Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-20
WEST-INDTES.
C,,ryacoa. Dec. 81.

BY an arrival from st. Thomas we have col
lected the following tems,of intelligence
French frigate had arrived at Port-au-
Prince from France, with proposals from the
king and request that France might enjoy
free commerce with the Presidency of Hayti.
The nature of the proposals we have not
learnt, but understand they were not acceded
10.
4 French merchant vesselhad arrived at st.
Thomas, from Bordeaux, said to have 80 900
stand OF arms ou board.-Several officers, who
served under Bonaparte, among whom is the
Istaid de-camp of Mrrat, had also arrived at
tim, island. 1T was supposed they would join
the insurgents on the Maine.
Three sloOpS and felncca, one from Mar
-ariita, and tie other from Aux Cages were
crui2in~ of Saint Thomas, which were
constantly ANNOYING the Spanish trade with
that island aud St CroiN.
Sir Gregor M'Gregor was still at ST. Tho
mas on The l8thISt.
The following is an abstract from Journal
kept by a.entienan on board the American
Sclr. Friendship, Shain master. from which il
will be seen that she was four times detaiued&
twice plundered during her passage TO this
port
Sailed from The Delaware on the It'll Of Nov.
Nothing material until Sunday, December l :.
lat. 80, 30, long. 90, 80, at 10 A. NJ. saw three
sail about { leagues distant, bearing 6. w
they werestanding east, they then altered their
course and stood :. =. T. About half past =
theN came mp within about miles ofus, and
y.
the shot fell short. We then hoisted our CO.
Tours, and when they saw them they showed
English colours, and fired III us another gun
" c then stood away before the wind. The Sc
cond brig then fred al us, hut his shot also fell
snort. e ran from them nntilhalf paSt3, wheu
finding atthey gained upon us very fast we
hove too the foremost brig then came up
within quarterOfa mile and fred a welldi-
rccted shot. which fell within 10 yards OF our
quarter. TIC then sent his boat on board with
Il each Of flem Drmad viii I af ~, 4
cutlass, and began piundcring the vessel of
small stores, live stock some chairs n pair of
pistols and some clothing. They were two
briggs and ship; one of the briggs mounted IL
guns; the force of the ship and other brig
not known. They told that they were Spanish
merchantmen from the Havana hOnnd to Nal
aga. ~ about ) p. NJ. they left us, and stood
to the eastward.-Monday, Dec. 2, spoke three
Spanish ships, one Il letter of-marque, they
were from Havana, bound to CadiZ. We told
them that we had be0n plundered bv three YES
sells, which described. they said that thew
were from the Havana, bound to The coast Of
Africa. one was the brig Malaga, the other was
called the Monserat H. off ST Thomas
was boarded by felucca. under Spanish CO.
lourS; she was not more than 20 ton but had
on bSard about 50 men. They took from US
beef and pork, a barrel of bread, and our boat
&c They also took captain Shain'S watch *
several articles which do not recollect. They
gave TO capt. Shail an order, which reads as
follows -
To his Excellency the Governor of Cura-
Goa. Pay TO captain Shain or to his order, for
l barrel of bread, q geese and one boat had bv
his Malesty's fellucca Franco, on cruize off
ST. Thomas, the 18th of Dec. 1916.
For Don Antonio Gulzalo,
LIABLE LONGMAN, LIST 1t"
Dec. Is, off Bonaire at IL o'clock. saw twelve
sail, soon made them out TO be Ships and 7
briggs two brigs stood forns and one of them
fired gun; we hoisted our American colours
ana stood for them they hOisted Carthaeeni-
Ill co!ors. At +. NJ. they came close alongside
and sent their boat on board; they told us thew
were from Aux Cages they examined us close
ly, and then sent captain Shan on board the
brig. Having examined him, and finding tina I
we wore not concerned either wi sil patriots or
royali.ts, they hoisted Spanish colors. and said
that they were kings vessels looking for the
insurgents. 1t is impossible to say what they
were. They treated us politely.
we have hut little news ofimportance to communicate
10 our readers this week. From Ia Guayfa we learn
hat accounts had been received Caracas OF Friday
last rom Gen. MOillo announcing ms arrival az Truxii
10 nom ST. Fe escorted by 251 cavalry the remainder
81 ms army, under Cai2aca having taken the route to
BARNES, where the advanced guard had arrived The re-
Gmen otNiciOria, commanded by Col de Ia Tore cor
sisng of l000 men, days march in the renr of
CaLadd. Reyes Parques, in san Fernando where
ne lad been I'VE times attacked by The Independent &c
neral Urdaneta, but succeeded in repulsug him each
iIlne, ana "h9 was supposed have withdrawn in con
sequence OF the approach SOC ROyas;s under CORN
IL Is computed that the troops Of The King tins an.
pIoNlmaiig towards the capital, amounts toneaTy To-
900 men.