Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-03
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their country, but none The less Srahidila ah'
Spanish subjects on that account. -,
Tie charge OF falsehocd (soiemas mcHffa)
brought against 4 natural and obvieas error -
unworthy Of gentleman, amt merits no repy'
even in explanation. will say, however, inal
while here, LIZ Vega (sa,Hrnin') was called a
General, and only copied lie error.
lam sorry 10 learn that there is coed zeal OF
fever in Conmodolc Pcrry's Squadron, and that
one q, lis victims is The gallant Lieut. naht Jas
l.. Parker, one oil The heroes of The Creole exrloil,
under the walls Of San Juan dUloa. have
known Mr.. Parker Tor many years, anu can
sneak of lin from authority lie was one 81 The
most remarkable men in the Navy, possessing a
versatility Of talent that ! never saw eqnalled IN
any other man, and applying il TO all purposes
in which he could serve his friend or his dcpen.-
ant Indeed, he was every mans friend.
lie was brave 10 Enthusiastically without
fear-in the storm al sea and the battle on shore
lie was always himself, and equally in his ele-
mcnt. He was one of the very last 10 leave The
sinking Somers, and one OF the very first in each
Of The attacks ot orr Naval people upon the dil-
lerept norris norris alopg The Mexican coast. His mo-
dpsy equaled lis talents and his ealanlry, and
his name and d,cs have consequently been less
before Ike word than ho,e al men oi common
merit He and itinsso!d Hymson were kindred
sririis-lhey were much together in HE, and they
are now together in death. ! send you an Official
copy Of The ietu!n II mortality in this CITY from
he Isl 10 18th inst, ncusivc-for which am
indebted 10 the President OF The Board 81 Health.
Yours, &c. lSplcaron.
The absurd frmor circulated las Friday even
na 70 lhr elect thai Gen. Scott and 100 OF his
troops had voluntarily marched into The ely oil
a. -, nj n
crs Of war 10 81, GOO of The enemy appears now
10 BE- utterly without foundation. Capt ~. I.
Smith, who recently commanded company +. Of
the Is; H. Rest. ii twelve months roiunteers,
and who was discharged with lie res, oi those
troops al Canalso Oh The 18Th ut, came INTO
this poll ON The sleep Nonparei las, Thursday
evening. having lei the mouth Of The Rio Gfandr
on Tuesday evening, the 6h July, more Than "a
houis later than The soop which brought the
above report. Capl. S. says that there was no
such report there when he left, and that The htsI
he heard Of il was when it was put in circulation
here lie does not think il al all probable that
any dispatches Of such nature could have
reached The quariermas,er al Bfa2os Santiago,
without lis being Immediately known 10 Capt.
Ogden The QuarlermaSter al The mouth oil the
river, inasmuch as there is Il constant commune
Gallon between these points, (only nine miles
apan} both by land and wafer. lie says that the
steamer Dragon had just come from The former
10 the latter place. before he sailed, and not the
first word OF This rumor or OF any other disaster,
or news Of any kind whatever, was mentioned.
A brig had come in from Vera Cruz, buI he did
not learn that she brought any intelligence ofm-
porance. We have no hesitation in placing full
confidence in the statements OF Capt. Smith
We would be glad 10 see some corrective applied
10 the oranalors OF such reports which are well
calculated 10 do serious harm, when they obtain
the least CREDIT Galveston Ne1cs.