Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-06
ALAnuW THE NORTHERN CITIES.
TIE Defence or cISCiSNArI.

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1isun or the subject Of the dcfenccs oil the city,
and they have discharged that duty. The
enquirer" says:
The Governor fully appreciates the lmPor'
and necessity OF it, and will exert ell his
constitutional anu legal powers to that end.
Batteries Of cannon have already been ordered
here, and more will soon follow. Our Home
Guard will be placed under = closer organize
ton, and be well armed, equipped and dIsc!-
plincd Tor any emergency that may occur
Efforts will be made to procure the s.ation!Ds
of souIe distinguished United States officer to
take the command Of our forces, and TO direct
generally the defcnces Of the place. There are
Z number Of able officers here vino
have generously proffered their services 10 as
sist in the drilling, discipiininS and Grganizl.
ton Of our reserve militia in a!i the ar!s and
branches Of war.
From the phIladelph!s Ledger, 2ept. =.
PROTECTION FOR PHILADELPHIA.
Tho Committee Oil the Safety and Protection
OF the City held u meeting yesterday, "aeh 4
resolution was adopted requesting the Mayor
OF the city to devise some plan by which the
ranks ii tic Home Guard may be increased,
and made more efficient. 4 resolution WAS
also adopted inviting delegates from ell the
steam lirc engine companies IN this city to meet
with the committee, for the purpose OF partlcI'
pating in the formation Of artillery companies
for the protection of the city, II needed. The
committee are nov actively engaged in procur
ing ammunition for the use Of the cntupanlf'
already organized.
WHEN TIE VAR Is 10 END.
Seward, in the following, tells ha peoPis
when Tho war is to end-icay:ng them abou!
a. wise Is he found them:
On Thursday evening tho Willard Guards
of Auburn, paid a marching salute TO secre-
tary Seward, at his private resilcr"". y; A.,
burn, New York. A vast crowd Of people had
gathered, and in the course OF a few remarks
Mr.. S. said:
You will ask, tell US whcn the war will end
1t may terminate next week, ncyt month, next
year. That depends upon you. II you are
brave, if you are loyal, if you are noble, the
war will soon be brought to 4 successful ISSUE.
If you have the strength it is for you to romptt
q peace. The United States possesses twenty
million free citizens, the disloyal states eight
million. If you arc equally rs brave, rs de-
voted to the cause OF your country as they are
10 their cause, the war must soon terminate
but if they are !n0rc courageous, more active
if they are the stronges:-lhcn the duration OF
the war is, indeed an uncertainty. 1t amouniS
to Just ~tlis--an appeal has been made bg tie
minority from the verdict Of the majority Al
the ballot box, to the lannon's mouth i the
majority now submit, it is only because they
are less brave, true and courageous.
EFFECT OF THE HARD TIMES.
!A.lestcr from New York says:
The war is pressing hard OIL some Of our
first.ciass educational institutions. The gen
eral Theological Seminary Of the Protestant
Episcopal! Church, in Twentieth street, | nn.
derstand, is reduced to great straits, financial.
ly speaking, so much 50 that i'll the course OF 4
few DAYS the trustees will issu" AZ appeal for
TO the church al large, anu lalling in
that, the doors Of the seminary will probably
have to he closed until the advent OF ;hOrc pros
times, when they shall be able to con
vert to account its immense landed estate,
Which has been the ample source Of its sup
port in ordinary seasons, but which is now,
like all other city real estate, entirely unaVall-
able.
HABEAS CORPUS.
The question has arisen in New York, in the
case of Mr.. Patrick, Il British subject, whether
any distinction is 10 be made between a Tor
cisncr and Il citizen in regard TO the refusal Of
the writ Of habcas corpus. 1t is contcndcd
that the writ cannot be refused in behalf Of an
alien, though'it be refused TO q citizen. The
question will be one for diplomacy between
the governments Of the United States and Great
Britain. On the part Of Mr.. Patrick it is dc.
that he should hare q trial ut once.
coyFIscATloS OF \ STEAMBOAT At rlTrsErHG.
Under the conlfscalion act, Collector Bache-
lor, of Pittsburg, seized q new steamer IN
Of construction, and placed her in pos.
of the officers OF the government, to he
DISPOSED of for its benefit. The boat belongs
10 the Hon. John Bell, Of Tennessee, mad IS
G5dSl Tys have Been pa idH on her, the government
will be benefited by the seizure only 10 that
VESSELS SEIZED AT ZEN YoKK.
The following is Z list Of the vessels seized
at New York under the confscation act Of
Congress. They arc owned either in whole
or in part by citizens OF the seeded States
Bark Clara ~llaxa!l, Richmond schooner
Fannie Curry, Richmond ship }. W. Fanain,
New York brig Leni, Alexandria ship Ohio,
New Bedford Ship Tilliam b. Travis, New
York; bark Nirginian, Richmond ; bark Sally
Richmond brig Emily Keith bark
Mary LucrctIa, New York schooner Ned, New
York ship William II. Whatlop, New York
ship Crest Of The Wave, Thomas.on ; ship ST.
New York ship Harriet, Boston
ship Roger \. l!c.'"c, New York bark
B:llnw, Boston ; bark Fiulur; bark
oarthian, Richmond; schooner Marshall. Rich.
nond schooner Manchester, Richmond; bark
Sorumbcga, New York steamer Marion, New
iork schooner Crenshaw, Richmond schoon.
r Lynchburg, Richmond schooner I~iaxaIl,
Richmond ship Tru:nbuil New York.
VESSELS CAPTURED BY pRIvATEEgs.
The nunihe. vf vessels known to have been
aptlrta by the Confederat" rrivateers W to
he lst inst, arc classified as follows Steamers
. s:tli'< ), bsrks 9. brigs 16, and schooncrs 10
'o,al So.
From the New York Times, sspt.
MORE PRISONERS FOR FORT LAFAYETTE.
Mr.. t'ct!crick Grove, 4 Southern gentleman.
'h0 las hcrr, surnc Lime L resident Of Eruoklvn
"a arrested ~ bet Give Sampson and D.v0c,
II Saturday, 1t the instance Of the United
!ateS Government. From intercrrtr,i I.,,crs
,ritten by the prisoner to 'Exta Billy" Smith.
T Virginia, it appeared that he was not only
FINISHING the Conltderates with valuable IN
'rmation, but had offered his services to the
outhern Conledcracf in any capacity in which
e could make himself Of use. In his letters he
Stated that he bad used his ;nn.nco tn
feet the release Of the imprisoned Baltimore
commissioners, and others in confinement on
'casonablc charges. The detectives yesterday
took him to Fort Lafayette.
A Mr.. Williams, arrested in Boston, aai =
an named Reynolds, whose apprehension was
in Norwich, Conn, were cnav.Ycd 10
lc same place. on similar charges, by the same
'%portunity. Mr.. Williams, who is nm Indian
adler, went East for the purpose IF purchas
E bowie and scalping knives, tomaha~h:, and
her like implements, with which to furnish
tribes now in arms against tile United
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