Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-23

Army Of the Potomac toEs;hes- ard hetwear
Washington and the main rebel army, how
eve. s!armtnS n-y appear tha peua5cs
Of this or thai re5ei cGiunn ne :ins. Harris
burg OF Pi!t'burE.
The Eo,thern States will soon have an aux.
Hilary force in ihs sid competent to meet all
m..euiing dasechments Of the enouy, and
compe.ons h5si les to garrison the dsfences 0!
Washington, and thus enable tho Government
10 add twenty-five or thirty thousand vesor C.;
to ps to the Amy of the Potomac, of to tae
s-my Of The JsTes river peninsula, for q
practical diversion asainat KicEnond. In
fact, this Northern adVsnco Of the r. bel army
Of Virginia, in reviYing tho martial spirit o:
tho !cysl States, sud in promptly bringing
out their reserved militia and volunteers, 81
f,-Gs the War Olioe most vsvorable opper.
tun;ty, not only f,r demoli.tiug the c'tel
srmy If Virgine, ku! Tor STEALING . march
into Richmond wbio tie enemy is attempting
20 drs. away Tho army Of the Potomac in
order 80 o!sal : march upon Washington.
THE Confederate NAVY ON TIE
HIGH SEAS.
Ths Alabama, Florida, Tuginia, Georgia.,
Eouthtrnsr, Clarence, Fclcona, Sc, Sc
4 Rebel Cruiser" Captures Sir Uni'ed
States Merchant IIesSels near the Mouth of
the Chesapeaks-Anothsr appears Within
Fifty Miles of the Coast of Lelaware-
Thirty United States Var J'esse2s Ssnt in
Search If Hsr.
Prom the Few Yor: Tribsnc Of TIC 49,,
The rcbci pEiva'enr Clarence a tender -
tie esr,e: Floridsrrlas captured AK United
States merchant vo~G7li or our cokst, near
Tho tncu:h CT the Chesapeake. Sto burned
thrce Of thon. bonded tvs, md oonve-t d
tho other, the ba k Tsc'ny, &C Ph;sdc phia
irto q .ebsl cru ssi. As saor IS ;a.eo pira
:ies bsc.me kaown, foG- vousels sal c f.ou:
Nsw York three Fem Hampton Roads, nDd
others were so follow, il se.rch Of he ms
raa1ers.
Tuis sso5sl cru:c-,i t::n "Tacon-," in o
few hours ,nakes hor fp2sa:aace uadcr toe
vary nose Of the Y.Dkses and Fighters ihlr,
half to death. The Herald" from which
ths following dispatches aro 'lkcn, psyu
'Whsn tHe l:oEs fir. -o.cEsd tho Nsvv De.
partmsnt, they sh ,u'a h=vc o;dore3 .hs char
te-irg 9f sysry ,aysi!sbla giean vessel an,i
ae0s them 10 sca--if need b., With 2o,uutecr
c,sws shipped FIR the cruise # tw2r y 6sys.''
'E7s-y svsl.b!s E:ean yes.cl' sf.r enc lit
lie cruiser
TIE PslvArgER TAco:Y s:-r oE sUsDAT LAST.
LsTss, DsL, June - ne rstvi pri.steer
Tacony, or Ford, No. . gas Gecn oa the
| morning of the 14:h no7tn.es.s # Indian
Rive. loist, distant about fifty ,aiel Tao
Bi,is;, schcon.r A'ctic, whil sha boarded
on the 18Th, left tina break wnIer yesterday
.Ld proceeded up.
| PkoBABLI ANOTHER PRIvATEER.
| This brig Spartan, Of II .lifsx. n IVA Scotia,
sr7;vcd ct this port yesterday sfsernoon from
| C.oafuegcs, reports tea! IN tie | Instant,
| eff Hat;eras, she spoke the brig TItanis from
! Clsr fi COS for Boston, ard o. the l2:h, forty
niles no'.h-noytheast Of Il .toras, saw fore
and 1T schann:7 on Ii o; wss painted blsck,
with gil figure bead, snd sIcut th,ae hun.
d,el tons 6arlr5n. When seeD, .hsi eli h :
s.s &c., snd wss suar-sof t. DO anchor
vic:in Of tho Ca.'nce.
| Tie NAVAL EXCITEMENT.
