Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-18
EER0PE.AN NEWS.

The steamship Etna, from Queenstown, on
tho 2Gth of November, reached New York
last fri;lay. The 'IIerald" gives the follow>
ing summary Of her news:
very large number of the steamees plying
On tho Clyde were under engagements for
voyages to Nassau, n. p, with cavgoes des>
tine'l to run tho blockade. 1t is stated that
s, many ii these vesss:s had been sold or
hrs: l6r ,1n purpose that the steam service
On she river would be almost suspended.
The alleged rebel mar steamer Pampero
vas ulicr strict SEIZURE by the English gov
crAmert, pending the result of an inyestign-
ton of the circumstances attending her fitting
at.
The Losi"n Times" publishes n letter
from! IL correspondent in the rebel camp at
Chattanooga. dated October S.h. lie says
thai among the :'arious fruitless victories
gained by the rajcls, these of Chickamauea
and Bell RUE will stand conspicuous, and
that Uh;cka.nauga should have been nothing
more than :: bloody and unfruitfu victory
viii, wien ,ts details are fully known and de-
ii:eraicy weighed, be imrnted to the general
vino 2nHa"cd 20 command the troops who won
it as rue % The least pardOnable blunders and
shortcomings Of history.
iir Crhdon. " p, addressed his cOnstiiu-
cnts nj Il Jchda in lengthy speech on the
9th utirao. After a glance at the proceed
ing, OF the British Parliament he passed IN
review the ics.dia. foreign questions Of tho
day, ren,arking, with reference to the Ameri-
Gin wGr, that he never had bclieved-"and
believed less nOs than eycr"-that he or any
of IN Sc who heard him, would sever live to
see two separate nations within the confines
Of the present United States" He denounced
the var of the slavehod;ns 'aristccracy" as
4 way wazed against democracy, with the OBJ.
icct Of erecting ali empire Of slavery.
England fas positively declined to take
part in the projected Bonepartc Congress-
The '.inepircd" journals of Paris assure us
that all tho Continental Powers, with the ez-
ceptiOn IF Austria, have acreded in princi-
pie" 20 the Emperor's proposal, and that the
Emperor Of Russia's reply is conceived in
very conoiliatcry and, courteous terms"-
Nevertheless. it is stated That the Emperor
Alexander demands n preliminary "pro-
gramme of the subjects which the Congress
is to discuss, and the powers which it is to
exercise. The London. post" says that the
Pope 10 determined on not sending a repre-
sentati:o 10 the Congress, unless he is assured
beforehand Of the restitution of. tho provinces
which we're seized from him by Victor Eman-
uel.
Earl Russell was present at Cabinet coun-
cl! on the 25l ult. and this fact ID regarded
rs additional evidence of the unt,uth OF his
reported TctiTe;uent- ir7Sn the Csbiroc. -
The London News" asoeoniirms the state
nlens o. the Morning Post" aud saws there
is no truth w5atavc. in the report that Earl
Russell was al;Ou: to resign.
CabincS courcils were Of almost daily occur
renee in London.
The report OF tie HUDSON Bay Company
states that the CONSTRUCTION Of !incsf teic-
Graph from Canal. 10 British Columbia has
been foInd To he rcrfectly practicable, and
the requisite negotiations on the subi"c. are
in progress with the homo goyernment rs
vel! rs with tie government Of the two colo
MES.
Four large B!akcicy .uns hsve been usnt
from Low M,or work 20 Wcolwich, for a gov.
6rnmeut praor They weieh twenty tons each,
and arc enid to be fer the Russian govern
mer:.
Tic betting in L1ndan was still in favor Of
Hecnan, in his fight with Ming.
War was expected throughout Germany on
the IIals.ein question. Il was sid that ten
thousand volunteers are TO enter IioDs.ein. and
Slie EtUDie oEt ~ Cihc UP uEl!iS iol tHS buht
of Augustenbe:g, the new claimant for the
Dnchv.
TIE French iron> I'd fleet had successful
c;uise to Madeira. Tn" vesEeis were ut Ienc-
rife, and would soon return II Ghe.bourg.
A ruEur. circulated by the Russians, TO the
5ff;ec: that the Poles were about TO lay down
Ehcir arms, has been denied in proclamation
Of the national government, which announces
continuance of the war as tee OILY means
of sari1g the country. The panic with which
the Exchange at s.. Petersburg was lately
seized had somewhat subsidized; but great IN
easiness s,;il prevailed in commercial circles
IN that city.
Adyices from China. dated the Goth of 0c-
'ober; state tia. :. French officer had been
murdered BY the Japanese, tia: PREPARATION
was Immediately demanded, and that "1ar by
the combined French and English forces was
gencraliy expected"
The Madrid journals repeat the Iumor that