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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26
ENGLISH COLONIES PROFIT By TIIE
WAR;
From the London New, June 6. !

The eleventh annual ordinary general meet
ing of the proprietOrS of the London chartered
bank of Australia. was held yesterday at the
London Tavern, Mr. W. T. De Salsou in the
chair.
The Chairman, in the course Of his speech,
said Mr. Branwcl spoke u, very satisfactory
terms of the present position Of the bank and
its future prospects. As regarded the general
position of the Australian colonies. upon whose
prosperity that business wa. based, it was
very gratifying to reflect tina, during the past
year their process in material wealth and pros
perity had been in no way checked. Slightly
affected it might have been hy the struggle
now going on in America. Which had prcjudi-
cially affected the whole Of Europe, yet by It
the Australian colonies were III some measure
benefited II had induced emigration to Aus-
traiiQ, and it was also fact that the produc-
tive powers of these colonies had been stimuli
lated, and they produced n"w articles to which.
but for the war. they would not have turned
their attention for years. Formerly fvc-sixthS
of the tobacco consumed in Australia came
from Virginia: but now large quantities of
land we're under tobacco cultivation. tobacco fac
tories had also been established, and produced 50
good an article that it was believed that after
the war the colonies would be independent 0!
America 50 far rs this commodity was con-
ccrned Cotton was also now cultivated 10
some extent in Australia, especially in Queens
land, and this raS due Eholiy to the Tar.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26
CONTRABANDS.

The enemy is beginning decidedly to find
that the speculation of Human Freedom snot
rcmunerativr. The following account Of the
horrible condition of the slaves in Nashville is
from the charge to the Grand Jury by Judge
Bricn on tho act for tho punishment Of
slaves:
We of the city of Nashville are absolutely
cursed with the presence of negro popula-
ton which we find it impossible to CONTROL
Nashville is made the general rendezvous for
all the runaway negroes in this and some Of
the adjoining States. They thrust themselves
into the houses of our citizens and defy the
owners to oust them. They pilfer, they steal,
they scruplc ut nothing; they respect nobody;
thcv regard no law, human or divine. Some
Of them are engaged in hospitals, but they are
so numerous that this is perhaps only frac-
tional part. They promenade our streets: they
crowd our sidewalks; tread our alleys; they
ill our houses, cellars, garrets. They are too
lazy to work: too ignorant to distinguish be-
tween liberty and license; too shameless to re-
spcct common dcccncy, and too degraded To
observe the ordinary rules of morality. The
men arc thieves and burglars, the women pros
titutcs and vagrants There is scarcely 4 sta
bic, q hog pen, or hen roost, that does not
bear the impress of n long heel and hollowless
instep. These negroes arc curse too the
army, cnnker to society, blight upon hon
esty, morality and decency, and leach upon
the Government.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26
CASUALTIES IN TIE MARYLAND BAT.
TALON

We have been furnished, through the kind,
ness of Mr.. W. F. Price. of the commission
house of Mcssrs. Sncad Il Price, with an accu,
rate list Of the casualties in the Windcr Cav.
airy. company f, lst battalion Maryland cav
airy Capt. Wm. J. Rasin at the taking Of
Winchester, June 18th:
Killcd--Sergcant Thos. II. Gcmmc, Kent
county, Md: Joseph West, Jr., New Castle
Dell Richard L. Harwood, Annapolis. Nd.
Severely wounded-Capt. VIM. J. Rasin
gunshot wound in the head, and sabre cut in
f;ce-body badly bruised and Scared: Or
dcrly Serg't Towuey Robey, in the face: Scrg
John II. Savage, gunShot wound in side: Cor
poral Benjamin F. Turton, gunshot wound ii
arm and side: Priyatcs Mordccai J. Ridgeway
wound in thigh: Edward Kraus, arm broken
Robt Conniek, wound in calf of leg; Charlie:
VI. Jump, wounded and missing: Clement
Brooke, arm, fractured; Geo. W. Rolfc. sabre
cut in head; Geo. W. Brooke. slight wound
John 4. SlingluF. struck by three balls, bu
only slightly wounded.
4 number of others were slightly wounded
but, falling into the hands of the enemy, the
nature of the injuries could notbc ascertaincd
There were twcnty-six eaptured-Captair
Rasin being among the number. Captain Ra
sin and Privates Ridgcway and Kraus being
too badly wounded to move, were rccaptureG
by our forces ON Tuesday, the 18th, and the
Fcderals left in such hurry that they did no
even parole them. The remainder were car
ried to Baltimore and confined in Fort Nc
Henry,
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TIlE RIGHT OF SEARCH.

