Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-12
THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.


rumo has beea recently circulated portion Of the
public press The ct.t jd this Interesting expedition
either been, is about 10 be- cOuncrmanded oy the
present Secretary OF Navy Ne Learn from the best
shorty all such entirely unfounded in fact
10 give all proper ud in carrying the important objects
of the expedition aud In ans lEc public expectation in
regard to II.
II appears 10 have been tie intention Of the late admins.
,ralion TO place uc he of Commodore NJ. c.
Perry rs the chief OF the United States naval
force n the Eas, lnGu China and with view
his Japan, the following vessels viz
onc ship line the Vermont; t.:rtc steam gaes The
Susquehanna The Mississippi si tho P"watsn; one rst.
class steamer the Arhant h,d ur siuups-ut-~ar, the
Macedonian tho Saratoga tie Plymouth and the Nandaa
accompanied by two sto.-sps, the Supply ana The
Southampton.
This force with tie exception Of the Vermont, the Mace
DOMAIN and the Allegheny, lie assembling at Macao
The astnumcd vessel is in the hands OF mechanics
and Is uncertac when her preparation will be completed
The Vermont ready receive her but such IL The
condition Of tho uiliug service that IL is wholly mpos
sible 10 say when il AL q! S00 for her
be collected Beside his the number of Of all classes
employed in naval service ha3ag been limited by law I"
$500 and Congress havin" failed al It's last session
80 Navy Department The authority wich IL asked 10 en-
large that NUMBER ana no means having ocen appropriated
for purpose tho withdrawal Of the Vermont from Com
noooe Perrys squadron has become unavoidable BECAUSE
in addition the already in commission she cannot
DO manned without exceeding The nu'iber OF s.alnen
prescribed By aw. Ii is poeabe Also that the necessary
delay IN preparing ileghany Tor nsuy render her
services unavailable for expedition s however, will
Interfere with the contemplated visit OF Commodore
Perry Japan with force amply sufficient and we'll pro.
vded for the successful accomplishment of the objects his
misson-[ Caton.
SHOCKING MURDER. the New York papers con-
lain the tcuats If shocking murder, committed
there Monday ui"hi by uunied Ncary the per-
son his WIFE THIS ,urde respects similar
tue late tragedy al Philadelphia Mary appears while In
his sober senses, deliberately beat his the head
with cutter maet and cnsl until her skull
crushed in severa! places und she rendered senseess
which che remained until she died The murder
committed In the presence OF her three chdrer the eldest Of
which, boy Is years OF age testified against his father in
trm, straight forward manner.
CONVENTION OF sPIRITUALIsTs.
SPRINGFIELD, April Ga Convention Of Spirilualsts uf
commenced its session In his city To-day.
three hundred believers present and are presided
over by DR.. H. +. Gardner of Springfield Among the In
dvduals Rev Adm Ballou Rev John NJ Spear,
and Rev Mr.. Fna.y " Ohio; he latter of whom made a
loug the S:sn'n boldly oraaclns tie 3Ioa,s
doctrine OF .Etde!iiv.
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.-The re.
cepIs VI this Society from tie lst ie 2Sh n March
amounted 10 81 554 Co. Including donation oi SlUU from
Moses Shepperd Esq Of Baltimore, and $1,000 from the
Pcnnsyvan Colonization towards coonzing S3l slaves
manumed by Miss Betsy Gordon Of Orange county, Va.
GEN. CUSHING-A Washington correspondent says
that Gen. Gushing Is the only Cabinet who
talk any thing besides English. the late diplomatic din
ner given by NJ IL Bodsce, Attorney General cha
and surprised tIg party 81 his capivating and
versatile accomplishments Like vr.hl. poly ploi he
couversei in French with NJ LIE Compile de Sa,tpes In
Spanish with Don Cade!on de Ia Baca, Dutch with
ron Tesla spoke German with Baron Won Gcvot portu.
gncse with De Fig anicr and The most
Tuscan with thu representative Of the two Sicilies
Mirror.
THE CHARLESTON tI.>E.-Ws have heretofore Civ.
en- eegraphc extensive hre which occurred
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