Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-20
PREPARATIONS OF EHGLAJp F1R WiR.
ARMS AND WAa VESSELS For Ca:iADA,

Re- TONS OF EHGLa'p fOI WE.
ARMS AND WAa VESSELS For ca:iADA,
According TO the London Timc'. liz. arrange
meuts for increasing the force Ia Lai.aua arr
not get complete, but in Is very lev hours cory
thing will be settled. liz tbs meantime, Il largt
ship, the Melbourne, has besn taiien up, and is
now being loaded with Armstrong guns, some
ST. 900 Enfield rifles, aUi!GGEiti.i: AID Other
stores at Woolwick. Ii ii not Impossible that
this vessel will !e escorted by une ur tTo ships
OF var. The ride, aro intended for the Cana
dian military, aud strong reinforcement; Vi i:ald
artillery will be dispatched forthwith.
When the City OF Washington lett, active
preparations EeTe going Oh at :Ecit,"crDilrnt
do~ck-Ja:ds-
It was asserted 1aa. tic Au5ilaia5ian had
tseH chartered /" conveyed troops and r bate
~ OF artillery 10 Cansda. She @2nld sail
about the 18th.
The naval volunteers we're Offering 70 enme
forward 10 prntG:t th= bono: u the British
Tag.
TIler. is 40 confirmation .! the report that
lG,00G troops were to 90 Sen: 10 Canada.
EXPLOITATION OF TIE MATERIAL OF = fR1;ii-
HIrEE.
The export Of s~sltpeIrc ani 1ar!i!;e Etoras
was formally prohibited. |. Vas stated That
cRe ahip With t cargo Of saltpetre toc America
has been stopped, and thu: the re!an"lnG ri
Hsrlike stores, already Slipped, !iaa 3och re-
quiTsd.
The Observer aays, The pri7y Council held
by Her Majesty On Saturday last WAS ior HE
purpose OF issuing al. Grde: PROHIBITING tila
export :ro;a tl:e United Kingdom, :: ':ar"!y-
ing coastwise, Of ali sunpowdcr, saitpetTe,
nitrate o. soda and bE!mstoac. The Queens
proclamation is published in tho London Ga
zet;e Extraordinary.
1t is stated in the Times that nearly r2cry
snip loading E3r New York is tuking out large
Guantities Of lead. Lead IS not mentioned II
The royal proclamation. The American opera
tons III lead, in This market date from; Tie
COMMENCEMENT: 9: the var. In Inc German
market: they c0a!Ecah9.a III October. As
sIl2os: a. Salipe.:o used throughout thu world
coirsa from Dude, We have practically 4 mD-
nGpoly ofthe article.
TIE DEFEscLS CI CAEAG..
The Zines ai7erts to Iii. Stewards recent
Instructions to Inc Peop!3 neGr ice Canadian
~lrortier. The only Inference VAS that lie was
about to force 4 quarrel with England. The
Timca says the wisest c0uIso for Canada viii
bc 10 prepare lot Der a. ones discipline har
militia, and emulate the mother country by
drilling Il volunteer army. Montreal Only
wants stout hearts and Jealous hands TO be safe
until the Spring returns, when va can make II
secure. The danger TO Montreal or 10 Gn"
other point Of tho ~frohtirc ii ies'. Canada
should not rely toh Ilu2h Oh Ia Acd too
litll up3n herself.
The EEGLIsi: NAVAL FORCE AVAILABLE.
Three classes OF reserve comprise eight iiGo.
of-batl!e ships, uix frigatcE, FIVE ccccettes aud
twelve sioops, mounting t grand Total OF 1851
guns. The sseslu gunhoats attached are not
included, which are 81 10 number, With -
guns. TEi., however, does nGt include the
gun5oat and mortar ye:lSG.s laid up. The list
is confined entirely to effective vessels al pre-.
aent, or could &c rendered so wi;;i i:,tie delay.
The ships in commission Cor 5cITic: Z; PoF;G.
mouth mount Sig gum. The total r:Juaer Of
guns III the ships enumerated o@fhre IS 222,
n;Ii,Y Adjunct :lllIes' tret, nH rio N"!tL
Atiarican ~sta.iOn. amount: &c S73 gus.
