Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-02

operation, le, me add, was frequently mant:oned by
my father with grateful commentator.
Kindly and respectfully your OBJ serv'.
B.J. BARBOUR
,., For he Ea7Lnc-
ELECTION OF T.. s. SENATOR
Mtssrs: Editor: The question of the election Of
Senator from Virginia seems to be RUNNING riu-'
with You Richmond editors. While you aro l,sh.rk
yourselves into fury and foam upon Ihs election II
Senator, the people in the country cool ~ net
ready and willing 10 await the action OF -,r r pre-
sentsyes in The decision of the qu1aon. The cnur.
try Democrats will not suffer Themselves 10 hs ra
ted over question of this kind, rnstisr hog
cded; when both OF the aspIraus for III" O!irs arc
good and true men, why should there be ih,, #
words between friends when nothing possibly os
gained oy ~ The enemy will tan the Il 'ne ar'- IS
burning brightly, and will reap profit from The d.
pute. Either OF the gentlemen whose nanles hsr,
been mentioned in cOnneX0n with the oh - OF Sci.
stor, the people are willing to trust.
Who can donbt the qualification, the atli'y or pq
triotism Of either Wise or Hunter! Hunter hrs COY
ferred honor upon the position that he holds, aUt
maintained the character of NirS niss Senator.
Tazewell was there before him. May not say tha
he has shaped in great measure. The Legislation a
The Senate Tor the las. six yssrs! But some ssy-
before We re- elect him 10 the Senate be should shu-
his hand upon the Walker Kansas question, a7rt
should tell us whether be is indeed ready to join N.
"hreeaters' and curse the Administration or s'il
stand by the flag under which be fought, snd undo
which the National Democracy won the victor 80
What evidence is the r. Of his desgrtion sud whv
draw him into family broil, when 10 matter VII,
he might ao~ say concerning the matter. wuIG o.
attributed TO sinlser or selfish motives. NJ. WISE il
istrue, has defined his position upon this Soutr !s
pnte. Who ever knew him 10 withhold his opinir;s
upon any political subject When now Moth ns.ir
was riding rampant through the land aud whcna ne
OF our beet men stood aghast, looking Al the swu
strides OF the monster he, with with his slender
and eagle eye, bid defiance 10 his threats, and III
the sunlight 10 his hiding place. He saved ViygiuiS.
he saved the South, he saved the Union. by the 1v'o
step that he took in arres'ing the progress - Ibis
worst Of all enemies to free Government. VIC t.-
leves that buchanan would have been our Pres,ieat
had Virginia elected Flournoy instead pl Wise il
the Old Dominion had surrendered. the whole Sad'e
would have followed in her walks. But thsrs -
Wise. Whom standing the bonh, "f tue Porc'recs
he told the Ysnkee Bsnting, "ihus lar yes; rEo.
come and no farther" Virginia 10 indebted 10 L.m.
the South Is indebted 10 him. the Union is ndeb'cc &c
him. They owe but little Ices 10 Hunter Roth "Hre
performed eminent services TO their party and county
and Ia there any for broil, or i,epG:s, .
disruption OF the Democratic party Of Virgins iPoE
the sole of the election Of Senstori The coca
try Democracy think MT, they hope not.
Yours. truly. Accoa.c
SEPT. %, 1856.
ADDITIONAL F0KEIGN NEWS BY THE Jr-
RA.
ST. JOINS. ~ b. Sept 21.-1he following sti;.
tionsl news from India, lie made up from The nas
ceived by the Jura, TO the 18Th inst.
THE au1ISi IN INDIA
General Havelock was at Lucknow oa lie ttr u.
ly.
The three regiments that mutinied. we're ii,pe.s
by the tenth regiment
Calcutta and Hyderabad wers quiet Oh the ia CT
August.
Brigadier Stewart arrived a, hfhow on tie 2! oi
August.
HslkIar remains faithful.
ROmbay ia HfeI IA IA mn n =
9th regiment, at kalpore, wac suppressed by sf
companies Of the Thirtythrd.
One company OF Artillery hal arrived !rom ;ae
Mauritius.
MARsEILLEs Sept. 1.-THE French bo-, Marcy
has just brought the Bombay mail 20 The II h "i Al
gus:. We have no China mail.
Delhi was e1pectsd to fall in about fortnight ana
Gen. Havelock's troops. who are advancing up3a
Lucknow, were expected At Delhi.
II is reported that Ssna Sahib. who had tearr 10
flight, has destroyed himself.
The Seventh, Eighth and Fortieth Regimen n
Bengal native infantry had revol'ed and - TIE
Roans river, pursued by Her MSj-sty's Tenth K z
ment, under Gen. Lloyd. Eight hundred o the :nu
Iineers we're killed.