The London correspondent Of the New York
''lIerald' says:
The most important Intelligence that will 70
10 America this week will be the opinions Civ
IN in Parliament respecting the position Of
vessels attempting 10 run the Southern block
adr. Lord CranwOrtll-thc most eminent It.
-aI authority in the House of Lords-said in a
speech in Parliament, on the 18th of May,
that in Il strictly legal point of view there was
nothing contraband that w;ls in vessels going
| between two neutral ports. But he said that
when such Il trade was used as Il cloak i only
| give you his ideas, not his exact wOrds,) t.
cover cOntraband cargocs that were actually
bound to the port Of belligcrcnt, under
| blockade, such vessels could be seized. Then
| Earl Russell stated that any vessel could be
seized that was apparently engaged in such
| illegal trniic-trying TO run Il blockade.
Now comes the great and important point in
these discussions. Two or three days ago the
Government were asked lin the Commonsl
what redress British vessel had thut had
been seized by IN American cruiser on suspi-
| cion, and that was acquitted by the American
Prize Court, and where compensation for de-
lay, damage and loss was denied, delayed or
refused by the American Government. Gov
crnment was asked to interfere in case like
this. But Mr.. Layarl, the Under Secretary
of State, replied that her Ma csty's Govern
mcut could not Interfere till the owner mf the
vessel had exhausted all his efforts in the
American Courts. One of these sufferers de-
carcd his intention of appealing to the Su-
prcmc Court of the United States. OF course
the delay and litigation are as fatal to. mush-
room Spccuator rs IL total loss or condcmna-
ton would be.
This speech uf Mr.. Layarl, taken in conncc-
tion with the opinions Of Lord Cranworth and
Earl Russell, has created the greatest constcr-
nation among the merchants and ship-owners
of London. | heard one Of them say that Mr..
Layard's specah had driven the lust nail into
the coffin Of the blockade runners" These
were his very words. 1t amounts, then, t.
this: ANY vessel bound from Liverpool to
Nassau, Kingston or Matamoras can be over
hauled by an American man-of-war. and il
found to be loaded with urms-0r if believed
10 be-can be taken and carried into an Amer
lean port. and before prize court. Then il
there is not sufficient proof to condemn her sho
can be released. and the owners after all the
delay. can 30 to the Supreme Court of tho
United States for redress. Unless that court
is far more active than the courts Uf Great
Britain. the case can be kept thcr" ten Years
| before Il decision is arrived Mt And even the
delay before the prize court can be so great as
| to lie utterly.fatal to the speculator.
Now, all the United States has 10 do is tc
establish sort of sea blockade Of Nassau and
other British sccc>h ports, placing Gordon ot
| cruisers all around the place, at such Il dis
| tancc is would lac lcgal-iour or five miles
| and overhaul every vessel that comes along.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

TIE SHOOTING OF FORREST AT COLUMBIA,
TExx-Snme additional particulars Of this az
fair transplred in communication to the "Ap-
pcal":
Lieut. Gould is the son of well known
wealthy merchant of Nashville, and was an
officer in Morton's battery. Gen. Forrest had
charged him with drserting his guns ut Stone
Hill, Ga, in the recent Rome expedition, ana
also at franklin, Tenn, and requested the chief
of artillery to release him from duty, and pro-
mote the sergeant of the battery in his stead.
Gould. mortified and chagrined went in search
of Gen Forrest and found him at dinner. The
General observing that he was excited told him
he could see him after dinner at the quarter
masters. After dinner, the General repaired to
the duartermaster's office, and there found 1t
Gould awaiting him. Gould interrogatcd the
General and asked him if he had made the
charges above alluded to. To this Forrest
simply inclined his head, and Gould pro
nounccd the statement false, Mt the same time
swapping pistol beneath his coat. rhi.
Gould denies. The General quickly opened
small pucket-knife and stabbed Gould be-
tween the sixth and seventh ribs, on the right
side, pcnetratingthe lung. Gould then turned
and shot Forrest, the ball entering tho left
sumbar regum and passing directly down Il
the crest of the slium. the ntestines not being
injured The ball was skillfully extracted by
Surgeon Fryerson, assisted by DR.. 10. New
man, and tho Genera! is not in danger. Lit
Gould is now lying at the Nelson House, in
Columbia, and will most likely recover. YOU
will find these facts to be in the main correct
as I obtained them from one Of the medical
attendants who conversed freely with both the
wounded parties.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

