The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-18
MIRANDA'S EXPEDITION

MIRANDA'S EXPEDITION.
Some doubt has been entertained of Miriam
da's connection with the Britifh government,
from the circumstance of his ,aot having exbi
bited his Britifh pql6orty to the CaDtain of the
Cleopatra, altho' lie detained him "a hours and
imprehed 90 OF his men. But this argument.
however ipeclous, is not altogether satisfactory.
as 1t is eaty to conceive that Miranda might
nave obtained permiilion to rendezvous at Fri
n'dad, without having received his pafports
from the government; or that prudential mo-
tives might have forbidden him TO exhibit his
DailPorts TO the commander of the Cleopatra.
II the following ftatement from the Charle(ton
Courier, be true, there can however be little
doubt OF the exittence of fuch taG6orts.
Captain PHILIPS, from Havanna informs us that
intelligence had reached that place the day before IA.
iaed' OF the expedition under General MIRANpA.
having left New-York; and had excited fome an
prehenlions among the Americans. An en,b,reyo ,,s
talked ot, and "A gun hip ready for fea hav-
ing her ias bent. Intelligence had alto been received
of the IMP LeG7atrt having been twice boarded by
BrltIlh cruzers-the fir time in the Mona pafIa
when they ttated that they were bound to ST. Do
m'ngo, and were fuhsred to pats. The rscond rine
me was boarded, they made the fame natement but
from the latitude in which fle was il was evident
that was not her deRinaron, and the Britifi con,'
mander ProPoied tending her into port, when the
CAptan or the Leaadr produced his 5a5ori5 from tie
b|1fy5 goVsyTngenf, and was luIered to proceed
The following are the lateft accounts receiv-
ed OF Mlranda's expedition. His recruitings
and equipments at Jsquemel evidently befpeal
the execution oftome lignal deffgn. But what
that deign really is, it is impOlIihIe to divine
from the mYfterious tenor of his character. the
uniettied ftate OF the South American and w.
lndia colonies, & the gloom in which this exDe-
ai'ion mas been wrapt Up. A few fcattered RAYS,
ndeed- nave feemed to BURT from his agents
IN this country but how are we to be agured.
th"t even tneit agents may not have been the
duPes OF his hyperion ingenuity, or that their
com nunicatiOns may not have been intended
as 10 many lures, TO turn us from the true OBJ
Jett OF his deiign? For aught that we can GER
tainiY know, Miranda may either be the ally OF
England or OF France he may deign either to
ovtrturn or to reitore colonial government
aided ny Eneliih reiources, he may be bending
his itcps TO Caracas, or he NAV be DIottipo
with the cabinet of France, TO overturn the en-
pre- OF Hayti. Every thing about him is un-
certain but the probability at prefent is, that
ne intends to make an attempt upon Caracas,
encouraged not aided by England (; bis obiet
'"e revolution OF that country /; and her re-
ward to coniilt in the aCquiition of commerce.
al privileges.
~, CbarleFon, AbrH 5.
This morning arrived, and freda CaIute, the
mp Neptune, Taylor, of Philadelphia, fifteen
Gays from Port-au-Prince The Neptune mounts
10 guns and 90 men, and has on board 2 carso
OF 100000 weight of coffee. Accounts bv this
arrival Rate, that the flIiD LEANDER, CAPTAIN
LEWIS, with General MIRANDA, was at lac.
QUFMEL. Capt. Lewis and Mr.. SMITH. had
arrived at PoRT-AU-PRNcE, where they were
railing recruits. The ihip EMPEROR, of New
York, iaiIed few days before the Neptune
ne cleared out for Louiliana but it was be.
lleved He was defined to Join the Leander NJ
Jacqucmel. The object of the expedition wa,
not publicly known. 1;1.,
The Chareiton Getty Gazette" gives the
following additional facts
A number Of Americans that were at Iaonsn,sl
went on board volunteers. 1t is certain that tbi
expedition Is intended for the Caracas: thoCe en-.
gagged III 1t made doubt Of their fuceeIs as thew
were ailured they would be received with great ioy
by the coorilt5 there who were nated TO be ready
Tor revolution The Leander had one hundred &,
eghty men on board thee and thofe who went from,
Port-au-Prnoe, 1t was iuppored would make a force
OF about two hundred and fifty men, that could be
pared from the ihips to make a landing IL wa,
lad that the Leanderhad great quantities Of arms am.
munition and clothing. on board. Many commit
lions, were given 20 Americans, at Port-au- Prince
"a MI Kirkland, from Bottom was appointed a CO.
oneI. number of articles, fueh as clothing, fad
dies, &c. was purchaled at Port-au- Prince.