Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-25

thrsr1hst the article in The Chronicle implying
that Mr. Pauldpg the author nf The attacks The
Navy inserted through inadvcriPnce and
much surprised To find II in columns any
else. We placed full reliance upon the disclaimer made
by the editor of The Richmond Enquirer for MIR Psuh
ing and from the time first that disclaimer have
supposed he had any agency whatever in the at
tack upon The Navy"
| ELECTIONS
.Nainc The "Aususia Age" Of the 18th publishes
complete re'nrns from all the towns and plantations in
the State, cxcrr, small places, which gave last
year for PARKS :S-for Kent II Mr. Fairicds present
majority Kent is g 4OG-over all others 3079.
Both branches nf the Legislature strongly Demo
cratic, and sir out Of the eght Representatives 10 Con-
gress OF the same character
Illinois -"in the First Congressional District. Gov
REYNOLDS (Adm) has a majority over Mir Hogan. (W)
OF 2S9G In the Second District, L Casey. (Con
Is reelected hY majority of tEI Judge Nero
hrrts, (Adm) In the Third District, John T. Stuart,
(whig) has beaten his competitor, S. a. Douglass, II
vo,rs
.7rEonsas Judge Tuy ". By has withdrawn as a
candidate FOR gross and The race 10 be con
tested between Mr.. Edward Cross ". y ard Mr. Cum.
nina. (Whg)The chances decidedly in favor Of Cross
SoWfh CaroiiHn.in the Charleston District Mr.. lie.
care is n candidate for election. meeting Of the
friends Of the Sub Treasury have nominated Isaac Z.
Holmes nd meeting at ST. James Snntec, have put
VIM Dubosr in nomination In the Pend!eton District,
Gen J. n. Whi,ncr (who lately withdrew has again
declared himself candidate, in opposition TO General
Thompson. Gen W declares, that he has yielded to
the earnest invitation of his fellow citizens having re-
crivrd petitions containing The names of more than one
housand persons in the Congressional District 10 lha,
effect.
! Pennsylvania The Pittsburgh Mercury Of tie 18th
states that the Convention of tho Western SECTION Of
/ the Stale. which assembled Pittsburgh the 10Th
/ inst amounted o between 3 and 4.OOO-doublIng the
Riiner Convention Of tie previous week.
Ne,o York.-The Convention Of the Democratic young
men which assembled al Utica The Eth, is "varously
estimated at from fifteen hmndred 10 fco h0wsand-from
every county in the State say three or four. Albany
county contributes least S To the great aggregate
Erie some ca 20; Monroe from 60 TO ., (ncIudng
some from Grncspe, Al!egany and LSIngs,onj Wayne
county. 30 odd; Ontario Go. and so Old fierkimrr
has about 80 the ground, while The river and north
| ern counties make up the rest.
The most enthusiastic feeling seems 10 animate the
! Democracy both Of New York and Pennsylvania.
The mos, ridiculous sorie. been circulated about
MIR Buren, in Iondnn Such as his receiving S q 900
from treasury (ser Cincinnati RePubllcan hs taking
rank of Minister several OCCASIONS and especially
at the Turkish ambassador dinner (sse the n. SIa)
1t is all humbug every OCCASION. and at that din
ner among the MIR Stevenson ~ always placed be-
fore young Van Buren-We have files of the London
Times before u.s. which dspoTe all these ridiculous so
| r!cs
The las, Albany Argus gives the coup de grace 10
Their story which hos been set on foot by the Albany
! journal. as follows
"r Van Buren, took with him London against Ame
rran then in Ens nd thousand dollars which
good defence. Van !urcn met She (, MI,
fr,rca indebted 10 his hosp"cs IN Lon
don He concealed the fact that lie charged with the
collection until that scntlemnn hid len
LONDON nni the OF departure, from Bristol in the
Great Western. At this moment, when among entire rngrrs,
gentleman arrested by h% .pGe,, OF Mr. John
dollars procuring bail from irreOder IN the
| county of B.i>io, or bcHg committed to prison.
10 this situation, says the Journal Bristol merchant
slept forward, and saved the American victim from in
| generation in prison
| The Argus states that James Watson Webb was The
American who was arrested at Bris;nl-hut that Mr.. v
B "neher took with him. had charge of, or was in any
way connected, with any note sent for collection against
any American in London" The Argus states, that
Nchb .wos arrested his note for about 81 700 which
had been discounted bank in this city had become
due some time after Mr.. V. Is sailed for England and
was transmitted by the holder for the benefit of the
endurssr of Webb, directly 10 the Solicitor in London
that reference whatever was had or made Ia Mr. "
B. or any correspondence with him the subject; and
it is not only improbable, but from the crcuInsta
almost impossible that he could have known of the
existence of such debt claim. The Argus laughs
a, the idea OF John " Buren, being indebted to the hos
FATALITIES Of Webb in London.-But thus some of the
| Wing presses go!
Sickness nj Charleston " Orleans, Mobile and Knorec
The bill of mortality shows That Is died Of The Siran
gers Fever at Charleston in the week ending Sanr
day the 18th This is great increase Of deaths; but
the Courier hopes for considerable decrease, for The
want of non accimaed subjects. 1t estimates, "lha
nearly two hundred persons have already fallen victims,
and that at least eight hundred individuals have had the
fever or copr.e there can he but parntvey small
number now in the city, that subjects for the dis
! ease
The Board of Health in .HoLie reports two cases Of
,ce marked Ycooc Frer having occurred in the city
during the previous week.
The n Orleans Bulletin Of The l4,h announces that
the ca.es Of Yellow Fever have been rather the in
crease in y o within the week past This information
is made public with purpose 10 create alarm but
ss warning to those WIN are tInd to escape from dan
ger Thus lar the fever cannot be called epidemic,
but notwithstanding the unsccllmatsd would do well Ito
| keep out of harms way"
The Mayor Of Knozoiiie the appearance of
pesl!Icnce in that City, and appoints The 7,h inst asa
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer.-The Knoxville
REGISTER states that its Citizens suffering greatly
from the visitation, and announces the deaths OF Doc
James King, Miss Mary Jane, daughter of Hugh A W.
White, Mr. j. Bucky, Mrs. Hannah Lsnrum, MIS-
Boyd, Mr. Wm Gill, Miss Rogers, Mrs. Boles, Miss
C,h.rin,, daughter Of Calvin Morgan, and james Ram
sew white, grandson of Judge White, and 'tePson Of
| Col W. B A. Ramsay
The Atlas article has thrown The whole Wing beehive
into an uproar The unfortunate Wight of an Editor