YANKEE PRISONERS AND TRAIroRs.-Rod-
dy's command captured fifteen prisoners, Il
few days ago, between Corinth and Hamburg
and Petersburg, on the Tennessee river, and
they were brought up on Tire Western train on
Monday evening last, and will probably go to
Richmond by this mornings train. Among
them are ten rcncgades, traitors to the land OF
their nativity, viz: Wm. y. kcndrick, Colonel
of the 81 West Tenn. (Fcdcral) regiment, Il
native of Tazcwcll county. Va, hut resident
and practicing attorney Of Wayne co., Tenn.
which he had represented III the Legislature.
and he was once Il Wing candidate against the
Hon. John V. Wright, for'thc old Congress
Daniel f. BOhanan. Captain of the same regi-
ncnr, native Of Hardin county. Tennessee,
and Il farmer, engaged in recruiting for the
Yankee service: David B. Reed and James VI.
Reed, Of Hardin county. Tennessee Mae
Con,er, Of Franklin Tennessee, -ani Louis
Barnet. Hardin county. Tennessee: company
+. lst Alabama ;'clcral) cavalry: Andrew j.
kinncr and Bird Gregory, Of Giles county.
Tennessee, Sd Tennessee (Ecdcral) cavalry :
George c. Harris a native Of Warren county,
kentucky, 9th Illinois; and VIM. =. Franklin,
Il native of Kentucky, 81 West Tennessee
cavalry. What pity that these fellows,
stepped in the infnmy Of TREASON to the mother
that bore them, cannot bc hung. 1t is the
only punishment sufficiently ignomininus for
their despisablc crilhc.-Ifuntsvillc C"ntrhc-
rate.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

The pressing O? ncgrocs int, service in
Nashville, must ,c creating quite an excite
mcnt among ,'r American citizens of that
city of - AN Descent One Of the Yam
kee editors how in Nashville, few mornings
since, was in Parishes shaving establishment,
when announcement was made that the pres
sing was going on. Instantly the sweetened
water complexioned negro. who was attending
to tonsorial wants, made for the bath room,
Nose tainted and fell into the looking-glass,
Ned tipped over glass of sulphur water into
gentlcman's bosom, while the proprietor,
who has travelled all over Europe, Asia Africa
and New Jersey, complained of sudden at
tack of rheumatism. At last accounts, how.
ever, all was quiet on the Po-matum.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

We can always tell when Old Abe feels bad
ly whipped, by his frantic appeal for more
men" His last "call" for another 100000,
suggested by the Confederate successes at
Winchester, after the whole Northern country
had already been swept of men capable for
service, does seem so farSica and so pitiful that
we almost sympatllizc with the old hypocrite
in his sudden distress Where in the world
will he obtain hundred thousand men, and
if they were to be obtained, and arc to'bc OBJ
taincd-why, when it has been So often pro-
missed the faithful" the rebellion should be
crushed in a given number of days. have they
not been brought into requisitiOn before ?
And if the "Sublimest government the world
ever saw" can call up hundred thousand
men at 4 moments notice, why resort TO the in
stigation of servic instructions to crush the
rebellion ?-Chattanooga Rebel.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

TALL FIcURrSc.-An ingenious friend Of
ours, highly gifted in the science Of colating
Statistics sends us the following from his place
of scclusion in the country:
1--WE have nultitulinous rumors up here
from Vicksburg. figured up few OF them
recently, and the result was that Grant had
lost 3G5, 900 killed, 1928 900 wounded, and
1000. 900 prisoners. since he commenced his at
tack upon the Hill city, and that he still had a
tremendous army left Most of the rumors are
implicitly believed by the people hcrcabouts. |
doubt Grant will he driven away from Nicks-
burg. The story of the capture Of sixteen
hundred of the cncmy's gunboats at Port
Hudson was rather stassering-was not uni
vcrSally crcditcd-but the report of the taking
Of five hundred at Eicksburg, crews, arma-
mcnt and all, went down like hot cakes with
fresh butter. ."-.WobIe Tribune.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26
At the last session of Congress an act was
passed which enacted as follows:

