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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-28

NeFeTI 70 HlS 4NySSfy Fhe EnlferOr aHG
King.
SIRE,
had The honor to submi. 20 your
majesty, the 22d March last, the discnye.
~ respecting the sieur Cunlisse Owen, an,
English naval officer prisoner of war az
Besancon.
II appears that this prisoner had concer-
ted with sleur Laupper, an officer in the
4th Swiss reg ment, the means of surprising
Belle-Isie-en Mer.
Owen says, that according to the promise,
he had received from Mr.. Mackenzie. to
whom the plan had been communicated.
was to have been exchanged, * to Comma and
the expedition, and Laupper, whose bat-
taIion was in garrison in Belle Jele. way.
charged with recruiting partisans among
the officers and soldiers, to favor the CON-
- unications between the cruizers and thr
c. asst &c.
IL was at Besancon where Laupper had
soJourned for some time. conducting the re-.
cruiting business for his corps, that this
plot was unfolded.
Among the pieces which the sieur Owen,
produced at the examination OF his deye-
opponents. there were remarked several
letters which Laupper had addressed TO
him from ReDnes, and in which he inform
ed him that several officers were en-
gaged in the plot, particularly a sieur
Lands, who W uld, he assured him. give
in his resignation to follow Owen into En-.
gland.
According to the orders I had piver-
Laupper and Lands were arrested a.
RenDes.
The former avowed, that having had an
opportunity of knowing the sieur Owen ON
his Journey to BesaDcon, and finding him
I'll pressed by the want of money, ne seem.
ed 10 accept the proposition made by this
Engli bDan, to prucnre him the plans and
chars Of Belle-Isle but he pretended hat
he only feigned To enter into his views in
order to draw from him sums of money
which he had promised him; and tina, he
had never any idea of furtheriDg mis- projects
that he had not even the means siuce he
, I'd d"et only about fifteen days at Belle.
Isle.
On his arrival at Rennes. Laupper was
arrested for debts contracted for his reei-
ment.
tie delayed not, adds he, to receive let
ter from tile sieur Owen, in which he re-
calls to him their reciprocal promises, and
inform him Of the approaching arrival Of
hods; in fact. he sent to him Two dr.',s.
ne enc OF 1909 francs, the other OF foe<
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LYNcHBURG, Iune 10.

The Western Iurntike Road.
The surveyor, noticed in our last who
was employed to ascertain the distance. 8.
best route, for the Great Western Tnrutike
Road from Lynchbnrg to Fincasae sc. has
performed that service and states that an
excellent road may be obtained throughout
and between the Peakes of otter. and of NO,
more extent than As miles. whereas the pre-
sen; road now in use is SO miles or upw ards.
Were true estimate formed of the time and
expence wasted annually by those who ira
vel the western road between the places
above mentioned. and the surveyed route, the
difference would we are persuade ID complete
the Turnpike in the course of S or 6 wears.
although the day was some what hazy. and
diminished the pleasure which he otherwise
must have enjoyed, the surveyor states tina,
the prospect from the Peakes is most d.. :.
lightful and extensive one. What an exou;-
site rePast must not the lowland Vireinian
Journeying to the west or the western travel
Ter who may make this his route to the Allan
tic states, enjoy from this Peak-Roa ca, AZ 4,
were through the clouds. The Commission
ers we are informed are busily engaged in
Perior ming the duties assigned by the Leg
isiature and we sincerely hope and trust tha,
the plan will be put into operation by tn,
next Assembly, Star.
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0Dnlllfat1r.
BosToN, Iune 10,

