Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-08
Prom the N& York Herald" Ito AL
EoETEcsa MoSRoE CORRESPONDENCE OF TIA shh

Fortress Munrt~, March 81, le62.-YrsteF-
day SUNDAY s!tcrnotn Tie STEAMBOAT ling
Phillip srrive3 teto irvn Washington. on Il
Special "Trip, having Oh board Vice President
~lisiai:n, Senators Hale and AltlionY End 9th,
II. o. lie SsIate N1vai Committee, ~acacnne-
uiel ~ q numorois posse q. friends, inc!u-
lug Lbyui Git-ou lsdiss. Tee -eistgf ~ ,ho
arrival 81 l!.e visitors H1s ezuImeiv unp7ooi-
i.ous, t..eia tei7g an ru:ser'J'atGTn prevailing
sccol. panied ty Wind end rain. tho party
landed IL: tho new GoTsrumsnt wharf. aad
ifu.p thence proceeded 20 the fortress, 1Uere
tt,aY :r.ii tlreir respects to tie 'starsn Gsne.-
al Wopi. The Yls!. was wholly unexpected
Dy. the %lgtter; but the. General, Tho always brs
sae door ia,chei outside, gave MS gues!1 s
hearty welcoms.
Tue party returns IL Washington tins eve
Eng. IL 81 inquiry I made Of this royal
pArtJ as D the obj sct OF this extraordinary
visiv, | received the reply that "it was all
Official visit OF tho Senate Naval Committee 70
mske eEquirios rs &c tho escape Of the Nash
%siile." Everybody hero thought il Was a
first class pleasure TRIP ct tic expense CT
Uacle Sam
The British war Et=susr Knalio, .whisn Tor
several weeka pest bag been anchored o.tside
our fat oil Ibe mouth Of the Chesapeake, got
Up steam this morning, and pocseded to o nov
snchoring ground. mid way batWeon the Fur
tess aud Newport's News. E'.Thia strange Pre-
cesdins-for strange it is-dessr1as en- e2pla.
nation. Tho point this steamer is nov an
cLorst 10 directly IN tho way ct cur hset in
case tho retel steamer Me7rinai essays 10
cone ou: from Norfolk. Again, The anchor
sgs ground msIks the turn in the ship chanbtl
q i'srgiug to Nosport's NewG and to ;h;s point
an excellent guido for the Msrrim1o in case
she makes 4 night attack To 81" inquiry made
CT one eli lhs officers OF the r naldo, af;or tue
change Of that vessels anchorage, be replied
chat iii was demo ~ order to have a good vioT
Uf TIE L22t batlle between the !hsrrluac and
tie Monitor" Who told him that rAe-o was
to be another light between these 7sasels p
Did the commander Of tho Rineldo receive Of
6cisl information from the British Conaul st
Richmond,
Ths commander OF the French steamer Ust-
inal, which arrived here last gsek, 10 slso
guilty of a Ialpable breach Of naval atiQoetts.
Ga hia arrival ne hrst sochered outside Of orr
feet, sOd subsequently, stearned to o point
about o half q mile South Of tho government
rhari and coat anchor, 20 ss to put his vessel
G short distance from and outside the Moni.
Tor, thus obscuring tho view from the latter
CT Elizabeth river, aewelrs. Point and other
| POINTS necessary for the latte. vessel &c watch
| sgainst rebel entertainments. Ooe week bns
elapsed since this occurred, and yet tie coca
! nsrd.r Of the French steamer has not ssen
| proper 10 move his weasel out of the way Of
| zhe Monitor, 80 that the latter can have an
unobstructed Wow Of my movements Ct the
rcbc!s.
ANOTHER YANKEE LIE.
Tls NashTillo correspondent Of the New
York Herald" writes 10 list paper as follows:
Men do not make any demonstration pub
| iicl7, but 1t is plain BY whom women, girls
ard boys gre pushed In to offer tic grossest
| demonstrations made By thu isdios would
; spp.a- ridiculous If msntioned, but it is Ger.
tain ,hst, though harmless the!r sctinas
are rsry aggrayssing to tho men, particular
is us tie whole army has 5scn careful to ap-
pear, if ncs 10 reality, polite AS my Lord
Chesterfield. Lot ius mcntion an instance of
the meong employed by the fair dance of
NsshGiire to insult oar officers. Some Of
our gcnnra!s wero standing yesterday On tho
sde~alk in front Of The SL Cloud Ho.ei.-
Wn;i5 tLey werc coaVeFsIns q coupe i iaoics,
;. in!l dfess Of gaudJ c%olors, approached,
,hoy followed by a great iai. dirty and sloveD-
" uoero yonch AS the liaiios neared The
generals, they changed fion lines Of battle
and marched to a single die, although there
was picnty Of room. At the same time they
carefully drew their dresses asida, to prevent
thior coming in contact with tie generals
ten lest distant-ald plac:d their handker-
CHIEFS upon their diminutivs nasal oFgans.
I'M negro asach hsd been vel! drilled, and
4 Eas with the most serious face and sdmira-
b,o delicacy that abe DIRE" her hoopless skirt
10 one side, and put a great red handsana 10
be-, nose. One general scratched his pate With
a puzzled air; another awore in approved
German style while & thirdappea1ed to, enjoy
the Joke of the ladies and anger and chasrin
of his friends.