Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-07
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FKTSCu sauADH"N Is The fAc'fIC We have re
c,.v.d from u De IA Forest. the Consul. General of
France ar atrsrd copy Of the following important let
Ter, which We translate:
FRIGArE NEaEinr. }
Anton Lisarc ssh Dec ISIS
Sir-In reference my despatch of rhis d"v hereby
announce that have transmitted information Ia the
Cumm,undant # naval forces III the Parrfc Ocean,
Of the trcnrainn Of ar b. Mexico, against F'nncr
with uders pf"cs.d instantly I" The Western coast q"
Mexico. with all his isp"sab" strength beg y"u :"
corms,n cate, NV name this information all rl-
c"nsuls agen's 81 France, the Two con'In"ns u
Au,er,ca through whom il mny lie conveyed either !"
any commander "i eur squadron or I" The Commander
OF an, Fre,ch vessel ct IN Tie Pacific Ocean
rely upon your activity in This resp co. Accept, " Ia
Consul General The assurance OF NY very high c0nstd-
CHARLES DAUDlN.
To the Consul General of France. New York.
We arc panied to have ANNOUNCE the sudden death
of CuaKiIs &. WHOA E.q Chiri Clerk IN he nilicr
Of the CunIussary Grnrra "i Subsistence his ci'2
He rxprd Saturday. in.rGu',reOIsy, without any
previous indication 81 illness. wlIlS visit at the
house u! GIrnd He was gentleman universally es-
rtcnsI, ard excellent public officer and, bpsdes lis
frents has !ct large family 10 mourn his Death.
f.Nat I'M.
John ID. Simms Esq has heen appointed Chief
CGrS IL the Navy DrparImt nt.-H
AEuIITio> SrpIrIoS.-A small spirited, we'll writ
ten volume las ius appeared from The Philadelphia press
under his rrlr The writer. who styles himself IA
Northern greatly alarmed by The dungs "i the
American Anti Slavery S"cery. and more especially
with the p'Cal character Which II has lately assumed
He the Society 10 hp "a grand and permanent po
lItIcal organIzaiiUn seepCred, selr-gUvern.d. ind.
pend. nj and irt sp"nsbie having EXON with
The Government Of the county. hut yet usurpmg Tie
uppr, pirate business OF the Governments; an insu-
ton which hU:s's Of having :}JD Auxiliary SuclriIes
u3 Of Inch arr Snte Societies - ravf,ng agents
i"CG lecturers Ias'ng funds annually TO The Amnunt
Of S4OG0: issuing from The press every year 6i63Oo
books pam hlrls and papers ni various descriptions
and s."nd this Society be sustained, and suffered 10
proceed under Is present organization, the writer pre-
GriS that It wi! succeed in "verlhrowlng The Govern
men The tract certainly written with power. and
treats Of OF the deepest interest TO every citizen
10.
MAINE SECRET SEssIoNs.-Ne learn from the Boston
Daily Advertiser OF Monday that on Wednesday last
confidential message from the Governor sent p the
IIuu>e # Representatives Of Maine. upon which Sc
crrt session held followed by another III the senate
spondrnt Of the Advertiser siars the following
as the corircures that aoa 10 the nature 0l
tie ssage:
The first " as that it might he application from the
Prrsd. nj Of the United States for The grant Of some au
horiy from the Legislature OF Name 10 negotiate 'n
new bruudary-ihe SECOND and probable is, that
authority has been asked from the Legislature 10 EN-
ply sufficient force to sriza the rspasstrs on The pub
c lands, The disputed territory. together with their
pIumder aud Ia secure them for trIa being reported
that lr~re are more than hundred tennis emp"yrd IN
carving off timber in violation oi the laws OF both Maine
and New Brunswick.
NORFOLK Jan 30 On Monday, The Court Of this |
Borough the TRIAL OF four boys arr"gn' Tor
burglary We have already related the particulars al
their cases and Tia. accident lay which they were dis
covered alter the robbery Of r Bonordss"rp. There
seven implicated III TINT and the several hurGiarirS
pre- viou>!y comrnrd but only four were fully commit
ted. Th' first indictment charged them WIN hrraki"g
into the hardware store cf Mr. E 7. Tabb ard urnn
which "f Them found guilty ny the Court, aud
condemned TO suffer he prnnlry "i the law vhIch IN
the of SLAVE, is dsmh The SECOND Friday IN !
April is appointed for the execution {" 'h'r awful sen
tencr. Their nurs do exceed IT. Arthur and John F!
their names The first. fine, active boy. emp"led
for ne porter dry goods store. hrl""gs t"
II dow lady in Ale xnnfH; the latter. house SCI
want, is md toy q GENT, man III ihis B"t"ngh TIE
value Of Arthur fixed 81 l0O. and john a $500.
which Inhursed 10 their respective owner,
ouI ri The Stale Treasury.
The other boys rrmain for tra! on other n.
dic'mc,ts. 10 a future day II crGM
judge Co!rnck. eminent citizen Of Charleston, |
Is E. died in that place on Saturday last Re had nc
cuprd s-vrra judicial stations the State with great
credit 10 himself and utility 10 his country Having
brpn for some years President Of she Bark Of the State
S"uh Carolina. he has successfully administered The
affairs of that institution
Flour .Ulrk,t-Tiere Is considerable stir in The -four
trade. and purchases making in the principal
kels FOR shipments I" England
From vf correct information, the Baltimore
American has ascerran"d that thr quantity u" fur which
has hsn bought in Baltimore for the English market,
shipped and shipping ahnut "a 600 bis
IN PhadtlpIa about - 600 hive been bought for the /
En-. iish market.
The quantity IN The New York market we lave m, |
stated The whole foreign export from ihai pert
between the lei and 23d of January only cU22 bat
rels.
DEsTRucrrvE FIRE ROsros A lire broke cut in !
iron foundry in Eavfrhill street. B"snn on Thurs
day morning about "cluck by which % buildings in
GLIDING mechanics shops, stables dwelling houses a nd |
out buildings wrie destroyed Most Of the materials in
the shops wete destroyed The loss is estimated al
$50 Goo, about one half "i hch was insured.
DELAWARE SENATOR The committee of the .
Senate Il" Delaware, 10 whom referred the nnrnna.
ilnn Of DIR Manll. To the Senate of the u S as made
by The House, have made long report adverse 10 the
separate action o the Two Houses and concluding with
resolution declaring that The Senate will not agree TO
any "lher mode 1t election than BY joint vote ia con.
ven"n his being persisted by the Senate will pre-
vent any election this session.
L. Suites MIN, We are Informed that the President !
OF the United States has appointed Horrmn uhn Esq
Prot Henry feihake, and Alexander Dallas Bachp Esq
as additional Commissioners 10 attend the Annual Assay
tn be held at the Mint the Ilih of February. The
Commissioners CT ctfcio the Hon Jnseph HopkIn
son, Judge Of the U 5. District Court, NJ Read ESQ
District Attorney, and George Wolf Esq. Collector Of
the Port.-Pena