Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-23
71TE NORTHERN NEWS.
ny SPECIAL EMPRESS.

-, ,,nT elSeW ueto
~ andon Times" We also extract the
owing, leaving our readers to receive 'n''r
.,,,sots with the proper caution:
>"" LATER FROM EUROPE
UNIONS OF THE ENGLISH rsrss on TUE BLOCH
,v-,Sc7uEE LETTER fsoN Mr. RUSSELL
,nxs August 20.-The steamer Cana
~ "a at Cape Race yesterday afternoon
il ?aSSsan sdvices to the 10th inst.
with L"s.twr Saxonia arrived out on the
:ih. ~ro,;;ical affairs are unimportant.
En''PtH,c Of American affairs claim undl-
7:ded si's nS,n Times. in an editorial, takes the
Inc srSch Of M. FallandiSham as evidence
rt'sn. thsrees that will be brought against
.; ias ,ot Iincoln if tho South is successful
p'sS.'eI .bsr only a victory by which the stain
Il ;ass NAV be etaced. and the South in
): ""'. ,one TO terms, can secure the PreSi.
iaSsi" ~, the consequences Of having begun
aTM ~. .naan "C;:obe" observes, with regard
't,,sade question, that a blockade is a
~; var. but by what right, whether of
!:" ,,,ce. can Congress empower the Elk.
81: ,irsist from the blockade, and sub.
s. ', ~" ne lerring Of official duties on goods
$50. =, ~ Landed in territories where That
~. can afford no protection to tlc!n
~, :r.,er execution or speculation in any
r.. Shipping Gazette complains that the
,,,Issinr SQUADRON on the coast of America
,.rs,rs determined to interrupt marine com.
. ~ in delqnce o fthe best understood max.
go; International law, and at the risk Of a
,r;s;.n with the forces Of the maritime pow
Thu London Post" in IN editorial on the
.rrs:Ic question, says, it unfortunately, Eng
,,,i sbculi be compelled into a quarrel, the
:',nt will not rest with England, but with the
.-srnment which has endeavored to effect the
-, Of innocentc ommerce to enforce the "a.
%:,- # n blockade which it is manifestly in
,,upetsnt 10 maintain.
In Times OF the 10th instant, remarks
"a: Americans Of the North even take pleasure
he sensation caused by their recent unpa-
r~.e.ei defeat.
,ro.her letter from Mr.. Russell says, he
.,;7.acouircd further information respecting
:. an, has come to the following conclu.
,,on There was no, q bayonet charge made
* he FEDERAL infantry during'the day. There
": no, a charge of any kind made by the
confederate ca7alry upon any regiment Of the
s,env ur.;i they broke; there was not a hand
- mana encounter between any Of the regi-
r,sn:s; :h:-e vas not a battery charged or
taken br Ike Tederalists; there were no masked
5srETi,S il play BY Confederates; there was
10 ara!l:a;ion Of rebel horses By the ZouaTcs
9. 7:hs-S
4 7o:ley fired by one battalion emptied
;::es saddles among 4 body Of horse who ap-
p-achti at some distance, and the infantry
sach reformed the execution then retired,
sd ;hs7e were no desperate struggles, except
b- .!cSe Tho-Wanted to get away"
lie ;len alludes to the approach Of the Con-
~,;:r..es towards Washington, and says the
C~a!0uis;s troops are complaining Of nothing
:ay.7: been paid them and about s $4,000 Of
~ three months mcn had left, or were about
:0.si"e.
!as Daily News" warmly defends the
y,,s::hsrn army from the malignant alta cks
md. on account Of the retreat from Manassas;
tx estimate formed on the fight of a mere
.4a:1.strickcn mob Of camp followers, and
~s4la-issS the gallantry Of the Union troops
Il lie sane article, the News" says that
=. ain Of the South is TO extend and perpetu-
~ slavery.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
L:EsPooL, Aug. Decentralization is
dull at 2Ss. Wheat is quiet and prices barely
maintained red Western os 3da1ls.: South
yfn lis. Stalls. Cd; white Western rs !;
Scu,he.n l3s.ai3s. I'd. Corn is ~frm-mixed
51sa2Qs. ID; yellow SOS. cd. a30s. Cd; white
:iSti.
PsS.s:oas-Beef is steady, with 4 decline
To-. over qualities. Pork has o downward
,sE!..c~. Bacon oa3s. Lard is dull.
iEE ?2!cNcE OF wAsBINGToS-THE NEW GUN
~SoATs-NArAL AFFAIRS, ETC,
W~awiToS, Aug. 2o.-As the only effective
Iassns .! checking the designs ofthe enemy on
Washington is to have a military force ade.
qna;c tr s!l possible contingencies, this will
>oon o. supplied. The earnest measures Of
he Administration to this end have already
,.i<:d here the most happy effect, and at,
lords reinsurance ofthc safety of the Capital
depending on the patriotic responses of the
Ns-:h.
TIE gun boats building in Maine ore to be
aica:d tine Katabdip, Aroostock, Penobscot,
Eeaaeberk and Kineo. Those in Massachu-
s:i:s, ifarblehesd, Sycamore, Chocara and
n.ati and Cayuga. Those in New York,
M,iia. Ottawa, Pemlina, Seuaca Chippewa
III Wirona. Those in Pennsylvania, I~tasca,
>:3:a sd Wissahicon. They are building in
p~dayarc, .lahoma, and the one at Baltimore,
HEaa.
Mpsr:. Spotford d Tileson, who have two
':sasr: running between New York and Key
VS.: aaa Havana, have proposed to suhsist
2.cctfcer and fifteen men on beard each vessel,
. hs furnished with proper armament and
e,2iaei 7i:h authority to capture privatecrs.
Ire S.cretary Of the Navy has acccded to the
proposition.
TIE engineer appointed to examine vessels
q 10 Ecs;crn waters, with a view to their
i~:'asse for Government uses, has just return.
-lia1 made his report to the Navy Depart.
e..
!Ae tn:tcd States .eamer Connecticut will
.a7a New York on the 23d, with fresh supplies
I'D F:crisionS to vessels now performing
~1ccEa!:3g ~seryicc. She will also take letters
. iaem, il: previously sent to the Naval Ly-
:'GH al Brooklyn for that purpose.
rs ssccrtaIned at the Navy Department
%, good classes of men are offering at New
'HS AID Boston, to command the purchased
.SS:sS authorized to be added to the service.
M? are undergoing examination.
~a+iHie;s of North Carolina, it is suspected,
-E."Gc only ones on the Southern coast to
%0s';.:ted BY the sinking Of old hulks filled
VIII Stone. Those who imagine that the Navy
~uI';''Hsnt is not vigorously at work, will
.-'e ;saS'1 to change their opinion, as vast
Htt;ss ,ll soon be apparent.
- Vest who registered himself as at
:'@t!. ID the Navy, from New York, commit
"'>!tas today; by taking %laudanum. lie
IS s'aPoved in the Coast Survey.
E'aia- Wilson has received authority<o
''Ssa '~eriInent in Massachusetts, with a bat.
IS?4 II Ing artillery attached, and will leave
'~Na1agt"n Immediately TO organize it.
PROPOSED NEW STATE.
~Es7ERN VIRGINIA CoNvESTIoS
/ "~aEGilyG, August 20.-TEe Western Eir-
ia Safe Convention adopted to day an or
4 LATTE creating a new State to he called fd'
n mr.. ~ a. H. --k