The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-04

orr families and friends; fitch has been nv caf-.
ana VIII 1 fear be the cafe OF many others. nm
tets our government adopts prompt and vipor
GUS meatures. At the news of the proceed
,ngs 10 new. I DIRK, every officer was Captain
booadif, and would deHroy his twenty honf.s.
after that twenty more, NATL the whuie city was
battered down., uulefs their officers, who were
procuring fupples, returned in fafesy, for which
tney waited hive days at an anchor near the
HOOK and then made every preparation for
proceeding to town with the fhps they how.
ever thought it mott prudent firft to fend fiap
OF truce by the hrt Lieutenant to the comuan.
der OF the Fort on Governors I(land. fsar;,o
to land at the city, to know the reafon of tEe,
detention, OF which fuppofe he was Informed.
and returned the following evening on board
ehe fordging gentlemen arrived i'm the night with,
our the intended fupplies-thanks to the gen.
tieman who intercepted them, and the next d,v
made iai tor Halifax, where we arrived on FRI.
Gay the 10th OF May. During oor palTaee: 70
se,'t Se''s's were ovefhauled. and two men pref.
ieu from e"ch-one IN Particular, after besvins
to, was fired at fix times with d;rea;o,,s 80
fime 10 ''re upon her; and by way of com,.,-
tatlon, we are told, If nnjufty robheJ. ,;i,L.
lndemn'Sed for our ioffes. For NV 49,,
| expect re!refs only in the united deterrin ,,;,,.
OF our citizeas to fupport their natural riebts
spG Puaiih the cruel invaders of our national Il;
oersy ana laws. Remembrance is only firhie.9.
IL,
has plainly ihewu, and the fooner i, Is abanto.-
Ell ana more energetic mcafi,res adonted III.
'ooner Wi: our Tag be refpee,ed and our c;ti-
ZenS permitted to trade unnolened and If, peace
am e'ieyed to fee 70 many American vcf.ls
lying here, fome condemned, others w ,;,;,.
their trial, and new ones coming in every d,v
Cn sunday the 9Th infant arrived the hriy Re-.
'nu'us' capt. M'Dani' of New York, from Hs-
wanna, TENT in by the Tartar frira,c. Tier. !.
ALTO lying here the brig Mars ioadtd win NJ
nogany belonging to Samuel Buriing Of n. Y
'ateiy trtso and cleared after ftronr coot-nt;-
OH on the part OF the captors, that BEEF and
pork part OF her outward bound cargo: cane
unoer the denomination Of contrahand of war.
they however condemned the Claimants in RI.
COTS and damages, and they are permitted to
depart with their veffrl almoita wrect tbr,,,,h
the mifcondua of the capto,s. The ih;,, ~,
and Francis of Chareltoh has ALTO been tried and
part OF her cargo condemned, the remainder
with the thiP laid over for further proof. ptiv,,r
ventures not excepted. The brig Ranoer
OF Whca,iet 1nce our arrival has alto been con-
uemhed tor having on board few poles which
they iaId would make Royal yards the three
mated ichooner Nin,rod, of New. York, is wait
ing her 'fial the iF'p Aurora was belIed on
M!nday the 18th, and her trial commences in,
Il days from that date. Sailed from this mort
on sunday. 10Th inf. the Squirrel floop of war
TO cruiie OF New York, and the Leander IN RI.
81 TOT tne lame cruGng ground, it is faid
what terrible pity it is that two or thres 81.
gates cannot he fpared from the fervice in fbe
ro'omack River to drive thofe rufians from oi,r
'iores. II might, indeed, anfwer the double
purpofe OF bringing Whitby to juGice ,vbo =
Teens, cannot be brought thereto bv The CO..,
mon courte of law. 1t is more than prob,hI.
ne VIII n1t conhne himfelf TO the limits pref.
crioeo' oy our government but, as ufuaI. com.
| nit MS Expectations in the waters. and yith;,
rue Juflioict!on of the u. S. thereby af,rding,
III opportunity TO attack and bring him 70 ;,C-
w vs. although by An uncommon courE of Law
mere IS another arrival lately, the brio HIN
nan, capt. Ropes, of S,em from Lepl,c+r. c-pt
iiEars, oo1nd to Nap' 'ns org was loaded yt!,
ne, outward bound pafIage by Birth frig,ta
ann VI examination found that her fi,gaus prr..
eenpo,.ea INTO the Us bytwo other ysfT;,ls.
he. ~" !eaion me was permitted TO pats. On
ed oy man of war brig that fhe could no. 80,
'I' NaPtes The then went into Ierhorn AZ
charged her cargo, and when return;,o -
"R1 comfortable quantity of fpecie. he NJ
seT u or that cargo, was fell in with bv tb.,
ean@'i commander, Whithy, and was ftnt in
.u' a'9 uaca''on for the very reafon that induc.
81 sne o'tisrs to ct her pafs. The condenna-
49,, " rslieis mere is 10 little regarded, that il
ain"t becomes matter of conrfe fro,r tbs;s
oe'ng lent in, and the captors are 70 well AVA,
or ms that they Immediately begin to calrn,st-
the amount of prize money accrun, m go
rom the fae of the vcGcis 20 captured. In.
DECD Tome of the officers of the Leander f,nc;-
.he money OF the Aurora already in their poC.
ZEN ~ before their arrival in Halifax.
me day following my arrival here. v,s
permitted to leave the man of war, which wa
nncn 10 my fatsfaGtion; fhortTy after vffgd
o Ill mp ana found to my great furprife that
ALL my fruit was foen, which con6a.5 .sc -
ges' Pine Apples and Cocoa Nuts. nv ,,,,
1e'petfs to Mr.. Fairchild, and tell your broth,
t1 la the Brtilh have deprived me of the o1s,n.
OF Implying him with the Cocoa Nuts which
proIn.ted. ifyou pleafe, inform my family that
am in good bealth.-Adieu. ''i"'
i am dear Sir,
Your humble Servant, &c.