The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-20

lent their Mifhonaries to preach the new pro-
Paganda, and wait for anfwer, fifty thoufand
men are faid to be already collected for this en-
terprize. which, it is not known yet, where it
will begin"
Anofber letter from a gentleman ofja,se dats.
have to acquaint you. Dear Brother, with
my arrival here yelterday. am very forty that
| was not here fortnight ago. ellie fhould have
had the pleaiure of feeling the Conqueror of the
Main Don Miranda, with his Staff and Admin.
iftration; he is convinced of the fucceis of his
enterprife, with it for Jamaica's fake with re-
iPeet to the great Commercial relation, which it
will be furniihed with.-He is now at Bonaire.
from whence he has fent bis deputies to prepare
his party to receive him.-He intends to &C.
quaint your Government immediately to open
an intercourfe as Goon as poiiible.-He promife 5
protection to all thofe that intend to fettle them
ielves IN this Country, either as merchants or as
planters"
June 12.
The piratical deprcdations Of the Britifh foua-
dron :" on the American ftation," as it is term
ell by the Britifi mnferial prints, are fill con-
tlnued, and with much ardour as if the two
countries were at open war. The annexed ar
ticles Will thew that this port is not alone fub.
jeet TO their depredations.
- iN''OObS' N'hOibt''S OtdT, AdDC.
of Providence, failed from thence on the 10th
ut. for Wilmington, North Carolina. On the
5th, between the Capes of Virginia and Hattie.
ras, The fell in with Britifh cruiGng fhip, which
either care'eisy or willfully ran foul of her. An
officer boarded the fchooner and impreHed one
man, an American citizen, with regular pro-
lection. Capt. Oldridge remonitrated seainlt
the taking the man, informing him that he was
thort-handed, having in all but five men, officers
included, one of them iick below, and 4 veffel
OF 81 tons to navigate, but his remonfrances
were in vain. The ihip parted from the rchr.
and the people on board the latter dfc covered.
that IN coniequence of the blow fhc received
fro", the hip, The leaked very badly. Having
iipent the night in pumping, fhe was found to
have three feer water in her hold, and b-ing
then OIL Ocracock bar, and blowing gale, it
was thought mott fate to attempt going in, even
without pilot but in attemptineit, il,e ftruck
on the bar, and Immediately foundered. The
officer from the fhip refufed to tell her name, or
that of her commander, whole conduct reflects
10 much honour on the Britlh navy.
DAILY Adv.
We learn that Britifh ID gun brig is now
cruliing 1Uif5in or bar. A veiIe arrived at Sa-
lem on Friday laft, was boarded on the fame day
by this privateer, and had her letters and papers
opened and Grizzly examined. Thr comman-
der or the brig Informed the Salem captain, that
he ihouid keep good look out for number
or ihips (of which he faid he had liff) home
ward bound to this and the neighbourine ports
from diitant places. a letter has been received
at Ruiel,s iRiurancc Office, which had been
broken open, and endorfed on the back, "exa-
mined BY one Of His Mais9y's priv0tee,s, June
6, 1906" BoR. Ga,.
~ 1t appears. from this article, that they
have their Scouts in every port on the continent,
who no doubt come in for fi,are of the pro-
fits.
The Britifh frigate Chchefter, captain Stop.
ford, mounting Al guns, put in here yefterday
Tor torres. She belongs to Admiral Cochrane's
iquadron, and has had pa6age of ls days
from Barbados.
letter from the Marquis Gaia Yrujo, dated
the 4th February, with poitfrfipt
OF the 18th of the fame month, addre1ed to the
Governor General of Venezeuala and Caracas,
has been found on board prize veIel lately
TENT into Kingfon, Uam.) from which the fol-
lowing relation is taken refpecting Miranda, &c.
That on his return from Wilmington, where
he had been for few weeks, he received infor-
nation that the traitor Miranda had failed from
New-York the day before, in the fhip Leander,
mounting ls guns (; that ihe had merchandise
and ammunition of all kinds, and warike flores
on board, fuch as lead in fleets, iron. balls,
muikets, and particularly large quantity of
pixies, the greater part without handles, for the
convenience of their being concealed, that
three matted fchooner went in company with
him previous TO this, a captain Lewis failed
with two fchooners for Port -au-P Prince. near
which place there was petition occupied bv
$500 mulattoes, who on former location, had
promifed him to ihip thcmfelves in body, If he
would procure country for them to go TO, as
they were afraid of being mahacred bv tbe
blacks ; the mulattoes are under the command
OF one Pichon or Potion. Lewis had with him
powder and ball, fome hundred ftand of arms
and 1000 pixies there were two vefIeIs fitting
out on the fame expedition from Bottom, one of
which had failed, but he could not tell her name.
that the thip Louiiana had failed, mounting II
guns, with 90 field pieces and 1e mortars on
board, comfortable quantity of arms and am
munition, and complete equipage for mount
ing regiment of cavalry, that the refult of his
inquiries is, the
lndoItan and Emperor had cleared and failed
for St. Mares and Jacquemel.
Lednder, for Caracas.
Louihana, cleared for Port-au-Prince.
Two vcfIeIs from Bottom.
Captain Lewis with two fchooners,
And three matted fchooner that failed in
company with the Leander.
"From the bet information he could Obtain
they carried about 200 men for difembarkati-
on, taking as many as they could in each veTel,
10 as not to give rife to fnfpicon that he has
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