Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-16

places beyond The Cape of Good Hope. |
writer in the Salem Gazette, states that |
the number ofvessels belonging TO Sa-
lem which have left this country daring
the same period are 90 ships, barques.
ana lie origs, averaging 290 tons ofwhich
number 10 nave returned to the United
states, VIZ: 2trom Canton, from Calcut-
ta, ana from Batavia discharged their
carsoes IN DSslon; I from Calcutta III
New ort; from Calcutta and from
SnniI'Ta, III Salem I from Manila, 3 from
rI,natra, ana i from Batavia, proceeded
10 Europe with their cargoes on board
l6 ships, l bark, and II briggs are now alb
sent on voyages TO India. Nearly three
millions Of specie dollars have been carried
away lii said vessels.
In tue District of Maine, the lumber
trade is very brisk, owing to the number
OF British vessels which have come after
cargoes.4 Boston Pat.
Wtfktnsons Memoirs, are nearly ready
tor publication, and are to make their APP
pearance about the second of December.
The work is to extend to 1000 octave pa
ges, besides an Atlas of IL maps.
Daily Advertiser.
-I'hiiddciphia, Nc,. II.
II seems To be now seriously apprehen-
ded, that our differences with Spain may
not be amicably adjusted.
On Wednesday last, in the MAYORS
Court, came on the trial of the Widow of
Captain Carson and her Mother, and their
associates, for a Conspiracy against the
Governor of this State, to force him to
grant pardon TO Lient. Smith-and a
bout SIX o'clock, on Saturday evening, the
Jury returned Il verdict of Not Gmhy.
P0niSon.
Communicated for the u. States Gazette
Extract ofaletter from Newt Orleans. dated
2d of October
we have Just received the following
intelligence of the total destruction of
the formidable Carthagenian. squadron
OF prlvateers commanded by Aury, who
had formed an establishment amongst
the rocks of Matagorda 1t was com
municated to us by person wl.o,was on
board the fleet and witnessed the whole
scene.
Our informant states that lie sailed
from this port for the HAVANA i'm the
Spanish ship Felix, and off NIatanZas
was captured by Il Carthagenian priva-
teer and carried TO the TOrtugilas, the
rendezvous OF these privateers and their
prizes. That IN the space of eleven DAYS
SIX pryateers arrived there with their
prizes, consisting of seven Spanish YES
sells, and a Dutch schooner that was
bound from Providence to the HAVANA.
That they set sail with their prizes, for
Matagorda, and despatched one of their
schooners, the Bellona, to Barataria to
land her lieutenant, who was to proceed
TO New-Orleans TO give information to
the merchants that prizes were OH their
way to Malagortla, and at the same
time to get money TO pay the men that
had been recruited; the BeIlona sailed
afterwards for Matagorda, but having
missed the port. fell in with Piraticai
schooner called the Petit Napoleon, that
sailed without any kind of papers. com
mapded by a Frenchman called Francois.
lie offered to pilot the Bellona TO Malta
gorda, and succeeded i'm getting her info
portaifer great difficulty, as she touched
oil the reef'and was so much damaDcd
as TO become quite useless. Five DAYS
afterwards the convoy of prizes made
Its appearance, and OH attempting to ret
them in they were all lost excepting two.
That in order TO save the articles that
had fioated ashore, Auray made the
crew and the prisoners work in the most
cruel and inhuman manner; that the con-
slant bad treatment which he gave them.
added TO his having deceived them, for
when they enlisted at Santo Domingo he
told them they were bound on cruize.
that the prizes were 10 be sent to New
Orleans, at which place they would re-
ceive prize money-this had exasperated
10 such a degree, that they resolved
TO mutiny, and they carried their plan
into execution on the night of the 9Th of
September in the following manner
The crew of the priyateer Criolla. con-
sslstlng OF about 20 negroes, commanded
by captain BeileSarde, commenced by ty-
ing down their officers. The CAPTAIN of
the Bellona hearing the noise, sent an
officer in boat to the Criolla On ap
preaching her the negroes hailed him.
and inquired if he intended coming on
board, and answering in the affirmative
they ordered him to retire, but persis-
ting in his intention they fred GUN at
him loaded with Grape Shot, which killed
every soul in Inc boat. The 1nutiny
then became general IN all the other YES
sells, and the negroes on shore who gar
rlsoned fort which Auray had con
structed TO defend the port, being alrea-
dy prepared, as soon as they heard the
lire from the Criolla, proceeded TO An
ny s-tent and summoned him to surren-
der, he disregarded their threats, and i'm
the act OF drawing his sword was shot
through the body by one of the negroes.
and fell mortally wounded; they then
secured all the officers of the priyateers
and they gave them vessel TO go where
they chose they collected.the arms and
and all the affects that
were IN possession OF Apfy, and shipped
them on board three scEooners. and
Mere TO. nrnceed with flieir hn1,t.. e. q.