The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-28 00:00:00

GENER:IL .2!ER.L.VDAV 4XPEDITIO.Y.

The following Correspondence has appeared in an
American Newspaper :
" Srit,

Philadelphia, June 2s.

" I have just received from Caraccas a list of the
'lames of the Americans taken by the Spaniards On
board ofMIRANpA's Schooners. The name. of SMITH
is twice found in it. I suspe& the last) to be the
ton of Colonel SMITH, and grandson of Mr. AnAms.
Although I had some political differences with him
when he was 'PreSident, this circumstance has not
deprived me of that particular regard and respeat
towards such a distinguished charaater, and partial,
lar consideration for his fimily. Not the least doubt
exists but the greatest part of the prisoners will be
;put to death as Pirates ; and. I should he very happy
to be abl6, by a timely and. immediate interference,
.to save the, life .of the unfortunate youth,
,grapdson
to the venerable Mr. ADAMS and his worthy spduse.
But to render my intercession effectual, I would re-,
quire, as the only. condition, that Colonel .Bml•rti
would disclose tome, th-ough you, on his word of
honour, all the knowledge he has of MIRANDA'S
plans, of his intended points of attack, of the'Ter-
sons with whom he had connexion at CaraCcaS, and
the name of a Spaniard in this country who shared
in his scheme and expeditiOn ;, in filet, t\-ia7
terial information he may be possessed of, the k now-.
ledge.Of which may be useful to my Government,
and for the preservation and tranquillity of the pro-
vinces MIRANDA had in view to revolutionize.

" As I remember your attachment for Mr.
ADAMS, I take the liberty to make this sugges-
tion to you, who no doubt will employ all the
means to relieve from afflietion a worthy and' dis-
consolate family. At all events, I expect from you
a prompt and decisive answer on this head. I remain,
, Sir, with particular regard and consideration,

'I Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) " MARQIns DE CAsA YRUJO."

" DEAR SIR, New-York, Tune 30, 18c6.
" Accept my warmest acknowledgments for your
very interesting communication of this date, pre-
sented by-your son, accompanied with a letter ad-
dressed to you from the Marquis DE CASO YROJO,
which, after maturely considering, I return agree-
able to your request.
" I am sure I shall do justice to the feelings of
Mr. and Mrs. ADAMS, if in their name I thank the
Marquis for his very polite attention in a case, no
doubt, near, interesting, and afiaing. lam sure,
when I do him the justice to communicate his ten-
der,
solicitude for the protthion of their grandson,
it will not fait to excite those sensibilities and ac-
knewledginents which from them the Marquis is
highly entitled to.
" For myself, not having the honour of his ac,
quaintance, I had no right to expe6l any othersat-
tention to feelings or dignity of charades, titan
what would. naturally spring from his own mind,
when making such an interesting communication.
" He informs you he has just received from -Ca.:
raccas a list of the names of Americans taken
,by
the Spaniards on board MIRANDA'S Schooners ;
that the name of: SMITH is twice found in it; he
suspects the last to be mys son,
_and gsandson to ,
Mr. Anasiss and says, that he should be very
happy, by a timely and immediate interference, to
save the liti3 of the unfortunate youth,' grandson., to
the venerable Mr. ADAMS •and his worthy spouse ;
.be having no doubt but the greatest part of the
Americans will be. put to death. B 1 t, to-render,
this intercession effeCtual, he requires, as the only
condition, that disclose to him?. through 3yott,
on my word of honour, all the knowledge f have
of 'MIRANDA'S plans, of his. intended pointS of at--
tack, of the persons with whom he has connexions
Caraccas,- and the, names of thOpaniards.iu this
country who shared iii his' schemes and expeditien ;
in fa6l, all the material information I maf'lie pos-
'sessed of, the knOwledge of which may be useful to
the Spanisl Government, for the preservation and
tranquillity of the .provincesMsaAxnA has in view
to revolutionize.
When the Marquis 1 CASA YRUJO takes a
-dispassionate, view of the circumstances connected
with General MIRANDA'S visit to' Washington, his
subsequent conduct here, arid clearly ascertains
. that the persons'accompanying' him in the, Leander
were not informed of his projea and titans, he
will perir.4 his benevolence to expand, and shelter
,all those taken in the Schooners from harsh treats
spent and unmerited punishment; he will induce
the Government of his Country to view the qUes-
tion in other lights than those which may tend) to-
, expose it to snore severe animadversions than have
hitherto been made, or to the rousing of that spirit
of indignation. and resentment, which, if once per-
mitted to burst forth, cannot fail of being, attended
with strong marks of just, revenge.
With respe& to my son, he was not made ac-
qnninted with the plans of General MIRANDA ; he
wesst with him asp young companion, to share his
fortunes and his fate ; he-was accompanied by some
of his friends, capable 'of deeds of hardihood and
valOur-s-Worthy their leader; worthy his cause !
" Whatever may be the situation and fate of the
persons taken on board the Schooners, I can never
tacitly san&ion the lash of tyranny on his associ-
ates, and snatch my son from a partieipationsin
their fate, whatever it may be. Nothing but the '
Marquis's want of an acquaintance with me can
plead an excuse for the indelicacy of his propo-
sitions. Do me the favour, my friend, to assure
him, that were I in my son's situation, I would-.not
comply with his proposals to save myserf, and
I would not cast so great an indignity upon my
son, my family, and myself, as to shelter him'
under the shield of infamy and disgrace. -I have
no doubt the Marquis will give such advice to the
Goiernor of Caraccas, and make such a statement
to his King (by whom I may have the honour to. ,
be personally recolle6ted), as will induce them not
to tarnish the -dignified charaaer of the Spanish Na-
tion by any aet,3 of pas'sion and barbarity connected'
'with the present case.
" I am; dear Sir, with great resped;
. " Your obedient Friend and hum ble',Servanf,
" W. S. assent."

