The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-28
:'ens. q esofraas ID thex wisdom may thiat pro.

-.
| ted, consisting OF tie hon EusXstas II Woca1vord.
| George Hofman, .fanies Hearr, Solomon .Sibiev.
acS .Jdfnes 1foy, Es9,s be charged, on the part
of this meetng,to give publicity to the pref etn-
resolutions, anil % take measures for carr, ing
.ne same INTO effect. BY preparing the proper pc
t'ton to the honorable Congress of tn IT, States,
and transmitting the same when re- .tiv, to Con
grees, with such other eor r.unications as may he
necessary to effect the object the preceding. re-
solutions and, that the committee do call soo
tier assembly ofthe citizens when they may fn,
1t cxpcdicnt 80 to do.
And then tc meeting adjourned
GEORGE HOFFMAN, Secretary.
-A
.CHAsLrsrov, November 16-Arr;vci'. scir.
Martha Crawiey, Ellsworth, Havana sly DAYS
Coffee. To L. & r. Grob:ng-AlI the Ameri
can vessels which had been lying off tie Moro.
were permitted, az before stated to GO in bu, MT
allowed to an entry They had landed very liz
tie, rather chusng to keep their cargoes on board
until it could be known whether they woul, be
permitted 10 sell, which, it was supposed. would
be allowed shortly. Several memorials i.ad been
presented on the subject. The Pierce Manning.
Pratt; Betsey and Sally, Fuller. and Minerva.
Spencer, were stiilthere in state of uncertain.
ty. Two or three vessels were seen STANDING IN
when the Martha crawey was coming out.
HAvANNA, Oct. 1e.-The Honorable the
President. Governor and Captain General.
aud the lntendant General of this Island. of
common accord, resolved, that the foreign
vessels at anchor in the offins ottiIis port, aud
>,ch as have been permitted to enter the
port liz distress, shalt be allowed to land the
articles psrmitted by the royal resolution of
the Goth Ap-:!, 1904, consequently the con-
signecS are topreselt, at the custoa house !.
a manifest CT their cargces for the adj mission
of the articles enumerated in said royal i'm
diligence. which IS 81 ceasr oa the 30,h Of
April, 1910.
ISLA. Collector offae fort.
BosToN, Nov. 1S:-Csrea. praise IS GER
tainly due tothc Collector and osher officers
OF the revenue in this port. for THEN. viri-
lance in detecting the horde of smusslers
who have been piying between Canada and
this town: Within Il menth, two seizure. of
British manufactures, to q large amount.
have been made and placed under the custo-
dy OF the Marshal, as will appear by his Of.
| acial notice in this days paper-.Patriot.
PORTSMOUTH, IN. H. Nov. 10, 1909.
Mn NATHANIEL GoppARp,
| Hr-Cn my arrival in this place, which
was on the 10th instant. / informed you as
| fully AS had time, of the unfortunate cir
cun,stanees of the capture of the Henrietta,
ard have, since that time, been getting my
protest extended, which i am in hopes will
be finished tomorrow and as soon as it is
completed. shall leave this for Boston.
The privatcer which Captured me was
called lie Decide, commanded by Captain
! Briollett, and fitted out from Bordeaux,
mounting sixteen "a Founders. and carry
ing 135 men. He ran up along side, and or
dered me to back my main topsail, lower my
boat down and come on board with the sh: p's
papers. which accordingly did. When
got on board the privateer. 1 found Captain
Walker of the ship Laconia of Portsmouth,
whose ship was about two Oh three miles to
windward at that time. When they began
to overhaul my papers. tht.r gave Captain
I vyaiky1 his, and intimaied to him that
they would ransom his vessel, though they
had previously intended to have DESTROYED
her but suppose they found their num-
bers increasing too fast. After they had
done overhauiing my papers. which took
them more than an hour, asked for them
when was told, my ship was good prize,
and that they should take my crew out, pat
| another OIL board, and send her i'm but to
what port. they would not tell me- Ireouest.
ed. when found the ship was to be sent in
that might be permitted to remain on board
OF her, but they refused noe. onested
that my mate might be left on board, but
they would not permit either Of ns to re IN ain
. nv tcAu SO WI DDdTC anu E6l
my things, which did. / found when
came on board, that my people were taken
Out, and that they were taking out my pigs
and poultry, my wine glasses, decanters,
tumblers and Cabin table cloth. to send on
board the priyateer. / cxerted myself TO
get my clothes, which bundled into bags
leaving my chest, and only taking two trunks
and my bed. / was under the necessity of
leaving my books. all my drafts, and many
other things that had not time to take with
me. lost my spy glass and many other
things. All was able to sc, WAS my wear
ing apparel and writing desk. and had not
above twenty minutes allowed me 10 get
them. returned to the privateer. and our
ship was Immediately sent off. In about
TWO hours after, they hoisted out their boat
and put four OF my men, two of my passen
gers. Captain Bunker and myself Oh board
Of the Laccnia, giving her two barrels of
bread, which was all the provision Of any
kind We got from the privateer. The next
day, the Captain examined his provisions,
when twas found necessary to come 10 an
allowance, which VIC INN :diately did. and
lcontinued en- allowance until we arrived in
this port.
Permit me 70 remain, Sir,
Your most ob't, &c. .