Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-16
WITH SIR cIIAS. NAPIER, &c.

in several particulars:
"Fnr a week nr two past, the British fleet was an
cllorcd within twenty miles III this place. ANA man!
persons from here nyailcl Themselves al me "i1"r'n-
nifty To see it. Admiral Sir Charlcs Napier mas l'alc
lis two or three visits; and on Saturday l",l | ~ ~
honor of dining with him nj Mr.. Burlianans the
En-Iisl, minister (lon't cnnluund him WIN our !ni'
Buchanan at Lnndpn!) The commander 81 me DIT
fish Baltic fleet, Is Il gentleman III u" y " ai
wear of his age, but, Ia NIL appearances as S''"' ",'
hearty ,s need be. lie is about the SIzc"i m"r'Ncel-
lent friend, Vim. Grove. Esl.,:and If mol ,:h'liIi! "iI
like him in Appearance. except that, W III , W.
the benevolent coumtcmmcc ri the latter Se'tp""'l'
the admiral has rather harh features anu u siIln y
preston of face. The place assigned lc !" i"; "mi
ncr table, (ynur place III this part 81 'lc ",M ;, "-
signed Won, upon NIL occasions, AMI yen nus ~ ."L ny
i'll not 10 take amy place that is MOI hSS,2N'" t"" :
was on the left hand of the "linn' himself y" t"It l
had Il .-nnrl opportunity III rnnvcrs'hs "nh, ~" ,,;"L
riIing Ia him during the twn hours an" !" 'nt n"nn
the dinner lnStcd. ! found INN lN''"EI" nar,in,l,rIv
agreeable, and quite disposed Ia talk. lhHa""'a,ti
about our country and prnplr. lie Il"hr n"a", "i Wv
asked me manv questions alnr,t the tih'cn ','"'e-S Nv
was in the British fleet at the taklii@ ~ :, WI NJ" ~ IT,
durin. the lutte war, Witnessed the rhl'i.C :" I.
ingtnm City and the famous battle al INC nnA'
IInusc." &c. He rnyr me some aiiiaIiiT ANA iilier-
rsiing incidents nf those days: AMI "'",nS "n,l
filings he described certain marvellous arlict cn''iH ~
performed by tile Baltimore clippers "nHh ic I", !"
he had never yet seen cqulllcri Ivy any "'lti go"
nv. Sls nv SHlN. llhH' A..
ring riscais ever saw in my life: iS.iire you 'nc!
seemed To care no more inr I> tlIal u Inc! hat 1m
wild ducks, anil could dive H. well H. ny ine.h.
would sail nrnr us, aiul pnst III, and irolint : ~ y
haunting It's Ia attempt to capture tlcil' WHICH, ne
decd. we often dill, hnt we might Just ~ wen ia'cH!',
dcriakcn to capture the ~sra-@ul!s. However, We wv
catch one OF them; she wis IL little I'm oarins' anu u.
undertaking n certain malmurrc. twlIrh Er Nn"irs
described M length, but which | an. moi Sa..%l "' sTa
80 uiTc To yuu) she got aground and we @ni hcr' eilc
| Was II srl.tiIil lunlr1 "A SplcIIll rrlll, ] ;SSUlt YOU
she WAS II perfect beauty, Ne.
