Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-12
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AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN lUSpr.% ANn iiI:

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The London correspondent Of the "llara!d'
| writes under date vi July 18th, n follows
The debate in the House on L!Dasay's mo.
| ZION liza: ended in tile defeat Of the rebels
| When | last wrote l did not think it would
bo seriously considered; but The GeVs. Of coli
tinued SUCCESSES at kirhn.nnd Ead 80 strength
cucd their cause that within The past thrc!
days il has been adopted by the conservative
party. This Of course gave ii an imnortancG
that caused soIur anxiety 10 Ministers rs We'll
as 10 the friends Of the Union, and yesterday
morning, to those who knew what was going
un, matters really looked SERIOUS. DiSraeli
/ had more than one interview with Mason, who
wu; elated with hole; hc and his confederatc&
spared no efforts to insure success. y lying
telegram, announcing the surrender Or Nc
ClelIan's army, Tie hauling dowa Of Union
liass III Baltimore, &C., WAS posted on
.:Cl,anse," uui i'll other CONSPICUOUS places,
aud published in all the evening papers. The
ncwsboys . this lu i.@mIonl eiiterprisiuG class
were suddenly imhucl with alacrity OIL
movement and strength Of Voice that would
nave dcne credit 70 their c~i:t=rpri>ing colaEd-
r-rs in New York. Yesterday, IT i've, T.. VI,
they We're bawi:ng Though al! lhs streets,
"Surrendcr ol Mttiiul!ahE grsaG army" III Il
tone that carried joy IL MANY ~i,cnrlS, Judging
by the eagerness with which the papers we're
bought. The dim. wus such . L:An>parc!li
honA we having nc%, i%o days later that |
was aslunisled at any Oh. h~vi,.;lng il, and
still more that newspapers claiming 10 be Is-
spectacle should pubilsh it. 'Ihey at least
hicw il was y lie, anL It proves "uw iucn:a
ciuu: and uIacrupul0ir, f.nEilaE newspapers
are whr:i Il siIits the!: purpose ~ bc SU.~-
What would they SAY ii tbs New i"TE gre:
committed q like outrage Ih- Times" re-
yrata and endorses the stuTF, this morning,
although it had tirc d., laier liG"s by tie
..rat.I,; but The Times" is Ilst losing IL
head, as witness its ludicrOuS EiuIGer yesier-
| dny about PRUSSIA und Tie IoiiYercin.
There is no doubt that the 80 .trnmcnf al
this country is very anxious about the COLL
ing aulutuu and winter. The weather Is
again cold AID Wet, and The harvest will be
sailc: deficient, and there is ndT every pros
pelt That the country must pass through &
l.arluI or,irtl Of suffering before this Tin"
..e&t year. lieT relation, with foreign Pow
els ar: hot satisfactory. Conceal il Il, they
" III, u l.til't IL ~IlR' ann eilSliiS ~ HN"i
into urw ~niiianre: liHr bode no good to Elig-
iGuG.
All the rvMcr7 Of .te Continent are dis
suGtrd with the constant meiiIinS with their
private affairs il the British Parliament and
press. Iho:c having coasts, hirEorS or COIN
MERGE exposed to attacl; ny the British navy
are tired Of her arrogant tyranny on the
Seas, and hail with delight the successful
exploits Of the -AlucriGan i-on-cldG gun
boats
Stain, Austria, Italy, Prussia, Holland,
Sweden, Denmark aud Russia are ali prcpa3-
irS to build ships that will protect their coast
against the navy Of BRITAIN. Frslca is alfea-
iy her equal, possibly her superior, upon the
sea. The crowd baHl a. Justify as ever about
the. prosperity AID poser Of England; but
thinking men ste she is approaching . cri5ia
full OF dangers both at home and abroad.
The Luniun =" lines" - still silent OF the
French add Russian ALLIANCE; Ii exposed is
Tears, however, yesterday. when it hoped Eh=t
England wouid hot attempt mediation"
wiill1't France ind ku-,i.. heretofore it
has been Fr.ace -a!ni:s with Enelar,:; hel.rr.
lurth Russia "ill play her art
Tie Paris correspondent, under Ist. oil lie
18TH ull, writes:
McClcllan's chr.E, tlm news OF which
reached US three days since, has rcicubled
The bo!dness "r the pro-slasery JOURNALS
These papers do not CEASE TO cry Out for i'll
%.eution, and it must hr said that, IN this re-
spect, the English Dress yield: To ours iii no
thing. II is trde the want Of Cotton places
the Cnitsd kiiI,;t0ln III 4 critical condition.
FactoTiss are ciosed every dsyi thouaardg
OF Operators wander half starved through tbr
streets, and tic pr"lhngatlOn of tlre war hc-
tween the North and south is social war in.
Lnndon. Bat the French democracy igs
confidence IN the energy Of the Washington
Government. The Monroe doctrine must
prevail, because it is right; and the Cnionists
will make 1t triumph, despite the hostile wi.L-
e5 Of coaiea&e'i Eur'ps, because tieir cause
is lIiy,