BOSTON, June 10.
The NeSU Galen, Capt Stacey, arrived at this
port Yesterday from London sailed 9th May
from the Downs and has brought London pa
perS 20 the evening of the 10th. Sailed in co
will ,he Essex frigate for the Chesapeake
with Mr.. Pinkney and family on board Psssen-
gers, Mrs. Meade, Mrs. Williams, Mrs John.
son. Mrs Brown, Joseph Mumford Esq
Messrs. ] X. Parker, John II Heard, ]. Morse.
WIN Winchester. Samuel Knight, Capt. Silas
Holmes, Capt. Asa Hall
MIR. Parker states, that several American yes
sells, with teas, spices, and colonial produce
bave been waiting in different ports in England
for an opening on the Continent for market
Many SUPERB srgoes had gone on and returned
without eifecting any sales and will probably re-
turn home with the outward cargoes. Trading
Licences to the Baltic have been granted TO The
merchants by the Government under very limit.
ed restrictions.
An American gentleman who LETT Paris with
ehr. Smith, says, that there appeared TO be no
relaxation Of the French DEGREES. 1t was sup.
posed there were about $50 vessels and car
goes detained in France, Spain, Italy, &c.
the aggregate amount estimated at $40 600 dol.
lars
George Washington Iruiue, Esq. had arrived at
Paris and was to remain few days and then
proceed to Copenhagen:
LEFT, tn he rise'- YHan1es, Nay 5-ship Ari-
adne OF Portsmouth for Lisbon, with grain 4:
ships Howard of Boston, discharging her cargo !:
Mary Am, New bedford, do Kingston, do
do Com. PrebIe of Plymouth, do sailed from
the Downs 9th May, brig Retrieve for Boston.
AT Cowes, May II, ship Argo for Salem in
ballast Spoke, May 1S, LAT. AZ, long. II, ship
Scymere Of Hartford, 10 days from Liverpool
for N York.
List Of American vessels arried info Erela,,f
Vnder tie Orders in Council up 70 che 1Oth Nav.
Ships Betsy, Rebeccs, Danube, Protector,
Charleston Packet, Eleanor, Helen, Kose-in,
Bloom briggs Fox, Matilda, Adolphus, Garland.
Ida, Beauty scbrs. Betsy, Sally, Ann, Wood.
bridge, Two Sisters, LYDIA, Andrew, with a-
bout Is sthers whose names could not be ascer.
tanned, making in all IL sail and all bound 60 or
from France.
About IS sad Of American vessels had been
taken iatO England under the existing orders IN
council, chiefly bound 10 France among them
The Fox, Betsey, (Lindssy,) Polly, Mary Ann.
Woodbridge, Daniel, Matilda, Eliza, Adojphus
Rebeccs, Two Sisters, Garland, Betsey, tMh.
ward,) Protector, Cbsrl, ston Packer. Eesnor
Helen, Ida, Beauty, Lydia, Andrew, and Rose'
sht detained vessels ~"
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5. GIBSON, capt. and
Brigade Inspector.
Baton Rouge, .AhriL so. 1911.

ebWs At~1SCS ~<("6 oOs 1911
Having discovered, from the nature of
my charges, that they are only founded on
the decision of military point, and UNI
derssanding that the general is not averse
to an explanation, together with a desire to
promote the unanimity of the army, and
the public service--has induced me 10
offer the following explanation, viz.-On
the evening before the general court-martial
met Ut 1 am not mistakenly the list of pro.
motions was received this put me officially
IN possession of the knowledge, that some
OF the members OF the court martial were
promoted, and conceived that it would
have been an act Of injustice in me to have
withheld. from those gentlemen, this infor-
nation, and suffered them to have been
raOked by their interiors. with the
pleasure which it gave me to convey such
pleasing information to many of the officers
under my command. was the motive which
induced the publication butt was far from
5eing intended to convey any disrespect for
the commanding general. With respect to
the transfers OF the companies. captain
Clinch was the officer promoted. vice Hous
ton, and succeeded regularly to tho COM
mand of that company Capt. Overton-
was the only captain OF the 7th in this quar-
Ter without company. was ordered by
the general, to send an officer to relieve
lieut., Nicholas that officer therefore pre-
scented himfe!f to nae as the proper person
fur the service
The general will pardon me for observing,
that this was only exercising the preroga-
tives which l conc I've appertain to the COM
manding officer of a regiment,-and has
been the usage time immemorial, ard which
had myself enforced without censure. in
givins late Darrington's company to cap
tain Butler, and late RusseIl's to captain
Blue; But have not the least hesitation
IN avowing, that it is a strict military prin
ciple. that no orders should come, OMIT
through the senior officer of the depart
nent. and from him to the commandment
of the district.
The above declaration rs mace with the
trankness OF soldier : at the same time.
cannot admit, have been guilty of an act
contrary to The practice of tie army. or
4" unnihtary and uno6feer-Hke conduct"
am, sir, with respect and oonsidera.
ton,
Yours. &c
(Signed)
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Extract from general order. dated Baton
Rouge, May I'd, 1911
"The resistance of a principle deemed by
the general subversive of military order.
induced the arrest of lieut.. Col. Pike The
explanation hehas communicated to the gen
eral. considering the time and circunstan ces
under which they were made, has been
deemed satisfactory. Lieut.. Col Pike is
therefore released from his arrest. AID is
directed to resume his sword.
BY order of the general.
(Signed)
J.GIBSON. capt
and B. Inspector.
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' BOSTON, June 81.
NEW BANKS.