Tho busti5 aud Ac:i7ity whiah hare pre-
vailed 1T tho Brock yn Navy Yard during tho
mission Fforn The present prospect Ct things
we will no djuEt, have q large number OF
r.st vessels cruising aftsr the rebel p:i-a.c-rs
which have boon conmitti' s zach dop,c1.
tons on our comnsrco in tho immediate
vicinity of ou- coast f1r soU1s timo p.s. -
Tho following vessels sailed yesterday:
The steauer UniLed States was chartered
Yesterday, end sailed in the evening TO c!uiec
for the Florida M. 2. She will BE- command.
cd by Leutensn. Commander Mo,dc. Licnt
IT. 3 Gregory and AcCag Li'u'eusnt L.
Osborne will go out "a her officers. She
will carry six guns and about sixty men.
The Navy Department! hss nlsa chartered
an is srning IS fast As possible tie clipper
bark Trinity. of 422 toms, which will be
despatched sfscr the Febsl privalsers.
| The Upited stltes steamer Iron Age, now
az tho Brooklyn Navy YMd, will sail rc-d.y
aid will 81. follow;d iIane1i.to'y by The
C mbridgs and othors. a.
The brig Amorics and Tho lug Tu.csrora
with six guns, lett Philadelphia. Juro 16, in
sosrch IF III, PiTn'e T-c:ny.
n'hc B.iliah brig, Mary Ga:land, Ca,tsir
James, from Psrnan5uco May 81, with one
hundred passengers. arrived at this pott Jes
tsrdsy. .. -.
The p,iTatoor florida lsIs Pe,nsmhuco iva
or three days previous TO the asil.pg OF the
Mary Garland, and the Un'ted STATE, gun
boat M3hic:n nr1iTad tho Gay before, Coz q
and ssi'od Gao ssme day as The Florida 90
.uisn after kor.
The p;iyascsrs Alabama and VugiIria ~ II
~ Bs-i., and the La. wing was c:Iisiag Of
the coast. ..... .......
The Mary Garland brirga ho:&e ss pssaan
gn, tho crews ard pats of Cows Of eish
vessels which were Destroyed by ths Virginia
florida nnd Alabama. Amo'g then CT,
O'ptaiu Phinney, lstc Of big clarence, c
Baltimor :; esp sia LAWS, Ct os:k I.af.vctta
T N,~. B:GfJd; Captain Flanders, Of Ia
Ka.e uory, Of Wes:pori; slso one hundred
sh~mon belonging to the following vossels:-
Ships O5mm ,nwes;th, Louisa Hatch, Oneida
haFks Lsfsyette, L:pwirg, Henrietta, Star Q
Peace; b:igs Ks.e OJTy and Olsrence.
/ 7HE PURsUIr OF THE rMvAIEEss.
Affairs ut the N.Ty Ysrd yostard.y VII.
j quite brisk; IN. ss tia d, N md foc cruiscr
has nsa-ly sosted, SO in proportion hes !k
work el,ckened.
i The Oamb is, late prize steamer, "a
armed, equipped aud sen: to sea, L;eutsnsa
Commander B.cess in Gharga. This vessc
is fast ssiler and will materially aid. in III
g, arch for tho rebel privatrers on our cosst
Sas carries = crs~ OF picked mon, who a;
i WY anxious to fall in With corssir.
:Tae STRAIN frisate-S.n Jscinto was orde-e
to SCI. and hauled GU. last eTonins to dc
part. ''' .
Il is douh'ful'Iow whether The depsrtmen
VII SIND ~ut any more temporary cruiser
at present. There ARE FEAhLY THtRrY YES
Sells lE sGAscH NJ THE Vessel WHICH on SAT
uRply WAS wtrHIE aI1rT Mills OF OUR coAs:
and the genera belief is that she will be CAP
tured ere this week ia out. ,..''' =.
4 - [sron taerkew York rtbure, IS b Isstl ,'''.
The British ship Bueephslus, of Liverpool
Capt. Bake, from Bahia, Brazil, arrived )
mi. M, r .verserdap hfirrjnr home Cans al