•
If the new species of running upon' hand.3-Itiit
feet should gain ground, it can only be inierredltiat
Nature made a mistake in giving the human form to
those-whose genius best quatigs them to be quadru-
peds.

I4VSOLPENT DEBTORS.

SURREY AMOURNED SESSIONS, Au&. 27,

Slut:tree WAS onsLow,'EsQ. CHAIRMAN ; 'LORD CR ANT-
LEY ; AND A NUWEROUS BENCH Or JUSTICES FOR
' THE COUNTY OF ,SURREY.

••'The Investigation for the discharge of Insolvent
Debtors froiri the King's Bench Prison, under the
late Ad, was this day again resumed; whin near
fifty persons were discharged.
Among those who were opposed were
Angus-Macphie, formerly a merchant Mr. LAWS,
on behalf of the creditor, Mr. Jameson, stated, that
the Prisoner was indebted to him in Opwiirds of
and the case was referred to the arbitration of M.
Pooley, a very'respe6table Barrister; an,cl the.‘;reult
was, that he awarded a sum of 5221, to be paid Mr.
&meson, upon some bills of exchange; In.the year
181)4. About this period the Legislature had it in con-
templation to pass an Insolvent A-at,'-and the P4oner
voluntarily 'surrendered himself „discharge of his
bail,; but, unfortunately for him, Lord Eldon made.

some Alterations in this Aet, and it only extem!ett to

those confined previous to 'the Ist '.l:apuary; E 864
so that the Prisoner lost his opportUnityai thatfitile,
and now sought his discharge under.the present 4m.
But- he (Mr. LANirs) should sheW," under the' 42d
clause, the Prisoner was not an objeE'of that At.
The Prisoner having a. property of 7001: in the
three per cents Reduced Consuls; 'in 'order to de-
fraud his creditors, assigned it in trust to a Mr.
William Sackwell, wl,o dying, the. Prisoner, for the
publicity of the thing, advertised ;Or his heirs or re-
presentatives, in order to give a colour to the trans-
aCtion ; asserting, that the .Rank would not deliver
Over this stock but to the person so entitled. This
expedient, the Learned Counsel continued, not an-
swering the purpose, the next the Prisoner resorted
to was, to have himselfmade a bankrupt; and al=
though. he did not owe tool. to any one but Mr.
Jamesoti, the petitioning creditor, of the name of
Z— S—, proved a carpenter's bill for 1251.
This creditor was soon afterwards a prisoner in the
Fleet, charged with great acts of fraud. The next
creditor was one D—, who proved a debt of tool.
and then became a bankrupt. The next a,Mr..ll—,
for 5001. but he was not visible; and the next were
Messrs. G—, and Co. for 9461. 10s. who
were also bankrupts, and had fled. In short, only
five creditors proved under the Commission, all of
whom had either become bankrupts, insolvent, or
had run away.

