The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-02
WEST-NDIES.
From Jamaica Pafers.
ST. JAcopE la VEcA inn

Sr.JAGo DE La VEGA. June Is.
Arrived, ships Alfred, Hutchins; Echo,
Stewart; Stork, Chamboy,; Planter, Fetch
err, and brig Daphne. Denning, all from Lon
don; ship Herald, Watson, Cork sch'r. o.
live, Munroe, Boston; Esporanza, Green,
Port-au-Prince.
Three licenced traders arrived this morn
ing, one OF them with a cargo OF flour.
His Majesty's friyate GREYHOUND. cant
Iroubridge, went not long since to the Isle of
France, undera flag OF Truce, to enquire af-
ter the fate OF the Bienheim and Java, when
his fiag was respected by Gen. Decaen, who
unable to afford him any ether intelligence
OF these ships, save that general report sta
ted them to have foundered of madagascar,
gave him an order addressed to all persons
underline domination of the French G6yern-
ment, directing them to impart to capt. Trou-
bridge, all thoy might know concerning the
vessels, and to afford him every facility du-
ring the continuance of his cruise in search
of his father.
The Olive sailed from Boston on the Goth
ult. at which time the embargo continued in
full force, and the last supplemental blu
to the Embargo,it seems, renders their coas-
ting trade extremely difficult and vexatious.
The American brig Bellona, from Charles
ton to Kingston, with rice, detained by his
Majesty's ship Garland, capt Bevan. off
Cape Maize, on the 9Th curt. was brought in
to Port Royal yesterday she sailed from
Charleston on the Oath ult. at which time the
embargo still continued in force and there
was no probability of it's being taken off for
length OF time, which occasoned the gene
rality of Americans to be extremely clamo-
rous.
The following are the names of the princi-
pal privatcers, which belong to the island of
Cuba, and frequently infest our coast Sch'r.
General Massena, of one "a FOUNDER, one 10
ditto four sizes, ard 12G men. S Sch T. Jean
Bart, OF one / 3 FOUNDER, and eight 6ditto, &
12omen. Sch'r. l. Imperial, of two POM
ders, and four ditto, and so men, Sch'r.
Prince de -Benevento, of one 9 FOUNDER. two
ditto, and 80 men. Sch'r. La Sentinelle, of
one FOUNDER, two ditto. & rs men, Sch'r.
L'Argcnaute, of one nine FOUNDER, and four
ditto, and 30 men. Three masted felucca lie
Keguins, OF one six FOUNDER, and so men,
Three Inasted ielucca La Boladora of one s
FOUNDER, and 6O,men. Three masted feluc-
ca LIE 1igre, of one 18 FOUNDER, and one 50
pound carronade. and go men. Of the above
privateers, the General Massena is the onlv
one now in the port of St Jago, the rest are
all crnizing.
lie Tigre and L 'Argonaute have been late
ly fitted out, and one of them is commanded
by man of the name of Michel, who was ON
DodTei the Antelope schooner, which was cap
tured and brought in here by his majesty's
ship Meleager.
KING sToN, June 49,
The ship Wilmington, Childs, OF Whining
ton from New Orleans to this port, with 900
bbls. OF -four, put into Nassau on the 2Sd ul.
having sprung her foretop-mast, and was to
proceed in few days.
The brig Lion Cullum, in 81 DAYS from n
York, with about 5000 slaves Sc heading, en-
tered at the custom-house of Port Maria, on
the 9th ult
The brig John Adams, Shaw, from New
port, K. Island, with slaves, entered at the
Custom-House of Port Antonio Oh the 10th
instant
The Sandwich brig, of ID guns, arrived
yesterday from cruiZe, with the Danish
schooner Elizabeth, from St. Jago de Cuba,
bound to the q. States, captured by her on the
25th p|t.
The American brig Bellona, from Charles
ton and Nassau, n. p bound to this island,
with rice and 1our, detained to the uorthward
of st bennington Tuesday last, by The Gar
land trigate of q guns, was brought into
Port Royal yesterday.