The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-19

nitcd States absolutely forbid any pr;G,rer
being treated ill, and that he knew can't
Rogers had given no juft caufe of corn.
plant; that if iuch 4 letter had been writ
ten, it was without foundation, and tb.
writer had aflerted a moit malicious fale-
hood: That even iuppofng they had been
treated Ill, that could not juftify their reta-
llatlng upon us that it would not tend Tn
produce a reconciliation ; but would have
a qulte contrary effect that we were with
In thelr power, and they might ~facrifice the
whole OF us, but the United States had of
icers and men enough to fend out. He
iaiu that the Baihaw was out of town, and
would not return till evening, when he
would fee what could be done.
.ihthe evening we were recondu9ed to
our lodgings. Shortly after capt. Balm
bridge received mote from the prime mi
inter, In which he affected to be ~entireIx
ignorant OF our removal, until after il had
taken place. He exprefed his grand fur
prlle at hearing it and to ufe his ow,
Phraiie, could not have felt more hurt If
one OF his own limbs had been taken off.
or IT one OF his own family had been taken a.
way;" and concluded with a~fiuring us, we
might rely upon our not being diftufbed in
that manner again. The Daniih conful, in
company with the French c%onftIl, waited
upon the PRIME miniiter the day we went to
the cattle, and affured us we need be under,
no apprehension of a fecond removal. We
feel ourielves perfectly fecure. I cannot
lay which was the greateft, our contemn+
Tor a character 70 replete with duplicitv. or
our indignation at the prime minifer, for
iupPoiing us 10 weak and credulous as To
oeheVemm ~unacquainted with removal
until after we had gone. He and the admi-
raj are both renegadoes: the former A prur-
Fan the latter a Scotchman.
mentioned in a former letter, that.
when our ihip was plundered, the Tribo-
htans carried off all our trunks and chefs.
10 that we were left entirely without apv
change ofclothing. The prime minifer cot
as many of our clothes as he could colleSf.
and offered them to Capt. Bainbridge f3r
! leco dollars. Capt. b. did not purchafs
them; and a day or two ago the minit er
gave us permi1ion to go to bis houCe and
purchafe whatever we wanted. We onjv
bought a few of the mott necefary articles
Oh clothing. We aho purchafed fome
BOOKS which were extremely acceptable.
naVhis oeen as great a rarity as clothes,
they were fold far below their value.
U. S. GaSe.te.1
Captain Hodge, arrived at Newburypost
from CaPe-Francois, ftatcs that a week be-
tore he failed from4he Cape, a disturbance
happened between Chrt1ophe, and the
captain ofan Englifh frigate, The lieute-
tenant OF the trigate, with feveral of her
men attempted one night to take Off num-
Der OF the French inhabitants. The blacks
were alarmed, attended in great numbers
and, with Chriftophe at their head took
from the lieutenat his Gde arms, The nex<
morning they were fent along fde, but the
captain Of the frigate refafed to receive
chem, and would neither fufer the boat to
be along d the frigate nor to go aihore.
"A nag CT truce was then fent a Glore de-
mahdlne iatistaction in the mean time
the frlSate got fprings on he" cables and
warped up abreaft the city, with fignals of
nobility flying, and i'll readileis TO fire ON
the city nneceflary. The Eneliih carts..
however, received no iatisfaGtion, ani
three days was ordered from the pllct
Inc French people at the Cape arS
mott diitrefiing ftuation, expecting every
moment a general mafacre: as it wax
known that Chr,itophe had received orders
from Gov. Delialines to that purpofe-
None OF them are fufered to leave the l.
ilanq, e. American veilels are Grizzly fearch-
ca ooth before failing and by the barges
DdhiHi lSIlOODer which iaIleJ
rom the Cape for st. Thomas was over
hauled by a brig 6 barge, French & paGer-
gers found on board. She was Immediate
iy carried into a fmall port to !eeward Of
the Cape, and the captain, crew, and every
foul Oh bosrd ihot. The lchooner. was az.
forwards brought mp to the Cape. The
whites are daily milling, fuppofed to h.
%fecretly murdered, and their properfv in
meolateiy conficated and fold at auction.
NO age or tex is fpared from the OUTRAGE
and mhumamty of the blacks, who boar y
OF their mid treatment when c0mnarcd
to the %cruelbes which they have fufcred
from French men. Men, women and CHI
dren are beld in the mott abjecf 1avery-
and daily expire from hardfhip and fatigue,
lhey are now b1igedt to carry cannon balls
TO a fort building in the mountains about
fifteen miles back, and are not even ncr.f
mitted to hire it done for them. ,Crcae
numbers drop down with the fatigue s. de-
on the road.
nc few Americans who arrive at the
Cape are Obliged to be extremely circnm-
1Pect: For want of proper regulations,
and from the ignorance and iealoufv q
the blacks, they are fubjeGted to much Ia
zard and inconvenience. Lhriaophe v{Il
take what proportion OF the American cay-
goes he Pieaies at his own price. One dsv
he viii permit certain goods 20 be take,
on board and the next order them to ho
landed again, and no depedence can hc
placed in any trade with them. The Gight.
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