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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

The "National Inlellgencer" (says The Union)
renublishes Gen. Kearny's proclamation Of Isl
March last 10 the people OF California, and with
such illiberal comments as il thinks beet cacula-
ted TO excite a preudice against The admlnIslra-
iion. II processes 10 charge inc executive WIN a
want OF sincerity in disavowing some OF The tor
mcr doctrines of General Kearny's previous pro-
clamaiion and it does not hesitate 10 lnsinua'e
that this las, proclamation OF Gen. h oil The Is!
March last, "has been supplied 10 the executive
viceroy in Monterey, al period subsequent TO
the murmurs, Of establishment with which the
disclosure Of the first Santa Fe and California
proclamations was received through The United
States al large" This is a modesl-nay, We
must say, il is very impudent assertion. What
does The National Inellisencer" know about
the instructions which have been sent TO General
Kearny2 BY what authority does il contend thai
the instructions sent 10 him justify every position
taken in this proclamation Has ii seen The late
Instructions Nc; they have never been pub
lished. They had not arrived in Calf rnia when
this las, proclamation was issued. And we ven-
ture to say that when they are submitted 10 Con-
eress and The country, they will be found 10 have
been penncd with great circumspection, with eve
nv regard to The constitution, and with complete
regard TO the military occupation OF the territory,
and TO the rights and best Interests OF the people.
The folly of the course Of The "Natonal lnleli.
pencern consists in this: that IL processes TO know
what The administration has done, or what il has
not done and it shoots its poisoned arrows IN The
dark when il is absolutely ignoran, oil al the IN
s!ructions that have been sent out upon The sub
iect since January last.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

At the dinner of The Young Mems Democratic
Association Of Philadelphia, on The 5th July, Mr..
Dallas offered the following sentiment as true as
il is graphic:
Illustrations of Democratic Rain.
A Mexican war; with victories 'too tedious 10
a,e7uio,s."
An English peace, with torrents OF 'tie hard."
An Irish famine, relieved By our abundance.
Taxation reduced, with revenue and credit aug
mented.
Our farmers lensthening their furrows.
Our merchants dreaming they are princes.
Our manufacturers, buying palaces tor work.
shops.
Our banks full Of coin.
Our roads and rivers full Of steamers.
And, though last, not least, our schools and nur-
series full OF children.
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CANAL COMMERCE.

CANAL COMMERCE
Received by Canal during The quarter euaip7
S0lh June, l847-viz:
1890 hhds. Tobacco
ls9 hhds. Stems
1909 boxes Manufactured Tobacco
1880 bbs. Flour
1854 bushels Wheat
G8,550 bushels Corn
1857 bushels Oats
2,l00t tors Pig Iron
81. tons Bar Iron
G,079i tons Coal
4,33Ss tons Stone
272a tons Castings
81, tons Bar and Pig Lead
Ct tons Hay
2,66S kegs Nails
Shipped up the Cana! during the same pe.iod,
1886 sacks Salt
l,2O4i tons Plaster
l44 tons Coal
l22 tons Castings
95 tons Bar Iron
2,SS5. ibis. Fish
l,096 kegs Nails
Ill tons Steel
JAS. P. TYLER, Toll Ga.hf,e-
James River & KanawEa
Richmond, 1Ih July, lci1
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l o'clock, P. NJ, after having refreshed my 'nen'
seeing nothing OF The sieame;., TOOK up 'He ''n'
OF march and returned la The city.
The steamers aIier eeuing aground seVela'
times for the want OF pilots, which were no' - oe
obla,ned, reached the village about naii an nour
AT er We had lett, and returned here This morning
| forward herewith the report OF Lieuenau, Com
mandanr Lockwood, OF the Scourse, who was IN
command.
The party we encountered al the village OIL
TamuI,ay consisted OF about 500 men, Under the
command of Gen. Echegaray, being The whole
force ufthe enemy in this vicinity. Ihey nad re-
ceived Information OF our movement and were
posted in the most judicious manner 10 receive US;
During the action We lost two men killca ana mao
two wonndcd-onc severely and The other slightly.
Lieut.. kinzins was also slightly wounded by
spent pail. and two men were badly burneo ny Inc
accidental explosion OF powder IN Dui'oing.
The loss OF the enemy was not asceriained, but
two killed were found in the bushes near The road.
The differs and men behaved in manner
credilable 10 The service and their country.
The following comprise Inc names OF The killed
and wounded:
K,led-James White, seaman, Spiihre.
IHounded-Morally- James MITCHELL ordina-
ry seaman, Potomac, since dead. Dangerously
WIN. Treat ordinary seaman Potomac. Sc
verely-yas. Hoy, ordinary seaman, Mississippi;
- Crosby, Etna, from explosion OF gunPowder;
George Brown, ordinary seaman, Etna, from ex-
plosion OF eunpowder. Slish.ly-Georse john
son, Potomac, from explosion OF gunPowder.
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POETRY.
For the ENQUIRER.
LIN ES,
To one ,cao icH understand them.

