The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-21

he Pubuc VIII perceive, rom tnc luDJoiI-
ed affidavit and letter, that there is fome rea-
ION to diftrut the pacific fentments of the Bril-
tin commodore, as fet forth in his converfation
with Mr.. Tazewe. The affidavit is copied
from the original, forwarded by capt. Decatur
to the Secretary of the Navy; the extract is
from private gentleman OF refpettability.
Pefonally appeared before me, Stephen De-
catur, jun. commander of TIE naval force Of the
United States at Norfolk, John Cunningham,
Ga pilot for James River and Norfolk) & Gwear-
eth, by the Almighty God, that whii& he was
OH board the Britih merchant brig, Young Su-
fan, lying at anchor in Hampton Roads, the
hrit lieutenant and mater of his Britannia
majehy's fhip Beilona, of IA guns, came on
board the aforefaid brig and that the lieute-
nant fated, in the preience of the deponent,
that the Bellona, Leopard, and Melampus were
getting in order for coming up to Norfolk
that the Belona had been lightened by putting
forty IONS Of bread on board the Triumph,
and had ihifted her ballail from aft forward, for
the purpoie of letTening her draft as much as
p fib!e.
STEPHEN DECATUR, Jun.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM.
Witnehes,
Charles Gordon, H7lAiGm Potts.
The above affidavit was taken on board the
United States frigate, Chefapeake, July the
eighth, 1907.
ExtraF Of a letter from Hampton, dated July
9, 1907.
1t appears to be the intention OF commo-
dore Douglas TO commence hoftilities immedi-
ately. The Triumph and the Melampus went
out OF the Roads yeacTday afternoon, AID came
TO anchor off the Capes. Since they have been
joined bya frigate and Hoop of war. The
Belona and Leopard are filiin Hampton Roads
Commodore Douglas yelterday made another
communication TO the Inhabitants of Norfolk
but which was returned to him ty the Mayor
unopened"
The following article is from the American
Citizen. We do no. republift it from any i'm
preiiion we have Of the truth of that part of the
letter which ftates the intention of the Britiih to
iend an invading army into the IS. Infatuated
as the government of that nation may be, they
will not at this da. COMM. thenfelyes by fuch
an AIT of rnadnefS.
! lay before the reader the fiIcceeding letter,
received yeGerday through the medium of our
pof office, as ftated at the cioie il is printed
exatty rs written. have no reafon to believe
that it is an impoftion.
Snberjcyibtioa.
" Mr.. JAMES CHRATHAM,
Ct Editor If tie dH-riCan Citizen, Nezv.f1ork.
g From Halifax, favoredl
by Mr.. JohnitoD.
CONTENTS.
'' Halifax, 1907.
al am one of thefe unfortunate men who
have been preiIed on board Briiiih G,ips Of war.
! am an American bona native of New York,
and although never e2pett TO get back again,
fll ! naturally have love for my country
therefore take this opportunity Of letting you
know your danger. The Birth expect to have
All army landed in your country about the mid
de of January nsx;-They have 200 lads from
the age Of s to that OF is exsrcfed daily
theie unfortunate youths are TO be fent along
with the army. ] wHh you would follow their
example IN the fri inhance and have your
,youag men even from IA ard upwards formed
in an uniform body and taught their manual
eyercjfs. ! arm certain the American youth,
if they have one fpark of the FIRE of '7s within
thir bofoms will cheerfuy come forward in
fIpport of their country. mutt conclude by
fayiug, that If the n1rrOws was fortified it
would annoy the Enghlh greatly, for New
York is the frf place they mean to land at. /
win. dear FIR, you would pnbiih this in your
patriotic paper.
'' Yours, &c. I. H@**.
Execute my not fRrirg my name, for if il
was known | would cettainIy ee exaLed-on
the gallows.
90 fenj this bya young man who fappofe
will drop II Ia the pult Office"