Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-07

piicity which had hccn used towards him
by both. he did not long hesitate III the
course which he orglt 10 pursue. I'M
willing 10 lIarrISs by an unprOtilable con-
fest, a people whom he came 10 benefit,
in contraction with the friends who had
accompanied him from Virginia, on the
4tll Of September, he threw up bis COM
mission, embarked enboard "A small scli0o-
ncr for Wilmington y. G.. at which place
he terminated liis earthly career, regret
ted b. all who had All opportunity ofes-
tiinating his worth. The evening preyi-
Gus 10 his departure from the Island, he
was waited upon by the general, at bis
quarters, where he had been long coniin-
eel by sickness. and informed that il was
utterly impossible for him TO keep posses
sion Of the Island much longer that his
stock at provisions was nearly exhausted
and lie had no means of obtaining d fresh
supply. I'm short that the EXPEDITION a.
gainsi the Floridas must inevitably fail
as there we're no resources 10 support il.
The author having brought down his mar
rative 10 the 4ih of September, 1917, has
little more tO add. Ii he is correctly IN
formed, upon that evening general Nc
Gregor resigned The command of the ar
my, end colonel Irwin, "a native ct Pennsyl-
wanna, WAS elect ell 10y the officers, in his
stead. OF the supposed views and oh
Jects OF those who stiil remain on that Is
land, 1t docs not become ihe author of
this narrative particularly To speak. They
will be best developed by their actions.
lie cannot, however, believe that their re-
sources VII! enable them 10 extend their
cOBquests and he Is very certain that
they have mol sufficient military talent a.
mon. them, for great or splendid atchiev-
mentS. IL, as some have conjectnred, A.
melia Island is 10 be held only asa nest
for tie numerous privateers, who al this
day infest Tie seas, every .;;end of hunia-
nifty must rejoice To see Il broken up. The
deinoralizing effect, Which such depot,
so near TO the United States, would have
upon IFS citizens, Is much IL he dreaded.
The horrors of this system OF privatecr-
ing, as carried on by cruzers under The
Pdtriot flag, ought 10 be exposed to the
psblic view by some able pen. The mar
rator has had some opportunities of esil-
mating the character and views of per-
sons engaged in this traffic, and he is con
vinced that Mammon is the only god they
worship, upon who's altar they would sd
criiice.w hole hocatombs of their fellow
citizens.
80 @''~'f'''N''' NV''P"'J
AGAIN.
We deemed IL our duty OF the 10th ult TO
state Certain circumstances respecting the pa
per of this Company--tor, If, under such cir
cumsiances, tie Press does not raise its warn.
ing voice, IL would be az " empty brass and
tlnkling cyn,bal."-It is every ones duty TO
sound the alarm in such cases but perhaps pc
culiariy OF those who have the press under their
care. Ii IL an unpleasant task TO us but We
shall not shrink from il. Ii is one which we
do not seek but we will noi shun il. Towards
the President and Agent Of that institution we
had TO personal feelings. We had never seen
them; norheard OF hem until they were thrown
into the jail OF our city. No mans heart could
have been frcPr from malice than when e
pernei the article We allude to We barely
stated tacts,a We heard them and left to 9th.
eTS 10 judge cf ihenI.- Bat enough of lhis-
Dir. Kay, the PRESIDENT of the Company has,
however, come ont with an athdavit-We lay
II before orr readers, with a few statements by
way OF comment. Let the world Judge!
NeSsrS. Green 8 Hayron. lFrede1icksLgrcl
wl c1lire Tie persons Interested b, inserting the fol
Corporation Of FisdcricGs6a,ig to ,cit:
This day, pei soDay appr sd hcio me George ". H.
Spooncf Justice oi The Tor he Corporation Azure
said ANDREW RAY a0d 'cug sworn on tile Iiolt Evan.
gest, soith That r is The President The
ing Company OF Baltimore: that sad Company have A.
ways paid their engraved nCtes GemandD when pre-
scented at tnsir Warehouse M. d. Howard street Ba
more 'hat said company have always had due
them iof goods sod or on commas sion, ia the state OF
Virginia, thaG The amount OF contracts made, promis
SOY notes issued IN said stsie that the has
IN operation ahoritwo years and obtained charter
the Legislature of Hmvlsnd I7ib December past
that the 10 in the Enquirer Of the
instant, as To the sovenCy Ot the company and their
bsIiy To issue engraved paper tried in Washington
by mutual agreement, June last, before the Crcu,,
Cont of the Uuled States and that said trial the
Court delivered their opinion THAT the Company had ar-
ihority o issue engraved paper in the mentioned
and further. thar the sniVecy OF tue Company WAS prov
| ed az the same time.
As the Company ordering either ehairs or timber To
bought with their paper IL is utterly false Tn nef
In
aIonDt ufihe Company, and directed by :em
To issue the Conpans with said goods for such
solely for the brneiit Of said Company, be trans
ned TO them that the Manufacturing Company has
given employment 10 men, women and children, many
! whom might otherwise have smtrTed.-Gven under my
hand ibis 2O;h day of September, 1917.
GEORGE y. d. SPooNER.
We premise, that all the facts stated in our
| publication of the 10th. are true with The ex-
| ception of one, into which we were led by err
roueous information viz. that The notes tley
! had pat into the hands of IA merchant " ere - 10
he disposed ct for such articles as lie could buy
iOr this paper say, wheat, timber, chairs &c.
for their benefit" The following letter from
the merchant will set this matter in its true
light:
"Isi Oct Isl7-Your favor ~ the sa,l ut /. now be-
foreme. nay eft in my hands S2saO which he wished
me TO lay out in such rTndnce as could Obtain
price, for he benefit Of the company. Tie put
IA Richmond were account, with promise II
they were not good Ike them back which, have done
except SEQ which have moi been able procure. had
nay OF tHc company, ana nave
returned him his paUer except the ;S25 which have d.
iected my brother. who lett here last for Rich
rond so ger and forward them TO NE, may be entire
| ~ clear of him.
" As fpr the kar,e amount of goods purchased II
In This way Some time last spring he my house
IN Fredericksburg, and informed OF his domestic
g0"ds told him SHOULD leave fredei sOurg ia The
course nf'c summer, aud about to the
mercantile business, and should won't sucl goods: and
Ia the course Of the spring ordered Of their goods
which they sent RE, amounting To- brtween three aud
fonr hundred dollars have settled with ,,, and have
receipt ia fuu for the fam.."