l. ~ r y,
To one ,cao ioM understand them.
By SYDNEY.
Oh! If there be in Memory's chain
One link that's silv'ry bright,
One link that paints me back again
To hours Of mild delight,
Ere Disappoin,meul's hand had soiled
Lies bright, transparent page,
Ere through sorrows, gricis had toiled,
To ioyless hours OF age,
II is The hour when first you threw
Loves brishtes, glance on me-
The hour that first | met W ,h you,
And lored alone bnt thee.
Oh, II there be one pang to swell
MY heart with deepest wo--
A bitterness no words can tell
No language ever show
Iii The thought that thou hast proved
A ,eereant 10 thy VOW
Alasl alas! that am loved
By thee no longer now.
Another reisns within Thy heart
That changing heart OF thine;
And never more canst thou impart
One ray Of bliss to mine.
COLUMBIA, Fluvanna, July Doth, i047.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

The Wing press have lately been filled with a
series OF inlerrogaories addressed TO Mr. Bu-
chanan BY The New Orleans National. They
refer 10 the old story OF General Aris,as revela-
lions and propositions 10 Mr.. Isaac D. Marks,
and The communications of the latter TO the Stale
Department. The object of the Wings is to
prove upon Mr. Buchanan, that he might have
arranged the boundary line of Texas on the Rio
Grande, without sending General Taylor TO that
river. The Union shows how this most arrant
humbus has been exposed and refuled-the ma
ter having been fully explained by General Cass
al The last session OF Congress, and The cores
pondence published. The Wing press must be
desperate, indeed, when they have to bring up
The ghosts of departed fables, TO abuse The Ad-
minislrdlion.
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Ex-PresidenI Tyler, With his lady, arrived !,
Philadelphia on Tuesday night, on his vsy - -
Newport.

Lieut.. May, we ale informed, returned hons
in The Rari,an, and reached This city yes,ercav
The first report we had OF The nature Of his won,a
at the attack on Tabssco, We regret to hear W..
correct. lie has lost his right arm.
fSg.urda,is ", y,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

ENTICING AWAY sLAvEs.-The stsun-
ton (va.) Spectator OF Tuesday last. saws
The youfg man Ams. :, charged with emit
cina away certain slaves :, has county, had
his Called cour, on Monday les. C after hear.
ing The ev.d-acc against him, the court Ienanded
him for further nal. in November ne1l."
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

