Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-28
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
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NoEroIs, Fob. 27.-A flag Of Truce to day
from F .rtreas Monroe brings Northern pc pcrs
OF yesterday.
Sixty persons and principally women
and children, bound for tie SvIib, came as
passengers.
The New York Herald advances the opinion
that n great battle will soon occur near
Nashville.
The Confederate tio>ps werb actively Ell
gagged at Columbus on Moudsy, Tor an inpor.
liant movement. s flag Of truce had been
Still from Columbus by tbs Gonfederates to-
the Federal ganboa!s. Some C! the Southern
clhcrrs vent On board md held n consultation
for tHo hears with the Federal clEcers. The
squadron then left on Tuesday.
President Lincoln has signed, m Tuesday,
In%illlors. Tie fifty millions previously ISSUED
will he recognized is 4 legal tender.
4 bill passed the House Oh Tuasduy, pro-
hibiting all military C~ticsrs from restoring
luglti'es from ~justice, thus virtually repeal
Ing the fugitive slavo law.
~ resolution was also adopted i,istruc,inl
The COMMITTEE Of Wars aid Means. 10 en-
luiie into the expediency Of imposing I'll *.
port dcty Of three cents per pound Oh cotton,
end that no cotton shall he sen, awsY until
the tax is paid.
The Herald says that Gan. T4ishnau i.as
been sent to tho illinois P~eniiehiigry at Alton,
and to remain there until his blood cools.
Nfw YORK., Fab. 25.-More confidence is
felt in the cottin trade midling up,ands als
quoted 1. from 90 to % cents per pound.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. The stock o. America n
cotton in Liverpool is eGa go ba:s:. the
quantity Of Gotten e sos at the preseat tine
fn'n America is not a Girgls pale, while II!
thie date last Year there we're $40, 900 bales,
Nrw YORK, Fen. o5.-The North Star ar
riTed today 'rn;n .spinwu;I. Sto bring.
s?69 .00j in specie.
Tho intelligence iron, The Sou.h Pacific
coass Annoupcra that peace re:sns from Ecna-
dor to Uruguay. There III a strong :ce!irg
against the Spanish Government, bc1ausa it
has threatened TO ,ccrhIurr ~ har former
provinces.
The Lincoln Government iGa L.hen military
possession Of I'll telegraph liaUs III tie United
States.
A Sk;!n:ish occurred Oh TUESDAY bear the
QccnqnaE, hstw.an o brt; u; Texan Rangers
and Federal tloapa. Soyrra! of :he latter were
killed ard wounded.
This Illumination Of ~t;enars' iY:niis.G ) .o:.,
as Gil additional Eavoy Extraordinary, mas net
been acted on.
BosTcs. Feb. PA mcs! disastrous Ire
occurred ilerc 70 dag, during Il furious Storm
OF sRaw anG nail. IA immrnss aIGa:int q
property yeas destroyed, and r1.ay buildings,
including tie Exchange Hotel we're destroyed.
The loss is estimated ct $3.50, 900. Tho great
tcwhr Of tho Catholic Church in Eae! Boston,
was blown down, during the sane night, de-
moiisbinE the ~solal!cr tnwoT. Tgr thousand
bales Of c~5tton. and so. 900 bushels IF corn
and oats were among thu goods destroyed.
A terrific storm ragged throughout the North
on Monday, causing gen. destruction to pro
perty i'll New York and B~ru4klyn. Buildings
and s~tcefles VERT blown iown, shipping dam.
ase1, and great injury csused 10 buildings in
Washington, Baltimore. and otter cities.
BosTos, Feb. 2G.-The chip Grotto, from
Havre, etd three schocrsrs are ashore IN Mar.
tha's Vineyard Soand. The Sea is breaking
over them.
Another new gunhrat has Erun fniahed snd
mad arrived at Sew York.
Four gunbosts left Now York on Saturday,
for kcy West
The New York Herald" warns tho Federal
C1ngTrsa that this is To time 10 ALLOW the in
port Of foreign goods to ihcrta9ce aud says
tia! in a few months the exports 81 facd t.
Europe may cease, md i co.ton IL n9t ready
to take their place ,hs deficiency Hi!l asya &c
bv supplied by gold.