1VeW hampshire LfytSfnEuTc, June Il.
On hearing the petition of John Sullivan
and others, praying for leave to open canal,
from Winnepiseoke Lake to Merrmack RI
yer, motion was made that the prayer of
said petition be granted, on which motion the
yeas and nays were called for, and are as
follows, yeas 112-nays SIS.
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the PROPERTY pending TO be enemy's property,
~ whatever grounds the same maybe procee
ded against
An ordinance Of the King Of Spain issued
on the 23d IAN. 1895, psrmitte j the direct trade
ot-Spsnish Merchants to the coast OF Africa, to
procure negroes. to which effec, it WAS therein
declared, "that every Spaniarsl be permitted to
lit out ships for such direct voyages from any
one port or entry in Spain or her colonies in A.
perica, provided, the master and one half the
ere WIS Of such slave ships be Spaniar,is." This
ordinance was repeated by an Edict of the 3Oth
April, 1904.
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The q. S.frigase John Adams, having landed
Mr.. Erving, at L'OrieRt, was expected to sail
immediately for ST. Petcrsbusg.-nir. Ervias
had arrived in Paris. WAS to rernsin there few
days, and proceed TO copeubsgen.-BostonC Cen
tinfk.
BATON RoUcE, 29th of April, 1911.
Lieut.. colonel 4. NJ. Pike, of the 9th
regiment, u States infantry, is charged as
follows:
Charye-.-Unmili,ary and unoEcer- like
conduct.
Specification 1ss.-In presuming to pub
fish. or to cause to be published, to the
troops under his command at Baton Rouge,
ON or about the 18th Of April. 1911. a list of
the promotions aud appointments in the ar
my of the u. States, although that list was
obtained through no legitimate or authorised
channel, and its details respected every corps
in the army, and the general had not pub
lished it nor authorised its publication with
in the department of his command
Specification 2d.-In, presuming. ON or
about the 15eh of April, 1911 at Baton Rouge,
to assign companies to captain. Clinch and
Captain Overton. and in presuming. at the
same time and place. to change the titles OF
the companies, Housspn's and Nicholas, for
those OF Clnch's4& Cverton's. -.withour any
authority from t,,e general commanding,
and contrary to military proprie.y without
SUCH authority. - -r~,.~
BY order of the general.
). GIBSON, cap, and
Brigade insDector
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II MONSTER.

II serfenf of ertraord binary size, has been
recently discoUercd inth@ MISSISSIPPI ssvQmh
/eso miles a6oDe This piNagc. Ihave con
DerSed with three gentlemen ofungue Suon
able Deracity, zvho have seen il. Iney a
gree in their description. 4phich is in sub
stance, thar the Monster is in body consider.
ably larger than ordinary MAJ 6eauti-
fully stryied acith gold and green fich be
yond concefnsn--the Leng'h rs o, eccurafe
ty knozun, but is SUPPOSED 10 h. from, Is 70
IS feet. One Of Tie gentlemen zvith Sph9m
I converscd, shpt IT IL 7vifh Il rifle, qchei. IL
ennffrda Oery of,nsive mil from zuh,ch ne
suhhosed he had svoundeG IL. However, as
IL was seen the succeeding day, 1t is fiyesu-
mable thai Lfn svas 7vounded hr qvound 7cas
slight This is the -frss SERPENT Of such
large size, hare hecrd Of on tie 1AssiS-
Mithi.
We understand, that in the course ofthe
presenl week Mr.. Robert Smiths pamphlet
will make its appearance.
Bali. red. Ret
Merchants and others wishing to fit out
vessels direct from Baltimore TO France un-
der license, are informed thai the neccs-
sary documents can be ,ad under applica-
ton at the office of the French Consul in
this city.
June "a, 1911.
LOUISVILLE. (Ken.) May 81.
The following is an estimate of the
Boats, and their loading, which passed the
falls of Ohio, from Oct. S. 1910, 10 Nav
the 25th, 1911:
Boats 743, Flour 129, 483 bill. Bacon 6o4.-
ID. Whiskey 9477 bill Cider 2513 do.
Pork 1862 do. Apples 1915 dc. Oats
1920 bushels, Corn AZ, 795 do. Merchandise
S 355 624, Cheese 5I41 bill. Beans SOC do
Negro slaves IA. Plank l.4s3,I3O feet,.
Butter "a 6e1 Id. live hogs e08, Cider royal
1858 I'll Lard 465 Alp 10. Onions 2IS bill
Pota 1911 bushels Hemp $50 s62 cwt.
dry Fruit 268 bill Yarn and Cordage 1,I2O.-
153 Id. Fowls 1, 073. 1882, Shoe-Thread 1892
h. Country Linen $40 yds Horses 2o2,
Beer 277 bill. Tobacco 1911 hid. There
were a number of other articles too tedious
to be calculated
Mr. Bowman, the pilot at Jacksonville.
states that he has takes over log boats since
that time, the loading of which he has never
handed to us.
The pilots all agree that at least one third
as many more boats have passed during
high water. without being plotted.
New York, June %
ne bfI'Sh hIHUe MelampuS, was 10
miles southeast OF Sandy Hook, last e.
vening.
The people of Rhode-IslaDd are exemp..
ted from Poll Taxes, by a law which was u
unanimously adopted by the Legislature of
that state on Friday last.
yMeso .Al5any Steam Boar Hofe.
Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock
the New Steam Boat Hope, Captain Bunker,
OF Albany, started from Murray's wharf,
North River. tor trial of her machinery. &
sailing. with upwards of 100 ladies & gen
tlemen passengers, invited on board by the
politeness Of the captain and owners to1
make the first experiment. The Hope TO k
her course towards the Earrows, passed
round the frigate President, returned and
entered the East river, ssemming that rapid
current without the assistance of a sail
nearly to Corlasr's Hook and then return !
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FRIDAY, May 10.

