Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-04
vo1 r1NTEERs FROM PETERSBURG.


We are happy 10 announce that Company OF
Volunteers, 10 serve during the Mexican war
will, in day or Two, be organized IN inns Town
and regularly mustered into service. The mrs.
movement was made on Friday night last, and
Yesterday nearly the full compliment had been
made up, and such is The spirit that now pervades
The Young men OF the town. that We believe, IN
ten days, another company might be formed. 10
those who were acquainted with those days, II
seems to be a revival OF the old fashioned pa
trotsm OF 1912; and Judging OF the whole by
those who have already enlisted, we nave no ne
station in saying, that The honor OF the LOCK
AIDE" will be as safe in the hands OF The young
men al 1876 as il was in The hands Of those OF
lSl2.--f Petersburg Republican.
From The same paper we learn that public
meeting was held on Tuesday, Dr. Joseph E,
Cox, The Mayor, in The chair, and W. K. Drink
ard, Secretary. After few patriotic remarks
from Gen. Butts, a committee was appointed,
who reported the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved That The Common Hall be requested
10 appropriate the sum oil $500, or SO much OF IL
as may be necessary, 10 equip and furnish The
Company Of Volunteers now about TO be raised
tor me Mexican war from This town.
This is worthy of The generous and patriotic
spirit of the Little Ccckade." Though we did
not hear for some time from her gallant citizens,
we felt sure thai they would not hold back when
the old Stale needed their services We doubt
not tina, the Virginia Regiment will be composed
Of fine officers and men, aud that all they will
ask is an opportunity" 10 gain some OF the dis
lnclion which their brethren Of other States have
won iu vindicaling the honor and the rights OF
their common country.
P. S. Since writing the above, citizen oil re
,ersburs has informed us that on Wednesday The
Common Hall of Petersburg promptly and una
uinlouslv voted the s.. 500-lhal The Company q
Volunteers is now full-was to organize yeser
day, by electing ofhcers-and will soon be ready
for the field. This is nobly done and reflects higl
credi, on the gallant town Of Petersburg
GOOD NEWS FOR TIE VOLUNTEERS
We understand that The Governor received, or
last evening. a communication from the Wa
Department, informing him, that Capt. Smith, o
The U. S. A, would muster The Volunteers area
DIV organized into service Immediately II i:
presumed tomorrow will be selected as the day
as Capt. 8. 10 now in Richmond.
We Yesterday received from MIR. Allen OF lhs
"AIhambra," some Of The largest and finest fresf
oysters we have ever seen. These interesting
strangers hail from York River. They vert
enormous specimens OF The bi-valve order.
THE BRITISH PRESS" AND THE "BRI
TISH PARTY."-We publish, not without
some reluctance, (says the Union,) the following
letter, which has been placed al our disposal By
the writer OF it-a gentleman Of high respectable
lily. II points only 10 particular press in rea
ton to mailer upon which We have often com
menled, and in which The course Of other Fede-
raj organs has been equally censurabe. Every
true American vii! lament The facts in reference
10 the National lnlelli2encer which it sets forth:
GEORGIA, 23d Nov, 1876.
"Last June and Jr;y was in the city OF Pa
ris, and felt much modification at remarks
would hear in GalisnanI's reading room, by Eng.
lishmen and other foreigners, relative 10 our army
the glorious news of Taylor's victories reached
the French capital. The National lntelligenccr
Of which paper was subscriber when edited
hy Mr.. J. Harrison Smith, and afterwards until
1882, was eagerly sought after by The English sub
scrbers of the readng-room on the arrival OF the
mail. alter each steamer reached Liverpool from
the United States. II was called the British pa
per, and The Federaliss Of The United States The
English party. A sad falling off, indeed, from
It's principles from 1903 TO 1926 It's editorials
were disgusting 10 every lover oil his country in
Europe!
ain conversation with our talented Consul al
Paris he told me he knew il from his own OBJ
seIvalion and conversations with distinguished
&c nd hat III fhp 10 nj
United States had simply passed the resolution
required by Mr.. Polk in his message, without
the discussion had upon il, the Oregon question
would have been settled by him satisfactorily 10
the nation, and without any difficulty; that The
British Ministry would not have considered the
resolution as proposed by the President an in
suil.'"
This fact was communicated, at the time, to
the "Nalional Ineisencer," but it was suppress
ed.
IL was passenger with a very pleasant and
intelligen, eiril officer Of her Majesty Victoria,
Consul, and in speaking Of The lnellieencer, he
upon my honor, called il the British paper in The
United States. replied, yes; no paper in Lon
don was more so! He also made The same re-
mark heard in Paris-the Federalists were the
Engiish party No candid citizen can read The
Inteigencer without coming 10 the same con-
illusions; and | would also add in respect 10
lNe1ie0 appeal 10 every true American. ! am
(for 80 years, from ls0S) A CONSTANT REA-
DER ofMe Rieam,0nd Enquirer and The National
E,leuiecneer (The latter, then, as Republican in
priuci; lie. | believe, as The Enquirer and Phila-
delphia Aurora.J
IOWA.-The Legislature met on Monday last.
The ST. Louis Republican" (fed.,) settles the
politics of the Legislature and the STATE. II con-
cedes that the doubtful district of Polk, Marion,
Jasper, and Dallas, has elected the Democratic
candidates, and that this decides the majority on
Joint ballot The Federals,s will have 81 votes,
The Democrats 81; aud of course the two United
States Senators will be Democrats.
MAJ. GEN. SCOTT.-The New York pa
pers state that Gen. Scott embarked from tba,
place on Monday last, in the packet ship Union,
Tor New Orleans, and the report is rife that he is
on his way to The army. Wepresume, (says the
Union,) that such is The fact.
The n Y Courier and Enquirer states that he
is accompanied by his sids-de camp, Lieutenant
Scott and Lieutenant Williams, and BY Major
Smith ofthe corps of engineers.
We observe that some speculations have al
ready been formed in The newspapers about his
movements, the plan of his campaign, &c, &c,
which are probably without any foundation. But