Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-28
Dea,. Sr,


write 20 Won from Naples, whilst
in quarantine. They kent rs in quarautne y
days from the time we left Gibraltar. The day
af:er we got prai'Gue, sir Pinkneyt2 his suite
went on shore-'vs fred anatoaa. salute as he
left rs, and marned the yards Of the squad
rom. lie has becn presented 10 King Fcrdi-
nand and it was generally supposed, he would
ohsatr an acknowledgment of the iStness of
his demands, but that tie government was too
poar t. pay IL at present. BRIG and a schoo-
ner which the Ncap0i,ians captured from US
arc here IN the Kings service.
twas reported here that the American
squadron had como 20 attack the place and
ths,the i.saf@cted soldiers, consisting of near
~, II not quite all, would join us. Tbs, howe
We. siransa - may appear to yOr was so conf
denly helieye@ by the soldiers, that an Austri-
an ~ tein, III company with several officers of
his Hat Oh, observed 10 one OF the officers Of
this ship, that he1ioped he should soon lave
The pleasure If fighting auler the American CO.
io1rs, and requested HIM to get tie COmmo-
co@es permission tnr his company to come on
board to actas marines.
Immediately op oar arrival, the government
is,uf / ar order that no ;,cTSOn should come OFT
90 N.Y ~ cns ships without having previously
obfaiued permission from Tie police Office. III
the visitors that come to see OuI ship cxcept-
ing the government officers. were attended bv
al officer Of the police. Police boats we're kent
between our squadron and shore the whole
tine They brought roo every boat that had
not police officer i'm if. Three indies of fhc
town who had the I,ardihood to come on boar
the Erie, III violation Of tie prohibition, were,
on their return on shore, seized and committed
70 prison, where they remained when we lefl
the place /; orr boats were CLOSELY watched by
the police. The whole Of our feet Joined us
hcfe at different times--tEe UnitedStates arfi-
we'd about week previous 10 orr departure
immediately OF her arrival, the king sent lis
chief officer OF marines on board, to inform
Com. Channcey, that twas an old and estab-
lIshed custom of the port, that not more than
i've men OF war of any nation, E0t in alliance,
offensive and defensive with the Kingdom Of
Naples, should lay in the port at one time and
as We had SIX, TO request the Commodore to
comply with the custom Of the place. W!leth-
OF this was really the custom Of tiie port, or ii
uCSsc in the government, originating IN fear.
do not pretend to say positiycly bat from hat
l have before stated, think the latter tie
case.
As all the vessels of our squadron arrived M
different times, they might have taken tie a.
larm; and their fear may have pictured to them
two or three ships arriving weekly, fill orr
squadron became 50 large as 10 defy all oppo-
sitiOn. They might likewise have Thought,
that the Commodore hadDrdcrs to act offensive
~ in case of refusal 10 our minister demands.
The Commodore not wishing 10 have any al
tercatIon OH the subject, ordered the Erie 10
Bdia, famous hOinan port. destroyed by an
earthquake, aJoutli miles 10 the westward OF
Naples
We lad lie pleasure Of seeing a slight O.
lrytonof Mount Ncsugius Wilde AZ Naples,
Tie lava should Judge rose about 100 feet
before Il fcli and ran down the side Of the
&l.onntain. Naples abodudS ia 50 many ancient
:, iOstics fiiatj shall uofevcn attempt to give
~ licl Of fbea,. pOmpeii Hcrcilancnm.
Airgiis tomb, however. rank among
tb1ur Sac natural curiOsitieS is
- Wis. Tile sdy OF Naples is thought
n ( in Tie world, both for size and
A,auds 81 rbia aud Catira, the
nan history Jay on the outside
lions Of italy you will fud
perfect paradise. But