Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-05

very daring robbery took place in this city, last "aMH"y
evening hch has been the caEIozatng Sol'c! O Coz"
yerssti0n since discovery, early YESTERDAY morning
h, auk OF The aie,gopo!S, opposite ;.s atiir LtvaEt
mrpt WINS burgiariousY entered Icy daring and &C
mplished villains Saturday night, as Il Is ri2sGm
ed I3y means Of light painters Raider the Ne''S
reached the top Of lie bank por'Ico, which fronts
nm Fifteenth s,;eet Drawing the ladder after them:
they placed it on he po:tco, aud assembled the root o
The bank crossing The baus:ldr DtsccCding o?
the skv liqhl md forcing two raP doors, the thieves
nrriYed at the bottom Of The stairs. when they cn
or forced their way through panel Ct The door. "c"
communicates with the bank, and which door was itie
with sheet iron Tie aperture IN h' door through men
the thieves forced themselves into HE hauk is not "rr
than eight nine inches VIDE and sixteen inches i"-
il il So very narrow that, "a forcing themselves lar0"gh
it, one or nu.e oil the thieves must have scratched
themselves drawn blood marks Of Il we're toGnd
o., the Office towel. VIII! piece Of iron. which q?
pears 10 have been part Of all :"n rail- Ip:"haby iakFn
from the railroad the thieves succeeded III :Orcng opei
The book safe, in which were GrPosiicd two mahogany
cases of valuable Jewels, silver srDgns We, the pr"
,or,v oC gentleman nov absent from Ike cv =. 10 lhi
left them in the bank for safe kcrgia:. Tic valuable
contents of these two cases Tie thieves took away
They next forced open the door 81 tie Cashier apart
mont which, though the lock strong aud GiTnuvaa",
they easily entered the doc" side u"y made Of
wood But the main safe which: is nU IT," T,Gi o: lie
Cashiers roCm the ihevys were unable :" penetrate "s
the iron and stone work Of which it is constructed deed
all attempts 10 force H. the part Of the most deter
mined and resu:,le robbers II Is pru.ah.r that Inc
,bic vrs we're at work during the hole Of Sunday wien
the walchnen of the bank were absent IL seems IA
possible hat they cond nave succeeded IN entering Inc
hank If they had carried their Gpca'laaS. g" i"cing
the sky lights trap dGo;s and door pan@rs Will" lie
walchmrn were on duty. We understand thai ;i:e VA
lne Of the iegey and plate stolen r" to" bank IS very
considerable reward "f $50 offered by IL" B";:"
Directors for hs apprehension Of the daring villains "ho
have committed tie robbery Vat. INT.
nPThe Bank sustained no loss; but las Offered r"
ward of $500 ni the apprehension of hc b". thieves,
who stole the jcweliy. watches spoons, 'Nc.
| KExpALL CoURsE RACES -Thuu hay.-Tlere were
five horses entered Yesterday OG the three humdrfd dol
lar purse three mile heats They were oil unified ana
an interesting race expected. which Grew together
a very arrc number Of spectators. The public stands
we're filed and the course crowded wiki carriages -
The day was beautiful and lie track in most excellent
order.
Early in the morning it was announced ;I!a Colonel
Than, sons CHI. (. Rowcma had hr"ken out M!h The
tslemprr aud would moi start. This eil tnur horses
Baltic peylon Stockton, Mary So!den, ANA Red Fox -
The bets were all in favor Of Stockton, aud lie was
freely offered ogiinSl The tie and in some instances al
30 to ~
A, the start, Mary Se!icn took The lead, followed
in o.,er by Baiiie pey'on Stockton aud Red Fox -
On The frs, quarter, Red Fox rushed for the lead
aad obtained il, which he malnllned Tor hall nile,
and then gave il up 10 Stockton who was soon pass
By Bal'e Tryton Rcd Fox and Aarg Seldrn began row
to fall Rapidly in the rear for the pace was too good Tor
them II y as Il bsauu contest for The second mile
BaIc peyton still in tie lead Oncn,trins om the stretch
Stockton made rush larpcG his Antagonist and at the
pickcls, ahead when Eaiie Peytom Shyrd ana was
thrown out OF MS stride By which he lost lengths -
Stockton mow took the lead, and short but "r!y int
re.iag contest cnsucd bGtween him and B1!le reytcn
The ..rI proved himself every inch horse and before
reaching the back stretch gave Stockton the 20 bye
and baGr him good bye The day LIGHT was let lu be-
tween them. and again darkened though Jno
Hartman. Who rode Stockton in splendid style, put ms
horse bis speed, and got every thing ne had
in h:n uut BaIlic rryton came IN under strong pull
never having felt whip spur-havIng Tmn the heat
in III ii s-rhe time made by Lazy Chden over
the last spring, when she came 10 the stand
III 4 gallup.
Tie Knowing ones were MI at fault, aad il
10 nniag that lailic Peyton YOU'D w.n ;ir money
lie had taken The heat in gallan, style, and hcmgh lie
WAS high in flesh, and now bowed s,rougy-'he ease
with hich hr had run ; miles in the astonishing short
tine Of j IN and 10 s. satisfied all that, unless he fell
down he must Win line pnrse.
Tie second heat Stockton took The lead AID vent off
with tremendous pace, closely waited on hy Bale
Pey.nnAl the fist quarter the third nI!a he rush
ed at Stockton and cut him down with al! Imaginable
case. ana with killing pace went up the back ran,
round the turn and down The qGar'rr stretch I'll lie
reached Tie pckeis when the boy tok phil and
b.ough, him nome in As the best heat ever made
OH the course and altogether the best three mile
in this part OF the @Urld since Sussex made his great i
mIs III Virginia IN j ID. -
We cnnrralgate the owner ui BaIlc Pcyinn on ms
performance 10 day, and wish Cor him succession OF!
lrumplls IN his future equal Ia lis sIrr for whom
he has acquired additional hnnUrs - Bah. LH0"iec.
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\ MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.--A slip from the Office Of the
Newport Republican, informs OF the arrival AZ that
ror 90 SUNDAY Of the French ship Alexandra. Nasad,
o Bordeaux from >le Of FraGce 20 Days with carg"
Of >: J74 bags Of coffee So PIGS of meta" j@ bun
dies Of ratrans 80 hides las sacks OF sai!Ton boxes
of tortoise shell, 3 casks of nu,m"Gs
It is reported. SAYS the Republican, That The persom
nov in charre Of the Alexlndrc, the cric mate or
syercarro and that the captain second mate a.i six Of
=, .r,.n ID on nr- ms from