Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-13
AFFAIRS IL NEW r0kk

Ngw ToRE, September ~.
L,s. evening til: VI II ri G:ncral COMMITTEES
INST II .hvir rooms. Ne. Benjamin Kay offered
the report Of the delegation 10 the Syracuse
convention, dennuncirg the proceedings OF
that body. Hon. Fernando Wood offered ase.
ries Of resolutions endorsing the report and
declaring themselves relieved from the least
duty as party men 50 support the ticket, ana
determined 10 administer i rebuke which Shsl!
purify the Democratic party irnm The IN.
.sCrupulous clan who have 50 long governed
il in thL; STATE" They continue as follows
Resolved, We ieny ill.,: allegations waicl
have hsra made against this organization, 10
the effect that i, has been tainted with di+loT-
atty. We are for the country, the whols
country, and nothing but the country. We
arc for, maintaining the authority Of the gov.
eminent, peacefully if we can, but forcibly Il
we must" We are for the preservation OF the
Uuion-for the maintenance Of official au:adr''
IL for the protection Of the government r"pH'!!F
for the suppression OF treason, either N''u
or South, and for uphol1ing ali rig!t'uLf e.
ercised power upon the part Of those w'r', uA
der the forms Of the constitution. have oee''
placed in positions Of command"
During the last week there were i%-l:a:H'
in this city, of which l7a were adult. and ''
children.
The officers aid crew Of the un!tt'i 2'''s'
coast surveying steamer F:&cn vi! so" -
transferred To the revenue steamer I"f"''.
now at Baltimore. The officers and r=a "
the Corsin have not yct been transferred
RETURNED From TIE sDrfH.
Capt. WEIGH, Of the Mary Alice, cip!i'St
July 25th, by the p~rivateer Dixie, has af!',s'
in New York from Richmond, and ihrh''Is'
some very interesting Intelligence. Alter ~
capture of Bermuda lie WAS conveye' "
North EiiSlo, twenty ole miles SOMA !"
Charleston, xhcre he saw q battery 81 '"g'
"a Founders on South Point, and 4 !"r'lII"o..
masked battery u: North Point. No tFI.E
the b!ochadirs squadron was visible. rT- -
Edisto, Captain Wclch, wlth twenty-five o'"i
prisoners, was conveyed {" Charleston 'r''"
| Carulinr, and Colds; ORC. North CaT"l',
where the people had jus' heard 81 the aIa"
ut Fort Hatteras, AND we've excite! nS''".
| pitch that violence Was offered II toe p''s'''.
The authorities had To hide he p1:12e:.' !"
send them forward 20 Richmond ~ n'G"': >"
n strong military guard, TO prevent MOI 10
being administered While in Richmond "pI
". states that they ~eie treated 10 'hc Wv
generous manner, allowed the freedom .! :,
CITY, and permitted to converse van the w. r
prisoners Alter delaying at kicflnoiD a" ,.
few days, Capt. WEIGH and hrs pi'.s
transferred to Norfolk, and set at loeit''
MORE FEMALE PRISONERS.
The wife OF MAJOR rochman lot the Oo5t Ei.g
rate army was arrested on Sundif' Ill., IT,.
the founteenth lady nov imprisoned 'n
iugton. .:.u oia
4 family Of four persons, CONSISTING: o..
father, mother and their two daughters, lire
arrested day before yesterday in the oush ha,s
Of Washington, on suspicion Of being isO1 no.
The parties have hitherto occupied n'S Zones re-
slrion. They we're sent back to then io"s
and g guard placed over them.