The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-31

the cutter, where he was detained an hour, and.
then he was ordered to proceed on his voyage.
Same night was fred into by the loop of war
Peart, capt. Campbell, who ordered him to
come on board with his papers, which was com
piled with. Capt. c. detained capt. II. and
two of bis men board Psart, and fent three
of his men on board the fchooner with in.
itructons to proceed to Torto', but owing TO
the mifmanagement of the crew, the fchooner
was thrown on her beam ends, which Ghifted the
cargo, and injured it mateterial!y-6ndiug it
lmpofiihle to work the veGel in fuch condition,
the Englifhman tent capt. II. and his men or
board OF his veTe, and took his own on board
the Peart-when capt ii. was permitted to
p'ofecute his voyage as well as he could.
Capt. II. on the 18th int. about twelve
miles to the northward Of Tybee, was boarded
by an officer, fiom tender 10 a Britfl Hoop
ct war, and was carried on board the Hoop in
the tenders boat. The conduct of the officer
from the tender, to capt. II. was extremely a
buive-damning him for an American and a
Yankee, and the colours under which he failed,
and for not hoitiup them when he faw one of
his majetty's ve(1els of war, and afking him
with fneer, Whether he did not know that war
| was declared between Great Britain and Ame-
RIGA!
Should this queftion prove to be truth, thefe
"bey0i /n6ie9s' may fmeli the bilge water in old
Charon's boat, before they with it.
Captain Spence, of the brig Hamlet from the life
OF France, informs that markets there for Amer-
can produce were lower than at New. York and
that prov'ons are high owing to the late hurricane
having defroyed the crops of Make, and wrecked
the veel on the Madagafcar eoal fent for rice In
dian corn, dollars per ewt. Rice 10 dollars per
ewt. Crop of coffee on the ground far from promif.
ing.
F0, tie 6ens, faR concerned in vsi, eargse; j.aus
f'or proceeding from Ne7v ORLEANS.
BY the fehooner Mary, captain Vrignaud, from Ha-
wanna.
" New orders had been ifIued BY the Britifh Board
ct Admiralty to detan and end in for adudc ation
| all vefels defined above mentioned, under the
lightei circumstances of fufpicon Of their having
French or SPaniih property on board. And the Bril-
tith government have done away Responsibility on
the part OF any captain Of any flip of privaeer
10 that he 10 not perfonay reponfibe for any damag-
es by detention and trial. when the vefel and cargo
fbal be acquirted but government pays the expence
Hence vefels are liable to be detained and fent in on
the dghtef fulpicion."
Esfys6 Of kftfr from Bs AOuer;enn Ccrfalat Canton
tea gentleman in fbis city, dated,
CANTON, March %.
"1 mentioned in my lat, that foon after your leav-
ing here, the Gentlemen of the Engiih fhips fired
fnall Mandarine houe in trent of the Imperial fac
tory. This affair was, hewever, foon fe.tled but
about the fame time, the of the companys nip
Neptune were town on liberty, who ostrageouny
beat the Chinefe---one of them has fnce deceafed,
which has caufeda great ferment. This government
demanded one OF the crew to be given up, which ha,
been refufed; the company have been Topped from
tending on board their hips for the lait ten days
This renridion will probably continue until man il,
obtained, the fhips will go without their cargoes.
Z" The Chinefe have been mu0ering their forces al,
the Boea Tigris, and, it i, Gid, in large numbers,
with heavy train of Artillery; the vieeroy of th,
province iet off yeiterday for that encampment.
Whether the Chineie intend preventing the compa-
nys fhips from pafing the Boca is not known. 1t is
very doubtful how this affair will end, but think
the government will have man, the trade of the
company will be fufoended for ,;n,e BIB