At the last session of Congress an act was
passed which enacted as follows:
"The Secretary of tho Treasury shall he,
and he is hereby authorized to issue two hum
drcd and fifty millions Of dollars iii bonds, in
sums of not less thih five hundred dollars
each, payable at twenty years from their date,
and bearing interest at the rate Of six per cen-
tum per annum, TO be paid at the pleasure OF
the Government in specie, or i'll cotton of the
quality of New Orleans middling, to be valued
at six pence sterling per pound-thc said cot
ton to be delivered, at the pleasure OF the Sec
retary of the Treasury, at either of the ports
of New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, Mo-
bile Wilmington, Richmond, or Norfolk.
under such regulations as the said
Secretary may establish. These bonds shall
be sold Ly the Secretary of the Treasury for
all outstanding Confederate States Treasury
notes, at not less than their par value in said
Treasury notes. Provided, ;hat the Secretary
of the Treasury be authorized TO apply the
proceeds Of as many of the said bonds rs may
be required for the purchase OF agricultural
products under the act Of Congress, approved
April 2lst. eighteen hundred and siXty-two,
entitled IAN act to authorize the exchange of
bonds for articles in kind, and the shipment,
sale or hypothecatien of such articles" APP
proved, April 80, 1868.
Under this oct, we understand that the Sec
retsry is about TO issue bonds in sums of one
thousand dollars each, the interest payable
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

WHERE WERE TIE SPECTATORS AT an
auction sale IN yesterday, :; magnificent Grape
shawl, which cost in Canton, China one hun
drcd and fifty dollars in gold. was put up
Somebody bid twenty-five dollars. and anr'hcr
man, t" retrieve the di>may Of the individual
upon the immediate realization of hi folly
which followed. bid forty! His maymanimity
fell dead upon the aurtionccr> heart. who cN-
pressed his a>tonISlmcnt ut the sublime igno-
rance Of the bidders and drew ia the shawl
Ii such an article could command : 10 IN gold
at any time. we'll may We ask. where were the
spectators yesterday?
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

KILL THE Docs.-We learn that n farmer in
this county, one night last week, lost twenty
six head of sheep by an attack from dogs
Why don't the people turn out and kill the
hundreds of dogs that are prowling about kill
ing sheep and committing other depredations:
This town might be relieved Of two hundred
and fifty worthless dogs. 1t is strange that
some people, who are scarcely able to feed
their families of children, will keep one, two
and three dogs, whose only occupation is to
bark and howl all night, consume bread and
meat, and stock. the premises with feas. The
law requires that every dog over eight months
old be listed for taxation, but has 1t been done?
IN. e. Western Democrat,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

1t is astonishing what an immense emigra-
tion is now taking place from Missouri for the
plains and the wild country generally. \
great number of citizens are leaving in order
to escape enrolment under the State law, or
the chances of CONSUMPTION under the national
law. So great has been the exodus.that it has
become necessary to station provost guards at
the various ferries along the river. No citi'
zen is allowed to leave the State unless he can
shovshat he is not attempting to evade any
Of tho laws.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

DECLINE IN SUMNER GooDs.-The comnu.
nlty is either pretty well supplied with n,w
summer goods, or more perfectly resigned To
RIG up their old wardrobcS for use. is i, inI;-
Gated hy the decline in prices during the w.rS
for such articles. At Il sale by Kent. Paine 4
Co., on yesterday. extreme summer goods were,
knocked down rapidly NJ a>;oni>hin@ly low
prices. All manner Of goods Indicate the all
Sencc OF the influence Of the price Of gold upon
the market, by either holding 10 the late prices
or declining IN some degree. The reign Of
the specie market may now be- said u lee liter
ally at an end. 50 far a> it> influence upon the
general market is concerned
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

MOVING TIE PosrorrIcE.-1h work -: re-.
moving the city postoirc, t" give way To tho
Treasury DEPARTMENT. Of the Confederate State.
is now Ill progress. The ncw locality of tho
postotilrc will be in the Spot>wood Hotel block.
Th" transformation is made with as little in
convenience TO the public a> possible, and will
be completed in a few DAYS.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