After Il willie, rs | had anticipated. "nr convrr''-
ton turned upon the subject al slavery. lie Eng
lisIr like 10 talk upon tina, subject. lhc ;''!ini'hi aSki
al mo il | ,ld uu. believe it would s'"ri III. nboiiHlnti
IN the Sn,tlrrn States III uur Union. replied 'la. |
hoped and believed not. that ! Thought ITS a''"ii'l"h
much less ~prnbnhlc INV than il had ever l,'ril' INT
the slavrh"ldrr had q tirmcr graSl' upon ms StaFc now
than he Ind ever held before, and thai 1 reShru,1i
that Fact Us II subject al congratulations moi u" Inc
South ulnn., hut To the wlIuic world; lniisliiilcll IT. ]
regarded the Institution Of slavery rs II rNisiS Win
IT,, ms mos; conservative in lis tendencies AMI ih'"l
hclricial III IL results, not only T." III. WINES n' ~
llr negroes also. He seemed somewhat aSihllSlieu,
and sail lc hud always supposed that every 'mhy All
mittr,l i. IN he - rnrsc, and that The only obstacle 10
is abolition was the danS"r and difficulty 81 in'rr'-
ling 80 many negroes i'll our midst. told INN | M'l>
aware That such ISls The generally r'rriN'Ii "nPthI"i-
hut that il wis crrnnr"lr: thar the frequent DISCUS
sionS of the subject had displayed ii III lis tr'lc hight
Ia Tie minority ni sensible persons with It's, AMI had
demonstrated the Fact, that +" far from beng Il c"r",
il wis. n peculiar blessing ynurllsutrd ly Il l'ciIciicrIit
Providence, It's well Ia the t!onirctt riiI'lbl.ailts. ol
unhappy Africa lie t" their masters, the more i"rtll-
nate Whites, &c. '..tl, but, y he replied, I'll llust he
attended with many evils, with great suffering ana
much brutnlitv,'' md here he rruru,cd many "i the
ilricc-rcintcd saunders AMI inlsrinud$, upon this sub
jcct, which every EnslislimaI has, l'aiyat h~ fingers
ends.
replied that knew IF scarcely nnythin" .un'l III
this world tint was not liublr To abuse and attended
,r,,l ., ,.rta, ,.,r,i,n az anil AMI sI,.nE Infr al tls
brutality" exercised towards slaves; | SAIL, Il think
il very probable, Sir Charles, that i'll the course OF
your long experience, vnu have witnessed rs much
brutality in the British navy. rs You would have wit
messed had yuu spent Your life i'll the midst "i the
shareholders If Virginia. lie said, 81 dare say. !
dare say. God knows I've seen enough: tncrc was n
time when sailors hdd 1" be- treated almost like hrnics,
but that time is past, and one can get aI"n. n"w hy
trCatin. them diilcrcntly-s.il, all that il not like sla-
very: slavery cannot bc Justified or defended. '"Eut,'
said !. "likc the condition of the British Sailnr, the r"r-
diiinn of the slave il becoming" amcli"rnied and i'm
proved every day uf the wnrll, and If his yoke IL ut
this lay gallin" III the least, ii Is only brCiIlSc his ruth
less enemies. the nl6litionisis, have forced hr muster
/" tighten it upon luis neck He returned Ia the Mt
tack and quoted .'Umrlc Toms Cabin .'l'ut NAT
Won know, said ], sis Il huge cuNcctl"nni inlsrlnuds.
Il will admit said he 'ilhat 1t may I".!iil! rNnsT!In.
tirrs. but there must lac some foundation in truth Tor
the sinrvit tells" "icS," sud ] 'surl foundation us
could rasily find for writing II book r"indcnililn@ the
institution Ut marriage, IL i! exists III England Ill pre-
sgui.. For the las, six or !ci.lli months past, there
seems t" hive existed anon" Your l%""ldra perfect mo-
nnlIania for heating. uluinlln% ami numbering Their
wives. never glance. at vullr police reports, thai /
am not sickcncd 10y the recital uf some fresh instances
of thus peculiar specie. of harI,hrisiii. w ,.iirit WIN
their noses Knocked from their fnccs,"r their eyes
bunroll M, their teeth smashed out, their arms broken
ar their skulls cut open. daily apprrr before your mag
i.trnirt, sung l"r The protection ct l'"'r n'S"ri'n"'
We, nsi'iil,' 'h" Jury "' lh,,r nras'! HnT,",,,I " h,.J
,,fhaF's'n you PUNISH ~ r., ~ SN ' In, ' "mn.
