ate consequence Of Tho batter determination.
55.id"'rdHy CDice, Feb 21.-rhis is to give notice,
ha' the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will
the rnde through the Straits OF Gibraar md within
the rde,ranean, until the differences with the re-
gene, Of Aeiers shall he arranged
Franktori papers to the 10th inst arrived yes,er-
o"y' Inc pAzele OF Soleure contains the copy al
complimentary leuer from the King Of France, IL,
reply 10 the congraiulslon OF the Swiss on his con-
quest oil SPAN new Ordinance, published AZ
Geneva, subject Foreigners to personal appearance
b. fore the police their arrival and al the Alen
Oihce, u their residence should exceed three week
me pena'"es Tor noncompliance are fine aud in
prisOnment.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 90.
WooL DUTIES
Mr. Thomas w ison presented n petition from the
merchants OF the cry of London. against the duy on
me Importation OF foreign wool He stated that on
connt OF these du les, and the high price of abo in
'h's country, the trade which used to he supplied
'ro" Yorkshire had got INTO the hands Of Foreigners.
ARMY ESTIMATES
Lord flmerston sad these rs mates contained a
prop Snd augmentation of null AIRY force 10 The amount
- 4ooo men, and The increased expense would I've
ti93 46i: This augmentation was not IN con,e-
uue"ct oi any appre henson thai the peace &C Eu-
upe would he Disturbed Ut was not proposed in
anticipation of this county being engaged in for
ga war ;--hor was il proposed in consequence of
any "Iam tor the internal tranquility OF the country
n"t solely and amply the OF West India Is
'"nds The augmentation proposed would NIKE the
tnia amount OF our "nd forces, including office.
OH, OF which % 0l9 Tor service IN England
90 22g for Ireland /"
Mr. Hume SAID, the assigned by the noble
Tor" io' increasing ire army, did not appear he
any Jushcanon OF The measure. An army of SO 900
was considered quite sufficient by government last
Ys,r, and was only agreed TO by the House in con-
siderAon OF The sia'e OF lie continent u might he
s.id ina, Ireland was IN bad stare, bur sure he
iha' military iOrce would never make it tranuuII-
Instead oi an Increase, the standing army ought
he reduced from $4,000 10 $1,000 men, (exclusive OF
me n'net.rn India regImenis) and then there would
b. loO,Ooo aniliti" and yeomanry 10 meet any emer
Sehei"s de concluded with moving amendment
{" this ELECT, against any increase of The army be-
You'd $4,000 men, exclusive of the nineteen India re-
mems"
M. Gurdon observed, that the state OF the
Colonies was main reason for the increase of the
,rmy.
SIR w. d. Crespieny, wished that the Government
wo"u speak out on this subject and Il forces
10 be had ~ the West Indies thar the Hon. ~ nihct
for BrambeI would he the Generalissimo Of then-
(Some l.ughter)
General Gascoyne spoke in favour Of The increase
proposed by tsr Government
Colonel Wodahouse, spoke of the disastrous fleets
that had attended many regiments sent abroad. One
sent TO B4rbadoes had lost 20 officers, and 500 men,
snu that IN consequence OF being Ihilher IN an
unhealthy season. Had forces been so limited
such losses might have been avoided.
Mr. dollhouse regretted that this country had not
proclaimed war last year, il the Ubiquitous invasion
"i Spain could not he otherwise ayerIcd We
should then have maintained our proper siuajion -
As 10 the question, he against standing armies
They we're unconstitutional, and all history told HIM
now standing armies had always been used.
l.
divided For the Amendment I0-Against il 1902
From the London Courier, Feb IS
we can hardly persuade ourselves, that the Dry of
A'eIer' 4" ~ Iu rs 10 'he Trouble OF paying him ano-
her visit, Tor the purpose OF reminding HIM of our
former one. The departure of the British Consul
and The rapture of The Algerine cmyeue will probn-
''' D" sufficient 10 awaken both his, 'nd III the
minds ct the bararIans he governs, sense Of the
Danger they have incurred, unless IL is aVcrted hy
speedy adjustment We mn, expect therefore to
learn by the ncxi advIces, should think that due
repardtIon has been made 10y the reluctant despot,
far the 'nlracton ofhis treaty with us. IL appears,
however, hy the following extract offs nriVne lette
iTom Gibraltar, tnat These freebOOters have been
carrying on their p'ratical depredaIions lately TO a
GIBRALTAR, Feb. j-Are YOU aware that the
Aigtrines have feer at sea against the Spaniards
lhe schooner Ma donnell, four days from Oran re-
por =, that they have already captured five vessels
ihr"e OF Which were FROM Gnlca, boHnd TO Catalo-
Hi,."
LONDON, Feb. 90 Very interesting infor-
maiiOn relative 90 the affairs of Greece has
been received ~ London. The Hon Leicps-
ter StanhOpe, who had been attempting for
some time To form corps of artillery, has at
length succeeded To the utmost extent of his
wishes, and now boasts that the Greeks have
force more than sufficient to reduce all the
fortresses in the hands Of the Turks. Mr..
Stanhnpe was recei'ing assurances of support
from all parts OF Greece, with earnest requests
that he would intrrc rde with England TO pro-
cure pecuniary and other means for the esia-
bshment of national schools throughout The
country. Lord Byron continues the soul Of
the Greek cause, and is every where popular
The Primaies of Missolongh have electt d him
member of their Council. His Lordsbip
has undertaken to provide for the expenditure
of the war in Greece until the produce of the
loan shall have been received, and for this pnr-
pose has sold an estate in England, the amount
of which is placed in the hand of Messrs.
Ransom and Co. TO be RENTED 10 Greece.