The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-12

ION, he ana Mr.. DUNDAS, now LORD Mxt-
VILLE-caused by their agents ar Lioyd's
Coffee house, to open POLICE CT INsU-
RANCE on THE LriE OF THE EMPEROR
PAUL.. To forfeit 50 guineas, which were
paid down, if the Emperor died before the
1st of May and to receive one hundred
guineas If he was alive at that time. E
very man in England anticipated the pur-
pose of that scheme, and as they were all
Interested in the death of the Emperor Paul,
the subscription amounted. in few weeks,
90 one million Of guineas. The gentleman
above mentioned, out of mere curiosity to
see how far the English ministry could carry
their infamy. took himselfa quarter share
in so guineas, paid down by one of his
friends, for which he received a check of
one hundred guineas, payable If the Emper-
or Paul was alive until the 10th of May. But
early in April he was assassinated. 1t was
generally believed in England, that this in
famous act cost the English ministry two mil
lions of guineas, one million was raised in
the way stated above-how they got the o.
Their million, is easily explained by recOllect-
ing that the EXTRAORDINARY ExPENcEs
OF the war. closing in the year 1901, amount
cd to sixteen millions of pounds sterling.
which were granted by the Parliament in
1902, on the motion of Mr.. ADDING TON,
the then prime minister. who was merely
the tool of Mr.. Pirt....N Y. Pub. .4dv.
From the Nczu- Bedford Mercury.
Since our last, Mr.. Charles Gilbert, mate
of the brig Lucy, (taken by a French priva-
teer. and afterwards retaken by the English
brig Scorpion,) arrived in this town, and in
forms us, that he, together with the other
four men taken from the Lucy. were carried
: TO Basseterre, which place they reached ON
the 10Th July. The captain of the privateer
conducted them to the Commantant of the
Island, for the purpose, as Mr.. Gilbert sup
posed, of obtaining for them pass to leave
the Island; but. instead of obtaining onz,
their names were all Immediately registered
and themselves ordered to prison. On the
23d,by the kindly interference of an American
gentleman, they were allowed the privilege
of a trial. BY this trial they were fairly ac-
quilted, and one would suppose would have
been released, and suffered to return home
hut they were strictly commanded not TO
leave the place. Mr.. Gilbert after several
unsuccessful attempts, at last succeeded in
getting on board a vessel bound TO St. Bar
tholomews from which place he took pas
sage in the schooner Enterprise, for New
York.
While Mr. Gilbert remained at St. Bartho-
lomcws, two Of the seamen taken from the
Lucy, viz. Dean Lake, and Barnabas Coombs,
arrived there, but were unable to obtain a
passage for the United States. Ira Hos
kins. & Abel Demus still remained at Basse-
terre.
While in prison. their allowance was the
Scanty pittance of five ounces of the very
worst kind of meat and not unfrequently lit
tie else but the bones of hogs head. The re-
sidue of their allowance was only seven oun-
Ces bread. There we're in prison about $50
persons, among whom were about fifteen ma
tive Americans. Among this number were
women ana children, who were treated, Mr..
Gilbert informs us, in the most 3hamcful and
brutal manner possible.
EXTRACT Of a letter TO a merchant IN This
PLACE, dated Kingston, (Jdm.) tug. ..
&c The American brig Constellation, capt
Thomas, from Beaufort, North Carolina, loa.
ded with lumber and provisions, after enter
ing this harbor has been seized and detan-
ed by his Majesty's ship Polephemus, for
having picked fish on board. This seizure
mas been made under the orders III Council
OF 18th April last, to which refer you, and
by which you will perceive that slaves &
lumber, horses. mules, asses. neat cattle
sheep, hogs, and every other species of live
stock and live provisions (bcef. pork and bat
ter excepted) are allowed TO be imported
and exported into and from the British West
India Islands and Colonies in South Ameri
ca, tor ID months from the foregoing date
which are OF the growth or produce of the
country to which the vessel importing the
same shall belong" &c. - but nothing here
IN contained shaiHbc construed to permit at
ter the first November, 1909, the foregoing
articles to be imported into the said Islands
Colonies, &c. in vessels in which there doe,
not exist at the time of importing the same
q tonnage duty of at least SIS. sterling per
ton. Nor after the first of July, FISH, on
which there does not exist at the time oi
importing the same duty of at least is. ster-
ling per quintal on dried or salted cod or
ing flsh, cured or salted, & proporticnate
duty per barrel on cured or picked shads
aiewives, mackarel on salmon, besides
ahc tonnage duty on the vessel as afore-
Eaid-'--Now there does exist here a du-
~, laid IN in April last by the assembly OF
this Island, of more than shillings sterling
yer ton OH the vessel importing the same
and 1t is presumed she will be cleared on that
score, although objected TO by the captor as
being only an Island Duty, and not orisina
ing at home; the case has been submitted
tas all cases of capture or detention are) to
me attorney general, aud ne nas ordered her
tor trial; but am informed that the agents
aor the captors, as well IS the collector, are
CO opinion 10 withdraw this will be ascer-
tained day o. TO morrow. and wnen learn
the issue wIiinEorm YOU L'bis law, / fear
viii operate on Americans, Sound to Islands