The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-15


could h;c,y rely. Various numbers, in iif-
'ero7t cisies throughout all the provincfs cr
states. have snifer d. so that il is net eavy
- secertsin the ole bus Nv the reports
OF suck places. IS G shos2 Caracas, Ls5ui
-, Scc. wS sEppOge the whole cannot a
! N runt tOicsy ttan 2 eco or 3 600 Il IS said
hey gene ally formed kind Of tr buaal or
t4ess uG Ortucate Europeans before ,enteuce
and that tAeY were shot by the military Of
| me FSt''ot OF Creole forces aud afterwards
their bodies were piled together and burn
L razy no. be improper h,re to remark,
thst the 81 tish FIST encouraged this
revolution 10 its commencement. aud more
part'cuac'v under the dirsc lion of tts ad
veutur ?, Fvaucisco Re M,rsrds--e man
now only known for his cowardice enc tre
chery-hut no sooner =eTe their interested
m tives affected by the change cf afSsi-s in
% spun, tran they set .heir faces against
the very revolution they had so strongly en-
courag q anti leftthe,n. sans cereuonie, to
shit for themselves rsy, further, the took
every step, in conjunction With the SPANISH
Cortrs. TO cTO-h the exertinns of tac co c ,
nistS for liberty, notwithstanding they had
so recently invaded Montevideo, Pueonos
AYres. &c. vhi5h must still be fresh in eve
nv mes memory, employing ,hs most forum
, idabie eXved;tinns without euccsss. but
where no''. we are happy TO hear, mild
! and WEI regulated republic is established.
lndependeot OF the mother country, and
"ns'Aintd by auv Of the fierce retsliatiohs
which disgrace the ether Republican provin
ces.
is, therefore, clear thtt tie origin oftAe
South American revolution II, ~ I've traced 20
that period when tne British ver- al war with
France and Spaiu, for ttey constantly urged
their enemv's colonies, - every io5 pcement
20 throw Cff the yoke of heir mother conn
~ which has now enyeuderCd such q Sc
ciao, war, that not ali the Combined power
Tot E'rope viii ever be be &c cuntroul f
very friend TO huGahi.y rust, however
deeply regret the excest C above mentioned.
which bear too much RESEMBLANCE % the
early part of the Tr nch revolution but
can we wonder wen Europe, civilized Eu
roTe, has set the b!octY e25lrpleI How can
we ioaS Tor any Ching else from their giving
no quarter, ana burying in the mines, their,
unhappy prisoners the patriots in this,
seem TO think with the revsngefni Shyluck
9" he lesson Won teach us. we VIII improve (:
" S0d Ii shall so hard wiki US. out We will
I" better the Instruction" ". Cffy Gaz.
HERMUDA. Msy II.
CAPTURE OF y. Ms. BRIG EPERVIER
Extract from the log-book IF the brig En-
~ w. ANN fl'Ntuo UldSttEg VINO S6IlCQ iron
Jamaica for this port ueder convoy Of the
sad brig Epervier, and witnessed the en-
gaEemeut.
brig Emily-Friday, 29M April, lat. II,
J o. nor h, long. 10 40, west, by accounts
cur courses being north with the wind SE
IT a. vi. saw two strange sail bearing n
n. w to whom II. ~. brig Epervier, Tour
commodore gave chase, and shortly after
made the sigaai to US for an enemy in sight.
whom We discovered bearing w. S. w.
~ 9, the Eperyier gave up chasing the
ships ahead, and hauled his wind to the
southws-d and westward, 10 order to en-
gage the enemy, whom we nov plainly per
-eiyed to b. an United States ship of war,
having An essgn AT the fire top IN s.-head,
one a, the uizen, and another st the gaf an
and w'.h pendant on tire main.
At Is A M. fhe Bperyier being within
pistol shot TO windWard of the enemy, ex-
cheng brcadsides With her The EDervjer
being or the arsoard and he enemy on Il e
startoard tack. On the clearing away of
the smoke, w saw the bFg'S II ain top sail
yard down or the cap, aud having to ap-
Pearences suffered muCn ~ her rigging
so much so as 20 prevent her staying on
attempting 10 do which the enemy poured
7st terri bic rskiug broadside into her.
At 10 -, both vesses running eff the wiad,
he action became more general, but tue
Bnervier evidently gctting the worst Of il
at so, she became 2 complete wreck,
and to appearance perfectly uumansgeabls
She however continue firing at intervals.
until il IS, when she struck The enemy
did not appszr 20 have suffered much in
mas,s or sPTs bat fronfthe confusion on
board her imD ediateiy sitter the first broad
side, we Conclude her loes la men muet have
been severe. ht1l she hoisted oUt her boz
~ take possession-but whether she would
72ve TO des-ToY the EDeryicr or not, we
could not co1jecure. When the Epervier
So led, soc hsd iargs quantity Of specie M !
board. The cceTy is = large block ship. /
with good DIAL Of sheer-snd from the n /
most inCessaHt csonoraGing, mast be cf much |
superior force 60 tire Epervier. An r..
". on The 30,h b. the ioZ. VIC lost sight Of
'o'h vessels. Emily distance at the cow
neorerneri OF toe aceion. was two or two &
d half miles.
Ihe flag that took do1yn the Russian Sc.
.rrary, re'u~.ed yesterday ~ u O'Clock
he proceeded down ID FanEier Sound
where l9id ,i'e ADM -P- saip. There had |.
."cn NJ reinforcement ~eceived ~ them
nc- Jest 2drccs Passed Pstuxert YEA !
eTlCr. lid al lh-re rua o-..- I