Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-09
LATEST rEGN 'f.c anlGsD sYaTEs.

We c ~r.irmr, ,hi, HHr".'Gg, our rX'rac:s
from United Siairs lGlcrs If The ith ~in,tant.
MAINLAND IL h: A FREE sTATr.
he legislature u Mlryia1.l. "a the 2Sth.
sooE the lfss decided action towards ;;c cman-
eipation Of slavery in that State.
The bills for submitting "a n. ,..o,l, H..
:all II IL convention 70 remodel m, ,,r..;r !, q.
o. :irc STAT, passed lc.iu tie Srr,r- ,.ni r.,
llcusr-";.' Tcte IL The frrmgr .,cinr tr,. !;
nays 2, and i'll ;hc latter, Yeas Is. iays ~
Ire two liliS. thus }assel Il" hot mntey:,N,
differ FROM caaii ether, nui ia al pr.hah,u;;
the Senate bill Will lie adopted hy he lirue;.
with, perhaps, f"me hot very i.u:'prt.m'
amendments.
The "Amsrican" ''cons-atul..lts lha ~;"v,.lc
OF Maryland on this happy step f.:wari," AM!
says. ''onr halls cf Legislation RUG With tie
advancing STRIP VI freel,m."
CAPTURE or BLOCKADE ErxxEss.
WAsuiNGT0H. Jan: 2S.-Tho NAVY Denart-
ment has received information of TIE follow
Ing captures:
On the 10Th If J%anrarj the United States
bark Roeluck captured The rctei ricop Marie
:alsc while attempting 10 run 1ut Of Jupiter
lnlet, Florida. Sac Wa Cf abpu: eight tons
register, and laden with three thousand lbs.
Sea Island cotton. "a ;iir persan tf the Cap
tain and passengers were found about $72G
in gold and SILVER. and 4o.dwaschcs. and $40
in "COn!cdcrato nntt4." Size had n "Cnn
fedHr.te' register, mad, at Savannah lust o.
tober.
Oh Jupiter Inlet. on the llth. the AcEvsl
also capture cd tho English schooner Susan.
nh ut six toas. cleared from .Ahl.o and ladea
witt, II bags Of s:lt and suadry boxes Of dry
goods.
AZ the SAME time and place the United
Stitea steamer lluncy Sickle captured the
English schooner Fly, of Nassau. Cargo not
stated.
Or the 18th the schooner Two Sisters. =
tender TO the United Stalcs flagship San ia
riat", captured. while trying to eater the
Slwanre river, the l;ri!ish schooner Viii
liam, from Nassau, laden with salt, bagsing
and r. r..
o. tho l5;h the United States schmner
beanrcSa-d captured. near Mnsqui.o Inlet.
thc B';ti"il SCHOONER Minnie, Of and from
Nassau, laden with sal', liquors and earthc,.-
ware.
REEgL SOLDIER.
John II trdy wss arrested by Z detective 9;
Provost Marshal HumcnNcrr, near Calvert
Station, Baltimore, TOR hprrahins Tor ;irf. D:vi-
lie "lraad the Yankees, aad asserted that lie
hal fought them on his own grout,i 1T Ba'ls
biuii, where he had heel corn. lie cxmcsse!
his Willingness to fight for JET. Davis, ay:.l
rHrrst,t any man VII" worll not Ito ~. lie
Mas formerly in ? Lu'sia:u regiment, iu'
exhibited u discharge fr.m the Id, ilarylaIH
r"sincnt. lie MAS sort 20 tie HE MaivT
ll.Tper, military ~rrov"st mursaa!.
THE MOSQUITO FLEET.
by the Peoples Ire UGi.e 81, S ,u,; ..7:tt
New YORK, Fb. 3.--Thc Mosquito Fleet,
which has bsen for seine weeks lrerarins q.
this port to depart iur N.w OrIracs, is now
nearly ready to sail, Il great nu.aaer Of tic
vessels having bc;u completed. Some OF
them, however, will not he uhlc to leave for
Sons weeks. Three Of the smaller ones, which
have been partially clad with iron, have been
finished at Jersey City. and tsn IF item
turned over to Admiral PauidiEg for their ar.
Inament, Ne.
1t has been stated that these vessels were to
be part # Il great expedition hound iGT u par.
ticular destination, and it mag nnt be amiss
ray that the little steamer: will he divi.:ei
into several fleets OF their arrival at Ncw o.
leans, all to 90 in different directions up su:a
rivers aud bayuus as a1e impnssablo 60 lar ,er
ship.
The rcverue cutters have again assnmru
tho duty OF Oycrhauiing craft leaving New
YUrk 1T the ~T;.rinus points on The Fash and
North rivers. The 1tcveI,s' battery, Manga
tnck. IL rhy nF Thruag'r N"ck. Err IN. rI..
p,sc of examining such vessel. 40 are i-o"n1
up tic Sound.