MR.. TRIST.-We see (says The Unionl the
following s,alemen, made in a letter 10 The New
York Courier and Enquirer" dated at this city
on The 18th inst and signed 1.-THE Spy in Wash
ington."
III do, however, undertake 10 say, By intelli-
sence from Puebla, that if MIR. TrisI had con-
Quoted The negotiation properly, and placed his
despatch in lhe hands Of General Scott, so as TO
he transmitted to The Mexican government i'm
mediately after the battle OF Cerro Gordo, we
should have had peace long before this period"
We deem i, probable, that il Mr.. Buchanan's
despatch had been transmitted 10 the Mexican
Government Immediately after The bals OF Ger
TO Gordo, we should have had peace before this
period. Why it was no, SO transmitted, is a
grave question; but we undertake 10 assert, conf
IDENTIFY, that this was not the fault OF Mr. Trst.
On The contrary, he did everything in his power
10 have it forwarded through General Scott.
1t is necessary 10 say thus much in defence OF
Mr.. Trst. Surely no man could ever exclaim
with more truth than can General Scott, "Save
me from my friends"
We consider il unnecessary again 10 repeat
what we have SO often said in relation 10 the ao'
surdiiy OF Mr.. Trist having issued military OF
ders to General Scott
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

FROM TABASCO.-CoM. BIoELow's SKIR-
MIsH WITH TIE MExIcANs.-The Union contains
the official dispatches from Commander Bgelow,
giving an account OF his fight with the MeIicans
under Gen. Echegary, from which we extract the
following
Small parties of the enemy occupied the out
skirts Of The city every night threatening an al.
tack, and was Obliged 10 keep large portion Of
The forces constantly on duty 10 prevent being sur
prised. Finding that The enemy sheltered him.
sell in the ranches in the outskirts Of The city,
gave orders 10 burn all the unoccupied ones
This duty was executed By Lieut.. Commandant
Porter. with a detachment of one hundred men,
Abou, TWO hundred ranches were destroyed, most
OF them of but little value. Having learned that
the enemy had occupied the outer barrack near
the church, the night previous, | ordered j! 70 be
destroyed also; and it was accordingly blown
up This, and The explosion Of few shells hred
over the city, probably prevented the contemPa'
ied attack by The enemy The ensuing night.
I had also planned for the Both an expedition to
the village Of Tamuay, situated about three
miles from this, which was reported TO be The
headquarters OF General Echegaray, TO consist
of a steamer Che Scourse) TO ascend the river
and Gu, of The enemy's retreat, while crossed
over by land with $50 men, and piece OF ariil.
lery, 10 dislodse him. The arrival OF The steam
er Vixen with reinforcement, and your very IL
beral and judicious instructions, enabled me TO
increase the land parry TO 2i0, with Two pieces
artillery; and also directed The Vixen lu ascend
the river 10 company with The Scourge 10 assist
one another 10 case of grounding.
In conformity with these arrangements, start
ed al Z o'clock on the morning Of The 30th, fyes-
serday, and al the same time The steamers got
under way TO ascend The river. A, nine o'clock,
when within about quarter Of mile Of the viii
laee, The enemy opened Are of muskeiry from
HE bushes on bo,h sides Of the road, where he
had posted himselfin ambush This was pronp,-
ly returned by tie marines and s'nall.arm men,
ill the artillery was brought into posi!ion; when,
after few discharges, he emery broke and fled
10 he wo DIS, pursued BY our ne. bn' no' b"'nR
az onaislrd with he hy paIhs we w-;e n"i aoie 10
overs.ke raem, and consequently made no Prise.
ners excep! lew sirasgieFs toaad IN the village.
A small quantity oi ammaniiion, and some mus
kels, were found in ths church and destroyed. Al
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A PARADOX.

