Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-17
della WARE-(OrrIc,AL)
Majority for tiensdl Taylor 522.

MICliluhI TO MPLETE
BUFFALO, Ngw fofl Nov. HI, A. NJ.
We have now comte!e 'cunos irm all lhe
counties in Michigan md the majority Tor Ge
neral Cas- is 1928.
The Legislature is I.aocraic By a consider.
is composed Of Two DerErats and ono Wing, a
Free soiler. This is gan Of one Whig mem
Der OF Congress. Thus slnds the result in Mi.
chigan, Cass's own Sale.
FLORIDA.
| The Baltimore CippFnas lew returns from
| Florida In Jacksos.lle Taylor gains 90
votes. In Leon coun, his majority IS lt6-a
gain Of 46.
We received last lkht despatch from our
correspondent in Cha eson, which says. ia
Key West HE vote iof Taylor IS G30, for Cas-
| sc; being a coasidrrsle Wing gain over the
Congressional EIertot'
MISSISSIPPI.
CHaRLEsTJS, ). c., Nov l4-S, 7. NJ.
We have the following returns from Missis
siPPi. ;, 90
Wilkinson l60, Nach'z 30, Romney Gil being
a considerable Wing rain The best informed
politicians al New ORLEANS consider The Stale as
doubtful.
LOUISIANA.
We have despaiches here from New Orleans 10
the lllh. 10 all the counties OF Louisiana heard
from, there have been large Wing gains. An
other despatch from New Orleans, OIL later date,
says "St Marys il inst in, and il gives 27S
majority for Taylor. Taylcrs majority in the
whole Stale is estimated al not less Than Two
thousand. Louisiana IS therefore, settled As
having gone for Taynr.
ALABAMA.
The Wing gain, o far as heard from, is
about 1000 The SAFE is considered safe or
Cass, but BY sIeally .ednced majority
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Philadelphia N,ws contains returns from
all The counties in he State bur three. lay
or's majority, thus IA is 3O47.
The mode OF eeciug The President and
Vice President OF III, Uni!ed States, is com
prehensively stated il the Philadelphia Led
ger. The electors who were chosen on the
Th instant assemble in The Capitals OF
their respective Stats on The first Wednesday
in December and voleior he candidates Of their
choice Having rcco.ded their vote, copies oil
il are made, and forwarded 10 Washington ty
special messenger bcio.e The first Wednesday in
January. The votes q all The Safes are opened
on the second "Wednesday OF February, in the
presence 81 beth Houses o.: Congress, and The
persons having majority oil The whoie number
OF electors, are declared 10 be Presden; and Vice
President elect.
New OCEAN STEAMERS. Referring 10 The "a
pid increase Of Steam navigation, 10 foreign poIi'
and 10 The great number Q. ocean steamers ahoal
and in progress Of construction, The New YotS
Tribune says:
The most gigantic enterprise for establishin:
a steamship line, which has yet been hroachet
in This country is that "''.'~",@J, .
The Dramatic Line 81 Liverpool PrchetS ana a
one OF our most energetic and successful nef
chants. His project involves the building 0
five immense ships o! 1900 tons bnrthen each
costing, when ready ioT sea, an aggregate Of IVY
millions five hundred thousand dollars. Ihr
line will carry The United Sales Mail between
New York and Liverpool. Two ol hesr snip
are ON The stocks, one a, WIN. II. Browns yar'
and one al Jacob RelI's The ships are to b
named Atlantic, Pdcife, ddrts.ic, Arcte, an,
Baltic.
The two which are on The stocks will prooael!
be launched in December, and go 10 sea lac mex
simmer. These boats will cost $500 600 each
The cost Of the engines being 1925 600. IT.
length Of these ships 300 feet, depth OF hold 5
leel breadth of beam 46 feet. The model varie
from other steamships, in having less 1ioor ant
being sharper. The frames are as strong a
wood, iron and copper and skill can make them
AT VIM. II. Browns yard there IS also on 'n
stocks the name of a steamer intended 10 run J.
conjunction with the Crescent C,ty, in Howard.
line. 10 Havana anc New Orleans. She vii
measure 500 tons, 229 feet keel, 40 feet beam
"a feel hold. The engines are being built b.
Secor & Co. and will be OF The first class. IN
Crescent City has been one Of The NEST succcss!u
steamers ever launched and doubtless inc l'n
will continue 10 receive large share Of publ
patronage The new boat will probably De feao
about The first Of April.
Twenty-our steamships, of an aggregate Ion
mage exceeding 10000 ions, have been built 9
are projected, capable OF forming steam navy
should we become involved in war WIN an
maritime power, sufficient 10 maintain inc Anne
rican flag in triumph on the ocean.
Such is the rapid advance OF The steam mama
that in a tew years il will probably be conslcefe
as preposterous ior passengers 10 go 10 any Pa'
Of the world in sailing vessel, as u womb
now to 20 10 Albany in Hudson River s'ooF
A great revolution has been certainly going o
in The facilities for travel, and The land mas 10
long monopolized the improvements ~ speed
Farther advance in the ait OF building both null
and engines will probably reduce The lime occu
pied in crossing The Atlantic 10 a week, VINE
the tourist or The man Of business may also GU
cumnavisale The globe in The same time 1ormefi
| occnned nv n n Euronean VOYAGE.