Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-19

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. had been received la
London fromth western. coast of Africa, Stain z
that battle had been fought the 7h August, be-
tween the Ashantees, amounting TO 25 600 men,
and the British troops under Lieut.. Col. Pardon,
aided by the forces of several native Kings Ti,s
Ashantees were beaten with the loss of 5000 me
killed, wounded and prisoners. The loss of h
force commanded by 1t. Col. Pnrdon -was 500
killed and 1000 wounded. The King of the a
shantees, brother TO him who opp seJ The late
Sir Charles Mccarthy, said 10 have been
wounded. The battle was fought near the villsg
of Doodewan, about "a miles from British Accra
LONDON, Nov. "A.
Assembling Of the .Ne,o Parliament, -Boh
Houses OF Parliament assembled this day for the
purpose OF going through the forms incident to
the assembling OF new Parliament.
Shortly before II o'clock, the Lord High Stew
ard, the Marquis of Conyns CHAM, attended the
House OF Commons, and number of member.
were sworn in. Al o'clock the Lord Chancel
Tor took his seat in the Hoyse of Lords, and ha
wing summoned the members of the Commons the
commlss ION for opening the ParliSynent was read
His Lord,hlp then having desired them TO pro
coed TO the election OF Speaker, they withdrew
The Parliament will be opened ia due 70, IN by
the Royal Speech THIS day week, and not on
Monday next generally supposed On
that day Lord Liverpool and Mr.. Canning will
give the usual Pariam entary dinners to certain
Members OF the Legislature.
From the New York American.
NEW York, December l4.-By the Packer
Ship William Thompson, we have our London
files to he 10Th ut.
Among the passengers in this ship are John A.
King, late Secretary of Legation ia Londoa, and
Mr.. Waring, Kings Messenger
Mr. j. ~. King Is the bearer of dispatches for
Warrington, whittier he proceeds 10 day a, . o.
clock. The import ofIhese dispatches is said to
be of a friendly nature. They have no relation,
however, 10 the West India question, which re
mains untouched.
From tie German papers we learn hat the cause
OF Greece Is in hopeless state. These papers
| ACCUSE the correspondents of the Greek Commit ee
OF coGcealing the truth, in order TO p oirac an un
availins struggle, TO the injury of all parties
LONDON, Nov. -.
BY the intelligence from Portugal, il appears
that the Princess Regent has found ii necessary to
| apply to the British Admiral commanding the En-
glish squadron in the Tagus, (Lord Ameus B4au
clerk Tor body guard, formed from the Ro, al
Marine corps under his Lordship's order. The APP
T.'cation was instantly complied with, and on the
18th ut. Captain Mitchell, Gordon, and S e, ems,
Lieutenants M'Kennon and Walsh, with four
Sergeants, and Isl rank and file, were landed,
took up their quarters at the Royal Palace of a u-
da; the Cause OF this proceeding appears 10 have
been, that all the ttoops which could be mustered
had marched from the capital, against the dissaect-
ed, TO the northern provinces.
We have received, this morning the Fke e,,eiue
Zeitung TO the Sd inst. It's contents are impor-
'ant. Under date of Odessa, Oct. Is, the " sub
stance" Is given of the additional Convent pro-
posed by Russia and accepted by Turkey. With
out going into an examination of this instrument,
as now communicated, do not see that Russia
| can have any thing more 10 require. To u it
appears that every point is conceded by the Porte.
LONDON, Nov Q.
The Paris papers of Monday, with the Etoie
dated Tuesday, have arrived in due course The
latter contains some news from Greece The
Captain Pacha, it is said, had landed in the Isle of
Samos, and the new Egyptian expedition had arr
we'd on the coast OF the Morea. Accounts from
| thence state, that Colocotron was about to march
with strong corps for the relief CT Athens; while
from Corfu, we learn, that a force of 5000 men,
under the command Of b. Mavromichalis
were TO be employed for the object
LONDON, Nov. s.
Lord Cochrane has addressed Letter TO the
Editor OF a Morning paper, dated Marseles, Oct
3U, In which he says:-
. Having observed paragraphs in various news
papers, throwing blame on Str Francis Burdeu.
Mr. Hobhouse NJ. E.llice, and MIR Ricardo. some
Oh which impute those aspersi onS TO me, you VIII
confer on me favor, and do an act OF Justice. if
you Will assure the public, as have done gentle
men, mat TO blame them, regards Greek al,
iars, never entered into my mind. Ii the Enci
neer has failed to execute his task, he alone in
my opinion, is answerabe. As to myself, it ap-
pears 10 me, at the time, that,I could not perso-
naiiy, watch over the progress of the works IN
hand, owing to the unfortunate Proclamation. 1
have TO regret tina, did then see that PiocIa-
nation in The light which now do
letter from Cowes, stated that the Greek fri
gate Hope. from this port. was spoken 22d Oct
lat 10, .ong 53i.
The Bishop OF Bordeaux, (aie Bishop OF Boz
TONI has been elevated to the Peerage.
The Paris Etoe gives letter from Constanti-
nople OF Oct. IA, stating that the Greek Patriarch
has been deposed.
Accounts have been received from Marseiles
OF Lord Cochrane's having effected the purchase
OF small irigate in the port for the service OF
Greece, for the sum of 2,00Ol This, with Captain
Hastings steaiD-vessel aud the irigae from New
York, will give a new character to The Greek ma
val foice.
The Etoile, coniradicts the report that political
agents were about 10 embark from Bres, TO all the
States OF Spanish America. Consul- only had
been sent 10 two, Colombia and Mexico and these
Consuis derived their authority from no higher
source than the French Admiral on the American
station
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