Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
From the London Times April 20
THE GRAND REVIEW OF THE ENGLISH
FLEET AT SPITHEAb

BY the time that these column, sre c-rula;r, E4'
over her empire the Que-n Of England vii be Gu,.,
lnS more brilliant Court than tDtr rnporary So.
ereign eau Convene. Nowh":e in ;Le woric G.n u,
paral':isd that scene which will be wiiurrsei tue
mors st,tey yh1 1efaHGta 's55prc JrsaE fryu0-:y
which guard coasts there are manY pig,-t
more worthy of the wealth the pretensior. ot"~!
mDnarchs than st. James and Windsor u! tue
English Crown. There ars mapy kin.G"G:
where more imposing array Of soIdi-ry- hn:.' i,.'
and artillery-can be drawn up for the ss-ir"t"n O.
Court, for the admiration Uf counosissur. hGt $50
other country, except England, can eto'd a.: ".Jl'
ton at expressive ny lie rn-gG!tu.!" -
imposing by its character, so fa.cnati9s Is 'E5
.yinpa,hies which il exci,es As the spectacle ntys;
this mornings sun Will reveal at SplGeAd.
There will be collected about the Sort-c,E7 oi
these kingdoms an armament which rrck NJ Il! a..
no fewer than TWO HUNDRED Asp FORTY s,cHn We
s,ls of different sizes. OF these. thles have Uio3
than l0U guns, and six have u. IGe r-rt vary r.r
80 guns q; and, besides these lnrger Ne--!, ilIe
ia fleet Of l6n gInboats-tbe grsa; nipnfy '''.'
structed for the Russian war La NJ. th~y cnrry
3,UI2 guns, and propelled by 3OG7l hnrse pow
10 man this fleet, hot less than $4,000 me1 +;
quired. Nor these mere holiday ships awi No.
day crews, ft III figure III Il brilliant pa.,eam', b1;
without the materials or the capacity for T''r wuri
On the contrary, they arc all q, Tor servict, 49,,
many OF these ships hsv. been tossing tnrGG4h ,rv
campaigns iu the u Il,ic Black Sea, mo-. iI".t
contesting conquering the enemy. ol' d.i'nr
and d snaying, anl driving him To take r. .YE !!
man9uvrng under the Sover-Igns eye .jprl ..
uus d, is that brute might Of wood and iron "h. Il.
,ur artifcers have welded INFO ocean i"T!rrst'e
there is eunething grader and nobl'r IN cnniewpl
ting the moral euergy which anitnates .hal U!s.-
The crews which man these chips, and tho "t1r
who command them, are worthy Of their pr"ie.e.,r.
and its most glorious tradIIioms. lp all ihnt h1t
there is not who has been forced into hIa Qu-rn
service. All ars volunteers. The war burst -u44~s.
ly on q nation employing tens OF thOu.snie 1t III,
duct of mercH u q.
and with the enthusiasm which kindl.s at no l.ps'
psct Of strife and Distinction large b"d;ss o! sea"r.
transferred themselves To the mprs ezriI:
service. Each successive year of the war hnS pes'
f.cted them 10 their vocation and stimulated 'r,sh
cruts by their example. Tn, few opp"!iun.'".
which have presented themselves for the eIrtiU 90!
professional daring ih-y have turned 10 oil p"'-'.'a
account. When debarred on thsir own ee'nrn' t'1..
slrh a ,splay as they coveted, they haze o-trEc
ths,psslvs, with alacrity help their c"nTHd-.
shore. Every kind of duty, from a-'.iI"s ~ iIt=
transport Of rnd.er.l TO manning the guns o 0"t;'
ry has been performed with cheerfu'ness sui "'3r
| d, slty which mast have made those who wrii"":el
IL r.vrrt that 80 much Zeal should not have locT1 ~
most conyenial Id mil that n,oher aahIe" "efc'':
,honld have been allowed 10 rival those which
| so,iat.d with Kertch aud Sweaborg.
Tr would be idle 10 vapnr about the po-siUlo prov
a., Of such h.et. We are celebrating rhr c"i'r.".
| SION not the commencement "f war. We IRE U"t
throwing down tho gage of dehaure or seeking ~
arena of aggraudis-nleut. We nave no AN IitIL -
satisfy Dy the llDpNSu inendc6 VI HdTHhs
,ut we hope ~ mt ureneonahls III a-Si M ";"-9
nations TO bear witness TO our moderation wft-l 4" "
nesus of offence in our hands not only ~ a'nPr -
ae.-, but asJ DO capable "f rapid production =. :
vitality as these have De-D-wlth nrndin-'s - ''.;s
iy and with crews 81 eager for war ns Ours p""r.'
" are-we have forgotten all ohances Ut iI"fy, ~
;raudis.ment aud rsvense. in order To arrr=t ''s
calumt.s of war and guarantee the blessing :!
pcace. >.
With respect to the effect Of such d!sPlsyi de-
,srriny or owing any hostile attempts, VIZ sImry
think il is necessarY II does not require 'i"'"
review al spltbead, satisfy foreign strt.'Le" 7t
EuyIand eau equip 'quadr,ns eqnn {" '''1 n"-'' -
,den days, or man them with crews whose our"
BEATS as high as that OF their fOrefnhera. l"'e W.
doubt th. truth of this not ksly - os GOWN 81
even By the Splthead pageant, B'n ,hs many "hi
10 not doubt il all may h"d usrtu' io' 'l '"''
,rmplu;iun when they what free natioh s ur'
~ en- amid tn. attractions Of cornlnerre ana te ~
invments uf opurnce, in th. way vi ~ariE. rr P''
r.y;n ,o b.lp th. right nnt c"mnnr the wrong
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Ior,yILLE. May e.-rne uG'luose portion oi !. p
,;n1v,,,s in this state was destroyed by fire
dny. Loss nearly sl0n,O0O
NAV YORK, MAY iv.-ruur Is quiet esi-- (