TGLAE Is c,ypi, TiNA:ciAE TEtN FOR 4 w4E-
wLATi. RAS 20 GA:i 81 q: CONFLICT.
From ;hs Lnaion Times lCitJ A:ii:le) No.. -
The fall Of two per cent in Consols, and four
to five per cent 10 shares, while thr question
of actual val is altogether undecided. ia rot
justified by tho nature G: things. Ect~eun
January ard March, 1851, when var was &c
clarcd against Russia, Consois Wen; from 3d.
10 So. and within two months they haG &c
reco:cred 70 vi yet the rate o! discount II
t;3 tiise OF the outbreak vas naaTir ;S!ce eS
L. ., r = nn3 ~. I>,l ,T l,LI,,.n ~
the Bank ~ss considerably lover, Through
olt tho entire struggle the Talae ri fncnoy ~as
unaltercd beyond the extent Of oa: per Cent.
The Railway traffic remained gou;i. and the
business Of the country wont OIL satisfactory.
The position Of the Federal Slstas Ct AlneTi.
cs il almost identical il every conmarc!al point
with that which was occupied IpTard1 Us by
Russia. Russia had a hostile tariff, wn!ic we
looked to ieI fpr g large portion oi ouT general
supply OF brcadstuiia. Bot there is ;i!ia pocI.
iiarity ia our present Case, that the Commence.
nent would be oy breaking up tic blockade Of
tho Southern ports al once, set free Gur :r:E;.s-
try ION tEe anxiety Vi q cutton iaillne. a1d
insure prosperity tc Lancashire through The
winter. At the sane tiIin, We shall open cur
trade u eight millions in The COnicdeTs;" stataa,
who desire nothi1s better .fan to De our Gus
tomers. With respect 10 NECESSARY cona;dsra'
tons, also, the contrast !,s.wecn the two
periods Is all in our favor. III 1854 we we're
totally unpreparad for WET, and had % provide
everything; but now, by tho large, Eui uuPic-
cedcnted outlay 1f the past three yca7s, we
haTo attained 20 n degree OF ~cfiicie5:. power
such as was never before kEo1n
THE NAIL PACKETS To BE coNvorFp ~ Men
OT-WAE.
The pa7is patrio saga That Admiral Milne,
commander Of tie BRUSH East India squadron,
on bearing Ct tic San Jscl;ilo af,:;r, forthwith
detailed tilfee var ~Tesseis 70 escort thu steam
CTS between Havana and s.. Gna;nsa, f0r tbs
protection oi Southerne!s t~re-e!::g b. that
route.
OPINIONS or TIE LONDON fsEsS.
The seizure Of Mason and Slidell lroo6pc-
lies the columns Of The Press, which continues
to denouncs Inc act as OIL insult in tic strongest
teTfas.
Nearly all ths Lohlon weekly pager: treat
the question in tho same energetic spirit Us
the daily papers. Agitation increases.
The Post (atinistcriaD says it has icon &c
cided by tie lev Of ~oticefs Of the eIcmn thst
the action OF Capt. Wilkes, cf the San JaciHin,
was un;ustifiahle. lie had no right to arrest
peaceful passengers sailing under the British
flag, and the deed he has committed amounts
to 4 hagrant violation OF the code OF nations
and q direct insult 10 this country. Under
these circumstances |e need hardly point cut
that the Government will lose no tim. in seek
ing for q prompt and complete rcparation,
which it is its duty to require. In this cage
il will assuradiy receive the unsnimous apDro.
baton OF public opinion. We arr unwilling %
place the worst construction 90 the outrage
committed by Capt Wilkes, and to look On II
az an Intentional aifront On tGc part of the
Government Of the United States.
We hope that Government will at orcc dis
aTow the act OF their officer, and p,ka suitable
apologies and restore the persons vi lie gen.
tieinen arrested; and, in fact, n.aka every CON-
vensat'un in their power. Wild rs are The
words written and spoken by Secretary Seward,
onN rooHiocc m 81, 1900. e.