Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-31
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FROM the Baltimore Sun Of the 27th, il our
possession, We copy the following:
FHON W4SKVGT0y
FIRE IT THE GOVERNMENT kTABLEs, WASHINGTON
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED EoEsEs 2cn:iT 10
DEATH.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26th.-To night a fire
broke out in the government stables, near the
Observatory. They contained over 600 horses,
between l50 to 200 Of 1hicl, persisted VI l.
train of l02 horses belonging 10 q Massachu-
sets regiment ouly II were, It is said, saved.
Some Of the animals we're so %shocklngly burnt
that it was judged humane to shoot them in
order to relleTe them from their sut1erlngs. IL
is announced that the conhagration resulted
froru carelessness. So quickly were the flames
communicated with the various racks FILED
with hay that the horses in the stables were
nearly all suaocn.cd. The scene was slckeniDg
and offensive.
The remainder OF the horses not immedi-
stely near the fire were either loOsed OF broke
their faslenlngs unt wildly ran in different
directions, but were pursued by squads Of
cavalry, with o view to their capture. A large
quantity of hurness and a house occupied as a
da cling Ly the lcamsiers vera also destroyed.
This lars. loss air.r.is 81 addiliensl argument
for the employ neu; Of hre engines, which has
long been contemplated.
caPTrRg Or REBEL YEs&EB = REBEL AGENTS VI
THE coAsr cr TEXAS
WasulHGToN, Dec. 26.-Dispatches from
Commander E,dgely, cruising GU tho coast Of
Texas, have been received ri the Navy De-
pArtulrnt, from which it appears that carly ill
December lie captured line English schooner
/ Victoria, Of T2 tons: irdul poin' lsahcii, with {
! clearance froai The rebel authprltlIs, haF:EIg
run the blockade. The vessel Was sch. 10 Nay
West. Seven OF those CO toard tI"E The oath
OF al!agiance, aud six vera detained ~ sEs,n.eS
of the United States.
The SCHOONER Eugenis Smith vas alsn over
hauled, but per,nitted 10 depart, NJ contrsear'd
articles being found on board. The persons
of two rebel agents were, however, searched,
namely: Thomas S. Rogers, CT Texas, anil Ri.
I Z.rnary, Ct Nov Orleans. TIC papers fund
clearly duplicate item as rebsl agents, seeking
70 muhr their say to Mexico, Ard thencc 10
ether points.
ARIT cE11a,.
WAsul.GE3s, Dec. 2G.-Tne Secretary II
Var mas directed THAI nc uioi. horses DE
bought nn;;t al now belonging IL Inc gjF"rn.
n-nt ire il acliTe ervios-Quacierlnas'sr Gan.
| Mci:5 having bten especially charged TO carry
| this ur,irr Into elect Tho attention Of eli
ousrtermasters Of the regular and vc!untce'
army IL called to the subj.c:-
Toe War Department has issued all order
that 10 additiona! cavalry regilaentJ be organ.
ixsG. Those that bsve not basn Mustered into
service will necessarily &c transferred to some
other arm Of th5 military service.
Thu sui:Ts assistant paTnsstsrs recently
! .ppoiui@l - tho Navy Department viii be
interested lu l.sIii that unless they lie ,l;sir
bonds aud report fol day immediately. iAaic
appointments will be raroked.
rEu4 TIE SUN SIDE o. TIE Fo1HN.c.
WASHINGTON. DEC. 25:h.-lniorma!icn TT.
cei7lu here 10 day from Gen, Meals division
,s TO the effect that early this morning "ir
pickets extending towards D.sias7Ilie, #2r=
driven in. 1t the latter place, the Tebsi forces
II is believed, baYe been largely rtini"rced.-
Hence decreased watchfuliness ID the 2a:t OF
our troops has become necessary.
U. g MARSHAL FOR SoRTE caEoLiSi.
WASHINGTON DEC. 2s-Tke President has
nominated 10 he S=5..a Ca.iies Z. Foster Of
North Ca.ri;cc, &c {; Nsrsha. To- that lis
Tie.
TIE e.iolLL AND IaSoN GAZE
B.s7ox, Dec. 26.-The Cura1i s,c2-sr Ed
! rops, which sailed for Liverpool yesterday,
stopped al Fort Warren, and, it is runored,
with some appearance of truth, that Ie:srs.
Mason and SlIdsIl we're put on board.
The authorities At the Fort refuse TO say
anything about tia matter. /! vas rumorsi
here als5 yesterday thu. lheg were to take
passage in the EaTopa. aad Ter stepping q: the
tort gives color to it
SECOND DISPATCH.
BusroN, Dec. 28.-Thc rumorrd departure
of Slidell and Mason is discreditcd. !! IS said
that the report arose from her stopping e: he
fort to discharge her pilot
rHlau DissArcu.
Bo:7JH, Dec. 26.-It is certain that the
Tsr"r; lhout Mason AID Sl;deli having sailed
Cor Europe 10 cot correct
ARRIVAL cE TIE Aak1o.
New Yoas, Disc. 26.--Thc steamer Arsso
With Gen. Scott aEong her passengers arrived
here at 5. 80 ?. u, Her news is~ anticipated
She brought full files of papers out no mails,
which are On thu Edinburgh
I REBEL VESSEL cAPTCasp.
NV IosE, Dec. 26.-The rebel Schooner
Fashion was captured by the Z. S. sloop of.
war Ethan Allen, November %, and sen: to
Eey #esL
sryATos H.ls's WAY sPsEcl.
Ia the United States Senate, Oh Thursday
the 26ih
DIR. Hale, oi Is. H., Introduced a resolution
relative tC cur affairs with Great Britain, as
follows
Resolved, That he President Of the United
States be requested, If nel Incompatible with
the public i~nterest,J to transmit 10 the Senate
copies OF dispatches and instructions which
have passed between this government and the
government Of Great Britain, Or between the
government or any of its iuuc.ionariea, relative
10 tho seizure Of Messrs. Mason and Slideii, on
board the steamer Trent, to hc transmitted
either in open Or executive session: as he may
judge best.
Mr. Hale said he had read in the public
pansrc pnA hs..6 fran rsrious an,rceu--i,r