Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-13

UIlg'f*IU Ill 'tIii 's''''F' '
d;uinution would onsuc 10 ocr revenues, INK "c
ar.i more Than made Up IT. The increased Ilnrot-
,atpn>-,he tide q. emigration pouring mo oui
horders-lEc rapid development of our resources
the in;iax OF capial-lhc increased fai!'c oi
lan3-ibr almost incalcul1hlc amount oi ou'
,ra1c with the interior Of Mexico-thr ne" III;
given Ia every vncaioi-the additional ciiGi-c"
SIMS received from direct taxes substituting, IN
Stead of The present unequal plan, an al va'oie'a
assessment, would noi only prove me "iS'o''! "
the measure hut tend 10 our national li"S!c'"if
WHY nul attempt it? We iecl lh;'l u No"i',
meet The appreciation oithc country, and fe.ouNa
10 lis welfare" " -, co.,
e,rrh are IN, consequences which Mr.. Clay
an.! his CliGue have brought upon las ly llc course
ihry hayc rrr>ued. Had they united with US IN
;.rcco,iny The offer OF Texas, ami thus presented
IN united front OF the whole American people 10
ryrrv foreign nation. We should have obtained
Texas. and dcfieJ The world Mexico Woun h'I
have drca,ned Of another invasion England
woua moi have formed new designs upon Texas
and Texas herself wouli have been Sa'iSiieu: ana
rcpcSed in peace within our arms As II i ''e
horizon is covered with clouds, ana 'iot'oic FI
SCENTS itself in various directions Lei liie SoV.n
rally around the Republican candidates, anu We
NAV give confidence 10 The 1ricn"S oi ,Ah> 90"
and iSrc also. We NAV also strike Mexico ana
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respect. :,
The las news from England, b. the liioeinia
and Great Western brings adviccS oi some Cis-
Satisfaction between England and France some
even speculate upon war, ana thls event. II II
.houJ rake place cannot he without great &C.
Gree of Influence upon the dt>inics 81 ] cS"s =
This state of feeling has arisen partly from the
conduct of the French al Tahiti, IN Inc c'anehe
Islands. and patty from he attack on rangers
Nv the Prince de- Joinviiic. we give Soi''o eN-
tracts from the papers now before us;
"Air Wcbh. the Editor Of The New lork Iou-
rier returned on the Il; instant. in The fiibernia
from England, Gin twelve days from LErllool >
and rcpo.r> that The bomtardmen; OF l"Hst9E
l,v the pR,NcE nG JoixylI.LE, is of conrse, tac
si,bjcc, of general conversation in England: ana
am sorry to add that the opinion among me
most intelligent of her statesmen is ita war
with Froast is almost inevitable. The war parry
in France will not permit GrIZoT Ia max" any
exclamation OF the IaaHi affair, even II hc"esifco
To do So: ami he i> known Ia have said very r.
Gently that a compliance with The tenants OF ii'
British Ministry, would cost HIN his iirSd an"
I,0nlS Pkiigps his throne IN The mean 'l'ne @iE
RorHRr PFEL and MS cyileasue>, are COMMITTED
L. insist upon full repar;tion and what Is stil
worse The Ij1ias of England constitute the war
na,,y there. 80 that change OF Ministry cannot
bc rcsortcd To- IL preserve peace
The affair at Tahiti (Says the New York
Couricr1 of which news was brought hy The last
arrival has created intense excitement both IN
France and England. The Paris Journal dcs
Dcbats of the 81 August replied 10 The Times oil
n previous date. by lu!Iy luslilying the conG''c oil
the French authorities al Tahiti, instead oi aI>i-
vowiug them, as il was thought would he done
The Debals says:
THE England journal Pounds all lis reason
ing on a palpabic error 1t argues on The hyp"-
thesis that The French commander AGED IN vir!uc
Of the righ, vested in him By the 'pro'ecofaie
Now at tina; period another right besides that al
lie rrolccoraic existed in the Sandwich Islands
namely, the RICH, Of possession and sovereignty
of France. Al TIE moment those events occur
red Captain Brua, filed the functions. mol Of
ROYAL Commissioner To the Queen Of Iah!;l. but
Of Governor of French possession.
The other Paris papers Of the same date took
similar ground n. Gu:za declined 10 enie; in!o
an explanation Of the matter. The Courier sta
ted. that in consequence If the excitement and
alarm which prevailed. several English families
had asked for passports 10 CUT France.