The Puniaub s Tranquil as well ss ;as c0Ga'!r
around Delhi, Msernt and Agra.
At Bundelcund there we're signs OF die'uTsarr-
There ia little news from 9walior. Tho 1T .;ineaTs
at Seal Kate were destroyed on The lcth q Jay -
A wing Of the ;cii Infantry from thu Mauritiua ha
arrived at Bombay.
At Temba!fore, the 3lst native infantry. i9th F"ot.
and the % Irregular Cavalry, under nativs ci -ra
only, attacked on the .th OF August, th- iuutu-.ri
consisting OF the 42d native Infantry and Sd IrTv,u-
lar Cavalry. and completely routed them
Gen. Woodburn is sick al Columby Col. St=Ecss
has gone TO Mhow Pats.
We learn that plot has been discovered, arr that
amongst the oonspraors we're the sons OF thh "rl'
known Ameer Grundfya AMI Molvie Ally Aur,eo,
who were arrested
plot had also been discovered at Benares.
1t was reported that Agra had fallen into the hands
of the rebea.
A despatch received a: the indisn House, ron
Alrrandra. Septe0aber 9Th. says Gen. Hrv.iocb o
forces, after re-occupying CawDpore finding B-p"'
evacuated, burned il TO the ground On the y sHc
30th of July they found the rebels Ut BLi r Z
Gunge, about eighteen miles from Cawrpn.-, NUN.
bsring 10000. whom they defeated with III. Ice. o
fifteen guns. They expected 10 reach Lucknow he
next day.
Nena Sahib perpetra,ed fearful massacre al Cs:sa
pore, in which nearly all The European inhaoisnts
perished.
Sir Colin Campbell hed assumed ooulna55 Of '5e
Indian army.
Tranquility i. restored in Central India.
The 7tb. sih and 4Drh regiments, u.'ch mn;i-1
at Cawnpore. on the I'D July, threatened B-nare-
The Eth irregular cavalry, which unurinr-i g. ne
ssme time, murdered their commanding oft ~, 81
Holmes, and his WIFE
The disarmed Bengal native infantry nr aec a
Meean. on the :1Oh July. and murdered ;heIr corn
mandng officer, Maj. Spencer.
LATEST.
BIZ telegraph II the rort fo'':'fas.3t, y ne I'm
Of !SeJf"aahfr.t
Gen. HayeIock's force ior re-occuPatlon 81 Cs"n
pore had In eight days. marched !t miles anc :oush
four actions with Nena Sshih's army, agsin- Over
whem9g odds in point .S, ., nshra ann ana ma h1a
the month of July in india. On the morning OF ;ns
l5,h JuIy the forcs marched into CawDpore. t.
narrowing spectacle which then presen;.d ierf
to them beegars description. A wholesale mSfs g
had been perpetraied by the 6end, Nena Sab h, hr
officers and 30 men Of Her Mnjesty's SIth Iipment,
seventy ladies and l2l children Of H-r Mrj--fys
cond FORT and the whole European and Chrlsiai! p p
uation of the place, including 'clvilians merchant.
pensioners and their families. 10 The number OF aHU
persons, we're tho vctins Oi this Satan.
The court yard III iron, Of the Assembly Rooms in
which Nena Sahib had GIed his quarters, and =.
which the women had been imprisoned, wa. swim.
ming in blood. \ large number Of women and n =
dren who had been cruelty spared after the capGu'-.
ton ter worse fate than Instant dsathr had beu
barously slaughtered on ths previous uorninx. Ias
former having been stripped naked AID then b.tr-i.
cd and thrown ntu well. and the latter having teen
hurled down alive upon their burchsrtt nolis!s,
whnse blood reeked on their ulangIed. oo6e, Un.y
os: escaped the wife Of merehaht sod brts o!.rl
General, says, that Nens sshir bad d,owned h,rs-I.
With HE family. he Had an !n;-ostoa Of going 70
LUCK uow. bu, wien te got .s far as the river, The
cavalry ami infantry deser;sd him. They ere IL
gone od. after destroying their arms, 20 their d-
ent honea Cawppore 10 now as Guiet "a Ad.a.nCl.
FROM WASHINGTON ClTI
WxsHInaToS, Y, Sept. 3o.-Dr. TAite, Sixth Auf',,ol
of the Treasury. has arrived. Geo. W. Harp-r, "t
virginis has been appointed Clerk In tie S.x 4
Audirnr'r flee.
Virginia bauk notes are taken Ia trade, q. 10.
discount. The brokers charge ten per cent -
Washington aotas ere st discount ct ave ps' .at,
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