Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-04

Inc vessels captured oy the sleaLnf0 Gu ~N!Stf
olss on Saturday last. the e9:h inst, after The
St. Nicholas herself had been taken by GU:
daring adventures under Capt. Helms ant
Col. Thomas, are as follows:
Brig Monticello, from B7az;!, bound to Bal
timore, With $500 bags Of c-fee.
Schooner Nary Pierce from Boston, bound
20 Washington City, with Edo tons Of ice.
Schooner Margaret from Alexandra, bound
to Staten Island, With eTo tons Of coal.
Lieutenant Silnms. C.S. y, was put in charge
of the Monticello; Lieut. Robert D. Minor, c.
8. n, in charge Of the Mary Pierce ;ana Lieut.
| Thorhurn, OF the Virginia Navy, in charge OIL
the Margaret
The vessels, us veil as Inc captured and cop
! turing steamer, are all in the R'ppahaonock.
! We wanted coffee, ice, and ccal, md we
wanted the steam and the vessels; and the
country is loudly p~raisias tho bold ofioers and
brave 1nen who have supplied tie market II
the enemy had not boon whipped Oh Thursday
night at Matthias Point, perhaps more might
haze been accomplished by cur brave fellows
while their hands were in. Bat they have
done splend;dly rs things nov stand.
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| PARsoN BHowNLow, Of the Knoxville
Wing" still avows himself for the Federal
| Union, Notwithstanding his promise 10 stand
! by the flag Of Tennessee, come veal or come
woe"
Although Tennessee hus declared for a scpa.
/ ration from the Federal Union, and for a union
with the Southern Confederacy, ~ a majority
| Of sixty thousand, he yet swear9, lin the name
Of all the Gods at once" that he and his friends
| will take up arms 10 establish the State o
| Eas. Tennessee as q member Of the Northern
| Union, should the Legislature at Nashville re
fuse to grant them permission 10 form such 8
connection. Brownlow says, that his political
| friends in East Tennessee have determined on
this course, after n full calculation Of the cest;
concluding with the declaration that the Fede'
raj Government is bound to sustain them as
any cost Of money, men and arms required
| Can toryism, treason or knavery farther 90
We had the pleasure Ct meeting yesterday
with a distinguished gentleman from Esst
! Tennessee, who expresses his confident belief
that the great body Of the people Of that region
are entirely loyal to the State of Tennessee
In the couaty Of his residence (McSinn) and
| tho adjacent ones there are but few men to be
found Of the johnson sud Nelson school
Browniow's irhlmna.ory appeals cannot pro
! duce any effect upon the minds Of the people.
O?e OF General Buffers "Euides' and con-
A.; Rdentisl friend is George Scott, . negro slave
| Q! York coraty, who has been a runaway for
sso years past. lie acted RS guide to the
! troops that fought and list the battle Of bethe).
| lie is called In by Butler to identify the rebels
! or tories who gre brought into Fortress Mon
, roe.
Recently q gentleman OF Eizabeth City,
named Lively, fell into the hands Of the Yam
KEGS, and was taken TO their headquarters Tor
examination. BIller had heard that Lively
was Qlartcrnastcr General in the Confederate
Army, and would believe nothing else till negro
George assured him that Mr.. Lively held nc
military position OF any sort.