Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-07
:.s's'ssssfaaE FEIeM TIE gafTnH STATES,

States papers:
REBEL !NrLgENcEs ri Wall sTReET."
Under tho abo7A caption, the "1ierald" o!
tbo 10th geta 81 the following
:imu I.e"llc 81: eieen to insgino that the
pI!c,: Il geld ~ :. ge5d CYiacnco If tho nature
u !':e fewa from car arsnies, whether iayora'
| Biz ~ nnl4gorable, and that in fact Wal
| tho way in which the war is going..-If gold
operations "0ro iairly conducted, and the quo
tati1ns r,on, day to day represented the bona
index in thin particular. But this is not So
| Wall strc5t il, IN measure, in the hands Of
| rcbpl syYapalt:.orH and direct rebel agents
wto create 4 fictitious priea fforthe purpose 81
showing tho embarrassed condition. of affairs
at the North, 70 lisrirt our people end give
| s6nilo:t to thu enemy and his agents.
There-ia nothing substantial. in the way
these gentry carry on their proceedings OK
cert ~ sacet-s whch nttanda them Arobel
| s!;ent n'pninally buys or sells with another,
| w:tt whom he is III collision, at u high rate,
| n1iihernf them having :. dollar with which to
0r"rat1; and tins quotation ia Immediately
| alc&!nGd abroad as the price Of gold, whereas
there is really no &, 4 at allreprosentedi in the
| transaction.
Tho nerchanta who want gold to paw duties
purchase IT, as they would cslioo or broad
cl6ll. 10 meet their needs; hut the spectators
| run ti:r Irius M N down To suit thDir own
ynciariHus ends. That LLaarrpa0ple ara in the
interest Vi the rebellion is evident from tLe
pgon:iEience which, ull tho Southern papers
give 70 tito gold quotations. in Wall street,
which they sometimes give at :: hundred per
cent. moro than-thO- tEua rate. Thus the
OhaTlefrt0n ''AleTalry" Of the 2Uth quotes
gold 1t L, hut aidsthat these figures proba.
hly mean l3ti, aud further, that this is only
tho premium, thus making the actual price Of
gcIl in New York 29G. No doubt these state =
ments, absurd as they ore, aro greedily swal-
is the mode by which the gold market is reg
u!ated to further the ends of traitors North
and South.
BRAVE SOLDIERS!
4 correspondent Of the Herald" writing
from Across HE North Anna, May 25th,"
Ays:
Incidentally it Iaay be worth mentioning
that the rebel deneral Ruggles lived in this
vicinity. Oar s0ldiers pretty we'll ransacked
iiis iHbu"CI tIlC iullthecS VI NulCU uhu ueu, huu
his letters were eagerly peruscd by those
kavlrg tasto fer this branch Of Southern
literature. Near by his place is St. Marga-
rots church, TN ancient ediice, built Of i'm
ported English brick; but now in scar and
yellow condition. A tablet over the main en-
trance gives l1'6 as the date OF its erection.
The Same correspondent writes:
Marching by tho ilank, We met rebel regi-
ment marching also l,y tho flank. AID, getting
tsa hrs. lire, pat tl;r latter to light, but not
until they had captured Col. Brown. CONF
Inardira MGD,wun's old brigade, Wiccy' s
lIvis:"r, al II I:.y." number IT nthrr prison.
rs. THIS We n"t tho only inrtancc ul unr
Ia 4, rJu.iu" ia i:.it IL hand conflict with the
enemy. Col. lri,!rH. l:,'. hiu Ic, yet into u
rrrai,!.G 81 iufE E:ItI - I"l ei Tut .ano of viz
Inr, though r..'t nntil 10 cmplicd his reynlv, I
or, ,:ther rcfiCla arolflid him.