Further proof was exhibited on the part
Of the claimant. The counsel stated that
Comas, the owner of the properly before
the court. had come up from Havana. and
having brought with him such documents
and papers as he was advised might be re-
qnired to obtain restitution the same were
filed without loss of time. That the ex-
pcnse and Inconvenience OF keeping in port
a cargo of the nature OF the present one,
had induced the party to produce the said
document. as the best proofs Immediately
at hand, IN order not 90 incur a further
delay of sentence by returning to Eavan.
ia toprocure further evidence.
The further proof ,xilihited, consisted
of a certificate Of M dc Isia, administrator
general Of the revenue at HAVANA, show !.
ing a disPensation made b. the king in 1893,
OF that part OF the Spanish law, which re-
quires the masters OF Spanish Cinnamon
To be Spanish subjects; and or some other
Qualifications md attestatons. showing tina,
the municipal officers both at HAVANA and
at Amelia Island, had for several years
past, mas. it a practice to dispense also
with that part of the law which requires
one half OF the crews Of such vessels TO con
sist OF Spanish seamen anI that the said
practice had cessarily been edop.ed in
consequence of the extreme difficulty to pro-
cure seaInen Of the later description to go
on voyages of this nature
The merits Of the further proofs having
been argued, the judge declared himself rot
to be perfectly satisfied as to the extent 20
which the court of appeals might be dispos-
ed to Interfere with the municipal laws of
Spain. on the subject of a trade of this ma :.
ture, since its abolition by the act @; Parlia-
ment: therefor. pronounced for restituti-
on recommending, nevertheless, an ap-
peal to their Lordships from the present
sentence.
The appeal was accordingly imm ediately
interposed and the property has been since
delivered to the claimant on bail.
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NIL the light houses in the u. S is now IS.
600 gallons Allowing for those now cree
ting, and two nthsrs. contracted for. il may
,e rated at $4,000 gallons. Admitting the
same ratio of saving tor the whole a. is found
in the Boston Light. by Mr.. Lewis's admi-
rable improvement, there will be an annual
saving of $3.50 gallons OF oil. which at the
averaged price OF ia cents per gallon will
amount to the prodigious saving of 2,622
dollars per year This calculation which is
now made from actual experiments, would
OF itself be sufficient reason for government
to adopt Lewis's plan throughout the whole
ut nur extensive coast but when we take
into viewtne i'm ense advantage of the stea-
diness. extension and brilliancy of these lights
both to the lives as well as property of our
merchants & navigators. the aggregate ben
eft to the community becomes incalculable
from It's magnitude, & can only be estimated
as great aud per nanent national blessing.
Bos. Gaz.
The schooner Fish Hawk, Lee, sailed for Sa-
lem from Jrto Rico, May %.
There now in Porto Rico, two Spanish
frigates, one brig, and one schooner fitting
out for La Cuayra. to attack and blockade that
port.-Sale.n paper.
MORE EIRING-Capt. Church, whose ar
rival at New York from S.. Domingo is mcnt-
ed in the Marine List, states that he beard
heavy firing on Friday evening off Lohg Is
land.
.s&& ,BosrofI, June 81.
=. a.. NEW BANKS
|: Yesterday in the Senate. leave was given
! to William, Gray and others. to bring in a
bill to establish New Bank in Boston and
to George rowninshield and Others to es
tablish New Bank in Salem. The votes
were 19 and 10. and the decision in the af.
firmative was given by the President.
The petitions for. the renewals Of the
Charters of the existing Banks were all
postponed. s,
The House last evening concurred with
Senate Isl to rs.
Wezo Hampshire Legislature, June 12.
On hearing the petition of John Sullivan
nd hnrS lie,
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ST. FRANc1sv1LLE, May SO.