The New York Express writes long leader,
proving that General Taylor is Wing, because
he is no.pary man, The Wings being a no.
party party! As specimen Of the article, and
10 show the Editors scrupulcus justice and fidelity
TO the truth, We quote passage:
"That party has been a band of robbers, sly
ling themselves Democrats, OF every variety, as
we have before remarked, who have associated
together, under party discipline, 10 plumber Inc
people BY the aid Of law"
In this part OF The world we have some party
Wings, but we do not therefore call them 'rob.
bersn
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27
The Clinton Ga Flcridian declares positive

The Clinton (La.) Flcridian declares positive
ly that j, is csrtain that Gen. Taylor has no. de-
clarcd any opinion upon a National Bank or
Protective Tariff. And this 100, says The Union,
I've are informed from authority which We cam
not resls, is The ii.:h Of The matter. II any Of
The Whiss have evidence 10 coun'erYail The as
serlion OF tie Louisiana editor, We DEFY Them 10
produce it,"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

Robert ]. Walker, Esq, the Secretary of the
Treasury, left Washington this morning tor
Rockaway, tor the benef! Of his health. Nc
Chinook Yonng, Esq. The Chief Clerk in The
Treasury, will act ad interim a. the head Of the
Depar,nen,.-[ Thursday N,ghs Union.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27
Nc.ice 10 Contractors.

THE undersigned, Commissioners, acting IN snue q
i orders OF lie County Court Of ESSEX, viii reeSe
Sealed Proposals, tobe addressed 10 them al TN tats
postage pad unit; the second day OF August III lfn
which day ii far If not, on the next TAR day itrsi
ter, Sunday excepted, The contract viii be certainly
lei TO the lowest bddef,) for The erection OF Court.
House with the Clerks Office therein, for The q
the said couniy-to BE- built according 10 the annexed
schedule and specifications. Seventeen hundred dol
ars of The money for tile payment Of The said building
will be in the hands q" thr Sheriff Of ms ,on9 on The
said building VIII Re paid out Tho county 'csles Of
ISL. and isighal u To say one niety on Tie Isl cav
Of November in each Of said years. The undeIatef
in only be required execute bond with good stcu
NV in III, penay Of thlft, five hundred duars, ttu.
bic The amount Of the payment 10 BE- mode ~ November
NOV, WARNER Lewis,
WILLIAM A. RIGHT
JAMES ROY N!C1G.
nnLnnnnck E-,rr Co. Va. Iunt 2Nln. Ics,.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

AGAIN IN THE FIELD.-We learn from
The Indiana Democrat ,ha, Brigadier Gen. Lane,
having received disappointment, will leave
home in few days for The sealot war. BE will
join the division Of the army under Gen, Scott
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

"Such, then, is Gen. Tayor's position. A
Wing of The Revolutionary stamp. who knows no
enemies but the enemies OF his country! A pat
Iiol, whose chief desire is TO see The government
administered in purity, and the integrity Of lis
early history restored, no matter by whose agen-
cy it is efiecled."-[ Republican
The natural inference from the above is that
General Taylor is not Wing of the mongrel
school of modern Whiggery. So far we agree
with the Republican, as does the New Orleans
Soulherner, which presents The question in The
following light:
"GEN. TAYLOR A WHIG.-We have seen
so many posiLirc assertions in the Wing papers
thai Gen. Taylor is Whig, and so many asser-
tons in Democratic papers tha, he is not Wing,
that we think il high time 10 sci The matter right
so that there may be no more squabbiing in The
matter.
"Gen. Taylor is Wing, Wing of l776. He
was in favor Of the war OF l776 File IS in favor
OF the war Of 1917. He is stiN Wig, that is, a
Democratic Whig-ior no other Wings appear
to be in favor of the war"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27


