Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-09-07

is probable the year 1916 will h..
this remarkable designation. that there hs
been frost in every month of it. 1t is ce,,. a'
more sudden and extensive changes of .,
weather from hot to cold is not reco,lerta,
by our oldest citizens than has occurred =;
the passing summer.
We mention, for the consideration of 49,,
Meteorologsts and Weatherwses, Tn.
observations have been made at the Or.
Observatory at Milan, with the P.uy;,,,'e
ire. from which it appears that since ~
introduction Of the Conductors, ipve,,n,
by our Franklin. into Italy (I773) ,S
quantity of ram has increased one fifth ny,
the decrease of the heat, or the col,,n-a
of the earth, has been in the same ns,'
portion.
In every part of Europe, the late snr;,.
and summer were nearly month bacte
ward ofthe common years--and the FL.
of rain his been unusually great. Ti6 =
From The Boston Pai,adiun.1
Captain Obear, from Calcutta. sa;,.,
April z, and from the Sand Heads ~.
18th. 'e
On the 18th of August. latitude IS. In,
rituie 90, Captain ODesr was fired at aod
brought too by privateer schooner una.
English colours. After beng BOARDED sb',
run up the Spanish flg. Captain O. wss
taken on hoard, ard detained some DIM
but his treatment was civil--the p;rs,s,
plundered him OF very fine yawl boa, .
top-gallant mast, our speaking trumpe,
&c.
Ehe commander stated. that he mil,
wanted piece goods and specie-but he wa,
assured that none of these art cles wers
On board-the reason he gave for "a.
king what he did, was that he had been
been chased in the Mona Passage, by two
gun briggs, and was obliged to heave over
his boats, &c. to escape and that the dav
previous, 1.-TWO other privateers in Comma.
ny,) he had lost his main top mast, whi,e
pursued by frigate, and had separated
from his companions. Same day, he had
boarded ship from Batavia for Boston fno
doubt the Clarissa.) In return for the boat
taken, the privateersmen gave Captain O.
an inferior boat, taken from the ship VIM
keis. OF Philadelphia, about a week pre.
vioue.
The captain of the schooner appeared N
be creole Spaniard, and he had a blac,, ,
fellow for an interpreter. He made M
conceaIment of his object in cruising--that
he was tor rich booty. whatever Rag protec-
ted it. He said he had on board fifty or
COY e'iouoaiu @oiidTS IN specie, taken from
different vessels. A Spanish homeward
bound Guineaman had been captured bv
him. plundered and given up.
He expressed his fears of falling in with
British vessels of war, and of being captr-
rcd. and his crew brought to trial for their
lives From some remarks made, it was
evident that this privateer, or one of her
companions. [mentioned above was the
vessel which plnudered the Trim, from
81 Obes. The brother to the commander
had been wounded in the arm, by some per,
son belonging to an American vessel which
she had plundered.
capt Obear was unable to learn either
the NAM of the prvateer, or her comman.
der. She had long gun on pivot, with
several carronades about 40 or so men
were on deck, many of whom spoke good
English. They stated themselves to be
weeks fcom Carthagena, and Capt. O.
bear was shewn her commission, made out
a: Cartbagena-probably. however very
old one, if not forged A number of the
crew appeared to be we'll acquainted with
the names. &c. of different merchants in
several ports in the u. S.
Capt. Obear brought Calcutta papers to
April 4.
Admiral Billie, appointed by the Danes
Governor of their possession at Trinoue-
bar, arrived at Madras, March 81. and
proceeded for the former place.