amor i''.n..lI nrHrt. An ""t y ' j" t.; , -"
'nnl u rrIL".' i H." ",I "".h w. ,rT ~ !, Ill ,n!,,L,.r hyn I.n,,
"'""l'n," t. Nv ~ ar =" ~, Wv md trc",,,r, iu,,iu%s
ri';,L ,I, .,,,l, nr = ,i- Win" lI,.ry ,.rrtniuly. wns
II =, .,, IT, ,n "a = L,"; Tim, m,ybI Ii. written
WI" nn r'"r 60 ~ i, in Eno,,J .mi ,,.,ir,st ti,. Luyiu,,
G" ~, -, rr th,t |nn,,,r Sill / I,r,.,,m,. os n
III S'lI' . H., ~, !, " mn,n ~ =, ,,,rr,. avail IN En'IrnI
ItNr,n' 1n"u?,m !, .ir,'I;.; ,r;' +. ;rnrIL ,L,IisI, mar.
- "- -. i ,r.,i ~. .I,v,ry Il tiny cnlIJ. Wl,t IAy SAY.
,mIc "s w.; ; ii; .h., n.;G., Lc,.inr w,,r,n.,,u;uiIn
III Ni'"I,ce' - r ~ ''"' :. ~, 'Inn- nmn ,Ln .L,,,r
" -" =, ,h,"..n,n",In iii. wj ,,,. Law. mr., HE'LL
VI" ~ ~; naI ''a' o. - rr,,,, yi.I,iiu, ami NJ lac mo;
-. ' ''"a ! nJwurrmI ,r,tL ,Lr old ryrI,,,ntinn
=, ~ n 80 ..r. ,.nr.t Ln ;r.tih.L II ruuuut lac defend
cJ. ,Ir riyiiizrd world condemns and rrv"lts ut it,"
Sr,. &c. exclaimed, somewhat warmly nj length,
..I.,, h,,r ,,r ynu say ~. Sir Charles, wIlv the =
-, :, n,t l." ;I.t;,;rJi have iustiticd il, md Vol,
I rnt ,ttnnu,rL IN rcli,te What | have said. have
'i" 81 II !, nnJ ynn cnulot say flat nv defence. is not
- ,,omJ nnc n inst one the civilized world docs not
condemn il; for the United Suites, Spain, Brazil, Rus
siu and TurI;rv. fus civilized us some christian curll-
,rn II" rm,IJ ,nu,",l form n cmsiIrraIlc part of The
~ i;,mi u wn ,III" !, ,.t ,hrv IL, m,t cundruuni il. Itcnn
IN. .ustair.l. II is sustained. AMI it will lr 'sr,stain1d
us Inu., n. mi. wnrl,l continues what God made it,"
~ I'M ~ '"' W." "
III = H. SL,r,.. Io,Lcn,J' =, -, ~. , ,m,m..,,t. smiled Mt INV
enthusiasm, nmJ then said. "Oh. SInvrry is Il bad
1iIiuc, and OUGHT to be put dnwn"' Behold the re-
srIt If nil INV talk /. had slnkcn the p~rcjudiccs Of
;llr EI,.flish Admiral about IA much ~ il | had enter
- III, Nv. ';no;rr ..ulJ Uuu Tucker" Learn
fiu,n Ills ;bc G,lIy of Striving with men resolved Ia
InIJ ,,r;r ,wn m1inion.. YHu may convince them,
h Ti T. - Il" !, j. ..nr,inst their will and you know
me elirei o' ,!!a', or , .,
ii"wGveT, Hr oL ;mr - 'T I"t,rrin.,, terms tern, ) " "i 'pr conn.
pc's aJ ny Si"hH''F +, mukim2 us m,mv ro,upIi.
Wy ".' w. ".s rI'! pr L,.i inf T., believe in the ic.rrintion
,mG I;JL .nn," :" d" ~. n Il yn,r orators gave oflhc American
Eagle, when he silld, 'lic sits on 'hct oP ~ the aHc4'n'