Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-18
breach Of contract-damages laid at 81 ,ooo;I
He is to give concert this evening IN Phiiaoe'
nbia-1BaH Patriot Ihursd0u.

The schr Creole, arrived on Saturday iIoIn
Vera Cruz brings dates to the 18th ILL.,, anal'v.n
The CITY Of Mexico to the 18Th. Among tne
MESSENGERS by this arrival are helady and dausn-
Ter of the unfortunate General MeJia, VINO was
executed for political offence by the iyrah' oah-
Ia Anna. ,,,,,.or H., n
There is no news of importance, further ma
confirmation of the intelligence when We pun
| lished last Monday, OF the desire o! .he W.,
can Government for The renewal ol nj,
and the probability that diplomatic agents WIN
presently be exchanged between the Two GoVefh'
mentS. -, N. do
The encroachments of the Indians on ine oe-
parlmen,s of Durango, Zacalecas, &C. Rsich se
before noticed as having led TO TePsesen'as,on
| from those departments 10 Inc Cenuai oo.e.n,
mept that if they were not relieved iney Hous-
be compelled TO apply 10 the American ohion ~.
protection, still continued. creating INC u'nloss
distress and apprehension. Goo nd Do
| Genls Bustamente, Almonte, Cuevas anu re-
drazD have been returned TO The Senate oil Me1i'
CO. We take the following paragraph from Inc
| Picayune Of yesterday: :,
uTbe Zsnpoatteca, OF Jalapa, announces Inc
arrival there, on the evening OF the 18th ult, Oh
The Baron Alleye de Cyprey, the e1-Minister oil
France, with his family, accompanied by strong
escort. His Excellency, according TO this autho-
riiy, had been treated with the greatest respect,
and without the slightest insult We have no
accounts OF the arrival OF the Baron at Vera
Cruz, (our papers thence not being 50 late as from
the Capital,) but as We learn verbally that The
French vessels lying at Vera Cruz had sailed be-
fore The Creole left, we presume that his Excel
len,y has taken his final leave of the Republic
Of Me1ico."-[N q. Bulletin, Nor. H.
HORRIBLE Accountable Chicago Daily
News gives an account Of the execution OF part oil
The murderels OF Col. Davenport at Rock Island,
Illinois, on the 25ih ult. The following is the con-
GLIDING part OF the fearful details:
CATER Long mad closed, he returned to his seat,
and alter consulting the other prisoners returned
and stated that il was their dying request that
their bodies be given to their friends, and not 10
the physicians. Mr. Gatchel now stepped for
ward and offered up short and appropriate
nrayer: after which Mr.. Haney read Psalm
The prisoners now severally shook hands with
those on the scafFuId, and with each other. Aaron
/ Long and Young nearly overcome with emotion.
John quite calm and collected. The Sheriff bound
| their arms put The rope round their necks, drew
the caps over their faces, and led them forward
upon The drop.
"Takine The axe, he severed The rope at one
blow, ami down went The drop, letting them fall
al distance of four feet. Bnt now remained
a scene most revolving TO behold, aud most hor-
rible 10 describe. The middle rope broke,
letting Aaron Long fall, striking his back on the
beam below, and lying insensiblc from the
slranslins caused BY the rope before II broke. For
a moment not human being moved, all were
| Mortified and seemed rivetcd 10 their places
Soon, however, The officers descended and lifted
him M, when he recovered his senses, and was
again led upon the gallows, suffering intensely,
raising his hands and crying out, THE Lord
have mercy on me! You are hanging an inno-
cent man. and pointing 10 his brolher) there hangs
nv poor brother" but alas he needed him not
"fie was already beyond his sympathetic
was left alone 10 endure the dreadful sight OF his
brolher's last agonies, and once more TO pass
through the dreadful Scene-the rope-lhe plat
form-,he axe shall never forget the appear
ance OF that man, as he sat upon the bench; a
large bloody streak abou, his neck, his body trem
Hing all over, while preparations were making
for the final fall But there was another act in
| the drama.
"As he was ascending the gallows, signs OF an
outbreak among the crowd were evident Some
cried, That's enough-let him CO. while others
gave expressions 10 their horror just al this mo-
ment some cry was raised in remote part OF the
crowd-no one knew what it was-scme were
trighlened-one wing Of the guard retreated To-
wards The sallows-lhe tnmult increased-a sud-
den panic seized the immense crowd, and they
AZ hed,precipilatey from the place. If the earth
under The gallows had opened, and Pluto himself
had arisen from The internal regions, with his
horses and chariot, it could NOT have caused great
er CONSERVATION, or a more hasty flight
'Thc guard were with difficulty in their places
the crowd returned, and soon all was quiet-every
one ashamed of himself for having been frighten-
ed at nothing. One wagon was found upset, but
il was supposed 10 be the effect and not the cause
was at length despatched, and the crowd dispers-
ed. Thus ended the first execution, that ever
| .:,.o.coJ ,nJ "A thot 10 hn The last