Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-18
ARRIVAL OF THE
Steamship Acadia.

SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
PRoGREs, OF TIE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT
IN IRELAND-THE CRISIS APPROACHING
sANDs-REWARDs OFFERED FOR o'BRIEN
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE HA-
BEAS CORPUS ACT-THE QUEENS PROCLA-
NATION ALL QUIET IN FRANCE MAR.
KETS, &C., &C.
The steamship Acadia arrived al Boston al
ocloc!, IN SUNDAY las, having made the passage
in fifteen DAYS she has been detained in conse-
oueDce q! ii. iue TN The coas; for the last tour or
five DAYS. The Acadia sailed from Liverpool on
The 23h ult, and therefore brings one weeks la
ter adviceS.
The news from Ireland will be read with pecu-
liar interest. Although no actual outbreak had
taken place, the spirit of instruction had got to
such head, that collision with the English
Government was daily looked for.
IRELAND.
CONCENTRATION OF TIE TRoOPs-The Eng
lish Government are adopting the most energet-
ic means TO meet The impending crisis. The Lii
verpoo Times says that troops are pouring into
Ireland by thousands. Thirty thousand troops
are concentrating in and about Cork, Limerick
and Tipperafy. This overwhelming force has
had The effect of exasperaling instead OF inlimi-
dating the people TO The extent anticipated.
HAsEAs CoRpUs ACT SUSPENDED. Habeas
Corpus acl has been suspended. The suspension
appears in The form OF royal proclamation
The Queens Special Messenger arrived in Dub
lin on the 26h of July, with copy OF The pro-
clamation. Il was Immediately despatched to all
parts of Ireland, and appears 10 have excited a
deep feeling OF Indignation.
MOVEMENT At TIE CAsTLE.-The Castle has
The appearance Ut a fortress. The Attorney Ge.
neral and Solicitor Gcr.ra are constantly in at
tendance; and messengers are momenarily leav.
ing, apparently on business OF the highest impor-
lance, judging from The celebrity OF their move
ments.
REWARDS OrFERED "A reward OF $500 has
been offered Tor The arrest of Smith Brien and
rewards oil $500 each have been offered for the
arrest of Meagher Dillon and Dobney. A re-
port has reached Dublin that the former gentle
man had He'd
FROM THE SoUra OF IRELAND-The London
papers, of the 29h uil. state that the accounts
received from the Souh of Ireland, are OF the
most alarming CHARACTERIZED a rising OF The
people and a struggle of the most sanguinary
character were no longer to BIZ regarded as events
| OF the most improbable character.
| Such was The state OF feeling in the South oil
| Ireland that Government had issued orders for a
constabuary force OF FIVE thousand men 10 be
added 10 lbe counties OF Waterford, Limerick
and Tipperary.
! These men are TO be drilled to The use of The
cutlass, pistol and muskel, as it was anticipated
that the coming instruction would parake Of
the character OF a guerrilla war.
SMITH OBRIEN AND HIS COMPANY RIoTs.-
Smith OBrien, Meagher, Dillon, and The other
leaders of The league, although under The ban oil
| Government, are far from being idle. They are
still organized, and drilling the clubs, the orders
from the Castle TO The contrary Notwithstanding,
| In spite of the vigilance Of The Government,
pixies, muskets, ball and powder, and other mu-
niticns Of war, are transported in all directions
| From The tone of some of The Dublin papers
the great struggle cannot be delayed many days
| longer.
PROCLAMATION OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT
| The Lord Lieutenant has at length taken bold
and decisive stand. He has issued proclama.
lion, in which orders are given for the suppress.
sion OF the clubs.
Some Of the English journals, commenting
| on This proclamation, are quite confident that moi
| only will The clubs be suppressed, but that the
| anticipated instruction will be queed without
much difficulty or effuson OF blood.
The "NArloN" OFFICE SEIZED. On the 18th
| of July the office of the Dublin Nation was sci.
zed by a large police force. All the composilors
| eleven in number, were arrested, and after a
hearing before magistrate, committed 10 prison
ENGLAND.
| FEAR OF A CHARTisr OuTBaEAK.-At Liver.
pool serious apprehensions were entertained o.
an outbreak on the part OF the Chariists.
Twenty tht usand special constabes had been
sworn 10, with view OF meeting any emergency
The Chaiiis feeling appears TO be principally
confined to the meridian OF Liverpool, Manches-
Ter, &C., although, of course, they have The sym
pathy-ac.ive ii necessary-of their brethren in
The Sonlh Of England.
In the manufacturing districts there appears to
be great discomfort in consequence OF The depress-
| ed stale OF trade.
Most OF The contents Of the Liverpool and
] London papers treat Of Irish affairs.