Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-27
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New YORK. sept. 2G.-1he steamship Van
drrbilt, from Liverpool. arrived here to-day
She brings London dates 10 Thursday the 18th
instant.
Il is stated in London tina; Spain had return
ed m cyasivc reply 10 the question from Eng
Land touching the concentration Of troops IN
the ncirhbcrhood of Gibraltar.
The i;oycrurnentS ofFrancc and England were
IA t,lc Immediate measures for iniiicting chaS-
,selncnt on tie Chinese.
The Florence correspondent Of the London
Times. saws il is reported that Pope Plus had
rcce;ed extreme JUNCTION. and the sacrament
had been administered TO him. At last ac-
counts be was dying.
.idy;ccs received At Madrid from lansie's,
state that in consequence OF the agitation
caused bv the death OF the Emperor Of Morocco
all the foreign consuls at that place had barr-
cadcd their houses and armed then dependents.
Al! the Christians in the empire were leaving
in Taste. 4 iresher account says that the
families Of the conSuls have taken refuge Oh
board Spanish steamer.
The Florence correspondent Of ;lic London
Times saws that treaty YVES ,i:nci on the
18Th August. between the Papal Gore:nncn,
and the Queen OF Spain, by which the latter
a.,
troop, when the French forces are withdrawn.
SIR William Eyre. late commander o! the
ENGLISH forces IN Cai..ia died OH the 18th Of
September
Some Of tie Madrid journals publish articles
on the Necessity of taking Gibraltar from the
English, 10 matter At what cost.
Great improvements lave been ordered in tie
Qualifications at Dover Castle, in order 10 place
il in an efficient state Of defence.
Mercantile letters from China generally con
chr in the view that i renewal of hosil!itics
will no; cali>e any material interruption 10 The
tea trade The natives of Shanyhi are much
ANNOYED at what had happcnci; consequently
iio i'll tcclns is anticipated there but still 1t
~, believed that England would nave 10 send
a very large naval and military force 10 China
and perhaps blockade various ports. in order 10
bring the Emperor to submission.
lAsE>r.--LoSpoH. Thursday morning. Sept.
1.-The Times Paris correspondent says that
il !, rurnored that l2,o1o French troops have
been ordered To be in readiness for China
General Wimplcn is spoken Of aS the com
mandcr.
The China mail la, reached London, bring
ing tul! details Of the conflict near PekIn. The
proportion of officers wounded there IS very
lar.c. Rear ADMIRAL Hope Is very severely
wounded
The "rimcs' OF Thursday, September 18th,
SAYS, that the Government had decided on Dies
patching. Immediately, 10 China. several add
tioaal steam sailing !rigatcS, together with large
rc.niorccmcnts OF troops. Orders have already
been despatched to the naval rendezvous Tor
the cnli>ting OF men, and in order 10 expedite
matter, the coast guard were called on 10 vol
un;ccr.
!, the latest account, from China, the Eng
li-l and French fleets were At Peiho, number
in. two ships Of tie line, seven large steamers
and ten giin boats. 1t is believed, however,
that nearly = year mus; capsc before any thing
decisive can he attempted owing TO the INSULT
cheney Of the land forces. 1t was supposed
tia, there would be 10 interruption Of the
China trade.
Lo>nox, sept. l5-Consols -, to ~ ior
Honey. ard -! to %; for account.