Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-16

powers, which eYipce 10 iiteofioI, Off,
'1i'upt'hg our commerce, or violating
ne treaties that are now in exisfc,.ce .
we nave, indeed, already recognized tbe
principle OF excluding The Barbary CRUZ
sefs from The sras that immediotefv Yasb
our own shores; but there seems IN he
no satisfactory reaspn for throwing on
aus the exclusive or principal bur
Gen OF CHASING them over tie ocean ard
s9ni:niug them within the limits of The
NieHherranean, solely for the protection
Oh Hernian, Danish, ar other commerce.
RUSSIA, which affects TO be The puard;.,n
OF the Northern States, possesses a mn
r'he fully adequate TO support her claim
10 the tue of their protecircss, az Ieasi
nom The barbary corsairs, and France
enjoys :nar,ti'ne force Which could
aouhuess assert the freedom of the At
hih'ic from sach intrudCrs. WHY then
s.ouid application be made almost exclu-
siVeiy to Great britain, 10 undertake. :,
task Of character sufficiently od;ora
from IT'S principle of despoiis,n, s. which
must deprive her ofwhateyer ADVANTAGES
she might expeciio derive from any trade
on The coast OF Rar6ary? While these
corsairs actfowar'is US With rood faith,
we should seem IT, huve no more right 10
conilne them within the Mediterranean
than they have 70 exclude us from If 80
ccpf, indeed, such right as Tie posses-
sion ofsuperlOr force ma, be Supposed 70
confer OH us
FROM many quarters we receive ac-
counts OF the inunAaiions caused ily thr
great rams on the It'll instant. ri kai-
sctsiani the Rhone rose very hisla, and
carried away the old bridge. Gn lie
same day The lightning, during yioInrt
lail storm, struck the Castle al Baden.
and Killed schOolmaster o. The name of
hoiier, u very promising youpg man Who
was Standing d! an open viHt0w, obsery-
ING the temp tsl.- dra@ Cae J5tkg 8.
LIVERPOOL, July q.
At is stated that the Spanish govern
ment has presented to ours IN official re-
monslranoe against permitting Hnyl;sl,
Otlcers to JON the rebels IL Sonll!.An,eri-
ca Inc answer asserted TO hav% been
gwen, IS, uiat no such proceeding fxs ia
ken place with thc counicnanCe Of tle
British government anu thatif a,Iy I'm
glisli subjects should be taken, lie Suam-
iards might deal with them accordingly.
IL may be recollected that we soFia tue
since warned the individuals, who hot
Oh engaging IN such enterprises. that ll.ey
would offend against the law of ua,inus
and might subject themselves Ia ra";,,,
punishment lftahen. To shed the Hood
OF man, Is no light affair: il is not 10 he
engaged IN rs speculation Of private e.
moiomeni, or 10 crafty avid 4 capricious
spirit OF adventure. An EngiisilE,s
owes his HE to bis country bnf If he en-
Cages asa private individual, unauiliori-
sea by his sovereign, in foreign contests.
he is no better than hired bravo. ana
equally punishable by The laws llunlgm
and divine.
The Dey of Tripol has presented tie
rnnce Regent with such remains of am
nqniy as are movable at ebyda, which
Is famous Tor being the site CT Carflaec.
inc Weymouth s,ore-ship, Mr.. Turner
commanding, is now oil her voyage thi.
ther, Tor the purpose OF receiving and gar
rying TO England, those ancient rnonn-
mems, winch are represented as hiriiiq
curious and illustriouS oftlat once sUien-
do capital. Ii is stated that he Dey las
oieTed protection, as far as his authority
extends, to any European who is wiling
10 10 attempt The Journey from Trjpoli to
lombnctoo. This, however. Wiii prove
but irIfing, as the greatest danger exists
after quitting his territories, as tile road
lies then freely across The Great Desert
and Which is by far the most perllous.
through sea of sand, and the scarcity
o. water, besides attacks OF wandering
Ai"lSIateu loF TIE CN1gieSi0n G2Zette.l
Fr0in tie Harasg Dia7.y, Aag. Is.
Tie lntendant ofiIe 4 fIay and ROYAL
Treasury, Oh seeing the desire Of His
Majesty, of HE 23d June last. which de-
ciares The cultivation of al kiud Of To-
bacco 10 be free in this Island las issu-
ed the following Decree:
The Sovereign Decree Of the Esd June
last having madeits appearance n self
manifest form, by rs oficial Insertion iD
the Gazette OF Madrid, d. reprinted bers
III the Diary CfGoyernmenf whereby iho
cultivation, sale and trade OF ali Kind of
Tobacco are declared free in his island
although /, may mol enforce all its legal
provisions, as long as If is not received.
notified and circulated With the usual soz
lemnliy il is, however, directed that
the regulations heretofore carried ON
in regard TO ihe penalties ON seizures
and conilscation of Tobacco, are actgaliv
suspended, and shall not be aoplied (bave
no force IN The cases cccagred. OF which
may occur, since the 2lst Of Ills nontl.
when the poyal Decree aforesaid was
hrsi publ ,e.i III this CITY.
Ordered 10 be published in the Diary
and notified to all whom il may concern,
RAMIREZ.
Copied PETER CARAMBoT.
Bavana, August 70, 1917.
(Diario ofGovernment, No. 237)
RUSSIAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
Translated for The n. 7. CoIniabiqq from
he f,Oylgcysgf s5s5. Tygv.,.fs..y