The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-30
Nnw-OnLEAvs, March 81.


Drought into this city by guard of marines from
The Bayou st. John, on a charge ofpiracy,& e,m
United toiprison. They were taken few DAYS
60 near Pascagoula by the boats of gun vesse |
nnder the command of Lieut.. Merrill. When
the boats We're an pursuit of them they threw o.
Verboard their arms and ammunition, fearing
Gas they nilcdge) that the persons in pursuit of
them were Spanisrds, and would send them 10
che mines.
We understand these men had belonged to
The French prvateer which was off the Ba!ize
about two months since-but becoming dissa-
fished with the commander, they procured a
l0ng boat, and sailed to Pass a Loutre where
they procured arms, &c and proceeded on a
cruze between Lake Ponchartrain, Mobile and
Eensscola-overhauled several vessels and
plundered them.
Arrived on Sunday last, gun-vessel No 1863,
~. d Nicholson, commander, from Charlie ston,
with Baltimore built schooner under French
cuors, having two sets of papers, prize taken
OFT the Balize. She has been libeiled on charge
OF smuggling slaves into the territory, and had
arms on board.
The population of Mississippi territory is as
Sertained to be as followss
Free persons s2,2s4
slaves 17O8s
Total 40 352
increase 81, 500
Was raised in Hopewell township, Cumber.
land county, West N Jersey, by Isaac Whea-
ton, HOG weighing 800, W.T. o.. 6 Id. and was
Killed on the 11th Of April, 1911. The fat from
.ne entra'is 20 Id. He measured eight feet from
the end Of the nose to the root ofthe tail seven
feet four inches round the body, and three feet
10 inches high.
PARIS, Ian. 90
:. BY an Imperial decree dated at ThuijIrries
Jan 23-The Brief of the Pope, given at Savo-
ma on the 30tb of Nov. 1910, and addressed tn
the Capitular Vicar and Chapter of the Metro.
poiitan Church of Florence, commencing nv
these words .-DiLecte fiji, sai4fes1, and conclud
ipg with these BeaedictioHent beynaaRentey inn,
aerdmnr, is rejected as contrary to the laws If
the Empire, and Ecclesiastical discipline The
publication OF the said Brief and the giving IL A.
ny execution directly or indirectly, is prohibited.
and those who shall be proved to have by clam
destine means encouraged, transmitted, or com
Inunicated the said Brief, are directed Tn he
prosecuted before the Tribunal, and punished a =
guilty of crime tending to disturb the State bv
acivil war.
NEW YoRK, April %.
The United States frigate President, Com
Snodore Rogers, went to sea early yesterday
morning.
The election for Gov. of the State of Rhode l.,
fsnd has terminated in favor of the Hon. WIN
Jones, the federal candidate. He was opposed
by The late Gov. Fenner. 1t is said that the
whole of the Senate, AID majority Of the house
of Representatives, are federslists.
An additional duty of 10 per cent has been
imposed on all cargoes imported in American
vessels 10 the Island of Trinidad, exclusive
OF the former port charges, tonnage duty, &c.
lhe ports OF Caracas are said to be under
actual blocksde.-Whig.
Nav YoRx, April %.
Capt. Pindar, of the schooner Fairy, arrived
here yesterday in IS days from Laguira, in.
forms us, that on the ID March, a new Con.
gress was formed at Caracas, under the direc.
L'cn Of Gen Mrahda Several Deputies, from
:aisccss. have arrived in the Fairy on their wa,
= Washington.