We learn from the Union, that the coinage al
the Mint, from Isl January 10 lst July, lS47, is
SS 2O6, 223, "far exceeding The amount coined du-
ring any similar period of time since the Govern
ment was founded Under the new instructions
given by Mr.. Walker, under the law establishing
the constitutional treasury, all foreign coin re-
ceived by the Government is at once transferred
10 the Mint, where j, is recoined, and paid out as
American coin-lhe only form in which il will
circulate among The people. There isere7y reason
10 bslierc that nearly sizty millions Of dollars siF
be concerted into american coin during as admin
istration Of Prtsidcnt Pok."
We are indebted 10 Mr. Alfred Vail, the intel
lisent Superintendent Of the Telegraph in this
City, for copy of his valuable and deeply in
le.eslng book on the American Electro-Mag-
netic Telegraph. 1t embraces The Reports oi
Congress, and full description OF all ieleg!aphs
known, employing electricity or galvanism. Ii
is handsome volume Of 300 pages, is illustrated
by eighty .one neat wood eDgravings, and con
lains rich fund Of information touching this Won
deriul fruit OF American genius. In connection
with this subject, we find the following in the
Baltimore Sun:
professor Olmslead, OF Yale College, has cx-
pressed an opinion that tie telegraph wires when
spread over The earh, will SO operate on the cleo
lricity in The air that shall never hear OF very
heavy thunder storms, or OF lightning striking
within an area oil fifty or hundred miles of The
wire. The Professor is certainly wrong in this
opinion, as far as can be Judged from present ex-
perience, as scarcely thunder storm passes over
our city lba, does not damage the nasts of some
OF The shipping a, our wharves which are with.
in few hundred yards of The wires. Houses in
The limits and vicinity Of Baltimore have also
been struck on several occasions since The wires
have been erected. Tha, atmospheric electricity
does work The instruments al times there is no
doub;, bu, Not 10 such an e1len! as 10 dsTel The
shock of thunder cloud The Newark Adver.
iisef in noicipg This matter says ina, The Bethel
church in that city was struck BY lightning few
days ago, although within few feel Of The wires"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

This evenings southern ail(says the Union)
brings US further interesting intelligence from
Gen. SCOTS camp and from the capital we
take il for granted that the General will not wait
las has been suggested at New Orleans) TO receive
orders from Washington before he marches on
wards. A letter has been received IN This city
from Vera Cruz, OF The 9Th instant, stating that
Gen. Pierce would march with his detachment
(abnut $500 roops) Oh the next day. It says
nothing further about the columns OF Childs Cad
wallader and Pillow and we presume, there
fore, tina, they had recently mel with no serious
opposition. Gen. Scott, il is reported in The news
papers, had sent out detachment 10 meet them.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27

Your most obedient servant,
D. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U. s. Army.
DR.. JoHS T. CLARK. Secretary Of public meeting,
Trenton, New jersey.
Does General Taylor here endorse The action
OF The democratic Wings" OF Mercer? Does
he mol, on the contrary, Ierea, what he has often
said before in his replies 10 all who have written
on the suhjeci of his nomination, THAT if (not the
Wings, huD the proplc OF The country desrelo place
me in The high flee Of chief maeistracy, do
not feel myself al Liberty TO refused" Wherein
does This expression differ from The language
OF the Signal leller2 The sentiment is identical
The Times will have TO wait for "a little more
grape" before it finds The old hero prepared 10
sui its views.
While Oh This subject We must correct mis-
apprehension of oul own language by the Times.
In stating lha, under General Taylor's own
hand, we have the proof that he will, when the
war is over avow his political principles 10 the
world" we die nol, Us thai paper presumes, refer
to some cher letter which has no, vel found its
way 10 The press, or We have 10 more light on the
subject than cur reishbors,) but 10 lie Sagnai let
ter, which expresses the Identical resolution to
explain his personal views" Is the Times be.
ginning to forget the Signal letter. that severe
thorn in The side of Whiegeryl II SO, We advise
the Editors 10 refresh their me mories.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-18

more. before the time for decision arrives: IL he whe
whs, Is his Whggery; IL Democrat what sort Of Dem
oefat for there some very odd varieties smuesed in
der the same generic In ell Gen Taylor there
seems some points well setilsd.-he true and sound ON
the Wmot Provso. and is thought both able and willing
Gus"
From all which we infer that Mr.. Calhoun will be can
ddac for the next Presidency il there shall be any pros
Peet OF his clce'ion-and II not that he and many OF
his friends as he carry with him. will 90 for General
Taylor who, II he be orthodox all points, according
10 the present opinions OF South Carolina We, and
sound on the Wmo provso"-and, what is Of equal
sequence perhaps, defy King Caucus whose DEGREES
have 50 often heretofore thwsed the ambition OF Mr. Cal
houn himself aud against which no has therefore deter
mined TO "war to the knife" in all time to come
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-18
DIED.,


