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

10 men, late the Perry privateer, which
did SO much injury to the trade in the
British Channel in the late war. She had
276 slaves on board.
TEMERARIo, Is guns, 80 men, fitted
for carrying 600 slaves. but had only 40
embarked, she being fortunately captured
at the commencement of her humane traf-
fic. She did not surrender to the Bann un-
til after an obstinate contest, and she had
had every sail and yard shot away. There
we're no papers found on board her. she
hosted American, and afterwards Portu-
guese colors and had likewise red flag,
(called a flag of defance) with her name
upon it.
SAN ANTONIO, Portuguese brig. with
GOO slaves on board. She took her cargo in
at Camaroon.
NosTRA SONORA Del CARMEN, Spa
nish schooner with $50 slaves-and Spa
nish schooner with 400 slaves. This YES
sci sprung leak abaft, bore up for Sierra
Leone, and was taken by the Colonial
cruiser and the Bann's boats.
All the above vessels were captured,
trading. in violation. of treaties. to the
Northward of the Line. Before the Bann
Yeo. had arrived there from four month s
cruise. Capt. Fisher has arrived in LON
don, it is imagined. to lay before the Lords
of the Admiralty detail of his proceed
ings, and the information which he has
obtained upon the subject of this abomina-
bic and more widely spreading trad.
July 13.
Madame Catakni.
The Official Gazette of Berlin, of the
20sh of June, contains the following ar.i-
Gle -
Maria Catalini was born at Sinigaglia,
in the land of the Church, and descended
from an honorable family. She was placed
early IN Convent, where she remained
till she was fourteen years of age. Her
voice even then was so surprising, that she
was applauded whenever she sung in the
choir with the nuns and on that account
her singing was prevented. lest her vanity
should be excited. Her talents developed
themselves SO early, so rapidly, and in so
peculiar manner. that at the age of Is
years, she appeared with success at the
side of Marches 81 and of Crescentin. At
this period, the Court of Portugal collec-
ted, at great expense, several Virtuosi at
Lisbon. Catalina was invited at salary
of "a 900 crusades, (12 900 crowns) She
remained four years in Portugal, and then
travelled through Spain and France, pro-
ceeding to Englan where very advanta-
geous proposals were made to her. She
sung at Madrid and Paris. In the first of
these towns. single Concert produced
$500 louis dor. At Paris she gave a
Concert, for which the tickets were a
louis each. She remained eight years and
half in England, and never did singer
in that rich country collect so abundant
harvest. Her B nefit Concerts were w nth
r,,o e
the considerable pre- sents that she received
for Pr vate Concerts. She left that coun"
try which was to her a mine of gold, for the
purpose Of going to Pa ris, where the King
has granted her the privilege of the Italian
Theatre. She is the spe proprietor & direc
tress of this Theatre, which, during her
absence, has been confded to the cele-
brated Paer. She wishes to visit her
native country, from which she has been
so long absent; but in going thiher, she
performs great circuit, as she travels
through Germany. and will give Con-
certs at Hanover, Hamburger, Berlin, Dres-
den and Vienna. Madame Catalini is about
50 years of age, but she seems younger
because, independent of distinguished f.
CURE, she has beautiful Roman head. She
is so modest, with such talents, that she is
called La Cosa Rara.-She has been mar
ried Il years to M. de VaIlabreque. an old
officer of hussars, but she has resolved to
keep her own name of Catalini. while she
continues in her profession. Three chill.
dren are the fruits of her marriage, of
whom two were born in England, and the
third in France"
July Ia.
AFRICAN INSTITUTION.
The West-India and Commercial Inter