Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-10


he says, The same dlv, about noon, he
caused fire privately to be set to several
great ediiiccs of the city. nobody knowing
who were the authors thereof, much less
Oh what motives Captain Morgan did it,
which are unknown TO this day. The fire
increased SO that before ght, the greater
part OF the city was in a faaie. Captain
Morgan pretended the Spaniards had done
it, peFceivins that his own people rejected
On him for that acton. Many of the Span
iartis, and some vi the pirates did what
they could. either To luench the flames, or
by blowing up houses with gun powder
and pulling down others. to stop ii, but in
vain for in less than half an hour it con
sumei whole street"-p. 1879.
Such was capt. Henry Morgan, the ".eai-
klnt" and " disinfercsted' hero of the
learned ciitic, whose attentiS has been so
forc'bly drawn TO my Journal. OF Ann
Banney, his other pattern of nautical ex
0eileucr. have not been able to obt in any
particulars. Such bright examples. in
deed, are less familiar to US on this SIDE of
the Atlantic than on the other. | should
presume from her name, however, that
she was OF English origin. and no doubt
belonged to that c'ass of British officers for
whose actions the edi or of the above men
toned history says, in his preface, he will
not take upon himself to apologize, since e.
ven in the most regular ibritlsh) troops,
and best disciplined armies, daily cnorm-
ties are committed, which the strictest vi
GLANCE cannot prevent.
The remarks OF the editor are indeed
correct, and his whole book seems to shcw,
i'll his comparison with the later records OF
British hcroisni, that although his naval
country men, of high respect. have in SINE
~.
laid aside many OF their ancient propensi-
ties.
am persuaded, sir, that you THINK with
ne, that have shewn Il great del of pa
uence and forbcarance. How I have de
served the resentment o. English;ncn, |
do not know, unless It was bv doing my du-
ty TO my ountry but in doing u, ! eatlea-
vored to make the evils OF warbear as
lightly as possible on tit indiv. duals who
l. / in my power. When hostilities ceased
between the two countries, they ceased
WIKI me, until my indignation was reused
by yhis fresh attack in the Quarterly Review,
noted and approved of in the Naval Chron-
icie of March, showing the correction still
existing between my old enemies, the serb
blers, and navy officers.
Ihad hoped, that the late war, by max
ing us better acquainted with each other.
"Nui' h'AFS A'iHNi- uS iSoP-Nl tdtil .olHtT
the more /; but it really appears, that the
breach between us grows wi,er and WIDER.
We bear the Aoggings we 6 during the
war, without muyWur,F & ; why should En-
glisnuen be less patient than ourselves
Nay, we not Only bore their triumpns on
the ocean, but we let them crack their
jokes at US on the 5 rpentne river, without
campaigning. We have. no objection to
th~ir amusing themselves in any such harm
Tess sports, but, for Heavens sake, and
their own, let them cease their abuse for
while they labor to disgorge the venom
md spleen which are engen1ered in their
breasts, they only proclai to the world
the modification which ranklcs there.
| thHnk y"u sincerely Tor the present
you intend tne-7nd ! shall not regret the
abuse that has been bestowed on me, since
1t has b eli the means of putting me in
possession of 50 disgraceful an evidence of
the folly and m.~ c.lity OF the Brush co.
verament. sly what they will of me and
OF my nation. shall be content, while I
posst IS, and while they &no7o possess, the
gifted T9fies # lhe eur memorable battle
JMe Serne7tne.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant.
d. PORTER