The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-30
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aWAsH1NeroN. Nov. 81


The following ex,racc Of a letter is from
gentleman OF the first ,espectabili,y at
Washington, Mississippi Territory, to his
friend in this city. bearing date
October so, 1910.
"The situation Of Florida most Certainly
claims the earliest possible attention of our
government. for, unless they are adopted
into our family Of governments. there is much
room to fear that one OF the great bellige
rents of Europe will attempt to lay violent
hands upon these provinces, to the incalcu.
liable injury of the U. S Indeed verify
believe there is a strong party in that cour1-
try in favor of IT'S pupilagc to G. B.-yet
an we'll persuaded such me asure could
no, be effected without noble and manly
struggle by every real American within
the province, aided Ivy hundreds from with
out
I" 1t would be in vain for our governm emf
to forbid The interference of its citizens !;
their interests and their feelings are too
strongly enlisted TO be kept quie, spectators
of such a struggle. During the late troubled
state in that quarter, numbers Of territoii-
ans were daily crossing and recrossing the
line In anxious expectation Of some militia
ry employment. Thc Cohven,ionaiis,s will
again meet In Convention. in few DAYS, az
Baton Rouge, and / think one of their first
measures will be to ADOPT a constitution,
bottomed upon their declaration Of indie
pendeuce; and in all probability they will
set on foot an expedition against The Spa
nish garrisons on Mobile and Pensacola
Notwithstanding these overt acts of self go.
vernment, / am well convinced that the
conventionalists would promptly and ioyfully
acqulesce in any claim of doninancy which
the U S. would set up.
" But upon this subject you will probably
be much better informed, in short time.
by Messenger who will be sent by the Con
vention to our government"
TheJ oAoving is an ertrocf ola letter from
another gentleman at Irash,ng,on, Mis-
stsshht Territory, to his friend here. of
the same date.
Ere this can be received, you will have
heard OF COL Covington having been sent on
command to the Florida line of denmark alton
Ih's measure was adopted in pursuance of
requistion from Governor Holmes who
aPprenended that the throes and commissions
OF tn e Floridians, g struggling for their LONG
lost liberty" might reach nur peaceful bor
ders and disturb the tranquility and neutral-
ty OF our territorial citizens or that the
hame OF civil discord which seemed to he
kindling amongst our neighbors might blow
over the line and disturb the peaceful oc
equations of his loyal citizens : but at pre-
sent the storm seems to have gone by. and
colonel Covington had removed his com
mand from the line into quarters at Fort
Adams, when he was called TO supercede col.
Gushing IN the command of the department
here"
Ihe lntendant Yesterday received SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS from the PHI, abel
PhIa Committee appointed to collect and
remit money tor the relief of the sufferers
10y the late hre IN our CITY, with the pro.
mise mat between TWO AND THREE Thou
SAND DOLLARS MORE would be collected.
Charleston CRY Gag. .WoD 81:
by French decree, issued from the pa
lace OF Fontalnebleau the 9TH October, The
Emperor of the French has named M Les
caller consuf-general to the u. S. of Ameu-
ca.
On the Oath September the Emperor Ma
Poieon issued a new decree for selling the
sequestered American merchandise in
Holland and Antwerp. -The Hornet brings
the decree.
The American ship Betsey. Ryebureh.
ourthen 300 tons. with Cargo of coli, t, su
gar, cotton campeaChywood, &c. bound from
Philadelphia for Kiel, and captured by FIVE
FRENCH privateers, arrived at Dieppe the
18th Oct.
Extract Of a letter from London, dated
Oct. IS.
The Virginia, Jones. which passed the
Isle OF Wight. on the 9Th. from Philadelphi
a. was boarded off Scllv by French pri.
vaseer OF IA gus and $50 men-was treat.
ed with great polteness and informed by
the commander, that neither he, nor did
ne beiieve, any other privateer out of France
mad authority to detain American vessels.
RALEIGH (H. c.) November 22;
A letter to the Editors OF the Star, dated st.
MarY's Georgia, Oct. 30 informs that few
days befors, number of men deserted from
Gun Boat No. 1862 commanded by Lieutenant
Lewis b. Muse, and from No 5, commanded by
Lieutenant William St. Clair, and took refuge
| on board Spanish armed merchant ship lying in
Amelia Sound. As soon as the intelligence
reached those officers, they manned and armed
| two boats, boarded tie ship, brought away and
confined the deserters. The Spanish comman
dsnt at Amelia, demanded that the men be res
| t0red to the ship This Lieutenant ebert
the u States cOmmsndant on that station refused
| but nevertheless put Leutensnts Muse and
st. Clair under arrest until the pleasure of Go
vernment shall be known. Tho the act Of these
officers transcribed the bounds of their author.
NY, 1t IS FAULT which we presume our govern
ment will not view ia avery serious light, as IT
may reasonably be sscrIbed to their zeal and
youthful ardor Lieutenant Muse was lately a
resident in Raleigh, and is a Young Opntlem. ia