Another correspondent Trito5 as follows
from ,taliahn .lilis:
tie wheat invariably atahiJ thin the
ground, bat 81 ncAriy Ill well headed and
Ycii-:,irar:r Ii Tor tue Hr.,aou l;ut little rYc
uds= = c.J.v. !.a7 been found. hut IL large
;,:n.,"riol .sarr a: been I.iirafc'l everywhere.
l!.s ii.tiT,g gerry ,,ti:,r: =rek rarJ, but u
:..so.a,ls. t-i4'..ea-
I.9 .i,,..- 1;.- I,.,i..,.ss in luuId better
2tatc II y:eelrvit!in. i:.du VS;:a gspac.eo; ana
iii .Il.: instances silly s;iliG.i.'L t., prntect
ih&: ,,Foai;is. riJi4. riseTy tdilahOuae has al
oz,en6i=e kitrhan garden Ilincnn:, we'll ilfrd
wii;,. ET"-:tLJ .,cuirnts, :.nd The people in
general haze not shat half starved aud. desti.
l!a -,:f,pesri.s q, that has been So frequently
.,i,!.ryeti IL: a:trr= pi.rcca. We are nauq wig
| through On, Old. popnlons and wealthy L0rtipn
| "C the state, Tlri the inhabitants havs= many
ns THIS hiSnrieseot- life-rentlihing. Ice houses
.nti-,,.e 'src- l--ttys. Old corn md fodder are
Ioul,.l at erery-irauSu not Immediately OH tho
| m:.iG road !. :. ri'rr aid TIGuitry are alft
abun,lan!. hr scarcity Of mules End
| hrrses; w:ia .a:iaaabc along tho line 0f our
march. they tad been run OF as wa ap-
| preached L. prevent their capture ..rd confs.
| ciinIr.
rnE.crh
Tie hnrs: natural irat Virginia tokacct
.npunGn eli every hand, and two d1llars 6
| pluk ~ 10 anger paid by our privates. Each
has h!a pockets, pouches and havefsack filed
| and hundreds have hundlrH of it dangling
from their maskcta, duy alter day, III they
trudge through the dust Rr.l mud.
THE rEsL1SG IN PARKS.
Tho Paria correspondent ~ tbs New Yorl
| "l"r"ll" wii:or "a f"lInan unIor date Of
Nay l.;
A. ~ tl,",: duging lha p.-t yoar have thi
rebGia who r'iw swarm in Paris seemed to bi
lii such good hdm0r and 50 apparently conf
dCnt ol tho near approach Of the success o.
their lrait1r"us ashcme. They express great
confidence, and iii some cases have even Of,
lerLd net- upon the defeat Of General Grant,
army l'Y Lee and even anticipate tho cap
turc ii Washington BY tho pursuing Losts
| t'his done, they assert that France and Eng
| land w:l! immediately recognize The 'Uunied
cracy." and iht; hef1re Tho year is closed lhoy
| w1i have at le4S' twenty iron clad vessels
now l,niI:ng in European ports, uhOa!, anc
p-c;iug OF. our commerce. Ii the pres en-
r.,:,pairn however, tot. not terminate til;
war, they staic holily thai II ~ The intention
Of tho rrbsI government I" place arius in tn,
haGd5 al IL quarter If u millivG Of negrGe-
wiE,, they sEsart, Will be dollyhtod to fgk
fvr the independence of the Sunny Souta.
The correspondence Of the. "moniteur,
which PROCESSES to como from New York, bu
which IL really made up here 10 their forcigI
otlie2 continually represents c CO..; sasifs ,
tbs 9e.y worst possible light. The letAd
published within tho last few days make/oy
a desperate caaa against W., and it is eY1ldhI
that the French government, DESTROYS astit il
that We should full, is rather strength in
:, 'inrcd TO believe also that wc will WiAthl
I Present prospects Of rruce in Enropat aol
may r'@t assured that il Napoleon can VIZ
any reasonable pretext tur it, no will givdM
S,nthern i.icnda 1T least the moral aid on
recognition Of their existence ~ a nation.
hnza!d IT," PREDICTION tiIat, should Grant b.
heatcll, month will not elapsc before Mr.
shdell 10 received iii his oti..ll capacity d
| the Iuier,ts
| ThE HARRIET LANE.
4 correspondent Of tic "ll4rald" in noli
| cling the eac"p" If lie Harriet Lane, sayB:
The Harriet l.ano w.,i undoubtedly AGAR
| appear upnr the hg seas az on armed cue
my Of he lritsa States, AMI do more harm
t. cur Commercial marine thun uther TIT