The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-02
Domestic Intelligence.

NEw-YoRK, May IS.
In the Hip Shepherdefs, which arrived yefer.
day from Gibraltar, came paf1enger MIR. Wilt
am II. Thorn, bearing dispatches for govern.
ment. a very conciatory letter from the En-
peror OF Morocco to the Prefdent ofthe United
States, is iaid to conftitute part of them.
From Capt. O'Brien, from the StrcigMs, arri-
we'd laft evening, we have received the following
particulars:
Major Barney, the American Conful for Sici-
ly, had received dispatches from Mr.. Livingston
at Paris, encloiing letter from the Firft Conful
OF france written In his own handy, to the Com
mIfaire Generate at Tripoli, demanding the
releafe OF the American officers and fearren of
the Philadelphia Frigate. The dispatches had
been forwarded to SyracuGe.
! The following CASE, with the filbioined OPP
MON, which we extrad from the Baltimore
American, is an article of no uncomfortable
Importance to commercial men.
MEssRs. PEcHIN AND FRAILEY,
The inclofed cafe and opinion are handed to
you FOR publication that the latter is confor-
mabie to the laws of England, during qvar, win
be doubted by thofe who will bear in mind.
that it is the opinion of one who is coniidered as
authority in all cafes of infurance within the
United States, and who is very celebrated
writer upon the iubject.
The Importance OF this cafe will perhaps in
duce the different printers in the United States
TO republiih it, for the information of thofe who
are accuitomed to have infurances made in En-
gland.
a MERCHANT.
Baltimore, May 10, 1904.
CASE.
The American fhip -, captain -, wins
was captured in 1900, by two French priva-
teers, on voyage from a port in the United
States TO London, and taken into Dieppe, where.
both flip and cargo were condemned.
| The Captain appealed from the fentence, and
got the cafe admitted into the Court of CafIati-
on, when the captors compromised the matter
by giving up the flip to the Captain for the A.
merlcan owners, and paying certain fun in
ful tor the cargo, which they had previouily
fold.
| While at Dieppe the Captain was offered
voyage with pafengers from thence TO st. Tho
mas, apd on arrival there, was to go to st. Do
mingo, If The captain and paHengers could agree
on terms; and ifnot, the voyage was to end at
St. Thomas inftead OF money and in lieu of
freight for the voyage the Captain took in pay
ment for account of his owners, various articles
ofmerchandfe, fuch as candles, foap, cambrics,
cheefe, preferves, &c. which he knew would
cell in the Weft-Indes, aud with his pafIengers
and his cargo as payment of their paGage, he
failed in the flip from Diep,e towards St Tho
mas The captain had afo an adventure ON
board on his own account. Before failing the
captain wrote to the correspondents in London,
of his owners directing them to order iniiirance
for account of the owners 1000 pounds on flip,
1000 pounds on goods, ard 1000 pounds on his,
the captains own adventure.
! policy was accordingly made by the agents
in London, at and from Dieppe to the Cape In
the land OF ST. Domingo, with liberty to flop
at st. Thomas, on the fhip -, Captain -,
at 25 guineas per cent, and the policy was de-
clared to be on fhip 1000 pounds, on goods
5000 pounds, as interefl may appear. The POI
hey was then underworld, andH doeJ MT contain
| any guaranty qVb0fe1et.
! Within few hours fail of st. Thomas, the
| flip was captured by a Britiih frgate, and car
REF into Tortola, and after the ufual proceed
ingsin the vice-admiralty court, the judge de-
creed the fhIp and the captains adventure 10
be rehored to the owners and captain, but con-
demned the cargo which belonged to the own
| ers, and the (entence was as follows sc And ia
" regard to the refidue OF the cargo, the Judge
" declared lie felt himleif in his own judgment.
well warranted TO conliderit the property of
the fhipper, aud to condemn the came to biz