Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-16
so9Tas9S RECOGNITION ~ FRANCE
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pAH:s, Ju!J 600. 1861.
This eTenins the "Pa;rlc" hss mos! rn;air,
unrue and pnjudiclal leader npon the aiflirs OF
The ta:lcd S.a.r4. T!.e "P,lric" asserts tina.
the Suu;h hai perfect r!gDt To sec.Ge, c';ore,
,h= constitution 10 prove this. * TIC Gr,n
nigh: qvof= Scripture an, winds up by say.
ing that II is 70 the inteTca, Of France and of
Europe TO recognize the rcvc!ted States. it is
urged upon the public that 4. direct commerce
with the SGalh we're most adrartageou :, and
Eopss nre expressed that there will no lons.r
be any occasion TO pay Those New York mer.
chants" the large commissions they harc hc:c.
.cfofr pocketed. Ali this is very iauch 10 &c
regretted, as it can but tZciie the hope: Of ,hs
rcoeis aud cncaurlG" them to 4 prn'7actca re.
sis!ancc.'
The Ambassador TT this cnurt has an ar
duous duty to perform. Never have we so much
Needed r,sn Of hrlG, unfl.nct.lng Character
ono determined - urhl!i tlc dignity OF the
country he r.orescn,s. Go rot know whu,
ir. Mr. Oaytor's sentiments IS regards the r:.
iatiuns between France and tie Urlt d States.
lie surely cannot be blind to The danger Of the
coursr now pursued by France. lie should
insist upon ! cess ,ton Of such newspaper artl.
:ies as I hare above referred to or leave the
country. They are insults to Our government,
and intended as such. The Plea of mot I'll
ciai' should not suffice Mr. Dayton, for he
should know that here nothing enters the col.
u'u2s Of 4 Journal that is not jast Sha. the au.
thorites al!o*-especially in the we'll known
official and scmi.oiHcial journals. 1t is the
opinion, publicly expressed, Of all the cJi2icl
people her;, int the South niL Ja recognized
They all say tina. it must be ST., As a matter of
course. rs it is 10 the interest Of the govern
ment 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Dayton is
not deceived by The promises .aade hin, ami
that ne will zee through polite speeches that
mean nothing.
Horace Greeley has been suffering from an
IN attack Of brain fever Serious fears were
entertained, fcw days since, for his recnv-
cry, but ne is now believed TO he out Of dan
E.r.
LETTERS IRoa FEDERAL PRISONERS At RIcHaoSp.
Col. Corcoran, Of The 69th Ncw York Regi.
mem: Tho is q prisoner of war at Richmond,
writes 10 his wife that there are about 81 cap.
tured Federal officers and 600 privates there,
Col. {. thus relates how he WAS with others,
tsken prisoner:
lly regiment camc ciI the field il admirable
order, and were on the ruai 10 Centrev;!lr,
where halted to rest and await orders i6r il-
turc action, knowing that ou: artillery would
need protection il return. T~c regiments that
had not been in liz, and were returning in
disorder, hung or my flank, md when the cav
airy Tere Aren advancing toward Us, these
regiments broke preciptatcly through my
line.i, throwing lis into disorder, snd caused
general tisht. tiis!norntsd and crossed e rail
ieacc, over which the" had eoTe, and got the
color. bearer to haif, al called oil the me-: 70
:sy around the H,g; bur just al this moment
discharge Of cal5nea from the pursuing cav
airy ana CIR own artillery, drowned my vc;C2.
end destroying all my cBjr.s to muster the
men. I had only nine men who heard Inc and
hated, and those, with the two officers and my
sef were Immediately surrounded uuo taken
% Manassas that night.
Lieut.. Cal. Connolly, CT the same regiment
who waS clptmrel with Colonel Corcoran,
wri,rs:
Il su2,,o.c y1u lave all heard oi ths battle,
ard Of our 7spuIse from the field b. the enc
N.Y. There vas awfil slaughter en- hoh sides.
Msn were lying dead and dying or Inc battle
field in scnle piact. rs thick ms they could lie
packed Car rcglrnrnt VAS the last 10 engage
with the enemy. We though. to take their
masked batteries ard artillery. as m 20 this
timc o: The DAY We hat rather tha Dess OF the
tight, and CUR reg inent lost Te:y few men ) but
just as We got i:lIitr The batteries, they poured
down heavy fire upon us johnson had just
srriTrd *iti, 10, 600 ulcn, and such tremen
dous vollcy as We got ~a' never witnessed De.
rure Oar poor fellows dropped as fas: as
shot, and among them poor Tom Mitchell, wl o
dropped dad ut my feet. lie uttered one
grcan before he expired. ana saw him 10
more. Our niea STOOD the fire bra7sly, and
fired tn. zee rounds AZ tho cner.Y under great
disadvantages. We must have los: in this
charge at leas. t;ro hundred Iacn. Yiu need
nn. be alarmed about ne; we will be ei
changed one 81 these days. Our c'pors say
they Will treat us IS our s-rarniaent treats
,her prisoners We aIe used Tcll so far"
We COPY the following from the Washington
"STar' Ct Monday evening:
AN IMPORTANT Arrest.
Shortly before noon to day, we hear, the
Hon. Charles James Faulkner, cf Virginia,
rx. United States Minister TO Paris, WAS tukan
into custody by Colonel Porter, United States
army, provost marshal, in person, at his (Mr
F.'s) quarters, Browns Hotel, and conveye ed
TO the city prison, whore he is now held We
apprehend that tue charges against him are
for having aided and abettcd the agents OF the
reyOutionists to obtain arms and munitions
of war in Europe, while himself holding the
commission of an United States Minister and
Earoy Extraordinary. Aud further, on the
charge Of being about to take the command Of
disunion regiment alleged to be nov await.
ing his arrival ct Winchester, Va.
NORTHERN ISLANDERS REFUTEo.
The following extract from letter received
By Mrs. W. II. Merrill, wife Of one Of the
wounded Federal officers at Richmond, IS pub
lished in the Rochester n ~ Express. 1t
shows how utterly false have been the state
nents in many CT tho northern press thst the
Vlrgnians were treating the Fedora! prisoners
with inhumanity:
~ received q wound from a IHushet bail in
my left breast, the bali lodging in my left
side. It was very narrow escape from IN
slant death, but our Heavenly Father willed it
otherwise. | vas taken prisoner with hun.
dreda Of others, and brought to Richmond.
! where my wound was dressed, and whero ]
nave received nothing bat kindness, the best
ef ,are and seod trcatIscnt. ouu blres the
T0ctora anC SlstsfS OF M"TcJ, anu oil lne Nlnu'
hearted people Of Virginia. could not have
been treated better among M oTn friends,
than have been here. am recovering rapid
II, and will be about in week or two. CO.
pee, ~e will be exchanged in due time"
DEFEAT OF !aE REPUBLICANS II ST. Louis.
On Monday lsst an election vas held in St.
Louis, for Clerk of the Law Commissioners
Court, sni resulted, says .he "alissouTan," in
"thc SUCCESS Of Mr. Win. G. Hufman-tLc cut
spoken, subjugation, anti abolition, anti.
coercion, fair and square States rights cand-
d,,c-by about 900 majority in the city Of St.
I,.,i. which will be Tery largely increased as