Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-25
AitRu}onO Enqlurrr,
BY TYLER, WISE & ALLEGRE.
THURSDAY MORNING. OCT. FL, 1861
Punic NJ the North.

THURSDAY MORNING. Oct ri, 1854
Pmnic Mt the North.
The most extraordinary excitement was oc
casioned Throughout. the entire North by Tie
publication Of IN im:iortaot circular 'rom Sc
cretary Seward Ia the Governors of The lake
AID scgLoarI States NJ the North. The circu'
lar appears to have been published IL, the
Northern papers Of the 18th. cGpies d which
we have nos received, hit the papciS OF tic
| 18Th AMI I3.h contbin extensive caUiIncnts.-
The Secretary "t State calls upon ihs anthor'-
ties Of the States bordering nfon the Atlantis:
! ar,l lake cuasIs to proceed immediately TO tie
work of f~ortiIy irg ali available points "n these
parts Of the frontier within their Jurisdictions.
The suppositicn Of the newspapers Is That
Seward has Suluu secret Information o! me
designs tf England, and has taken fright
thersat. We %sutioin extracts from the New
York Herald and other journals. which viii
give some idea Of tie feeling accustomed by
this important news:
From The New rurs IE-ralhi
MIR, .EwARp's LErrEn-pRtrAlaSG r"i FnE
STORM.
From Ill qusr;tIS We have Received intGiil-
ge:lce 81 the sensation and excitement pro
Iuced oy DE-. Stewards ~circuilr letter to the
Governors Of the loyal States 81 the s"aboard
and lakes. It, was prepared OF Monday. ind
on Wednesday il Vas tclrSrsphed s!mGi,aEe-
ousiy to the loyal press Of the North. TN u
appearance here yesterday Wall Street was
tirown into Il terrible c6inmat;Gn, FcGrra:
stocks xrrl down twc ard It hal! IL ;hrer PEI
cent. The bears were in hIyn Gee, and tie
buIis uttered curses deep, il noG ioni, against
the author. il wac urged, Ia condemnation al
the policy Of The letter first, thar ihtre VAS no
Necessity fur tie Goraili catiot.; recommended;
secondly, II there Wis, that the best way ~
accomplish 'ii: object va; ny m",i,s Of Prrsatn
letters to tho Guyrrnrrs, which "n'ild n"t
; Great alarm,
What wvi:at ,hcTc il in these objections ;Sr
shall ahnr..y SEE. Meantime let ua enquire
! low it i9 thai this letter has prGduced sucn IL.
| markable cEec.s. 1t is because the public mind
*as II 4 icvcrisl Slate, sl.cepII!cn u. excitement.
ine news cnuicS 10 rs upon the very heels
1i the afnniinc.inen: hat The steamer Nash
villa: had u.r:sI lm: escape through the HlncEt
DIM; .eet al. CharirstCi, and was Oh hsr "aF
IL Europe, having On birrt! ~ Senator S;id,ll,
! as Minister tn Franc, sid cx Senator Mason,
~ Minister 10 Ea.iarL, !rwn The Confederate
G1verfmcu;-twp willy diplDUratistS, we'll
ada;:,ei for the mission on WINCH they have
i.:ri srn1. The moral effect, indeed, ola Con
feieru,r vessel OF war convayirg these pI,"i-
! IO:rntisriei T., Europe, ia The !tclh oi a Glacka
J ,i,r,, S-I,-glr,r. ,..li I.... S...tl,' no -n<.. - ..,f
! furnishing NJ IL does powerful evidence 81 lie
mpns,rara The iacii;ci"ncy s.ad consequent ST
! validity OF The blockade. 10 ]e:.:anc. ,h"t 81
feet. Size is probably the BEARER Cf 4" mr.s "f
| the defeat Of the E.airlti squadron it, To" Mis
s%issippi; fr The ncsirn t,spt p.a:c % Er:diy.
The ::5asnyiI!r sail d he same nieht, aEj
oon'd lavo had the ncHs by tcirgrarh.-
BUT II order ia m"ke a:su:arrn :iAhEij Snr",
| and ,:iat the intelligence: nI,hi lie trait Ii'ttcri
fl the same tine II: TIC r""uiardn iiis /" f!
rope, so as To reach there about the SANE ,iuir
- tine E!4shriItc, The military AUTHORITIES 81
:Iar!uiE maGr Some excuse for Sahi!"g ii I'll.
,i truce ~ Fortress Monru7, ~ order IT. have
| h local pap,r cr:taiains The dispatch Of Capt.
lloilin4, f,:aarIe'l ID B,itiu!rre, %hrn'm II !