The Mobile Evening News" has cor
respondent at Shclbyville, Tenn, who write:
of love MS we'll as of war. lie thinks GRO
nance is not crushed by war" We hope it Ii
not.
Here is the marriage item (or items) alluded
to:
One of the fair bellies Of ST. Louis recently
came through our lines, via Richmond, to full
fiji an engagement with q Confederate oticer
the gallant Col O., whom she had fascinated
during his Imprisonment ut St. Louis a few
months since. The Yankees would not per
nit the marriage, and, at the request Of the
Colonel, his affiunced. Miss Lizzie Giles, with
that indomitable spirit possessed by Southern
daughters, braved the trials of travel and war
fare, and has come to wed the gallant soldier
who could not 60 to wed her: :.
The dashing and gallant Brigadier General
Frank G. Armstrong, who, ever since the open
ing Of the war. has been playing the deuce
with the ladies hearts, was married at Co
lumbia. Tenn. on Monday last, to Mis-
Maria c. Walker, daughter Of Knox Walker
Memphis. Miss Walker. like Miss Giles, re-,
Gently, came through the enemy's lines for the
purpose of keeping her engagement with her
darling Frank.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

BAD CoyDUcT.-,JulinS Waltzman. private
in company D, 18th Virginia Battalion. sta
toned near the city. WIS sent to Castle Thnn
der yesterday. TO hc punished 10y confinement
and severe discipline. for conduct in camp
pre- judicial 10 good order"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

CmAHGE ArLoAr OvERuEAp.-Yc>,rriny's
skies wore Il mish;cap all day, which the snn in
the morning vainy cndcayorcd to pail off. The
temperature was still pleasant, however though
suggestive Of the murk days that come in The
end of the year, when all is barren and bleak
and still, above, below and around.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

From THE C0Asr or SOUTH CARoLiNA.--lC
was reported and believed in Charleston on
Saturday. that the enemy on Folly Island WAS
leaving there and discmbarkins at Coles Is
land. Two transports were observed 10 como
up to Folly Island from the South and after
wards to leave, supposed to be crowded with
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

UvsrINGS CorRT.-Thc case Of Frederick
Ganslcr was called. He was charged with
stealing two hundred lamb skins from Jacob
Hierhotzcr. McSsrs Ratcl!ic and Ca>kicap-
peared for the defence. Tn" jury acquitted
the prisoner
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

MoRE VALLEY pEIsoSEEs--By Il special
train on the Central railroad last evening,
seven hundred more of the prisoners, captured
sent t" til" Libby prison, to DE transferred to
Belle Island.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

Down on the Amazon are spiders with bodies
two inches and legs seven inches long, that
catch and suck birds butterflies that arc
mistaken for humming-birds; green snakes
Just like q creeping plant, and lovely coral
snake with bands of black and vermil!ion Sc
parated by clear white rings; monkeys with
white hair all over them; monkeys only sew
en- inches long; and owl-faced apes, sleeping
all day and lively ut night.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

The fashionable dance of Paris now is the
.Narche Coeasse. 1t is danced backwards,
each gentleman holding the lady before him
by clssping her around the waist, When well
praeticed It is said to be highly entertaining
and the Empress is said to have peculas
talent for iH execution,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

Some music teacher once wrote that the
cart of playing violin requires the incest
perception, and the most sensibility OF any
art in the known world" Upon which an
editor comments in the following manner -
"The art of publishing newspaper and max
ing it pay, and at the same time making II
please everybody, beats fddling higher than
6ite -
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-26

THE PESIrrSrIARY-EscArADEs-SeycfI
escapades were es>ayed few nights ago. at
the Pcnitcntiary,and We learn that in one or two
instances, proved successful. The pententia-
ry is now filled beyond its original capacity
with ennvicts, some Of whom belong 10 ;i.9
'Contcscsate States, whose authorities might nc
least afford Ia contribute somewhat 10 the
proper guarding Of that institution. The de-
tail from the Stat" Guard we understand. is
necessarily small. owing 10 the more extensive
service which they are now called upon to per-
l"rhi. At any rate. stronger guard j. uuw
needed n the Pcnitrntiary and come from
what source 1t may. il should ut once be cSt:.b-
liShcd