The Mississippi is now much higher than
is customary in its annual foundations. and
con ;inues to rise. Something very remark
able in the rise of the river is, that whist
it wants IL or fifteen inches of being as high
here. as it was in 1909, yet It is several in /.
ches higher at New Orleans !; and know
OF no new embankments that could effect
such change.
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GuroRe.
Translated for the Whig.

% 4fPLII to
Reflor TO his Mayesfy the Emheror and
k7ng.
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, q. NJ. PIKE. 1t. Co.
b. G. W. Hampton.
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MORE FIRING.-Capt. Church, whose ar
rival at New York from 81. Domingo is mcnt
ed in the Marine List, states that he beard
land.
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We understand, n at in the course of the
present week Mr.. Robert Smiths pam phlet
will make its appearance.
Bal FED. Reh
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Merchants and others wishing to fit out
vessels direct from Baltimore TO France up
der license, are informed thai the neccs-
sary documents can be ,ad under applica-
ton at the Office of the French Consul in
this city.
French Consul's Office, :
June q, 1911.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-07
100 DOLLARS REWARD.

RAN AWAY on the 30th June last, from
the estate of Daniel M'Carty, deceased, in
the county of Westmorelan!, and state of
Virginia, Negro Man named JERRY, a.
bout thirty-fve years Of age, dark com plex-
ion, about six feet high, bad countenance,
and remarkable scar acl oss Els 10! e, ard
another on his head little above his fora-
head; he had on a homespun twilled yarn
and cotton round jacket and pantaloons.--
There is no doubt but he will change bis
clothes; it is therefore thought unnecessary
to describe them more Particularly. Itis
expected that he has procured pass, or
forged certificate of his freedom, as he went
from neighborhood where there are many
free negroes who write, and from whom he
might very readily obtain copy of their
pass. or certificate of freedom. 1t is conh.
IDENTITY expected that he will endeavor 10 get
to some OF the northern or eastern states.
He was seen short time since in the town
of Baltimore. Thirty Dollars will be given,
if taken in The county, and if out of the state
and secured in any Jail, so that get him a.
gain, the above reward and all reasonable
charges paid, if brought home.
Richd. Stuart.
N. 3. All masters Of vessels and other
persons, are eicby !orcwarned from harbor-
ing or employing the above described Negro
Mar, at their peril, or under tie severcst pen.
alties Of the law. r. S.
September 6 co
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-07
To the Lovers of Agriculture:
IN amhle md fertile field is presented.

N7ISHING to direct my attention to
w different employment than that Of
farming, offer to let, for a term Of years,
that VII U,18LE ESTATE whcreon / re-
side, and known as .dierander's Island This
estate is situated OH the south side the river
Potomac and in the lap of government; the
main road passing through has afforded to
travellers an opportunity Of viewing this.
beautiful and by nature productive farm -
This property, possessing the advantages of
three markets. Georgetown, Washington,
and Alexandria, renders it an object we'll
worthy the attention of the farmer. Any
farther commentary is deemed unnecessary.
as persons wishing TO rent it is presumed
will view the eetatc.
~ If this property is not soon applied
for, shall make arrangements for the cul-
tivation Of it myself, which will preclude o.
theirs for the succeeding year. Any incor-
mation will be given or applications received
in relation to the Island. by George Hash
ington, or myself resilient thereon
w. H. Washington
November 60