! fJr.;i ,a way to NJ: York. H. Is wcE!hy n!
lc!nark that. an the n~ccaS!0G u! tie Federal
victory ai CiticaUIgcnInIco, lI!r Norfolk Con-
irdcrstrs grarGhtd all passengers. and w";;ir!
no; parr,it IL newspaper to 0Iuit -HS.ih. Bat
whether founded in, truth Or not. in" report ot
the naval engagement 1T New Orleans las pro
ducci 4 tem gc!ary eject here, and il likely {"
Ito tie sarEe in Europe. Gun.rc,ed III ID"
| public mini with thus news is HE aannunc..
mcnt tha., inst before tl- sailing ni H." Nas:.. !
Vile, iwc mciubrIs o! tive British P.r;ian,"fi
we're at Richmond. IN d'ti@rnatiU r'ln.n'.i,"..
tim with J~rtfarsdH Davis. GHa al li:r:.: s". !
lIemcn denies the charge, but admits i'r carried
open LISTERS, Wai:: ci;ly scrsrH IL strengthen
fnc iirst ,Ilprrs sion ia e.lrl Ia hna .i"i: =. liz.
.: lc':e!=te capital.
Tho recent deciarstl1Es "f British ~i"lTha|S
and stalAsmen in favor Of a permanent di'iri"T
Of Tho Gaitrd States into TWO cn!iic,ier1c;C:
corTuturaru lli5 view Of the m,sslrn -! ~ !
James Ferguson. And in tho NeTa IS ~.
Glasgow. wil:cn 81 rurli-fsrh yesterday. IT was
staruri tbat Mr.. Lindsay, IL. +, y! a public
meeting in Sunderland, said that n ccn"c.
quence Of tn iInpnssit;lIty Of procuring = pre-
sent supply Of cottoa elsewhere GiraiI Is: The
Southern Stats, "he considered il the duty Of
the Bc;Ii.., CaSlre, 10 crGcuvnr To Induce ti!r
Federal Government. il inc Cause Of humanity, |
to remove the blUct ado. Considering the bold
stand EiaGr Nv the Confederstea, ara iirs
strength Of The South, hO Thought it aliatat
t!rle that tlr governments Of Eagiard aTld
FraiGe ~,aanght Of recognizing lhc in':cren
dsice ri So numerous d baly OF people
Il is liz consequence Of tElrsu facts and HE
warGke preparations 81 EHcll'1 III seniing n !
large naval force to our scabuard and cpntitua!
rciuiurccIneu:s to Canada, ut the same lime
that cur arus have q. ne little Gr nothing IL
redeem the defeat ut Manassas, bat on the con.
trsry have suffered further rcvcTscs in Mis-.
souri,, that The public mind brcalnc Affected
and was just in l. condition 10 he excited By
the letter u. NJ. Seward and 7! lis un'icr three !
circumstances iha. Mr. Sr~ar,t calls :,i":r III.
Governors oF tho loyal States /" taks l:.easurcs
10 turt;iy he Northern frontier and every yul-
Icra' ,r point on our cui:,t. Now We liirIh
this is sound adricr, and TIA. lie Safe Gov
eminent cannot set abdr;t it & moment toe SON.
In tic language of Mr.. Seward, "Uac .! the
most obvious precautions il That our ports aud
harbors On .iiis seas and lakes Should ha PIT
in Il condition Of complete drteGca; for any
Ration Eiay DC said 10 voluntarily incur dan.
ger in ;rinTGStlGnS seasons wilcD II ialiS Ia
show that it has sheltered itself on every s'ir
iron whics, Tie STERN might possibly co:ar.'
P. S.-SiH"r The above was prepared, We
have sucerrdad in ohtoinicg ! copy of Srcre.
tary Stewards Circular. 1t is az follows:
DEP wHrSr OF STATE.
WAsuI:GfoH. DcI. il. ISL.
To his ExcelIeBcy, the Governor Of tho Sric
Of New York:
Sir Tbs presen; in.nrrection hid not even
revealed Itself il arms. when ~hisloyal citizens
FASTENED 10 fnreisn countries 10 invoke their
intervention fr the overthrow nf the Cavern
ment and tie dcstrucLioG Of the Federal Union.
These agents are knn"n TO haze msd2 :hc,r
appeals 10 some Of the more important STATE,
without success. 1t IS not likely, however,
that they will yemiin content with such &c.
fusals. Indeed, il is understood that lkr7 arr
int,istrionsly er,deavoring to accomplish their
:: - go. $50, =, =, l. ..J L. :1..-s