The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-03
EdsraERs
ALEXANDRIA, May 90.

ALEXANDRIA, May 90.
E*fraS tre7 a Journal on board briy Ht7i4,s.
~ CH'1lHe 6Gy' and on tie paDage bomezvard,
April 18th. BY neutral from CAYENNE in
tei'igence was brought of four Spanih frigates
having put in there to water, being on their
way down to the Caracas coat, to oppofe.
IT was laid, the operations of general Miriam
da.
10th. Two heavy Hoops of war were diff
patched from Carlitle bay to reinforce the Br.
tin cruizers on that coat.
Goth. neutral arrived with intelligence Of
having been fpoke by four large French ftirates.
to the eaffward ofthe illand, and 70 near TO II.
that before he loft light of them, he made the
high lands of Barbados quite plain. Admiral
Cochrane Immediately difpatched three frigates
and heavy iloop of war in fearch of them.
oath. neutral from Alexandria arrived in
the bay who informs that he was boarded nv
the faid four French frigates, in latitude of De.
ieada' they pretended to him to be Englilhmen ::
they were iteering weft, under eafy fail. That
IN few hours after loiing fight of them, he fell
IN with the Canada "A, and two frieates, who
Immediately crouded all fail after them.
9th. packet boat arrived from Domini-
ca with tome private difpatches TO the COVER
nor various conjetFures were put upon them :;
but IT was chiefly believed they contained infor,
nation OF an expedition being fitted ont in Qua
dalouPe, and hat 1000 troops were in readi
nets for emharkation that orders had been IL.
fued for baking an mutual quantity of bread :;
and no doubt remained but that men of war
were expected, of which the aforementioned 4
f'1Gates were the forerunner. The Wolverine
HOOP OF war, was dispatched immediately ex-
preis to England. The fame packet boat brines
the news OF the French frigates having made
their efcape-one into Point Petre, and three
INTO the SAINTS, where they were clofely block
AIDED and as the Saints produce no freib wa
ter, 1t was expected they would foon be under
the neceiiity OF giving themielves up for the
want OF that necefiary article. The Saints is
ftrongIy fortified, and fecure from attack. but
daf,endaut iau, vi OuayiaIuIIpr !:
for water.
BY the lalt packet from England news was re-
ceived that orders had been given to reIeafe all
impreiied American feamen. Admiral Coch-
rane's orders prior 20 that were to imprefs no
American feamen that had proper projections.
During ourltayin Carlille Bay, feveral very hot
Impreiiments took place, but the Americans
were not meddIed with or molefed.
BY running fhip arrived at Surrinam. is
brought the important news, that in lat. %. so.
". long. 1s. w. he fell in with fir John Boriais
Warren, and the fquadron under his command,
having in his pofiefIion the famous admiral Ii
nos, and his fine fl,ip the Marengo, together
with the fuperb frigate lie Belle Pool, after his
harrafiiag the Britih trade for years in India.
and cutting to pieces their Guinea trade, this
Taft featon, on the coat of Africa. He was on
his way home TO France, and was fuppofed to
have vaft treafnre on board.
Two of the fecond London provifon-Aeet
had arrived, the ref were hourly expected.
1t was th0ught in Bridgetown that thefe four
French trigates had been lying in wait for this
feet, but remarkably frong lee current had
been running for ieyeral days, which had, no
doubt, drifted them unexpectedly too near the
land, ofcourfe it was unnecefiary for them to
remain any longer on that fation, after being
once difcovered.
MIR. Randolph sfamous fpcech had made its
appearance in the Dridge-town Mercury, and
had given great fatisfaction to the inhabitants
of Barbados.
The lalt feet from London and Cork had 70
completely glutted and gorged the market in
Barbados, that not one participle of American
produce was wanted, except -four, and even
that they were very indifferent about, and only
gave their own price for. Their warehouGes
are full Object, pork, tongues, rounds, hams,
triPe, butter, cheefe, porter, potatoes, fin, loaf
fugar, teas, and in fact every article of living
that England or Ireland produces ALTO very
large fuppIy of bifcut for the navy.