On Monday morning. al 81 o'clock, at Rowling Green,
lenrics county, Mr.. PHLIF KEFFLER, native ol Hessen
Germany
The friends Of the family and the public generally are
respectfully invited to attend his funer this afternoon at
O'Clock, from his late residence Bowling. Green.
On Sunday, the 10Th Of May BpwARp son Of VIM
Henry and Eiizai Ell A. Ford, aged 10 days
b1r baltimore papers requested to copy.
On the 10th inst al O'clock NJ an iness Of sevrpy
days VIRGINIA JACKSON, oily daughter Of Capt Henry and
Elizabeth r. DAVIS aged two Yeas three dlys
There a bud. fair one
Ast graced earthly bower
Twas foste. ed BY loves genial sun,
And watched and qua ded hour by hour
And those who tended II with care
Were hoping that ilc bud bloom
That many hearts AROUND might share
The sweetness Of it, rich perfume.
The bud has bloomtd but not TO those
Who watched here the JOY j. given
To know the sweets may disclose.
Too fair for earth, Il blooms b hsayen.
Transferred above o Co.'s right hand
Twin grace this lower world no more
Unseen BY mortal eye twin stand
A. that right hand tiI s DER.
Then my eternity restore
To those whose hearts - sigh
The precious bud they ceplore,
thanzed - hIwef that ne'er viii die"
RJr Baltimore Clipper and sun will please copy
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-18

At meeting Of the Faculty aud Students Of Randolph
Macon College and the citizens Boydton and Its yicn
Ivy held IN the College Chapel Tuesday the | lth OF
May, lo41, motion Of Prof. Hardy, Col. Geo Rogers
was calledto the Chair, and K b Baptist appointed Sec
rotary.
The object Of the meeting having been explained by
John Goode, Esq, motion tbs Chairman appointed
Prois Hardy and Blanch, Bennett Puryoar, James K
Branch, and John GoOde committee prepare resolu-
tons for the considerations OF the meeting.
The committee made the following report which was
unanimously adopted:
Having learned that the President OF the u S will nj
tend the ensuing comUencement OF the University Of n
Carolina; and the commencement OF Randolph Macon
College, occurring such interval thereafter as will
conveniently enable him attend its exercises and mi le
with large number Of the citizens Of Virginia and North
Cnons; and being DESTROYS enjoy the pleasure of Vi.
SIT from him on that occasion-T therefore,
Resolved, That we, the Faculty and Students of Ran
dolph Macon College and the citizens OF Mecklenburg
invite the President c the u s. and his SUITE visit ou
county and attend the OF Randolph Macor
| College on the olh and 9th OF June.
Resolved, That the Chairman Of this meeting appoint
committee OF Elk from the Faculty Students of the in
suiuuon and the citizens OF the county, make known
the Pres dent this invitation and request his acceptance
Resolved, That said committee be authorized 10 MAKE
suitable Arrangements To escort the President and his suit
from Chapel Hill BOydton should he consent TO favor M
with visit, and 10 accommodate them during their conrnu
in the county.
The Chairman appointed 5. d Whittle John Goode E
A. Bonch. Ed r Gamblers, X T. Beae and Bennett Pur
year the committee called for by the second resolution
and, on notion The Chairman and Secretary were added
| On motion, II was
ResOlued Tina, the Secretary procure the publication
the proceedings of the meeting in the Richmond and Pc
lersburg papers.
| The meeting then adjourned.
GEORGE ROGERS, Chm.
| r. B. BAPTIST Secretary.