Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-20
FOREIGN EEsVS.
Latest from the United states.


FSkDSRlcKs BURG, March II.
i;ave recsived the New York "uerald"
OF the l3 4. The folnwiug are the chief
itclus of interest:
tURnPsAN NEWS.
The steamer Arglo-Ssxon has arrived with
dates to the 2Ith.
The London '.Tincs" thinks that if a contra
d.ction exists beta con Seward and Mercior,
onu ni the two Governments involved will
hava tn demaud substantial apology. 1t
expresses tbs belief that Seward did listen to
Mercier' r counse!s.
The London Times" says tho States which
have been fighting so desperately to convert
| tha AtnN, lean republic into single military
nonsrcby., have all at oncs recollscted that
! they ara, aztec all, only members of fedora
lion. Illinois and othe- States are taking
steps which p;uye that their object is peace.
Thu, at least, there appears ray of hope
The, States desire peace, and finding Fsdsr-
| al G 'va.nmsnt unwilling to givo effect to
| their desires, have superseded its action,
aud thus co.nmsnced he second stage of this
| tremendous American revolution for their
selves.
MIR. Spence, OF Liverpool financial, agent
| for tho Cdnfederstes, hss gone to Paris.
An engagement has taken place b.tween
tho insMrgcnt Poles and the Russisns, lasting
eight hours. The Russisns wore put to
llteh. aud look refuge on Prussap territory.
,'''-.cks, vii, were pursuing Polish refu-
gees on Austrian soil, have been p.lted with
stones by tho people and driven back to the
ftcu,ic-. 1t wss supposed that Austria
would d-,uan' satisfaction for the vlolstion
Of her territory.
Ths Paris "uonstituticnnel' shows that
lea,s OF u war arc groundl, So, the understand
ing between F".nce, England aud Austris,
eau ed by tho Prussisn intervention being
sure guarantee Of pta"e.
The Prince Of Wales held his 4 al lsyee on
teAalf Of tho Queen on the 2j.h at St. James
rsisc: with great ,clat. About seventeen
hnrHred persons wcie present, Of the nobili-
II Parliament did not set that dsY on &C.
count of the 'evce. The American minister
was p:esent At tho leves but made no pIesen
tatinn
Th+ Princess Alexam,Eia left Copenhagen
for E'E,Hnd on tho 26th, amidst al imposing
demons: alton.
"Ls Nord' says instructions have been sent
t. She French l,g,uon at Rio do Janoiro in a
sense essentially sympathetic with BAIL in
her diftll lluity with England.
TIL, Spanish ministry has iesigned.-
Narva.z it is said, forms The raw Cabinet.
The mayor Of Liverpool has given grand
banquet to the captains tf the several AmeIi.
can relief ships
The sock Of cotton ia LivcIp,ol i; 4l3Q0
ba's Is, at whiah Gl:0ar'are American bales
Flour has a downward tendency 10 the Liver
pnol market Whest is heavy. Corn dull
ard dec ined. In provisions tie market is
t!t.
The bullion in the bank Of England has in-
CT eased tweuty-four thousand pounds.
ARMY W TIE POTOMAC.
The fnlnwiag associated press despatch
appears il the HERALD"
"rhe picaetS Of the enemy, on certain por-
tions o, the line opposite on the Rappahsn,
mock, a,e one half negroes, and one half
white mon. The negroes are armed and uni
formed the same as ths whites. The fact
appears beyond question, only one hundred
to ono hnndred and fifty yards intervening
batwcen our pickets and those of tho enemy,
and hey are plsialy to be distinguished
sithaut Tho cid OF glss,."
There is to be n decrease il the reduction
Of transportation III all arms Of the service,
and in the s.atfs Of corps, divisions and bii.
gsdcs in III army.
FROM TENNESSEE.
A dsspa:ch trcn Rutherfords creek, Ten
nesscr, dated llth, says the whole of Van
Dorm force ettcated south, towards Shelby
vile en- Wednesday night; aud the country
between Nashville and Columbia is now
cleared of marauders, and thst the IN ANS of
eros: ing Duck river are destroyed. This
pos!panes the expected engagement in that
quarter for some time.
FIGHT AT FORT M'ALLIsTER.
Tue "Ie1ali' devotes eleven columns to
this fight which it prcfasses TO describe very
mIan.,ly. The action Of two days occurred
on th: 9th January and February lst.--
Tho Psss aic. Patapso and Nahant were
euea red for eight hours. The Montauk was
struck hv sold shot seventy-one times and
was lifted clear out Of tho water az the bow
by the explosion ofa torpedo, but abe was
notiniurtd. The action was terrific one.
Nj Ices than thee hundred and ono shell
ha7ins been thrown by our Vessels, and two
hundred and seventy-seven solid shot and
shcl t.y tnr enemy. The Herald" claims
that tho fort was severely injured. The
Passsaic was hit Thirty three times.
GEN HuNrEs's DEPARTMENT..
Gen. Nsgl.s has been relieved Of his COM
r:,.nl in this department and ordered to
Washington. lie has been relieved because
b.. do~ not agree with the negro worsbippsrs.
tlo has been ordered to New York.
The British ship Q1sen Of the West has
gono ashore near Charleston. Her crew en-
caped, but Admiral Dupont is making efor ts
~ til. vessel.
PRZSs CAPTURED.
Ths British steamship Douto was captured
eff rspe r, r On the 9th by the U. S. gun
buat Quaker City. The Douro was chased
for rauy hours, and fred at with &hot and
shell soms fifty times hefors she was cap
tu, ed The Dan,o is vessel Of one hundred
and eighty. tivs tons bu<then. Her cargo con
sisted Of some four hu ndred and twenty bales
OF cott,n and some tobacco. sho ran the
blockade at Wilmington, and was bound to
Nassau. She has been taken to New York.
The prize stssmer Virginia, with the pIizo
ca.goes cf 81 vessels, has left Key West for
New Yok
The British steamship Peter Hoff with 3
valuable ca.go, WAS captured on the 25sh of
February. off st. Thomas, by the U. S. gun
boat Vsndaib bil., and has arrived at Key
West f,r adjudication. Also, the Yankee
schooner Billie, purpornng to be from Nassau
and hound for Port Royal. An agreement to |
run the block ado was fund on hoard Of her. |
TIE FLORIDA.
Sha. it will b. remembered, was reported /
AZ having been wrc KID at Abaco on the 24th |
of February. Another report says that she
was at B,rhadces on the 24th February;
whereas, another report denies this.
ADMIRAL PORTER = NARRATION or THE corsrRuC-
TIoN AID CAREER oF HIS "DuMSlY MONSTER"
a private iettar. says Washington cores
pondent of the New York Herald cfestes
much amusement in cabinet circles. Il
sesms taat Porter WAS SURPRISED to lestn on