The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-25

1 NAT IN the capital of every rrovi zee there.
shall be jun,a composed of five persons.
w. the president, Governor, and intendant,
ne president, and the four Colleagues. to
chosen by the people.
hat IN this Juna shall reside. in sodium.
all he authority OF the Government of the
rcovnce, exercising the same functions as
formerly exercised by the G O. rnor inter-
dant and 1t shall be subordinate TO this Supe.
rior Junta.
That IN every city OF town, having, or
which may have, deputy in this superioy
Junta' snail be constituted a particular 5nn-
ta,coasistins of the Military Commapdapt
and other two who ma, be elected.
That it shall exercise the authority for.
merly invested in suodelegates of the ROY NJ
lreasury, which employment is abolish
ed. :, =
That these Juntas shall be subordinate to
their Capieal.
That they will be particularly attentive 70
direct the discipline and instruction of the
m'hts ana superintend the enlistmeuts and
recruits ordered by the Provincial Juutas-
That no ecclesas ic or layman can 81.
elected as member of any Junta Provia-
cial or Municipal
That for the election of members, cleo
tors shall be appointed by tie people,
The Junsa of Buenos Ayres hsying re-
quested succour from the cay OF lsh::,, in
order 90 enable them to resist she attSnpe,
of Elio, the New Viceroy, received an aa-
swet extremely favourable to tiscir causes
with promise OF an imm ediate supply OF
troops, provided they should be sna,atained
at ne cost OF their employers.
The Viceroy Elio. having declared
his Intention to blockade Buenos AIRES.
demanded Of the Commander of the
Brush ships of warm the River De II
Plata that he. should order all the Engtisb
merchant ships from Buenos Ayres to Mon
tevideo. The Commander refused to inter
'e'e. but advised the merchants in Buenos
Ayresto preserve the m ost perfect neutral
On the 1st of March, the squadron nt
Monte, teo attacked and captured the three
| vessels equipped by the Junta of iBueaus
Ayres, in me port of St, Nicholas, district
OF Parana ~ -.
| Notwithstanding c-strenaous opposition
to the Government of the European Span
iards, who had been placed over them, and
had rendered themselves odious by their,
| haughtiness * see ming contempt of the nat
ives, excluding them from all emplvyments,
, and even from confidence, thereby affecting
decided superiority over the rightful owG, (.
ers or he Country (; Notwithstanding the
Glamour which hey have raised, .or inde-
pendence they sill IN all their proci.fna-
| 5000, ItIuIudUu, OF MS
Cessor, to be their lawful Sovereign, and
even hold forth the language of enjlre ae-
vouon toh;s wall, protesting themselves TO
o. hrs Very faithful subjects, and declaring
thelr readiness to receive and obey his c.rn-
mands whenever he shallbe re tored he
liberty Of which he has been deprived OF
the Ftench fyrant. Il is no. .nprobab.e.
that this istoniy pretence to enable en-
TO dissemble for while heir real.desiyus
Ok u,,ff, 80.
declare themselves emit. ely Indepe nd srIt.
II ms be the case. it rs evident h me
sspirlt OF Liberty is not SO prey4ien, Is. nag
oeen pretended, since they have reecurse
to the device of atfe ing Loyalty in orJe, to.
BRING the people into measures CT ais.ey~
ally;
They even assert, that their only motive
Tor TINS revo ut' is to preserve Fertlinan's
{, minion. from the rapacseY of greedy adj
Yen;urers, who, pretending 10 be his ager,s-
act only tor their private views, feehag
hehseNescophdent mat, in case nc come.
to the throne, he viii immediately put them
On footing with MS European subjects.
New ORLEANS, May 90.
> The iiihabitan. 5. tor 20 leagues above auE
below tno CRY, are usuch alarmed az the
unusual swell of the river, and what adds
20 the alarm IS, that il Continues to rise-It
IS no. nibncr tbdu II has been TOR ten years
past t~ probable cause of it is, The num-
bcI OF people who have lately settled ON
The west margin OF the river. and who have
go prevent their lands from being over
fiowed) raised bank u Levoes that coInpres-
ses, or confines tue wa,er IN the great cham
hei, and forces IL down this nam branch
What appears to strengthen this opinion is.
that the river is not unusually high at Nat
chez.
Iwopers0ns have been committed to Dri
son IN this City, within few DAYS, on n
charge OF most extraordinary nature.--
One or them, man about so or SIS years
OF age, had applied to citizen IN the North
ern Liberties, to aid him in speculation
which promised (" sveaifh, consficuifv and
honor" The person applied to, showed
the letter to third person, as ex raortlina.
ry and mystefIOus-the third person adyis.
cd to probe the matter TO the bottom. and
10 appnze the mayor, aud the per sons con-.
cerntd, or II, which was done, and it was
agreed to carry on the idea of concurrence
IN order to unfold he whole mystery. A.
second TO the origiosi then appeared, =.