Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-15
FOREIGN.
T r o

T FROM
New YORK, May 1.-THE packet ship England,
Capt. Waite, has arrived below from Liverpool, which
she left on the 10Th of April.
The amount of specie brought by the England, is said
TO be eight hundred thousand dollars.
The England has on board fl5O,OOO for Prime, Ward
& King, and co, 900 for r. J. Walker a. Go.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Parliament was not in session at the latest dates, hav.
ing adjourned for the Easter recess.
The London papers Of the 18th publish New York ad.
vices of March %, brought by the packet ship ST. An
drew, which arrived off Holyhead on the 18th April
This vessel brought news of the affair of Point a Peee
island, and the capture OF Sutherland. The Morning
Chronicle, a ministerial paper, says
" When we reflect on the state OF things. in America,
we cannot help feeling that great praise Is due to Gen.
Scott, and the authorities OF the Union, for the exertions
they have made to preserve order under such very dis.
couraging circumstances
The same print publishes General SCOTS letter TO
Colonel Hughes, Governor Marcy g message on the sub.
iect of the robberies committed at the arsenals, and va.
rious other documents Of interest.
On these documents the Chronicle of April 18th re.
marks as follows:
"Among our Canadian news will be found a letter
from General Scott 10 Colonel Hughes, commanding her
Maiesiy'a forces on the Niagara frontier, dated The 9th
of January, detailing the measures he had taken, and
which he intended 10 take, 10 prevent The fitting out Of
hostile expeditions from the territories oil The United
States against the Canadas.
"The letter is written in a friendly spirit, and leaves
no room for doubling his sincere wish that the neutral
relations Of the two countries may be long maintained.
Even with the enlarged powers winch ne says lie u
received, and the new act of Congress which he daily
expected 10 receive, General SCOTS task Of 'harmo-
nizing all the authorities, civil and military, both of the
General and State Governments in order to prevent
American citizens from committing acts OF hostility
against their neighbors, will be one of considerable d.
hculty.'
The Queen, it is said, is determined that her corona:
ton shall be conducted on an economical scale, and
with a very conside rable curtailment Of what the Chron.
icle calls dthe antiquated a~bsurdity and feudal nonsense
heretofore exhibited on such occasions. Among other
items Of the pageantry, the appearance OF The mall'clad
champion is to be dispensed with. The expense is not
TO exceed that Of William the fourths coronation, which
was about IS 200 pounds. That of George ~. cost
$50, 0OOL. On that occasion the mere hire Of the char.
ger ridden by the champion cost llet.
The arrivals of cotton have been numerous at Liver
pool. Twenty. nine cargoes came in in less than a fort.
night. There is no change Of prices. The sales were
pretty large.
and a half per cent.
Traveller" who writes from America for the London
Times. A paragraph in one of his letters is, s'the i'm.
r. porla,ions from England this Spring are larger than
were anticipated. More than the usual quantity OF goods
has arrived on British account" The Mail denies this
in toto, and says, the people Of the United States cannot
afford 10 purchase British goods, and that there are not a
dozen men in The whole Republic that a British manu-.
facturer would trust!
are to be raised to Dukedoms: Marquis Of ~Lansdowne,
MARQUIS of Westminster, Marquis Of Anglesey. Com.
mons 10 be raised-Sir John Wrottesly, Sir Jacob Asst.
lev, Sir John Hobhouse, Mr.. Paul Methuen, Mr.. Han
bury Tracy, Mr.. Spring Rice, Sir F. Lawley, Sir G.
Lemon, and about eight others. The daughter OF the
Earl of Liverpool is 10 be a Peerless in her own right
The chief supporters of O'Connel will receive The Irish
Peerages. Lord Sligo is to receive an Irish Dukedom.
Earl Fitzwilliam is also to receive a Dukedom.
PORTUGAL.
Tranquility had been fully restored at Lisbon, at the
last advices. The Cortes having framed the Constitu.
ton had separated. The Queen took the oath to support
the Constitution on the 4th of April, which was done
with great ceremony. A large military force lined, on
enoh side, the road from the palace of Necessidades to
that of the Cortes, a mile and a half in length. This was
from fear of new disturbances. The Queen with her
Consort and a long train of mobiles and officers OF State
arrived at the Chamber of the Cortes about noon. The
deputies were in full costume. The Queen being seated
on the throne with The King Consort on her left, read an
address congratulating the Cortes on the happy termina'
ton of their labors.. The following is a passage OF the
speech: 49,
"At this solemn moment, when calling upon God ss
witness, | am about TO bind myself unalterably to the
fundamental law which you have decreed, and which
accept, | feel it as a great consolation 10 announce 10 you
that shall begin 10 put it in practice by The exercise Of
one of the most precious prerogatives which tconceoes
to me, imposing a perpetual silence and forgettulness on
all those fatal discussions which have afflicted the ma
ton"
A general amnesty was proclaimed the next day, iol
all political offences since the 10th OF September, 1850
including q permission of return 10 all persons who
have leh the kingdom in consequence Of such offences
The date OF the amnesty excerpts parties implicated 10
attempts at revolt got up by the p~ariizans OF Don Miguel