Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-18
NORFOLK March |

We learn that there is gang of villains
VOW III our Borough, who are endeay or
ing to further scheme of The most dia-
bolical swindling, by putting into circu-
lation Counterfeit Notes of 500 and $50
on the Union Bank ut MARYLAND, Henry
IaSsom, President, 6, Il. Higgnboil,anl,
Cashier-and of Philadelphia Bank OF
$500, ID. Lenox, President, q. Campbell,
Cashier.
A gentleman who has seen several of
these notes, informs us, That they are so
nutest scrutiny, unless by q direct COM
parison with the genuine notes of these
Banks.
One oflhese lIarpies BIZ the name of
Is already unprecedented,
from whom, il is hoped, discovery of his
accompliccs will be drawn
We look to our Police, on this occasi-
on, Tor such vigilance as may bring the
whole of these wrctches TO justice.
March 10.
An officer Of the United States NAVY,
VINO was on the spot when the afIairtool,
place, autlorls.s us 10 say, that The &C
count ofthe Fracas between the British
and Americans at Messina," which took
place on the 10th September last, copied
INTO our paper day or Two since, is, us
we then believed il TO he, i'll lis most es-
sentlai particulars, Totally destitute of
| truth, and III minor points infolcrably ex-
aggerated
Thus o, y object in publishing il Is en-
tirely answered, as thereby we have eli
cited from quarter having knowledge
of the facts, such information as com
plctely establishes the truth Of the Aine-
1ican statement of this affair, which we
published some time since.
While we are not disposed to crafty
those, who from idle curiosity only, are
desirous to know the particular authority
on which we assert the incorry clness OF
flieBritlSh account of this transaction, we
are perfectly prepared TO answer lie en-
qulries Of any gentleman who NAV lie
disposed to call i'll question the correct
ness OF our informaDt's declaration.
Ne'o- York, MTch 8.
FROM OUR SQUADRON INTEE NJ sDrrERnA-
MEAN.
Lieuienants Bel and Norris and Mr. Handy.
reached town this morning from Newport
where they arrived last Monday is the lrigate
Java, Com. Perry, rs DAYS from Gibraltar
Ihe latter gentleman is the bearer ola trea.
~ OF peace between Algers and America
The terms are nearly the same rs those of the
treaty cohcinded by Commodore Decatur; with
tue single exception that the article which adj
united American prizes, aud no others in time
of war, to enter the ports of the Dev for shell
Ter, is omitted; aud the Aisegnes have given
up the claim TO the brig, which we restored to
them, aud which was afterwards capturcd hy
the Spaniards and held.
The Java LETT the squadron, under tile com
nnand OF Commodore Chaunccy, at Port Ma
non, on the 18th of January. The sloop Of war
tiIe, Captain Gamble was to sail neNt day for
hlarseilles. The Ontario, Captain Downs. was
60 sail for the United States, i'm tlifce DAYS
Tue Peacock, Rodgers, was to sail for BARGE
iOoa III two or three DAYS. The Java sailed
from Gibraltar the 18th of January and fell in
~itn on her passage several vessels in distress.
-1u supplied them with provisions :; the names
9ur informant could not recOllcct-one was
snIig from st. Ubes for Boston, and another
from Gibraltar tor Norfolk There was 10
news at Gibraltar.
Office Of the Newport Mercury,
Monday evening, March3
Latest from the .HcditeTraqeaa-arrive1 this
gay, Us. frigate Java, capt Perry. from the
Mediterranean, and Sc days from Gibraltar
+" 'Sdin that the Dey of Algiers had agreed
~ acknowledge the treaty concluded with him
ny c0nimodOre Decatur. The Java has ON
ee.dIu dispatches for government and the rdti-
~, neu treaty, whichhave been forwarded to Wash
,ngtOn. The whole American squadron, with
.ne exception of the Alert and schr Hornet
,t,e at Port Mahon, Jan. and left tie Alert
a.,l schr. Hornet-Ihe slsop Of war Ontario
TaS 10 sail from port MaIion in ten days after
wy Java for the u. States.
New-Yoy1, DTcrch 10.
p By ihe arrival Of the schooner Young
,.uioia, III u days from Porto Rico, We
earn, that two Spanish figates and %
,.annsporis, having on board 1000 men,
rived at AguadiIla Oh the 18th Of Feb
,u'y, from Spain, bound to Mexi-
-. letters received at Boston from Glib
,~,'d, OF January 90, state, that Flour
as sly, and uigt Rigc had risen 2opc