Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-03
TIE VpR at SEA.

EnN ICcI ne:rQ 01 ina ecEllSStneniS
Of the Santer snd Nashville, and moro lately
wtsn va rae: ci Oir:. saranes displaying in
bis cabin (ss 81 T:sny scalps at his war-belt)
tbs shirsy-fou; ;hroSomstors taken from as
mary Yankee ne7chsntmen captured and
burnt. .;:a e:,nciai excl :ma'ion was. "Wby
hare ws n15 mora Sumta-s Snd Alatsmss."
Evidently this was ths wny-she cunningest
WAY vet discovered, to incline our enemies'
niads IN thoughts of resce-unlss=, icdesd,
VIC were to sdopt the plsn OF ths crazy
Colpepar county caueus, rapeiy-'"h'''-
zion.
With s'=:rw 10 tie more eIectrai cTiPpliag
Of cur snsmy'i commerce, Congress has bc-
fore !: bill to regulate tha ancient ao'i hon
orabI4 institution Of p7iystsering, 20 as to En-
courage pa.:io'i; pesfsring citizuns to TT out
swii. armed ships apd ssil .hs-3 Under Com
missions iIcin tnc Confederate GeEc-nn"nt
Unfortunately, Eis'sr:d, having .Ae mos:
powerful feet il tho wosl ], and slso tho larss-
es. commerce, sni *hu having direct in
forest in tee sh,i!!cE &C pri7atse.ing, has
lsbored TO crea:a = sors II pubi5 opinion in
tho world, that mig a:.i?s CT regular naTieG
should fight; srd ehas p,i7steers ore little
better than pirates: which is about as
reasonable as to say that parliz.n rangers,
thousi, commissioned by ,her Governments,
yet not heirs i1igsded, have no right &c de
i'll. b.,S r0nc
rink rs banditii. In this IDstter, az in many
o.heis, B,i!isu writers, who have ths ear Of
| mankind OH this continent, have syseuau'
c,lly lid it down .is! whatsoever ins Of con-
duct is fa7oraola to British pows7 and
interest,", becomes !pso .facso, virtue ard piety
bu. that which hurts or threatens the Anglo
Saxon uolier !: sin and destt ana DAMMIT
tion.
Pura.ec,iog ls as guod and just 8 method
of warfare as nny othor, when properly reg
uistel. We have published ia:eiy some sr'
ticles on shia SUBJECT concluded to-day,
which must have he!pe1 ts settle opinions OF
the matter. Tho pnH;tions "I tina writer, s.
laid down ana esa,h!iahei, rusyb be resumed
| thus:
| /. Pdvateerng Is n;Guiy profitable TO tn
adventures; 7ory burtfrl 20 ihe opemy.
.. Tha. it0 motive is pstdotism rs we'll q!
| gain.
3. Tbat tbs s5vsree wJitse Of the present
day ore in the interest % England, or 'influ
spced BY giiph cpiai.n-
4. That eh9 esp:uEo OF priTsto property OF
the ocean is inae parable f:on. sssse IF war
and is one of ibe most g'ievous ha'fns ,ha
can &c inflicted on L commercial ard mar
itine veop1e, euch rs he present publi
enemy
Ths. by pSivste enssrlrizs, armed ves
sels est, hc gut 10 srs il greater number
with the same cap ri, rrti aa2 moro speedily
than nsvel ships c.n ho 81 ;ae Government
and that they are ,an.a nct.7e aid sNcioa
Wax ve>seie-ihc Same raIE,rcr Of gpn
nr., :nrn dcirs p~obsoi :. !',7o" s't4. toe dem
ogc.
! 6. Tia. privA,scrs sra na7a sni'z ESQ aiik'
in being stimulated Ivy g'iu and that oct
can be, cad nus. bs, restrained from abuse
and ir juries to neUt'ns.
7. Inat private n'nei vessai should b:
crganize,i into e volunieer navIh The Offices
! coin,nissioned, snG the whole governed b.
| regular naval laws and regulationa.
And such is the object OF the Biz now be
! fo7e toe Senste.