Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-24


North and the rcd South The prisoners are a. u
bs,,y 10 return il they please. Gen Taylor has oe
r,anded Court Of Inquiry 10 rel alton 10 me ssou
volunteers and rendered his resignation OF '"e Gu"
nd in Florida He says he lie willing 10 command
mdis,rIct" Gen. Taylor started for Tampa, where ne
has certain information Of some whites ianPerlng WIN
lie Indians The instructions Of General Mncomb IS,
"rhs the Indians to abide by The Treaty OF Payne
From Fgr, Pierce Isl May, letters inform US bat -
or Cant Bryan,s company, u Dragons, have joined
C.. IIaney, armed with "Coll's rife" in The hands Of
such men, and with such an officer, ~e may expect
good account, should one occur, OF the enemy
The names Of the persons murdered by The Indians
near NewnansviIr are Pruine, Stout and Ellis. Young
Ha,gan killed hy his horse throwing him against
tree when the Indians horribly muta,ed his body with
their knivps Thus have four oil our citizens been
murdered Wills, the white flag waving throughout The
county
CoorEE's NAVAL HIsroRY.-We have read The great
or part OF these Two volumes from the pen OF Cooper,
which have just been published and We have read lhem
with rride and pleasure that we have notieii IN reading
any thing else Cooper has published Of late Mr.. Coop
or has carefully collected and colated all the facts Re.
spectinG our Naval History from the earliest settlement
OF the country almost to the present day, and he has
,raced lis rise and progress with accuracy, harness.
and good taste, which ene the work TO place IN
every library He does not abuse or decry The naval
officers of Great Britain whom the fortune of war put
into our power and whenever he speaks The dprecao.
~ ncursons of he British armed vessels upon our coast
their ou,roGes would permit An Engishman cannot
cuunIan with Justice while Cooper has iusrat
ted the splendid achievements Of our ItlIe Navy with
oil the elcquence Of his, al times powerful pen.
The Tripol;lan War, conducted under the auspices OF
The gallant Commodore Prebe, is piece of chivalrous
romance Of amazing interest Preble must been most
extraordinary man, he could not have breaihed into
the brave spirits about him heroic GOODNESS, and yet
prudent Gurv if may express ourselves the Ike OF
which we have seldom, IL ever, read of The young
men, the embryo Commodores whom he was training
in this war with The Moors 10 cope afterwards with The
pow erfuI armnments of Great Britain, were formed un.
der his eye; and their exploits worthy Of the beet
DAYS of chivalry They did not count their lives any
thing when The sacrifice useful TO their country;
aid PEBBLE was compelled TO rein them in SO ripe
they FOR every thing daring.
What is also remarkable, they seemed tn love and
adore each other, and they sacrificed themselves, the
one the life the limb of another, with cheer
fulness and almost with pleasure. Cooper us described
all these OF Romance, for SO they seem TO be,
! with liyeness and power und every American who
reads this part OF the history will feel proud a
o! his beloved country and heroic country
who upon the ocean, first fought the Nation into no
lice, and opened for our Commerce The Mediterranean
| Sen.
We are inclined to think that the public WILL upon
The whole when they have read this work agree that
Cooper has redeemed himself His practical knowledge
OF naval terms ard tactics has given him great advan
iugr literary men in general. in his desciipiions
II may be sci down his chef d Guvre, with The Life
Of Columbus by Irving and Histories, by Prescott and
| Bancroft, which now down as standard work $ o
American LeIature.-.N y Ezpress
KENDALL CouRsE I;acEs.-Inrre were three entries
yesterday for the 81 900 purse four mile heats, oil
them distinguished for ias, and game The race
! came of at / o'clock, and resulted as follows
/ David hIcDanrls b. M. Vushii, years old, by Levi
aIhau, dam By Mucke John. 9 1
Williamson F. Towns bay horse Steel, 5 years old
/ by Fyde, dam Constitution, 3 z
| Edward Wilson's b C. Portsmouth,, Yeas old, By
/ Lrz5oroush, dam Pol Pcncham, dr
TEr So 4G-S I6.
This one OF the most interesting and beautiful
races which ever took place in this county. The fame
OF the horses had attracted immense number the
| Course, and The contest whch ensued between these
truly thigh melted racers richly repaid all for their
visit Portsmouth The fuvorile, 3 10 5, and though
The reputation which WASN'T, brought with her was de
cldedly favorable il was hardly thought possible that
she could win against the pick Of the Virginia stables
In the first heat, Portsmouth took the lead and main
/ tanned il CALAMITY throughout, though every inch of
/ ground was disputed with him by Sleel-Vashli just
dropping in her distance. The second heat Yash got
the lead, and was pushed from The start by Portsmouth,
who kept up tremendous pace, but after a struggle al.
most unprecedented for three miles, give back, and
Pashi, through not without desperate effort on The
! part of Steel, won The heat Portsmouth now
dtawn-it being evident that he could not win. The
second heat was desperately contested by Yash and
Steel and for nearly the whole distance they were neck
and head On the las, quarter Fash got clearly away
from him, md the heat, by about length and with
The heat the purse. The time Of the second hen, Of this
race has never been equacd on this Course Bait Pat.
IllcH CONFERENCE.-The Rev Dr. Claiming in q
lae address Boston, paid the following high compli.
ment to Mr.. VAS BuRES:
III am bound TO express my gratitude to the present
Chief Magistrate of the Union for his temperate and
wise efforts for the preservation of peace He will feel
trust, that there is tuer Tory in saving country
from war, than in winning hundred battles"
Coming, as it does, from Dr. G Qhan whom no man
in the nation occupies elevated poson) it is
gratifying in The highest degree TO the friends Of our
worthy President The Doctor is one Of that sort of
men, who not very lavish Of their praises Putting
is no part of his na!ure consequently his good opinion
Is The more 10 be respected Columbus Salesman.
SILK.
.Norus -Hntieuniis We learn from some or our c
who have undertaken the culture of this tree that
failure of the crop expected from buds is quite gene
rally npprehended IL is believed that many tree that
have been Sold had lost their vitality in consequence Of
ton long exposure in The market, having been sno
thered in the ground, in ice houses and other places
where they have been kept.
We have seen crop growing from The rools-the
trees several inches high, and looking finely.
[.,fudisonian.
Six Company.-Ofihe increasing importance attached
TO The efforts making TO manufacture our own Silk
evidences may be in the public Journals in all m
Of the country In nrherance Of The same object So.
cety hae been formed in this city with S Skinner
Esq President incorporated under the title of the
Baltimore Silk Company, and it will be seen BY an ad.
vsrtisement in another column, that an exhibition Of
Gays Machines will be made al No lOS "a Baltimore
street. tomorrow forenoon, at IL o'clock. The signs
proptous 10 the Of this important branch of
domestic industry.-Bah Patriot
We had yesterday the pleasure of witnessing spIen.
did specimen OF cocoons the product of the present sea-
son. raised by Mrs. A. R. Latimer Of this CITY. The
gross weight Of the about Is lbs some of
which were the product of The White others of Tho
Black worm; the former weighs about g. The latter
about 40 grans-of uncommon size, and VARYING both
in color and beauty. We are gratied 10 see The ex Pc