The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-18

written to General Mirapds to Join him was, a
letter from memher ofthe Committee of &C.
neral Offence, Informing him that Govern
ment hal agreed TO appoint General Miranda
Com nander in Chief of the French Tflands in
the Wef-Indes. where an army Of $4,000 re-
gulars, $4,000 people of color, and feet of
tnme fail of the line was collected for the pur-
pofe of making the Spanifh colonies in Ameri-
ca free and independent: Tina, General Mi
randa, was TO he entruited with this command,
and to a6 as he ihould think proper That
trigate was waiting for him at Brett, and ihould
immediately fail, &c. Though the Object of
this plan was not difapproved (as thar of the
Revolution Of Spain hid previoully been). by
ocneral Miranda, yet he thought that the po-
fition of France at that moment was not fife,
and above all was lefs fanguine than MANY
Others in his expectations of the benefits to he
expected from thefe political principles than
began tn i've propagsted in France at that peri
o.; hr therefore remontrated ftrongly againlt
the undertaking at that moment, and begging
the" TO potpone IT ror better opportunity,
being matter of tho great Importance and Of
too much confeqnence tn mankind to be hazard
ed in that indigrited manner. and at a period
or 1" much ncertiintv, coufufi,n, and d,fa-
sreenent. The force of his reafoning was jutiy
AL nitted. and his counfrl followed. .
Some people have blamed G. neral Miran-
extending freedom and independence to his ma
tive cosn'ry. But it has fuA1richtv appeared,
ny tuhicquent events, thai if he had followed
the line ut conduct prooof-d. he might have
been the initrnment of etabliihing anarchy and
defp Ntifm iafead of liberty; and it mutt he
matter of hncere Ga,isfalfion to General Mi.
randa, that he was the means of preventing in
calculable evils both to Spain aud South Ane-
RIGA"
In our ialt we drew up an hafty nketch IF the
Drogreis OF his expedition, as far as it had pro-
ceeded, and the traniient mifcarri,ge of his firf
attempt; we are now enabled to add fome
more acc urate particulars :-General Miranda
lett the U. 5. in the American fhip Leauder, ON
the 2d OF February he touched at Jacque,neI,
exprctng to be joined by other A n-ric an vef-
tels and troops, and not for the purpofe of en-
g1ging the revolted blacks of that colony in
his srprite, fome of the agents of Spanifh
oppreihon (of courfe enemies TO this nohle de-
tign). Ivy referring to falfthood (the miierable
iuh'ertuge OF weak heid and deprived heart
FOR Importing had cautel have eHdeavoured
TO perfnade the unfortunate people of South A
merica.
In the fkrmifh of the esth April, UPON the
coat the Splnifh brig commenced her fire upon
The b 'chuS tone of the tenders) then cIofe IN
more, where he had heen ordered to recoDnoi-
tire: no landing was effected. As fo,n as the
Leander could bear down (heing then to wind
warl, with very light breezy m exchans- OF
hroidifdes took place betw en- her AMI the brig
The latter was afterwards Joined by the Guar,ia
Z ''taS mr.. which gave two rroa III lee, without
however. dong any injury to the Lean Ter
w W ole forited and well -dre9eI fire thew
we're heat of. the brig havin, received ieveraI
ho' m hrhuH. She csrrei 10 long ie's anil
the ichooner i6, both full Of neu having fail.
'edthe preceding lay from Por'o-Cav,lio. Dr.
ring thcaition, the lunar mel oot boats (R3c
chm and Ber) fell e. far 70 letwir,i, as to- ren.
der II M III ME FIR rhe hpt, 6rptrct Them
Tue Gitrta Cofss, atter falling IN their at
temps ~ ee' to wIndwIri Of the Lrauier, in
order to lc.'ure her between them, bore ,in9n
uoon the tenders, both of which were cap ar
ct, and carried into Port ,-Cavair; having on
board a few officers ADD f,rtv GId,ers, he ion,-
ny 10 the expedition. This circu lance, t.
erther with the unexpected appearance f A ua-
val force uoon the coat Efficiently Rr,ns TO
prevent his landing At the place where his friends
and adherents were Attended to meet him. in
duced the General to direct his courfe for Tr,ui-
dad, where he had refources to furni!h a naval
and military reinforcement adSqaatr to the ex-
ecution of his original plan hut having fallen
in with tn Lily loop of war, was induce. T.,
touch AT Grenada, ard from thence to proceed
here, where we are happy to hate he has been
received with that attention and refpea which
not only his own high perfonal character little
him to, but AS fully evince the mott cordial drf-
petition in our civil, military and naval 20 n
manders to co-operate with, and afift him in
the furtherance of his laudah c enterprise, and
as mat ultimately tend To infure hi the an
pleft fuccefE in a meafnre 70 well c,culat-
ed to contribute to the efTenrial inter q Of the
Br'tIih Weft-indies at large, while it breaks the
inthralment of the people of South America.
Under thofe favourable aufpicee, we are f,rf-
ficlcntly authorized to tate, that he mott all
yaatagrous terms are held out to a Y perf1n who
may Win 70 enrol under the banners of Gene
r'l Miranda on this expedition aeainl the enc
mics Of Great Britain, and by an application
to the PfIster Of this paper, further explaua-
ton wall be given.
Sir Alexander Cnchrane, in the Nprthunber-
land with the E'haiion aud Ofprey, failed iaft
night to the northwlrd (; AS did the Do phiI for
Antigua. We helirvr the Object IF the Ad nj
raj to- he the blocklde of the rneny's line Of
battle dip lately arrived At Martinique His
nAirfy's hip Cygnet, from d cruile, arrived
this morning.
NETWORK Julv 9.
Mr.. Peter R,ft, who went out with General