Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-17


opportunity presents for their leaving the
Colony. Since the receipt of the above,
the aforementioned voluntary declara-
ton OF one of the party has been trans
mitted TO His Grace, in order TO ascer-
tain more fully his pleasure on the sub
ject.
By the deposition alluded to, it appears
that schooner called the FLYING Fish,
commanded by one Jolly, sailed from
Aux-Cayes, in March last, having a crew
of is or IL men: that she afterwards pro-
ceeded to another port, and took on
board thirty blacks, and sailed, as Jolly
declared, for the purpose OF going to Mar
garitta TO procure commission, but,
instead of doing SO, went on a cruiZe,
during which she fell in with and board
ed British ship, and took from her two
large six-pounders and some powder
Afterwards came up with Spanish brig,
formerly the American privateer Deca-
tur, which she captured, sent a prize
master, &c. on board, and ordered her
for New-Orleans they remained la com
pany fourteen days, when the Flying Fish
separated, and the people on board the
prize mutinied, and insisted she should be
carried into st. Domingo, and they were
apparently steering thither, when il was
arranged, agreeably to their wish, to land
some persons on this Island, and the boat
put off with them, and they went ashore
at Fort-Stewart Wharf, st. Georges, on
the ID instant, and the boat was ordered
to return, but the crew refused, aud they
were all apprehended and lodged in con-
finement.
There can be little doubt, from the a
bOve particulars, that the Flying Fish
was complete pirate, and that the Bri-
fish ship, from which they took the two
sIx-pounders and gun powder, was the
Cyrus, from this port pound to Charleston,
which vessel we have already learnt was
robbed by pirate, of two guns and some
ammunition.
Rear Admiral Douglas, has been pleas
ed to say, that he will give directions for
the above persons to he brought round to
this port by the first convenient opportu-
nity.
The Marathon mentioned in our last)
sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 9th
March, arrived at st. Thomas's on the
Goth ultimo, and left it on the 2Sth. On
Thursday sennight, off the Isle of Vache,
she was boarded by schooner privateer,
under the Independent flag, the boarding
officer from which stated that she be-
longed TO squadron of seven sail, and
that they had recently captured Span
lsh schooner with 5000 dollars on board
They represented themselves to be much
IN want of provisions, but Captain Crosby
was unable TO supply them with any
The above schooner fired twice at the
Marathon previous to boarding her.
OH st. Domingo, about 10 days ago,
the Hope was boarded by the Patricia
brig, Captain Taylor, under the Venezu-
elan independent flag, and treated po-
iItely. She had two schooners i'm COM
pany, which she had captured the day
previous.
The ship Isabella, Thompson, from
London, and sloOps Sarah-Ann, Taylor.
from ManchioneaI, and Pitt, Burk, from
tins port, have entered at the Custom
House at Morant-Bay On the I'd inst.
Abacoa ointabouf seven or eight leagues
distant, the Isabella fell in with the Pa
trfota brig, of Id guns and $50 men, Com
modOre Tayior, and learnt from her Com
mender that he was cruizing solely d
gaInst SpanIards, and that he had taken
possession of the schooner Sir George
~ GiregOr, having ascertained from the
Kingston papers that she was pirate.
lie also stated that the principal resort of
the pirates was Porto Escondido, or Hid
den Port, in the vicinity of Cumberland
BaTbOr, Cuba; and that he intended to
make an attack with the squadron under
his command on Porto Rico, having had
previously slight brush at that Island.
He particularly cautioned Capt. Thomp-
son 10 be aware of small schooner pri-
yateer without tep-gallant sails, which
mad been h9vering near the Isle of Vache,
as she paid no respect to any colours,
and would even murder the people she
captured. On the 4th instant, the Isa-
bella fell In with the Rfieman brig, in lat.
IL, Is, long. Sc, and communicated the
above to her.
a Dutch ship was, few weeks since,
captured Oft the Moro, near the Havana,
by pirate under CaTthagenian colours.
They robbed the vessel of ten thousand
dollars, and about sixty thousand dollars
worth of dry goods. They stripped the
Captain of his wearing apparel, tied him
up, and beat him with a ropes end. The
crew were set adrift in the ships long
boat, but arrived In safety at the Hava-
ma. The ship was set on fire and burnt
Extract of a letter from 50. Thomas's dated
The 25th April
Several Danish vessels have been cam
tured by the independents, for breach
OF the blockade on The coast: The cause
OF this, however, may be accounted for
as follows A Danish man of war brig
lately captured and sent into this port a
Sarthagenian prVateeT, with regular
Commission from Brou and Bolivar, and
she was condemned by the Government:
The Patriots are therefore retalatiug.-
We had accounts yesterday of the cap
ture of the Danish sloop Lady BOntein,
from this port bound TO Cubas, with
yaiua BILE cargo of dry doods she was ia
ken by. the brig Patricia, Commodore
Taylor"
The Spanish brig Brilliant, and schoo-
ner VeegadOr, lately arrived at Havana,