The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-19
IFr0m the Aesv York Gazefte.1

New YORK Oct. 10.
Captain Brown, Passenger IN the brig Ma
tilda, Arnold from Lasu,ra, gives US the
following information in writing-That
late ON the evening of the 6 h Sep. the brig
Jane. of New York. captain Smart. arrived
at Lag'ira from Calcutta. On the morning
OF the 9Th. captain s. hoisted his colors, as
is usual in foreign port, viz ensign. PEN
dant and jack. A. s O'clock, a NJ Cap,
,. Went On shore and at ;,bout 10 A M a
boat from II y. MS brig challenger. cap.
Rider, hen living Al Laguira, near the Jane)
Came alongside the l-ne the Officer of
which ordered the mate of the lane O hanf
down his pendant; tile mate replied that he
should not, having no orders from his captain.
TO that effect, who was then on shore The
ofhcer. OF the boat ,nep ordered one of i.'
men to haul down the James pendant winch
he did. About ~ O'clock capt. S. with
several other gentlemen, OF which capt X.
was one, came ON board the Jane capt S.
asked his mate why the pendant as hauled
DOWN. he informed him of what had happen
ca, and that he endeayored 10 prevent it,
captains. then ordered the pendant hois;ed
again, which was done and i'll about half
an hour the boat from the before mentioned
brig challenger came alongside of the Jine
with three officers. -four marines, and four
sailors. all completely armed the Chaiien.
guns loaded and leveiled al the Jane The.
hlst officer OF the boat. who W. supposed to
be the first lentenant, then ordered capt ).
TO haul down his pendant; capt. S said he
should not do 1t, not considering himself un-
der the restrictions OF a British man of war
The officer of the boat then ordered one
ot-his men to haul the Lines pendant, down,
which he and they did by force Of aras and
took it away with them. On their leaving
I rha LIE. u
with him on boArd the Challenger, which
capt, 5. did; and Oh getting on board, cap.
X. asked him by what authority he wore his
pendant capt. s. in reply asked by what
| authority he hauled il down.. Capt. r then
ordered his officer to take capt. 5. un.
der guard on shore before the -cominan-
dant OF the place, winch he did, and with
his marines entered the gate, passed tie.
guards, and arrived q; the house of the Con-
niandant without tnolestaton. The gentle.
men who had been on board with CAPT. S.
| followed &c the commandments, AMI on a re
presentation Being made through the medi-
um OF an interpreter. the comnan,t Ia q / SEEM
ed dissatisfied ut What the British officer
bad done, and tod the cftice: that it would
have been better TO h2ve come to hin in he
| rstpldce, and then dismissed capt S. and
when the officer had retired, capt. S. was
intOrnied that he must not wear his pendant
any more III Tue port, as no merchant YES
sci would in future be allowed To wear a
pendant.
! Capt A. confirms the above as stated to
MIN by capt. Smars--has also 70 observ., in
justice To others, that three British vessels
OF war. viz. ship, brig, and schooner, had
been at Laguira few weeks before. and did
DOT notice several American pendants that
were hoisted frequently Capt. snder.
stood al Laguira the duties on imports and
exports were less-ned one fourth in British
bottoms. -