A Petition was presented to Lord ELACIN, stating
these circumstances', and his Lordship referred it
back to the Commissioners for their investigation.;.
but nothing more was done under the commission ;
and the Prisoner, -through .the intervention of the
present Al, sought his liberation. He contended,
that the whole transa6ion was founded in fraud and
'fabrication ; and therefore did not come within the
meaning of the A. " He further objected to the.
Prisoner's schedule, as not setting forth this sum so
invested in the 3 per cents. bow in-the Bank.
The Prisoner being examined, stated that he had
been a
,trader 'in tuost parts of the world tier several
years, in buying and selling, receiving and paying;
his chief dealings were hi Asia, where, Cu an ave-
rage, he tt..rned ho.tween l 0 and 15;0001. per year ;
he.tr,r7lPd mnerchandize, in various parts
of As, a, along the'Malabar-Coast, to Ceylon-,-- Co-'
Intnbo, &c. &c. and returned to this country about
the year 1803, but. had done very little business
since.

• Mr. Alexander Turnbull, a.Stncient'of Line()ln's-
Inn,
.being-exa-Mined, deposed;•that he was present
at a conversation between - the Peisoner ,and
,Mr.
•Jameson;• when 'the. former admitted that he had
such a 41m in the Bank.

Mr. Lows intimated., that he had expeaed other
"witnesses to the facts he had stated'; but, from some
circumstances, they did not -attend. His Client;
Mr. Jameson, was now in prison, at the suit of the
Prisoner, and he was to have been brought up by •
Habeas .C,.npus.
The Learned, Chairman considered, that there
was not sufficient proof to attach fraud upon the
Prisoner ;' but direded him'- to :be' remanded for a
defe&iwe schedule:

Edmond Paddon vas also. opposed by Mr. Laws,
on the • grounds of a defe&ive schedule ; obtaining
goods under Use pretences ; and further, upon the
49th clause of-,the. Aa, for removing his etfeas
from his dwelling-honse by night, in order to-evade
,the payment of his rent, being upwards of, 201.
It appeared in evidence, that a Mr. Skidamore
had sold a quantity of combs, brooches, and other
fancy articles, to the Prisoner, and suspeaing his in-
tegrity, he went with John Trott and Wm. Wood,
two of the Police Officers belonging to Hatton-Par-
den,. to the house of the Defendant, in. St. Mary
Axe, when they found all the tbrniture packed up,
i 3 if for removal : and, among other things, dis-
covered a quantity of new guns, fwlinz-pieces, &e.
'ready for sale; also a quantity of • paper, jeweller9,
tke: &c. which were afterwards, claimed by several
people as their. property. These' Officers also fur-
ther stated, that they knew the Prisoner 'to be an
arrant swindler,
It turned out, however,. that in all these trans-
actions, tie Prisoner never appeared in person; but
that one S—, who had since tied, was the respon=
sible person, through whom theSe transaaions took
place. It also appeared, that iris rent had been.
paid up to the quarter day. The Learned Chair-
man was therefore of opinion, that, there was not
any evidence to bring home the fraud to the Pri—
soner direly, so •as to remand him upon those
gronnds ; btit as it appeared that he had not set
forth in his schedule some property he had an in-
terest
in, he should be remanded for a defeaive
schedule.

Yesterday ai inquest Was held .at the.
.house of
James Clinch; the Bell, in Charles-court, in the
Strand, before A. GELL, Esq. Coroner for Westmin-
,
Ster, upon the body of a young woman of. the name
of Smith, who had poisoned herself by swallowing
a large draught of laudanum,,on Monday evening last.
It appeared in evidences that, from some domestic
misfortune, the deceased bad turned to a dissolute
course of life. As her troubles increased she be-
came desponding her speech and general condu
were incoherent in themselves ; and it appeared evi-
dently that her senses became affealed by the
of mind which was the result of the unfortunate
:course of life which 'she had pursued ; and in,one
of her melancholy moods she took the ahove-men-
timed means of putting an end to her existence.—
The venlia was consequently 4navy: •