The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-13
BALTIMORE. April 9.

is The rosrihg OF Cannon perpetusly in my ears"
BALrIMoRE, April 9.
FROM THE E.IST.IN DIES, sc.
The following appeared in the Wing as a
communication from Captain Russell, of
the Dolly, from Madras ]
SIR,
lief Ceylou the last OF .Noven5er.
and the Cahe Of Good Hohe the Last Of ia
nuary; t1co days freUious TO my sailing
from Ccyton. his E.ccettency me Governor,
| received official accounts Of thc cat,urc Of
IaffarooAy Gan EuSfSh hort on the zuest
| coast he Island Of Sumtira, by a sgua
aron Of French men Of q.ar. II aahcars.
they ruere iast fran Batavia, or Sara Bay
had coaoted uf the straits Of Maiacce,
along the scesf cccss Of Suo,a!rG, and had
CAPTURED all TIC merchant shihs in thar
| quarter, Tohich they had taken to Tatha-
| nooHy: .dmong the incredi6ie number of
frzec, there -uerc thi, teen american shifts,
most Of them qvith dollars on board, as
they had nor given them time to invess
them IN ttctfer, (Which, IL ahEears, was
their object.
The French landed considerable mum.
Der oftroohs al ydhnanooUy, and zvere for
| Hfyins The hiuce 4cith all hossi6ie rrhedi,
Hon ) making lascs and regulations IN the
! nefyh6oring country.
Hseems. thar the local advantages and
ereeYent harbor Of TathanooHy. haze in
| d"eed The French 10 make a stand there !;
from which it is generally Suhhosed, theu
mil nor be easily erhelted.
II Jeyo days PREVIOUS 10 my leaving the
| Cafe ofGood Hone. there arriped French
frze brig, which zvas captured a fen days
oJore, on her fdsSaSe from the Isle Of
france, bound 10 Bordcauc.-Shci left the
Isle Of France, 5!h January iast =; and /
7vas informed by CAPTAIN Mia, Of ,Ne4v-
| York. 90ho soas Passenger on 6sard, (rnd
ofheared 10 be q man Of considerable in
to'natiSn, } that 7shen he left The Isle ct
France, Me British qvere stiH Keeping IN
q rigorous biockadc bur all their trials 10
starve The Isle IF France. ahhear 10 be
rain. .Hhen Captain 1hr left that Mace,
Jour r0as 8 dollars Ter barrel and beet
10 lie GiSo Informs thar General De
cong has, for The tast 12 months, comhleye
ty put stoh 10 fhe cultivation of coffee
nhon the Isles Of France and Bourbon,
and HAS offered very great encouragement
10 Planters for the cultivation of 4yhea1
and other frsduce necesSaryfor The SUB
ctste7ice Of fhe Inhabitants and il aEhcars,
from the StricteSt calculation, there zvas
7oheat enough last harUest, for thc con
snmfltfon 81 the Inhabitants for s years.
There 9Vas a number Of american hasseu
gers or board the French frize-A
7nong them CAPTAIN mite, iate con,
mander ne Nohasvk, ofBaItimore, zvhieh
ne lad SOLD IN the Isle IF France, as zoeU
| as ker cargo.
In lat 8, 30 south long 81 qvest, I .feN
IN zOifh Me EnoHsE shit .dterander, Cant.
| Hughes, from Liyerfooi for Peruan,buco.
CAPTAIN Fl informed me, thar there had
been an act iateiytassed by he american,
government interdicting all intercourse,
! 7oifh Great Britain 6nt notwithstanding,
/ Catit. III. said, hat he neDer Sa7v so many
american shifts in LiDerhooi al one nme !;
| most Of (Which had eDaGed Tie non intc1.
| course laqv, and guere for sale, as nell as
their cdrSoes, and their cre7vs iurned on
| shore 10 seek thcir bread tie 6es. zuay lhey
! could. he said LiverhooL zpas overstock
| ea zpiM american sailors. thar zvere turn
ed on shore in hat zoay-- The ship II
lie1ander had IL eea1ren, Is Of which zuere
| .9n,crfcans, svhich had iefthe u. States bas
q fsfy months since: