Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-11

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files of London aud Liverpool papers The adrlces from
London are to The ID August and those IRON Liverpool
TO the 4lh. ~ ,u,
In the House Of Commons, on tie LIST nj August, Zap
lain Bo,derD asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs
whether Commissioners the part of Great Britain and
America acting together with reference TO The sell
Element of the North American Boundary question.
"Lord Pslmerson said, in reply, that the gentleman
must ha been that negotiations were Icing CARR
ed for Inc last or year ana hall between The Bi
lish aud American Governments The object OF which was
whether 4 new commission should be appuin I'd conIont
10 he The two Governments 10 endeavos by actual
yey TO trace the line of boundary according TO the treaty
Of l7S2 AS lhesc negotiations were not yet brought 1"
close Of he could not be expected 10 state whn;
their prcspn position was but he would state this that
the G. ntral Government had applied the subject 10
the Legislature Of Maine, and that The latter had passed
three resolutions OF which The first was, that in the pre-
sent state of the question they could not agree To
veulional line Of boundary The third resolution stated
i,, ,hev ;bouoh, il desirable that fresh attempt should
he made To ascertain By actual survey the boundary lin
and the two governments are now in negotiation as 10
the proper method Of appointing such commission Us
might be adopted undertake and execute that survey
The question Of The ficIc blockade Ui Vera Cruz
brought before the British House Of Commons the
2Slh of July. 1t IIned By SOME members that
either the French government had not given previous
notice OF the blockade, the British government had
not communicated their knowledge of il immed aley
ord palngis;on answered that lie had given notice .!
The blockade he knew OF IL himself aad that
although it vas usual with governments in ordinary
cases tn rive previous notice nj blockade, yet in thus
us,aD nee the blockade established by the French
rhortes on the spot The instructions which must have
en- gwen for that purpose, depended circumstances
which might TO render it necessary; aud in the
case Of an eventual blockade notice could be given
until the blockade had heen actually established.
In answer 10 inquiry TO the truth OF a report
which allied aud which had CAUSED uEcasnrss
in Lnnd,n that packets to aad from Mexico had been
inerdiced by the French government from carrying
specie, the property oil private individuals, Lord facIs
ton said:
"The honorable gentleman knew that according TO
the strict doctrine Of the law blockade, the French
government would have been entitled 10 establish
absolute blockade whereas they had made an exception
in fl vor of The packets in and out between this country
and Mexico. Two questions were put To The French
government whether they would allow these packets 10
carry specie belonging I" merchants and next whether
they would allow them 10 carry specie belonging 10 the
English government and required for the service? The
French Government accorded 10 The latter part OF the
quest, allow packets to carry sPrce belonging 10 the
government but declined 10 allow them 10 take specie
belonging to individuals. The permitting packets to
pass al! indulgence which we had no right TO
expect according 10 principles and allowing
packets TO take specie belonging In government was
another indulgence which They had no right TO expect
LosDos, July 25-The Irish municipal reform bill
passed the House Of Lords last night, but before
Lord Melbourne had nlnacd that The bill was either
10 be rejected in the House Of Commons altered
that will be impossible for the House OF Peers 10
ce ut the measure in its amended form
The CATHOLIC PRIEsrmooD The number Of DEATHS
amongst The Catholic clergy Of The Northern district OF
England is truly awful Within the space Of eighteen
months twenty five priests, most uf them in the very
prime of life, have been carried away III the midst OF
their Iabnrs
The Irish 1.-THE Bill bad passed It's third reading in the
House of Commons July 26ih, by large maj E!ty, but
without the Appropriation clause.
agricultural Report for July Title hay harvest has
struggled through inn'azin. weather. The crop, in
places s thought 10 be good and heavy. II has
been hurried by farmers, but has been lost spoil
ed by the rain.
The Journal dos Debs's, in vindcang the policy Of
France in the blockade Of Vera Cruz save, that
si,y alone had led the ure and that adopting
it, France wished obtain possession of either Vera
Ctuz Tampco, Texas: she wished only for Justice;
that Mexico had only to treat the subjects Of France
cordng 10 the laws Of universal equity, and France
would he satisfied
DISTURBANCES AT PARIS On tic 2-'h Of July,
of the Three Days, some young men from The Place dc
la BourSc, went TO lay garIands the graves Of those
who fell in the revolution Of 1880. a enyued
which is thus described:
'Having attempted To pronounce oratons of Il rfrrb
can tendency some of those graves "a, The Lou
yre and al The prnt de GiencI!c in particularly The
thnrcs in,creIrd AT the Louvre, this incident pro
duced SOFT oi scuflP. in which blows were exchanged
and in crnseq que OF which several Of the
were arrested, and The remainder dispersed. Al the
Punt de Grence, the magistrates, without having re
10 violence, induced tic young men, who there
attempted similarly to deliver seGliOus speeches. 10
tire With these incidents connected by inference
least the Of gunpO~ der bullets and cartridges
made by the police on Friday last
The festival Of the three days passed over without
other disturbance. Great preparations made, but
the weather excessively rainy and in consequence
there gaieIy. Several arrests and numerous do
micary visits made by the Paris police the first
Of the three days and the two days previous
Madrid journals and letters from correspondent Of
the 22d inst have come 10 hand. The Government had
not yet received answer from General Esparcro but
sill hoped that he would not persist IN his determination
to give up the command Of the army. His resignation
would necessarily occasion change in the Cabinet and
probably bring in again the E1allado party.
BY the last accounts the QUEENS Gcneral.inchiei,
Espartco, preparing 10 attack the fortified Town Of
EscIIa where the great body Of Tie Carst troops were
assembled to defend IT, EsparlcIo had with him 10000
infantry, 600 700 cavalry and 10 pieces Of artillery.
The Messengers correspondence from Estella Of the
2lst says-"'ro day the Governors Of Manera and OF
Fort Santa Barbara dc Munera have been shot Fifteen
other persons implicated III plot, detected by General
Anoto. have also been executed" The liberal SENT
nellie des Pyrcnecs mentions the in the iol
lowing ieTms"A conspiracy has just been discovered
al Es,ella The blood Of seventeen victims has again
been shed TO the glory OF the hbsolulist Not
content with striking The individuals suspected Of har
ing parlc pard in the plot Mafoo has strunk from
sacrificing young woman, the daughter OF the Com
mandan, of Gueulbe. Officers, peasants a father and
his daughter have been included in this nrocious
buchcry"
PORTUGAL.
The Corles is 10 early in the month Of Scptem
beT said account vi the embarrassed state oil the
Treasury.
RUSSIA
DEsTRuCTIoS OF TIE RUSSIAN FLEET.-The London
Times has advices from Circassa which give account
OF catastrophe experienced by the Russian feet in The
Black Sea on the lh uit Thee ships OF the line two
coryrties, FIVE briggs two steamers. and smaller craft
had been completely wrecked on The coast, and u ships
o! stranded, and supposed to be irrccoverabe. 1t
believed less than 80 Russian ships had bee
put hors du combat Ivy the hurricane.
The garrison Of the fort of Sootcha, having made
snrII"s tc protect the wrecks nf the corveties
attacked by the natives and compelled to retreat with
the 'ss OF 1000 out of !G0, Of which The party had
consisted. The Crcassans, after plundcrins the
vetes, set fire 10 Them and burnt four other vessels I'm
dart ia, e, 81, E,,,