Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-17

We have already stated in the Star that on Monday
week the Sheriff. with posse OF b'o ch:zehS' wen. -
exacntc his processes to the towns ON the ioP vi '
mountain. and was there obstrur'cd by hody OF
bort 5lO mounted, unarmcd tenantry- collected II
Ridoeyi!!c 4 parley ensprd, and re" pf"P's'''o
,rare Submitted .,v committees Of the towns 10 cont
NITRO of the posse The negotiation appears u nae
failed: and the Sheriff, ny order OF The governor eur
ed on the uniform militia companies OF Aihahy 70 as
sc,phle Yesterday Morn n.y. 10 accompany we presume,
ann,bor Nose Of CIVILIANS 10 make attempt On
IN, result of this if could be sent from Albany YES
tcrday evening in time reach here, depends pfooa
bIy the den,rlurc of the divisions of artillery ana m
lantry from this city this a,crnoon-N. !. H"F'
THE WAR lnorT RENTS.
Correspondence If Il. Phadsiphi" No'ih .dac''r@"'
NEw YORK. Dec q, :; Z. VI.
sSr ! b,rc ~ tclI You news of War, which has just
came down from Albany The tenants the estate
or the Pairno vet stand successfully against the
Sheriff of Albany and his posse and the Governor ha>
been compelled to send down here Tor our ight troops
Two stcame chartered by him arrived with me orders u,
one o'clock, and already orders have been crcuiSu
,hrorn the CITY, and every thing Is IN motion Inc
,roons ordered out are the LIST Division OF Artillery,
commanded bv Cen Sanford, and includes The hr'gadeS
Of Gen Hind and Gen. Geo. T. Morris These troops
are armed with uskcts and take III field PIECES, ana are
to be accompanied by three companies OF cavairy ne
whole number of men will be over 2.UUO. lhey VIII
naradc TO NIGHT and be- off in the morning unless nno-
Their express which viii BE- down tonight should bring
counter orders The news is that the tenants have
routed the Sheriff posse we'll as the military OF Al
banv and the country round about, IN decided skr-
msh.
II is a bad business but hope will cost no lives
The tcnantcd territory covers several townships. ms
territory was given the Old PATRON IN old times 10y
the Dutch authorities of New Amsterdam, condition
of settling a certain number Of persons on them Tins
was done on the European plan of establishing Baro-
nv The lands were all leased for rent in him.-S!nce
the good Gen Stephen Van Rensselaer, is dead the tc-
nants rebel against his sons Of thcn who IS mol
popular among them and refused pay rent allow
the Sheriff to levy.
So much for things ont Of place The tenants, how
ever, onght and must pay, and do not suppose they
have any Just for complaint, much less of rebel
lion against the authority ofthe State.
THE M,NoR DiFrIcrLIIEs.-fe yesterday morning, at
the carly hour of five, the Several uniform companies
det1rd BY order Of the Governor and Sheriff. assembled
al the arsenal equipped the law directs, and at about
davl ght took mp their Inc of march, under the COM
mand Of the Sheriff, for the seat of resistance. The
number is said to have been about LOO
We know little OF the results of the day. Rumors N
abundance aioa-bu the general Impression that
no resistance will be made 10 the military, and that the
matter " II be- brought to bloodeSs, If not amIcabe
conclusion. At the last accounts the military were al
Clark's tavern, IL miles from the city There is, we
suspect truth in the reported muster of the rcsstcs
in considerable force the Gulph Bridge the destruc
ton of the br dye, &C. &c. 1t rared steadily during
the day.-.Abapy .3r9WS, Dec. 10