The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-12

be paid for the lois ofa country fhip near Makey,
which the Britiih aedged had been plundered by the
NIalays.
8. They demanded another hundred thoufand for
the expence Of the fecond fleet, thea before their
port. 4
Thcfe demands were addrened to the Chief, Dali
tob Sahbilleon, and o'clock +. NJ. fixed for def
nitive reply. The fettement totally unprepared
Tor defence. No cannon mounted and there
were troops to defend it. No aniwer being re-
turned In the appointed time, the Engliih commenced
the attack, by firing the town from all their vef-
ielss-Many natives were killed before Jingle ihot
was returned. In the night they hove up banks of
land and planted few cannon and in the morning of
l4th returned the fire.--A warm engagement for
bout fix hours enfued.-The Enghh loi about twenty
men. The Captain of one of the briggs was wounded,
The hrf fhot from the hore killed three men on board
one OF the ihips Finding little could be done by con-
tinung in their veels, the Engh landed the folders
and attacked the Entertainments Here there was
brave reiitance but finally the natives abandoned the
ground, hying in all directions into the country.
Da,tob Sabbilleon the Malay Rajah who bravely de-
Tended the place fuppofed to be mortaly wound
ed.--The Englih now entrenched themfelves in turn
built fort and took poiIeiion OF the country and
fearing the natives might potion all the firearms and
wells in that neghbourhood landed hundred caf1s
Of water from the fhips. They deftroyed the town
pundered the natives of all the pepper which had been
collected for the fesfon. The quantity is nated to,
be equal five fhip loads. The American vefIels in
this port took part either fde. few fhot from
the Englih veffels paed them but did no damage
Not having complicated their oadng, application was
made after the urrender the place of the Brtih re-
hdent for permiilion to purchafe pepper, but the
aniwer was that it was againf his nfruaicns,
and no more pepper could be fold to foreign
ers
IL will be here necehary make only Jingle OFFER
walton to prove that this unprovoked attack has fallen
the Nalays, chiefly in confequence of the Americans
whiting their country and purchang pepper Lait year
was Pubhcly reported on that coat that 70 long
the Americans were iuffered to trade among the
lives the Englh hips could get little or no pepper
and declarations were made that would Be neceary
to take poiieihon OF the natives ports with view of
excluding all the foreigners from any participation in
che trade.
tits therefore pretty evident that pepper muf in fu-
ture be either purchafed through Engliih hands at
double price not be had at all at Sumatra, while
the Englilh fha have pofiefion A iprit of univer-
1a commerce has fe:zed this people They with to a.
mails the whole trade OF he EAT and Wet-Indies and
to INK bounds TO that of Europe and America. AS
commercial people ourfeves, wiihing come in FOR
amall ihare at leaif, of what may be called common
property we cannot and ought with then fuccels
IN any fcheme, which ieems to aim at leizing the
whole commerce of both hemifpheres
One of the Englih briggs, on her return To Bencoo-
len, was fallen IN with by French prvateer captured
and fent to the LIE of France.
From London Paper Of July 7.
1t is reported in the foreign papers, that Ruff
fla IS arming againft France, and medtates an
attack aganft her on the fde of Italy, by means
of an armament from the Black Sea, and the CO.
operation of the Englilh feet in the Mediterra-
mean. 1t is alto iaid that Ruffia has already
comfortable number of troops in the illands of
The Adriatic; and has ifIned proclamation
calculated to cultivate the efteem of the people
IN thoie parts where her troops may find 70 con-
venisnt relting pi &c previous to their land
ing in Italy.
BY the Hamburg mails which arrived on
Thurfday, were received two letters from Ber-
lin, one of which fates, that the Cabinet of Pc
teriburgh will certainly refufe to acknowledge
the new Emperor of France. 1t is, however, ad-
ded, that this refufal will have no effect upon
the other Courts of Europe.-The fecond letter
informs US, that the Eector of Baden has entire
ly fet to ref the dfcui1ion that was expected to
take place in the Diet of Ratifbon, on the fubjeG
OF the violation of the territory of that Elector-
ate by the French. Thus it appears, that Bona
parte has infolently declined to furnifh any ex-
PLANTATION of his conduct in this affair.
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