Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-04-22
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES
STARTLING FLUCTUATIONS IN GOLD
1t Touches One Hundred and Eighty Nine.

The New York Herald" Of the 18th inst,
brings nows ono day later than previously
received from the United States.
The Petersburg Express" makes the fol-
lowing extracts:
The war news il meagrs and generally un-
important. Gen. Grant IL still making rapid
preparations for IN advance on Richmond,
and the rebellion is to DO crushed out in
Of the "Heral6, }" there is q marked feeling Of
uncasincss displayed in tho tone Of its edito-
rial.
In New York, on tho l4th, gold rose to lS9,
but fell in the afternoon to III. These rapid
fluctuations, snys the 'IIerald," are startling
and ominous, and if Grant is defeated in tho
coming campaign, the country will be deluged
in misfortune.
We extract the following itcms from tho
"ucraId" Of the 18th instant:
TUE GOLD EXCITEMENT.
The excitement in the gold market yester-
day seemed to DO perfectly uncomfortable,
and at one tins the premium was run up to
l89, but foil subsequently to ia. The radical
advance in gold during the morning excited
the markets, and all commodities were held
much higher; hut the subsequent decline un-
settled the markets land rendered everything
nominal. Flour advanced l0G25c.; wheat ga
So; whiskey and corn 2a3c.; pork 81.
H WALL STREET GOLD spEcuLToRs.
In an editnria! on the wild excitement on
tho gold question, which is now prevailing
in New York, the Herald" says:
There wore some rathor startling Auctua-
tions in the prices Of gold at Exchange place
yesterday. At ten minutes to 1Ov'clock in the
morning the gold dollar started at Sl.Sol in
paper three minutes later, 81 IS and twenty
minutes later it had run up to 81 81. This
wac twelve minutes past 10 o'clock; but six
teen minutes after, gold had run down to
81 80. Thus within an hour our paper
money had suffered q depreciation of nearly
nine per cent, and recovered elk of it and at
the close of the day too prico ran down to
81 II. This is, indeed, gold gambling run
mad. There is no cause for these violent tluc.
t%uations. They are the ap-hazard ventures
Of the faro-banks. But the community ut
large may we'll CRY out to these gold specu-
lators as the frogs in the fable did to the boys
who were pelting them with stones, "This
may be sport to you, but it is death to u.s.
We presume that the Wall street gold opera
tors yesterday were aware Of the presence Of
MIR. Secretary Chase in town, and INDUCED in
| their fantastic tricks lust to show that they
could snap their fingers ut him. Where arc
we to look Cor relief2 Congress might help
I'd but Congress seems to be past all bope.-
| III 1o,L 4bo~oFo,, T., Gonoro1 Eroot ord bic
\ gallant armies for o rescue. With his sue
cess We shall have better times; but should
the Washington Directory or tue accidents O.
war entangle him no as to bring upon hin
misfortune instead Of SUCCESS, why then w
may look for Me dslnye.
PROHIBITION OF SPECULATION IN GOLD.
In the House of Representatives, on Thurs
day, Mr.. Stevens, of Pa., tried, just as the
| House was about to adjourn. to get in q bill
to prevent speculation in gold, but the oppo.
| sition members object to it, and insisted or
adjourning without transacting any further
business.
rHH OAaE or Mr.. LONG.
In the House, the ease of Mr.. Long, O
| Ohio, was discussed throughout the entire
session. Mr.. Colfax withdrew his resolution
to expel Mr.. Long, and accepted MIR. Brom'
! ALPS resolution of censure. The debate was
very spirited, aud the galleries were crowded
with spectators. Finally the resolution CEN
surfing Mr. Long for declaring himself in favor
of the recognition Of the robol Confederacy
was adopted by g vote of eighty against soy
cnty.
. PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION TO DE HELD Al
CLEVELAND, ouIo.
A despatch to tho HERALD" from Wash
ington, states that arrangements had been
definitely made for the meeting Of O popular
convention, including delegations of the Re-
| publicans dissatisfied with the present Ad.
ministratinn, to be held at Cleveland, Ohio,
about the Goth of May next. It is proposed
to nominate then and there a candidate iol
tho Presidency. The peculiar advocates of
the election of Mr.. Lincoln ore much more
alarmed at this movement than at the pros.
poet II either financial or military disasters
TIE REPORTED SINKING OF THE TENNESSEE.
A correspondent of tho Herald" writing
from the "blockading fleet off Mobile" says
that the Confederate ram Tennessee is no
sunk, but lies quietly ut anchor opposite the
city.
blLlTAhl VI uUNDhsU EpiSoN-
Frs CAPTURED BY TIE REBELS NEAR ALExAE.
DRIA, LA.
The "IIorald" hos the following remarks or
military operations in its situation" arti-
Gle:
Gen. Grant was in close consultation with
the President yesterday morning. He viii
probably leave for tho army to-day.
The third division Of the second corps, com.
mandcd by Gen. Birney, was reviewed yestor.
day by Gen. Hancock, Gnd presented o spien
did appearance. Con. Meade was present
and complimented the division and its com
mander.
1t WAS reported, bu! on vague authority, tina
| the rebels had been seen recently in the Blue
Ridge.
Gu. news from North Carolina is to tue ef'
feet that Gen. Morgan il about to make a bolt
expedition to some quarter.
By the arrival Of the 'Creole" from New
Orleans, wo have interesting intelligence from
the Gulf. Rumors were rife to the effect tina
the rebel rams Missouri and Shreveport wer'
| blown up by their Crows, on the 2Sth ult., L
| prevent their falling into tho hands of tn
Union forces. This fact is stated by tn
Natchez Courier Of the LIST inst. 1t wa
said that while a body Of onion troops, mum
bering 200, were at breakfast near Alexan
dria, they worc surrounded and captured b.
General Dick Taylor.
Admiral Farragut arrived at New Orlean'
IN Sunday week.
1t is reported hat o brilliant fight recent.
took place OF Pensacola between the Thirtietl
| and Fourteenth cavalry, and the Fifteenth
Alabama cavalry ~ in which tho rebels wer
almost annihilated in q hand to hand en-
| counter with eGbres.
Another demand for the surrender of Pa
ducah, KY, was made by tho enemy yesterday
and again refused by Captain Hills, wh
seems determined to fight it out.
Our correspondents in East Tennessee sen,
| US the information that the main force G
Longstreet's army had fallen back into Viz
ginis, as early as the first week in April /; bu
an indeponden body of his troops, about eco
strong, had wheeled by Warm Springs, apps
rently with the intention of joining Joe John
ston's forces in Northwestern Georgia.
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