The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-19
NEW-YORK, Augnt Q.

DC, have been captured and were at lying at
Halifax at the time of his departure -
Ships Herkimer, Church, of New-York, de
tanned for further proof; Hope, Dyer, do fur
Their proof; G oideu Age, Nye, Philadelphia, do.
Sally. Poor, Newburyport Fanny and Ami
IA, Mix, Newhaven; Manchester, Bunker,
from New York for Amfterdam; briggs Brilliant,
Montferrat, Baltimore; Hope, Debeil, from n.
York for Bordeaux Neptune, Craft, do. do.
Ianer. Courftil, Baltimore I.,;:s,., y, .n,s
Gloucefer; Eliza, Haley, Philadelphia fchfs.
Fame, Marchant, Bottom Venus, Henderfon,
Edenton Riiing Sun. Folger, from Martinique
for New-Iork and Aoop Eagle, Clark, of N.
port.
General Miranda.-We have this morning
feen letter from an Officer ON board the Lean
der, dated Trinidad, July sth, from which we
have been politely INDUCED with the following
extracts:
sit is reported that Sir John Borlafe Warren
has arrived at Barbados. His intention in conn
ing to the Weit-I1dies is to join and afIin Gen.
Miranda he is faid to have brought dilps
to Gen. Boyer. at Barbados, Commander in
Chefin the Wet Indies, authorizing and requeR-
ing him TO render every pofiible aiitance in pro-
fecuting the expedition.
6 Every thing now prefents profpetf of GER
tain fuccefs. a few ;hort DAYS will refo!vc nv
future happinefs and PROPERTY. Should we
fuccced, and Iiurvve, my prefent anticoations,
thouEa !anguine, will not, truft, prove chine
real; if we fail, my life, expect, will pay
theforfeit. Should fortune frown on mankind.
and deny fucce(s to the noble endeavours of
General Miranda, life or death will be equally
indifferent TO ME for / never could return TO
my native country, to bear the hu initiating fcoTs
and fneers (perhaps) of al. my friends While
the warm breath of fe flows through nv bo-
fom+-whiIe yet there is the mott dilfant nrcf
peer or fucceiF, | will preferve the glorious
phantom, and reign my life in the caule of Lii
bcrtv.
s'Yeferday Information wa. received fron
the Main, that Don Pedro Mimic, the generals
particular AMI mott Influential friend, bad afTcn-
bled an army of fifteen thoui;lnd men, and was
advancing 70 wards Caracas : that the enemies
of liberty, few in nuTDer, were retreating wi h
equal fpeed. Gen. M'1to bcgs that no delay
or generalization may take place he requeRs
that we come and join him Immediately ays
he has every thing prepared for the officers :;
and only awaits our junGt ion 20 commence more
effe6tual operations.
&" Our departure from this, will take place,
preiume, in very few days; ihoud be hapoy
if it were tomorrow. We flaIl he Joined here
by very comfortable achievements. Our for.
ces, that is military, viii confft of about ffeea
Hundred nseR, including officers A fina!l part
ofwhiCh we procured ut Barbados, the remain
der at this place. we are in monentary ex
pettation Of the arrival of two frigates from
Barbadoes this believe is all that letaius us
at prelent."
Captain Wood Of tn. fchooacr American,
from Trinidad, by which the foregoing was re-
Cevei, tates, that the day he failed, he I'M
derfood order was given for the troops TO
embark, and that tte naval force which>he fiv
at Trinidad, conif-d of the GhD Leandrr, of
8 guns the Britiih loop of war Lilly. Of 90
guns; the government briggs Rxprefs and Gre
NADIA; four fchooaers, AMI five or fix Gun
Boats. He alto undsrltood that two frigates
were expected TO Join them.
Our corrffpondent at King1o on, (Jam.) writes
us, that Baltimore fnperine -four fold there on
the 9th May, at public action, for T1Usufg- Mn
Dollars and Fifiy Gents. ". .bab.
Mr.. Tillotfoo, in a fuit agaira Mr. lanes
Cherthan, editor of the New.York American
Citizen, for libel, obtained verdict or the
sSth ult. for fourteen baVdred dollars damagcJ
Albert Ca'lain, Efq. arrived IN town yefer.
day from the feat Of Government.