1'ANGlERS
IfoStilities have actually commenced between
the French and he Emperor OF Morocco. The
a,yccs state, that on the .5h July the Envoy OF
the Prince DE- .IoinvilIe waited upon the Pacha.
and handed 10 him tie Gijm0'Hm OF lie French,
a, the same time demanding immediate pef,ni>
sion for the cmbarkaiion oil all ,hcE'rench al Tan.
eic,s. with their property. This was granted, and
I; courier was Il once sent to the Emperor. The
time granted in The ultimalum was 10 expire on
the , u, August. On the previous evening en-
VOWS arrived from the Emperor. announcing that
peace was restored: but the same enjoys has'cIed
10 remove the public Treasure from 1'angc's. and
al the inhabitants lett the city with their goods
and took refuge in thc mountains.
A POSTSCRIPT: 10 the Liverpool Mail, OF The hh,
states from the latest Paris papers, that the an
swer OF the uiimaum sent 10 he Emperor ~
the Prince commanding Tie French fleet not hav-
ing been satisfactory, his ROYAL lii2hncss The
Prince Dc IoinvIe commenced firing against the
advanced works which protect The Fortress Of
TangierS.
"'rhcs, works were altogether dcs,roycd.-Thc
European pant OF The to"n was spared. me
sane paper ADDS:
Tie English Consul General Mr.. Hay. tool;
refuge on board the vessel OF the French Admiral.
The date is no, mentioned. but as the French
squadron had not assembled before ihe II inst il
probably occurred uron the 81 or iih. Generally
tie grca,e>. activity appears 20 prevail on Tie
pai, OF the French army in Africa: but The Mocrs,
oa their side. threaten an obstinate resistance
General Bugoaud continued making c'i0rs i"r 4
vigorous attack. From all parts OF Alyeria cav
airy are marching 10 the frontiers OF Morocco
The hostile Arabs continued 10 prowI about the
cnvirons Of Agers: during the month OF July n
teen persons were aSsassina'edby them.
\ letter in The Times, dated Oran. July 22d,
states that Marshal Bu.eaud was marching tor
F'cz. and that lie had laid waste the country for
several leagues"
TFiom Ike I'iaodclaiia agaurl
TAHITI.
The London journals are very Indignant Ct
the course recently pursued by the French al
Tahiti. Some Of them earnestly urge The Go
vernmcnt 10 demand anapooGy. The war-SpiriiS
too, have seized upon The difficulty, and are en-
dcavoring 10 excite the rTcIGdlces between Tic
two countries in the hope Of producing outbreak
and blool>hcd Sir Robert Peel. in abiding TO
the treatment OF Mr.. Priichard, the British Cor
sul, said that "a gross outrage had been COM
United upon England. in the person Of her OIL
GER" The London Times, abiding 10 tho subject
says:
1T is impossible in so short a space Of time 10
have committed more outrascs on all that nations
and men are wont To hold sacred. On reading
the cXtravacant procamaionS of the French
commandments, one would suppose HAT the reign
of terror was the only nan OF French history
which they thought NJ all adapted 10 the recent
acquisitions Of the French Crown ard that in
their relations with foreign vessels and foreign
agents they followed the same revolutionary pre-
ccdcrt>. an violated al the rights which. even in
time OF war; are tremendously respected ~ civil
izcd nations. The arrest OF Her Majesty Con-
>ul in The Society Isles, by 4 mere 10, Of militia
r. authority. on no specific accusation, and by
M lawful warrant, Is an act which we can only
compare 10 he proceedings of the Chinese against
Captain Elicit.
a communication appears nIhc Times, under
da.c of JULY Both. in which all sorts 81 charges
+ Tho Frnp,h In Io,t
dated Papccic, March 9Th, and says:
"I'he E'rcach Governor has strained every nerve
10 put this place into fit state of defence: he
boasts that If two months moro he given him, he
would DEFY any ship 10 enter. The small island
in front OF the hai5or is having an carhen en-
bankrncnt OF twelve feet raised on it, fifteen ~
FOUNDERS are 10 be mounted, also barracks built
Tor the sunners Commanding the entrance 10
the harhor barracks are built and battery being
erected, 10 be armed with fourteen Founders
Other works are being constructed behind the
Town on The rise of the hill The French war