The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-22
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ing to effect their escape out of the harbor,
wnich were captured as per margin: - one
BOAT only getting away more must have
/ escaped, but were prevented through the
! ACTIVITY OF Captain Boys, in his majestv's
| snip S'atira. They appear fine vessels,
and several Of the French army on board.
with chief part of the hospital staff The
corvette is the same lately so calamity en-
gagged by Captain Skinner, with his males
tys soop Go'dhnch, and since by the Black
Joke lDgger, and has proved a great annoy
ance to our trade. / learn bv a Spanish of
| ncer' who came to me from the shore laid.
de camp to General Ballestero,) and by
our boats which sent on shore, that the
trSnch troops have all surrendered--and
that the town is in the possession of the Spa
nish Patriots, under the command of Gen.
Ballcstero
" IN consequence of the number of prisoners.
nave sent the Stati,a into port with the
prizes, and shall remain myself offthis coast.
in hopes of being able to render further as.
sistance to the Spanish, cause
"Ihave the honor to be. &c.
FIRED. PAUL IRBY."
To The Right Hon. Lord2
Gambler, &c. sc.
0J See,-firther on, Under tie Ne-o 1,ork md
tie o6eial French accounts IF tie erenss ar ST.
hnGero
French Corvette "a Moucfe. Capt Allecr.,
10 BRASS eight Founders, and 1S0 men-Frtuch
brig La Rejouie, Capt. Breton, eight Founders
81 men-Schooner La Mouche, Capt Cornefe.
one four pound gun, IS men.--Luyger, La Lee
gere, Capt Saqnere, not a-worrhy, cargo re-
moved TO La kejoue.- Lugger, Notre Dame
Capt. BerSo Chiri, men.
BELFAST, (Ireiand) July s.
The Hamburg CoyresEenqcnt confirms The
intelligence OF the successes of the various
Austrian corps which arc in motion in de-
tached parties In SaXony and i'm the Tyrol--
the operation of these armed bodies have
evidently excited considerable alarm on the
part OF the French. as proof of which we
may add that fresh troops are continually
pouring INTO the seat of war from France
and its dependencies
Letters from Holland state, that the con-
Scriptlon mas met with great resistance. In
several OF the provinces the conscrints have
assembled, and positively refused to march.
ihreats nave been used against them but
as bonapa'te has drained the country Of
regular troops, it is doubted whether the
'Jutch government has the means of forcipp
them to Join the armies in Germany. The
same letters state, that several English and
american ships have lately been condemned
at Riga.
In the Court of Kings Bench, on Monday
Valentine Jones, Esq late Commissarv C;e'
neral in the West-Indies, was brought ND to
receive the Judgment of the Court. hayine-
been found guilty of fraud and population to,
the amount off. 87,179
Inc Following case came before the Err
ghsh Lords Commissioners of Apueal in
FREE Causes on the Sd of June.
Corn Pianfer-- Gardner, n1aster-This
vessel, under American colours, laden win
beef, bound from Monte Niedo tn the Ha-
wanna, was captured by the Latona and car
req TO Antigua, where the ship and CARO-
were condemned On the part of the can
tors 1t was contended, that going to the Ha-
wanna was IN breach OF his majes.y's instruc-
tlohS5 on nehait OF the claimants, that it
was not the original intention of the own
ers to so to the Havana; but to proceed
first to the Island of ST. Tnomas. for thu.
purpose OF enquiry whether she nigh pro
ceed, and that therefore the destination
must be considered as Contingent-.Sen-
tence "t The court below affirmed
~ aSh1nSton--HdGnS nQSte7.-This ves-
SCI under American colours. laden with
rum, brandy, &c. was captured ON the coasr
OF Africa by the Prince of Orauee nr;va-
teer, and carried to Surinam river The
vice Admiralty court, at Barbadoes. restor-
ed both snip and cargo to the claimants.
there was also reserved Question of cos,s
ana damages against the captors, which the.
Judge rejected. From bo.h these scnten-
ces appeals were presented. Their Lord
ships took time to consider of their deter
mination.