Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-25

NEW York, Dec -, $40.
| Twenty days later foreign ria Boston, 10 the
18th lns are IN upon rs An infant Princess IS born
Tor Great Britain the Queen good health and spirits
the people intoxicated with JOY. The British had bonn
barded and captured famous St. Jean d'Acre. The
British editors are electrified by the exploit, and deem
il fully equal to any thing the army navy did
Reports are in circulation Of the submission Of the
Pasha Of Egypt, but not authentic yet, though,
qucstonably, he has got enough of
The French debating in their presses, and in the
Chamber, and curious developments taking place
the speeches Of members, particularly Of NJ. Theirs
but Sout and Guizot are bringing the nation TO
peaceable measures and Guizo,, in particular COM
nlands the admiration Of Europe. Money matters we're
in England Cotton slightly on the advance.
The President steam ship, almost given up for lost
one time, account Of her return here, carried
the Of the election o: General HARRISON which,
of course arrested public attention. THIS the sub
stance of the news; but the curious will have rich
reading in the particulars of the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of
Her Majesty, and in the details of the taking of ST
Jean Acre, all of which, with extreme mlnuteness,
spread before the Of the British public, and
of course, before the world The name of the little
interesting stranger is I" be 7de0ide licora Louisa.
The French ship Asro!abe and The Zelcc reached
TouIon safe from their voyage Of discovery In No.
venber there were several heavy gales the British
coast. Capt. Croker 81! the British ship Favorie, had
been killed in cone.; with the inhabitants If Tanga-
taboo The treaty between Texas and Great Britain
IS said 10 be signed CGtins Indian Gallery crowd.
ed 10 excess. Wright x Co, large Bankers IN Lon
don, holders believe, Of many of our State Stocks,
have failed. Several other large bankers have also
failed More troops gong out from Great Britain
To the East Indies Parliament had been prorogued 10
December 10. Little Miss haywood way from Pa
-is with fiddler, and got married These about
all the items Of interest, Lutte big that strike my
Barring d Brothers circular says of American stocks
Alabama sterling bonds, per cent 80; Illinois 6s, q,
Indiana 5s -; Louisiana IS, e6; Maryland IS, Il;
\ !. State stocks, IS, -6!; City, o34: Ohio e., -
Pennsylvania IS, -2I; Massachusetts, IS, l0l L. 5.
Bank shares, fl3 II 10 Eli; Do bonds, Gs, 37i Blu
a small extent had been done Indiana stocks,
New York State and City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
T. S. Bank shares.
Letters from Amsterdam state, though the arrivals
of tobacco have been large, prices well supported
and oi Maryland sales have been effected for % and
20 cents for good ordinary.
Private letters from England represent tie state of
things there 10 be decidedly better The manufactur.
ing districts were doing better The current rate of
discount inland bills by the London banks was
per cent, though some negotiations were effected at
lower rate. The general impression that the re-
venue would show considerable deficiency
The British in the ST. Jean dAcre bombardmenf,
had II killed and ~ wounded; the Egyptians 1000 by
explosion of magazine: 800 killed the ramparts
number of wounded unknown; 1900 prisoners. The
booty the walls of Acre III mounted guns, az
not mounted, mortars, &c in proportion.
The new King Of Holland has been naugurated
There has been earthquake in the island of Zante
political conspiracy has been detected in Romayna