Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-16

DEAIH OF COMMODORE HENIEY-(, OmmDdoro Lob,
H. Henley, Commander of the IT, States West Indie
squadron departed this life at Havana ON the Dad Of
May The United States Sloop of War Vandalia. sail
ed on the following day for Pensacola with he re,,ns
Commodore Henley attained the rank of Can,ain 10
Iol7-than which, il is well known there is none b;hc-
IN our Navy. BY common consent however the lille
oil commodore IL accorded to commanders squadrons
UsITED STATES SNIP VAYDALIA,)
Havana, May %, 1885.
AN event oi melancholy nature occurred to us this
afternoon Commodore John d. Henley, Commander
Of the West India Squadron suddenly expired on hoard
the ship ne had been in i'll health for some months but
not sufficiently so TO alarm his friends. He yesterday
AFTERNOON went on shore for the purpose Of riding out Of
the city, and returned board at shutdown appsrenIv
rs well as usual but in the night had attack of dar
rhea, for Which our Surgeon, Dr. Osborn prescribed
little thinking him TO be dangerously ILL.,
was dining in the cabin, to-day, in company with
Dr Osborn and Mr. Miller; the Secretary in the stats
room called to Mr. Miller who on entering il requested
Dr. Osborns attendance. We all suddenly arose from
our seats, and, approaching his couch found him in
tue agonics oi death IL was sudden and so unex-
Peced that we were all asonishedit has cast gloom
all s
:, We shall sail tomorrow morning with the body for
Pensacola ~
lIE TREATY.-l Information has reached us in which
implicit confidence may be placed, that the proposed
treuty with the Cherokees met an INDIGNANT and nm nm
compromising opposition by John Ross Council a., RED
Clay rms, to our mind, has settled the question and
any further efforts upon the part of the Government 10
settle this question upon reasonable terms will be
less, not 10 say madness and folly in the exrc,oe -
TOSS party consists OF the whole, nearly all the eno
an unlimited influence and before any thing definitely
can be done upon this subject the Governor must sub
due that perverse and wicked obstnncy Of John Ross
WHICH sooner or later must bring upon himself and peo
PEE state OF AFFAIRS greatly to be deprecated by all con
Sefneo VIC understand, however that number of the
noans DO not object so much to the of the treaty
as 10 the Persons who made it. II is we'll known
mat John Ridge actuatcd by no selfish motives
but prompted by that natural and Inherent desire
30 common to all to preserve and maintain among the
nations Of the earth national existence and IN avert
the SLOW but certain extinction Of his people has lone
been the warm and Jealous advocate Of treaty and re
InoVal west OF the Mississippi. Here we may readily
ace to ITS true origin Ross pcrvcrseness and opoostio
70 inc treaty It's we believe, generally admitted that
inuan Oncs are more tenacious Of their popularity than
any people living Ross has observed with that Jealous
eye, peculiar to the Indian character the ,novements
and Increasing popularity Of Ridge And now. rather
thon view IN him successful rival Ross would we he.
state not 70 say glory in entire destruction and ami
haton Of The national existence Of his
Record, Moy % "'
THE CnEHoEEEs AND JoHs Ross-We have be.n
prevented BY the press Of foreign intelligence from
hcing the conduct Of John Ross the opponent ~ fI
late treaty concluded with Ridge and other CheroL
Chieis We think shall be able 10 show that Roe