Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-14

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have been completely beaten
The Tariff committee had nearly terminated its labors
Raw cotton, il was believed, would be subjected 10 an
impor, duty of from s 10 - marvedis per pound.
INDIA.
LosnoS, April Is An India mail has arrived by
way OF Egypt with accounts of the Odd February from
Bombay. As regards India they are OF n favorable ma.
ture, our troops having obtained command Of the river
Indus by the surrender of Hydrabad and Bubar which
took place without any resistance 1t is also stated that
the Amesrs of S,nde have declared their adhesion 10 the
British Government. The valuable steamer The Semira
mis- wrecked The 18th Feb the mouth oil
the Indus.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
ArRiL l9-The transactions during the week have
been exceedingly light and judging from The nued
dscournging from the manufacturing districts
We no, surprised at the trade Saying sparngly
yet this inactivity in marke, seems 10 make little
impression on the prices Of American dcscrip.
TONS the holders OF which, particularly importers show
lle eagerness Ia sell under previous prices therefore
cannot reduce our quotations for them.
-, Correspondence Of the n: irteEs,seer
!Nfw YcRE, May 9.-The commercial news by the
Liverpool generally speaking, having very avora
BILE Effect upon the money and business markets here
The npprehensions respecting the contemplated curail
mcnt Of its circulation by The Bank of England have
subsidized All the fears about over. Things
are less squally in France. Russia and England look
more peaceable Holland and Belgium have signed a
treaty The whole aspect Of affas upon the Continent
of Europe is peaceabe. II is very that England is
pushing her arms into the remoest East but with these
90 arts, civilization, the missionary, the Bible
and the law Of order. The mercantile man sees fair
weather ahead. There no specks in The horizon
to alarm him The whaler of Nantucket now feels
secure about his ships the Indian and the African
seas. The insurance companies have not the calam
ties of war add 10 those of the ocean and flame
THE News AND THE MARKET The New York Ex.
press of Wednesday, .. m. says:
The advices fran Liverpool by the steamer relative 10
the cotton market, will rather disappont this great in
teres, this side Prices is true keep up but there
appears TO be faint expectation that they will advance
Sanguipe expectations entertained here that The
rates must improv in Liverpool, and that expectation
founded on what deemed sure ground, that is
short crop in this country 1t is always difficult 10
arrive at correct knowledge Of the yield of the crop
here, and the public have often been mistaken and
deceived as TO the result that but little calculation is
made any predictions Of this sort
The present year appears SO far TO be exception,
and the belief is constantly gaining ground, the sea
advances, that the crop will be short. With this
assurance the belief has Strengthened that the
manufacturers convinced OF The fact from the short
receipts there prices would go up They have advanced
II true, and have remained steady, and the rates have
been hr but they have gone up TO meet expec
ta'"ns on this side; md this disappointment is
counted Tor The is .fating of of the trade in
h"neaes'sr All accounts agree that besides The work
ing OF the mills on short time, there is decided decline
IN 'taae' anu consequently diminished consumption of
'ne 'aw matefa'. This rs substantial reason why
prices Sn0u'e not 50 up 10 keep pace with expects