Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-17

don Herald 10 the attention ot the whole Ango-Amc'
rican press and the admirers of John BuIl generally
1t should be worth Is much to them us good actual
British victory over the dreadful Russai!s
INCREASE OF THE SQUADRON IN THE
WEST INDIES AND NORTH AMERICA.-Fron
the preparations actually made and in progress il
would nppUar tIiut Some work has been cu out tur
tho Baltic ler during the winter. Oar transatlantic
friends, true 10 their characteristics. have become +,
Ec troublesome now that they fancy We have got 0ur
auiis full: but il would seem thar England has moi
yet entirely given up the fishing grounds to Brother
Jonathan they have not ialcn in with the notion that
Bermuda and the West India Islands should be out.
side States of the grcht republic; nOrw they permit
any more ibusrcrO invasions of CUBA, or cowardy
praiical attack upon unoiirndlnG and, we regret Ia
add, unprotected Independent territories. Our lai.
kcc friends have grown rGUcy with nnpuniy and
ine ocnt with n!ulgrncc aud especially - the ni"
owars men with their puny rha'tnw ot II fleet. Be-
cause they do not see so many inc-'l-battle ships
and trgaics knocking about the Wr-t Indies III they
were TO some ten n dozen years since,
they fancy that like the frogs n the fable, they can
pun themselves up big as John Bull himself.
The pira,ica nifar nj Cuba. and the bullying and
swaggcring about the fisheries, the British Govern
nenr could afford To treat quietly and imiu eutly; but
now, III state nf wnr the case Is altogether different
Great Britain has naturally become nnrc jealous "i
her dignity and more tenacious ~. her rights.
The affair nj Ggcyiown. as cOwardy an act as ever
dsgra.d II miarot-wnr, and tho insult IL the British
lag an thar OCCASION, followed up by the shameless
Dragging of the captain OF the Cvhn, to have
brought maficrs In a climax anr these little crcunl.
-tancrs, with reports oi American purchases of Rus
s!an territory, American building of Russian mcI-ut-
war, nId the fitting out Of Anrr:rnn ships as Russian
privucrrs, have moved the English GDycrnnrn, tU
prrparc sight correction for our GO-ncad friends,
which will 90 them great deal good, and lower the
tone of that offensive staggering, which Is only all
alfccutiom OF rcal courage.
hands
fleets, we have Yet inau-u'war or two to spare To
put the Yankees down; and ii Brother Jonathan
means mischief, lie will aSsurcrliy have 10 pay dearly
for his trolic. II is well known :la: the BOscaW IN,
20 Captain Clan, lille, hnur early from the Bal
tic 10 proceed 10 Halifax. She i there, and has the
Ainru sllag Another lineui-bdite ship, the COlJs-
ss, 81, is to proceed iu the West Indies, 10 be under
Rear Admiral Fanshawc's command. 4 scrcw-fri-
Htc, the T"rmuguut, already hcrpa-sage there, To
take the Communrr's broud pendant III Jamaica; and
il reported that additional liIr-oi-battlc ship aud
three risacs lthc Hannibal. 81, screw, CommolorcI
the Hon. F. ". Grey; and Curaroa, 81, screw, Cap
tain the Hon. II. +. Hastings, amongst the number
&c, will reinforce the West India squadron. Ii these
vessels should BIZ added the force already there aud
cn route, shall have the following the station
Hannibal ................9l 81, screw-ship.
Colossus. II, scrcw-shlp.
Boscawrn, ~, sailing-shp.
lurdcoc, ---.----.. 81, screw -iTlSait.
Termagant, ,.........--..-. ~, screw-rlgate.
Nrstal. Observation-Disclosures ~, sailing ifigae.
Calypso, Observation-Disclosures. i, smiling ngcorvctte.
With smaller steamers, sailing sloOps &c.
We trust that this force will bc quite sufficient tC
induce the Yankees to draw in their HORNS and be
nave with dcccncy 10 weaker rs well as stronger
powers. II moi, there are moi only mcans but ncilna
ton. We believe, 70 compel them.
The impuicnt bully oE the Cyam" who was sorr,
there was not an English ;lan-of-war at Grcytowi
ur.er than the schooner BcrnIudn, may now have
chance OF picking up hi. match, il his g"vcrnnon
dare tu cntrust him with a command.
Rim on \ BANk-NlRGINIA STOCKS.
The run which WIS commenced on Monday On th'
Exchange Bank of M,Ssrs. Selden, Withcrs IL Go.
lasted daring Tuesday. In the beginning there wa
considerable excitement. bu; Il hbatcd rs the bank
continued 10 meet Il, liabilities.
the notes Of the Exchange Bank have, for long
time past circulated freely aud the credit of the bank
was firmly established. We were surprised. there
fore, T. hear that run had been made upon it, and
hav" cudcvorcd 20 ascertain the cause that produced
the panic. Am"n!,s; the various rc0snns assigned
that which struck rs the most plausible, attributed
the panic IL Il combination To- crush the bank because
Mcssrs. Scldcn, Withcrs Il Co. had maintained the
market price Of Virginia stocks. which certain parties
wished 10 speculate in. We do not know whether
this is true, but il Ii true, It shows that scisEnesr
and avarrc vii! 20 any l-nEth for gain, regardless OF
the suiicrngo winch may be inflicted OH a commuai'
Virginia stock. good ns any in the Unor.--
\ large amount ut those stocks have been taken td
the Northwest anl used II bGs!s for Private Bank
i;sUcs. Many of those Private Banks have been hard
pressed aud have been forced 10 realize their secur
ics This has thrown great deal uf Virginia stock
"n the market and caused Il decline in price The
stock obbers understand we'll enough the CAUSE of the
decline, and they know well enough that the stocks
being q, good as any in the country, the decline must
be temporary. They wish, therefore, 10 buy as I0m
i0<<h!S amt as sprtdRV as pDSsbr The resources OF
Nicgiria nrr ample aud the idea of reputation has
never been entertained by the people OF Virginia.
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