The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-20

formation thave been able 70 collect, there
appears no doubt but the American vessels
have been Detained
"Janua-y 10.
can express has just arrived here from
St. Andero. He left there On tee 9th inst.
A letter says, tina, the Emperor has order.
ed general eiabargo at the ports below
here. and issued Decree prohibiting the
Introduction OF goods into Discay, from this
and other ports occupied by the patriots.
have still some doubt of French declara-
ton of war against America"
Ersracs Of letter from Salem. written
March 5.
g Last evening arrived brig Sukey, Os.
good, $50 days from Sumatra. and - from
Bermuda, where she had been carried in by
the British schooner Juniper, because she
had not a clearance froE, Sumatra. She
was Gbeiled and cleared. The Triton from
New York for Cadiz, and Powhatan from
Virginia for Madeira. were carried in, bot
liberated without trial, and proceeded about
1st February. The Caravan. Gilchrist, Of
Boston. from Java shooner Savage, Paul,
from New York for ST. Bart's, (from papers
on board supposed for G0adaloupe y schoo,
ner Fly, Yeardly. from Baltimore for Rio dc
Plata, had all been sent in, and were wait
ing trial. Expectation of war between this
country and G. Britain had apparently str
INFLATED these detainments.
"a new lumber vessel Supposed a brig)
came ashore in the night of the 18th of Fee
bruary, at the south part of the Island, bot
tom up Her name had not been discovered
She was scuttled. and her cargo got out
consisting OF an inch, inch and a half and
inch lumber, and some slaves and shin
gles."
PHILADELPHIA, March 10.
BY the sch'r Comet, Guthrie, arrived yes
terday from ST. Bart's, we learn. that the
British, after the surrender of Gaudaioupe
proceeded to St. Martins and Eustatia the
former they took possession of on the 18th
ult.
BALTIMORE, March IL.
| Arrived below, schooner Victory, Wat
| kins, from London 50 days; ballast. Spoke
lat. 10, N. long. z, w. ship VIM. Bingham
| O'Faherty. 80 days out from Baltimore
bound to Tonningen, all well. The VIM
Bingham had been boarded by a French slooI
of war. in lat DO, N long. 10 w. and treat
| ed very politely. Captain Watkins sailet
from London January ID, and has despatch
es from MIR. Pinkney to our government.
The Victory was boarded in the Channe
by a British frigate, and treated very Pc
litely. Capsaia w. furnished the Captain
| of the frigate with some of his latest LondoI
papers, who seemed to regret very much
the situation OF affairs between England ant
America.
Capt. W. has brought London papers t,
the / lth January; their contents have beer
anticipated by those received at New Yorl
| by the packet.
The Captain of the Victory was bound t.
| Hamburger, laden with tobacco, but carried
in by an English cruizer and liberated afte
paying heavy expences. He was offered il
London, eighteen pounds sterling, per ton. t.
go two months voyage to the continent witt
cargo under false papers. The Victor,
came out of the Thames in CO. with NOR,
than twenty American vessels, bound for thu
European continent, with forged papers an,
| British licences. It was conjectured in En-
! gland, that there were more than 500 TO
reign vessels in the different British ports
trading to the continent with false papers ant
British licences, nearly two thirds of whom
escaped seizure. One third of them wer,
said to be Americans. What a picture o
human depravity !-.dmerican.