Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-01

I surge7E StAteo, which, it says, are formida-
| bio, Wn1slJ spread and deeply rooted.
Tee mailing room of the N. Y. Herald
WAS aserlvusly injured by fire On Sunday
evening.
A Democratic maJo has bosu elected in
| nbinsso.
Canada is tt be placed on war footing -
| One hundred thousand volunteers are 10 be
| accepted.
The mails Of the Peterhoff have been given
up to the British Consul in New York.
A civilian is being tried in the army Of ths
Potomac iJr Signalling the onemv, and; it il
said, will most probably be condemned and
executed.
Gold, l47s; Exchange, 1862; Cotton, IS
cents.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Persia hos arrived, bringing dstes TO
the l2th.
| TGe English Government is ostensibly on
gsged IN efforts directed sgsinat the hltiog
out Of rubcl war vessels in British ports
7 The Alsxandria has been seized by tha
officers of the oustorns at Liverpool. yet
weetn,ausass stiIl engaged at work upon her
ID fitting hpr out for sea.
The Government officials have taken full
posses: ion nf hor. previous to rigid exami-
aation az to hsr HISTORY and destiuation.''
Tho English Government having inquired
Of airSsrs. Laird as to two gunbaats being
| built in their establishment for the Ounfo1e-
rales, have hesn formally assured Ly that
tirui that tho boats are for tho emperor Of
China'
The British Cabinet has ordered com.
mission at Liverpool to report all the facts
connected with tho fitting out OF the Ala
bama.
A steamer called the Japan or Virginia,
of aeyen hundred and fifty tons, and fitted
with engines Of two hundred and fifty tong,
sailed from the Clyde on the 81 April Her
destination was Ohin,. On the 4th April an
order came for her detention.
The London Morning "Pos." remarks that
tho American blockade is the only efficient
mode by which the North now carries on
the war, but the maratims powsrs may, in
tins, h,ue to consider hop long such mode
of ,carfare is to be endured.
The New York correspondent Of the Lon
don News" expatis!eS upon the evident ex-
hsus,ion Of the rebel resources, and the de-
termination the North, under the circum-
stances, to press the rebels vigorously 10 the
las: extremity.
THE EEBtI. LOAN.
There vas G5us;drrab . activity IN the
Confederate losn iii the London ard Liver
pool msvkot On the lO:h, and it advanced
from to II premium The loan was also
| openly dealt in on the PARIS Bourse.
The "riues" says an enormous buai-
noas" was done in these bonds on The 10Th,
ard the ''fI=rald" Says they wilt 60 still
higher.
1IIs FEDERAL Loan.
Tho London Times" says: Nothing fur
tbcr mas ,IanspiIed with regard 10 the pro-
posed negotiations for the Federal loan, bu. it
is presumed that, if any parties arc found will
ing to entertain IT, they will, ut least, wait to
ascsrt tain it the predictions brought by the
last mail, Of conclusive victories over the
South to bo achieved within fortnight, can
be fulfilled. II would also be we'll 10 learn
the tfsct OF the transcription on the frat of
| May, and also the snswer OF the Washington
Government in the affair OF the Petsrhoff"
The London Herald says: 1T is stated
that the agents Of the Federal Government,
fearing that they may not be successful
| here III TIE negotiation Of losn, will seek to
raise the amount in Holland. Through this
means it is anticip pated they will receive some
applications from England, and if the sums
should not be considerable, the bonds, when
issued sud arranged, can, st q moro conve-
nent opportunity, be introduced into this
] market. ANY transaction OF the kind, ss the
: in, ~ oil Iaut
degree bo popular, AID this the represents To-
,ivos of tho Washington suthorities have al
ready ascsrtained. Ii is questionable oven in
II Hand, favorable at Dutch capitalists arc
known to bs 10 cheap American securities, il
any lsrg' amount could be placed. The pros
poets Of tho operation Seem to be generally
discouraglng
Ii rep II Tod that able bodied young inen are
leaving ireland to lhe number of fifteen thou
sand week. The English journals are very
severe upon it, and 50 are the officials. The
papers say these men go with the hope o
ultimately liberating Ireland from E0glsnd
With tie help cf Americans. The mstler has
beou alluded tn in Parliament by Ird Pal
merston, and lotter has boen written 10 the
American consul at Dublin, ing if it be
truo. The consul denies it, and says there
ara enough Americans to do tho fighting
Why have not they done itl Why have they
relied on foreigners heretofore ?-RrPoaTES
The Polish insurrsation ia dt;ll in CREST
activity and vignr. The Ozsr has offered a
general amnesty to all the Poles who return
to thar allegiance by the 18th Of May.
England, Francs and Austria have SEM
notes to the Russian Government. AL
couc he'd in friendly terms, but all containing
an ineligible parniny to ths Russian goo
ernnie1h. Sweden is said to favor the Poles
Napoleon inquired. it ia said, if Italy could
taLs part under certain circumstances, sne
has received reply that tho Kiug could fur
nish sixty thousand men.
The Herald" says Napoleon recently de-
olarod that he could see no present oousldsra
tions inducing any recognition Of tho jeff
Davis Government and The Herald" says
'recogbision of the rsbsliious South is noH
qnits out of the question