The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-04
COMMUNICATION.
To the Editor of .be ENQUIRER.

munications, either to the public or in private
company, which are not fupported on faas.-
The fhort narrative, as To Miranda's paft con-
duo, know to be perfectly true. ought to
have added. that he was acquitted by court
marital with honor-Mr. Barlow, who now re.
idss IN Wilmington. can bear teitimony of it.
l have been witnefs to fomo very important
things, both in France and England, in which
he ihewed talents, integrity aud perseverance,.
am forty to fee him reprefented as an atlvrn-
turer in any papers of our country. The time
however IS approaching, when his character
will be better known.
Your itricturcs, therefore, may ref uncon-
tradletcd; but that you may credit what have
advanced on this fnhjstt, have left let
ter with Mr.. Hyton. the clerk of the coun-
ell, addre'ied to you, and to be delivered
when It can do no injury to the caufe
IN queftion: in which you will find the out
lines ct the delign the place of rendezvous,& Sc
&c. You NUT not blame my caution in keep
ing the port or place of defamation from the
public-for the miniiter of Spain would gladly
know IT. and ny expreis, might politely prevent
the deiign. Yours, &c.
On the foregoing communication it is unne-
ceilary to make Jingle comment. 1t will be
iu;hcient FOR us to tate Jingle FACT.
1t is then FACT that a fubfcription paper
IS no1o IN tecret circulation among fome of the
inhabitants of this city, for the purpoie of en-
couraging trading voyage to South America.
The capitalize be fabfcribed for, is principally
TO he collected from the purfes of the n,rr-
e5antJS the purpofes for which it is to he fub-
trrIhed, are fated on the very face of the paper
The whole capital is to be divided into 80
'hares each fubjcriher to contribute 900 dol
lars. or courte the whole capital will amount
.l.,Ita r.f.f
1t announcement to advance his flare i'm fpecie.
he .may throw in his goods to that amount.
The whole of this fund, the entire management
of it, the port of defamation, and every arrange
ment connected with the voyage, is to be under
the direction of certain gentleman in this CITY.
IL is ftated on the face of tie fubfcription-pa-
per, that this project is to be no more than
legal tr@de to South dmeriea, the particular
port OF dcftiaatioa not being mentioned and
IT is added, by way Of encouragement, that the
fuSicribers may expect to receive not leis than
400 per cent. profit, from the adventure.
Such rs the general outline of the proiea it.
felf; 1t is incumbent upon us to fubioin few
reports, which are ultimately connected with it,
we have no inclination to deceive the reader,
III Jingle iota; and it is on this account that
we cal them merely reports. They are fuch
reports, however, as are entitled to refpeSf, ON
account Of the Respectable authority from which
they are derived.-It is then reborfed, that by
way of additional Indictment to an Immediate
cooperation in the dcGgn, it has been repre-
ientsd that iimiar adventures are now rapidly
progreiling in fome of the richef northern
towns, and that the certain profit of the fpecu-
iation will quickly tempt otber merchants TO
embark their capital in the adventure. Ii is r,.
ported, that three or four of our merchants lave
already confen.ed to fubfcribe for flares. it is
reported, that one of the friends of Mr.. TeGer-
Ton has been reGueRed to inform him of the
plan, and advife him to take ihare under a
GiaitIonJ mare.
Our merchants fhouId paufc, before they de-
termine to venture upon fchemes, the profit and
propriety of which are 70 extremely doubtful.
Trey lay that this is to be "kcaltradc" to
South America. But we ak what is his trade
whlch is 70 profitable, and at the fame time
hnctioned by the law? Is it the epAon,a-
rD trade which is carried on with the Spani(h
ports of South America? What then has made
this nfuaI trade 70 unuiiially profitable, Or
whence comesi it that a trade of f;ich extraordi-
nary advantage ihould 70 long have eEcaped
the iynx-cyed vigilance of our merchants that
capital which always freks it's mot profitable
defamation ihould 70 long have fhunned this
particular branch of commerce and that the
inland capital of Virginia fhould all at once
hdN- oSColhe inc dlylum or a commercial pro-
ject, which has avoided the towns on the fsa
board fit be faid that tbefe towns have al
yeady embarked their capital in the protect, we
would ak our merchants whether there is no
danger that the multitude of adyenturers fliould
reduce the profits Of the adventure.
The iegai trade here fpoken of, NAV not,
however, be the cuftomary and limited trade
carried on with the Spanilh colonies but a
new and more extenfive trade to he created out
of Cen: Miranda's projects. This is in faci
the trade which is generally underfood to be the
enc alluded to in the project. 1t is faid that when
Miranda fucceeds in revolutionizing fome ofthe
provinces of S. America, he will throw open
their ports to our vencls; tonnage will be
wanting; an indefcribable MATS of the produce
of that country will be ready for expectation {;
our merchandise will produce an inmcnfe pro-
fit. Fortunate then will be the vefTel, Whole
cargo is hrft waited into their ports: Happy
the merchant, who reaps the firft harveft of Mi
randa's genius This picture is certainly We
ry glowing one, but let fober reafon for one
a,oment ponder upon its correctness. If Mi
rAnda /i1eeeedJ is this event probable /? Have
our merchants examined his refources, thoCe
which he has carried with him and thofe which
he will next meet with in his oa'n country :
the preiti1iees OF H. people whom ne is TO
emancpa,e or the power Of the government
which he is to overthrow? Have al thefe de-
tails been Satisfactorily explained TO them