The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-17

Ticket No. 1881. in the Baltimore Hospis
al Luttery. belonging to Luther Martin.
Esq. Game out prize OF Fifteen Thousand
Dollars Ola Thursday the 9th inst.
PHILADELPHIA,M Mays.
Letter from an American Captain dated
Bordeaux, [Prison] Feb. 10. 1911.
this viii inform jou OF the unpleasant
affair OF the capture and loss OF the brig
Neutrality.
On the 25th of January, lat. AZ, 48. long
20 w. l. was taken by he French privateer
LA Rodona OF Bordeaux they put OH board
IL men, ahd prize nas'er took ali my
crew on board the prIvateer. and lett only
Mr.. Gardiner q passeDger) and myself on
board. On the 5tn inst. Mr.. q. aud any
sell re-took the brig, by coutning part of
the Frenchmen in the cabin. But unior..
tunateiy, after We had possession about ~
hours; they found m>aus To make a hole in
the onpanion way fired two pistols iand
wounded Mr.. Gardener after which they
took Possession again, aud on the 18th ran
on shore near Bordeaux river, where yes
sci and cargo were totally lost. After be-
ing on the wreck two days and nights, we
were taken OFT; Mr.. q. and myself lodged
m PRISON, mhere we now are. Our con-
sui MIR. Meyer, will do evefy thing he can
70 gel US out, which hope he will effect IN
the consul supplies our wants at present.
nope 10 see my friends in two or three
months. lcannot say much, as every thing
is examined that l wrile, &c.
The army, Florida, G'c.-Capt. VIM. s.
Hamilton has been appointed ABIDE Camp
90 General Hampton, aud has been sent OH
a tour through Florida on business relative
TO the public service Eit is supposed 10 make
ntNC -yltln fhea "A,
.sition of the inhabitants.1 The General
,haspurcnased plantations OF Daniel CLARK TO
ule amount of Three Hundred thousand
Oo.lars, and will probably remove his IL
rnly TO that Country. Col. Gushing X Coz.
Sparks are under arrest.
Capt Hamilton mentioned above is a ma
tive OF Edenton, N. &. was educated at our
University, is young gentleman of the
most promising talents, and we are happy
Co learn enjoysin nigh degree the Conf
dence OF the Commander in Chlef and the
esteem OF the army.-Ed Star]
ShanSe Of Ministers. Much has been
SAID OF the recent Cnange at Washington in
She Department OF State That MIR. smith
has retired and Mr.. Monroe taken his
Place, is all that we Can gather with Ger
fanny from whatever has oeen said on the
subject That MIR. 5. retired in conse.
the PRESIDENT, we think probablei what
Che difference was, we know not, nor is il
OF much consequence tat we should know.
Judging irom ne past. we have no reason
TO anticipate any thing from the future
conduct OF Ms. Madison derogatory to the
INTERESTS OF lie country, nor do we accuse Mr..
Siniin OF deviaing from the path of duty
lhey might have disagreed on some points
Importan~ as be,wee. the first Magistrate q
hi Il ~.
20 the interest Of the nation. That thus diff
ference of opinion. (and we are not certain
that any such difference vas the ground of
Mr.. D. retlrins) did not extend To- d want OF
confidence 10y the President in Mr.. Smith,
is evident from his offering him the appoint
nent Us minister to the court OF Peters
burg, situation not less honorable and
perhaps more lucrative than that of Secre-
tary. We can see no necessity for so much
invidious remarks on the Presidents con-
duct IN ddUance, as has appeared in some
papers NAT. Madison. 40 the able asserter
ct our rights, as the zoe to an In oerant "a
6use OF our religious privileges, as the able
advocate in the Convention which formed
our acknowledgements granting an I'm.
consi utional charter to British Bank in
17s1-against the British treaty, which
Iegahzed British invasion On our neutral
righ s--demands at least our confidence
Nil us dCtS sndlt manifest departure from
che ihfexlbe character he has hitherto
sustained. M man excepting the llustri-
GUS Jefferson stands higher IN our estimation
than Mr.. Madison, because none has served
hi. country with more pure and disinteres-
ted motives and none certainly has disco
vered more ability, more integrity. or more
patriotism NJ II PATRIOT
Fromthe Green Mountain Farmer
The re signation of Mr.. Smith, late Sc ere
cary Of the United States we find by many
papers we receive is making considerable
noise: Whatever may have occasioned his
resignation, or as some term it his dismissi
ON. i, is matter of high exultation, that
the cause Of freedom cannot depend on any
one man, nor its benefits be engrossed by a.
ny particular class The crisis is impor-
tant hrmness in the President demands
bcandor from the people, and public peace
and national felicity We doubt not will be the
result
TENN. KNOXVILLE. May6,
gofly Of a letter from COL Return j. Meig8.
agent 10 The Cherokees, TO tie Editor,
dated,