Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-06

TINS country can never be prosperous" This is
The first address TO the Lord Lieutenant which
contains any reference 10 the repeal question.
MEETING OF THE IRISH CONFEDE-
RATIONAL meeting of the pew Irish COME.
ration was held in Dublin on The 18th instant. Mr..
Magher in The chair. The usual violent speech.
es were delivered; and al the close OF The pro-
ceilings q vast crowd collected, formed OF the
Odd Ireland" party, which gave vent in loud
cheers for O'Connell and old Ireland, mingled
with with sroans and other expressions Of lsap-
probation Tor "Young Ireland ard The Contede-
rates" The e1 element on the appearance OF the
OGormans and their associates was truly ALARM
ing. The elder C'Gorman was struck with q
stick; but the police being in great force. the dis
position 10 riot was quelled and The mob dis
pcrsed.
FRANCE.-The Chamber OF Peers has
brought The trials concerning ministerial corrup.
ton 10 close. Mr.. Tes,e will have TO refund
the 5000 francs, be imprisoned three years pay
fine Of $4,000 francs and forfeit; his peerage and
civil rights. Gen. Cuberes fortei,s fine OF TO-
600 francs, his peerage, his military honors and
civil rights. Parmen,ier .orteils his civil rights
and fine vi 10000 francs. NJ. Pehepra, il is
now said will present himself on Monday 10 the
court that he may receive The sentence his Of
fence demands The effects OF these revelations
a, this moment cannot fail 10 prove most disas-
The Ministry appears inevitable
The King and Queen OF Belgium were in
Paris. The King, it is said wishes TO abdicate
III favor of his son, in consequence OF continued
i'll health.
In Portugal all was quiet. The late reyolu-
tonary JunIa had issued proclamation an
nouncing 10 the nation The surrender otil powers.
LIVERPOOL CorToN MARKET-Repon for the
1reek ending July 1.-THE packer OF the Isl Ju-
y, from Boston, arrived here on Tuesday last
The accounts brought b. her psrtake much OF
the same character as former advices The de-
hciency in line eipts still continues, The differ
responding period last year. The crop question
is now an ascerained point: all parties agree that
100000 bales will be The toll quantity
Many opinions are even now hazaided as 10
The extent and prospects OF the growing crop, but
on this head nothing can be fixed with certainty.
The weather, generally, was spoken of as being
favorable for the young plant; but all accounts
agree that The crop IS some Two or three weeks
backward. The news generally has had little,
il any, effect on our market. The business dur
ing the week has been 10 fair extent, but with
on animation.
Holders NEE! The inquiry pretty freely, and We
close with no change from the quotations OF Fri
day last. There has been alrdemand through
Upands and Orleans, OF ''iully fair" 10 good"
qualities. $500 American, 200 Peinam, 600
Egyptian, and 5000 s;urat have been taken on
speculation, and 4 800 American, 200 PeInam,
and 700 Surat for export. Sales Tor The week,
10, lG0 bales.
Report for Jniy II and l9-The marke. since
the 18th Instant has been very steady, and with
out excitement. The sales OF The 18th and l9ih
are about 1000 bales, mostly all 10 The trade.
There sno: any change in prices; the full rates
ol The 10th are, however, fully sustained.
IRoS-We continue ~ have good, steady,
and healthy demand, and all parties engaged in
The trade are well employed The make is taken
of as fast as produced stocks, therefore, are not
increasing. Scotch pigs are unsettled, in conse-
quencc Of the dispute between The masters and
their men many furnaces are out OF blast, and
The price is advancing. The demand for hoop is
great, and there is i difficulty in getting orders
executed in reasonable time; IN all other descrip-
tons there is fair average trade doing. Pre-
sent quo,ations-pigs "a 3. 6l.; common bars
~ los; hoops I'll 5s; sheets I'll l3s.; best
bars I'll per ION in Liverpool.
BATTLE OF MEXICAN
ACCOUNT-The Mexican account Of their
attack on our troops under Col. De Russey is
characteristic Of their documents, being mere
string OF exasgetaions and improhabililes.-
They state thai, on their first ire, the greater part
inc frsi among lie kie2h"l he mGGnnifd-
artillery in now;se Liscomored them, why w.
forces soon suffered Sufficient 10 cause them TO re-
treat. Hereupon the Mexcans we're about 10 form
an ambuscade 10 destroy the whole force, SO that
no, single Yankee could escape; when the
Mexican commander, having provided himself
with good guide in The middle OF the night, sue
cessiully conducted his forces through path
which led 10 Panuco The Americans are rep
resented as having lest seventy killed, wounded
and prisoners with one hundred and seventy
mules, horses and munitions Of war. We hope
soon To see The official report OF Colonel De Rus
sev-IS Orleans National.