The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-22
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.

tt PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, Jan. 5.
The facts contained in the following state
ment, we believe to be substantially cor
rect, having gathered them from various res
peCtable sources
A.singular circumstance took place in St.
petersburg, Russia, d short time SINCE
While the ship President Adams. Cant
Field lay in that port, there happened 10 DE
a grand gala day, ON which occasion, a
black man named Claude Ga shrewd, capable
Fellow belonging TO this town. got liberty
from Capt. Field TO go up to Pete, sburg to
see the fun. He was wonderously staring
at the magniGcenCe of the procession as It
passed, when the emperor of all the Rus
sias In ms state Carriage appeared; no soon
er did his Imperial Majesty gel sgnt of our
hero, than he a!ightett from his carriage
and taking Claude afiectlonately by the hand
Carefully examined his jetty pbiz and wocly
head. with great seeming satisfaction Ha-
wing sufficiently gratified his curl sity, after
asking Claude to what ship he belonged, he
returned to his carriage. The next day the
Admin al OF the port with royal guard, went
ON board the President Adams, and took
possession OF Claude for his Majesty. He
Was taken to the royal palace arrayed in a
gold lace livery, and high station assigned
0im Ill the imperial MISUNDERSTANDING men
uoped that he HAD family in this Country,
4. "A
dams, who has accordingly written to WIN.
Gray, Esq. of Boston, requesting him IN G,,-
aUard Ciaude's wife (Phillis) and children
to Russia. Mr.. Gray has informed philI;s
who livesin this town, that she shall be we'll
accommodated III Il ship OF his which sails
neXt month but we learn she has declined
gong, at the same time declaring that she
prefers living in a tree country Claude
we understand, is we'll satisfied with his sim.
alton and wishes his family to join him,
he Cause OF the Enperor's strange partia-
MY Tor hun can be accounted for in no other
way than by suppoSing that he never saw n
negro before. We understand he has s;y,;-
he'd 0hrough Mr. Adams) to the owners q.
the snip, his Willingness to indemnify them
Tor any damage they may have sustained
an consequence ofsihe detention of CIaud,. -
lPhenir.
Way has not Mr. Morier, furnished the
Federal Republican, New York Evening
Post. or some other Federal print. with a coo
Pt Oh ms note to Our government on the sub-
Ject oil florida Mr.. jackson furnished him
with the precedent. Is il because The ro,a
was coIched in such an insolenr ,snes 80
that as publicity would have a tendeno, D.
PROSTATE the Essex faction, o. destrov he
existence Ii t'e nature OF Molier's nro,e.t
was such as to gain MS master proselytes in
thiS country, we doubt not but. ere now :,
would have been staring in our faces u,'on
opening the British Prints from Dan 70 Re-
sheba. One OF the best evidences Of ;ts ~,
policy is, that we have not been f.vorsd
with its perusal in the Semi Of1iciaIp ma
pers OF the Cnarge-des-affaires.- n
merican.
James A. Bayard is reelected to the
Senate of the United States, by The Iegis-
la'uie Of Delaware, for another senatoTial
period.
Hon. LANcDoN CHEvEs selected with
ou' opposition to till the vacancy in he pre
sent Cong ess, occaSioned by the resipnarioo
OF the Hon ROBERT MARION the member
Tor the District OF Charleston, S. G.
Extract Of a letter da ed Caracas, Oefo-
Der 81.
As you will most probably see MIR C. IN
hi'a n'al, you will be abIe to learn from him
the ar.fcuIars OF the state of things her
mo- oily than can mmnncate hen in
le.t ri must observe. howetcr ha, mo
"''hstanoins the eDmH and opposition of