Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-21

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l'arba-y States, was on board the Washington.
II was the Commodore's intent ten to proceed
to A,gers, to insist upon the ratification of
the treaty Will the Day, and to blockade lis
ports in case of bis adherng 10 his .ieler,.ii-
nation of not rat;tying it, without the brig q.
war, lac demanded, was given 10 him. Ii was
the general opinion, that the Dcy would per
sist IN his demand, which would render a re-
in'orrcment OF our Squadron absolutely meccs-
| sary, 10 carry the blockade riwidiy into exc
cution from the moment Lord E<,nontl,'s
| squadron lett aigiers, the t,gerines commence
ed repairing !heirtortiiic tons under the direr
ton OF able foreign engineers w.i;c., are near
ly completed. and the defects which Lord
i-Nmohth's attack pointed out are perfectly
rSrished. They have also erected furnaces
TO heaye shot, so that the place NAV he cen.
slucrcd very strong. In fact the Alrerines
already say" let lord Exmouih come again
il he dare
The Dey has purchased several vessels or
war, and is actively employed in re establish,
ing his navy
WcaiSo lcarn, that the Spanish Government
were making great cxertions To retrieve their
affairs in Srsth America and that General
o. Donuel hal arrived at Port Saint M,rvs
WIN a part OF Tie troops (abOut5',GJ men Jie,
tiite" tocompese astrons expedition o i;nenos
Ayres, tromwhicli the most flatiering results
to the Royal cause ara expected.
From the impoverished state o the treasury
and the deficiency of military supplies, soaie
months must probably elapsc before tbs ok
petition can be fitted ont
S0rniSh Patriots. BY the arrival Yesterday
of the schr. Felicity, Capt Smart in 20 d,>s
from St. Thomas, we learn that accounts had
been received there from the Maine that the
Patriot army under Gen. Mtiregor had ,Ie-
teated the l<oyalists in three different engage
lnents, IN tue eastern part of the province of
venezuela. Generals trdaneta aud Ricante
had arrived at Caliposa, with 5000 men. All
the Spanish inhabitants had removed their
property from Porto Cavcllo and La Cura
and scat it to Curacao.
Commodore Bryan, having under his com
mand one brig and two schooncrs with Gen.
Bolivar and his troops on board, sailed for Gu
mana, about the 9Th OfDec. 1t was expect
ed, that Gen. Bolivar, on his arrival on the
Maine, would be appointed commander in
chief of the Patriotic forces
The Governor of the State of Delaware, in
Passage 10 the Legislature states the alarm
ing deficiency of the crops in that state. aud
urges them to pass Il Resolution requesting
Congress to prohibit the expectation of -four
and grain.
PiGttsburei, Jan. g.
Gen. Bernard, Com. Macdmou:h, and CO.
lionel Totten, left this place on TUESDAY last
for the Southwark.
RALEIGH, January Il.
MAJOR General j.: u. Gaines passed through
this city the first of the present week. His
anxiety ia meet his family in Georgia prevent
ed his tarryin@ longer than one evening.
We are much concerned ~ state that the
Lonisbnrg Mail Academy. together with a well
selected library attached TO the seminary.was
consumed by fire on the night of the sth inst.
1t will, however, be gratifying to the friends
of this iiourishing and well conducted institu-
ton to learn, that tue trustees have provided
convenient house and contracted for the
nfr ~ thnr t..af 4,
by midsummer.
I,,land navigation.
A Gentleman of varacty informs that n
Schooner carrying 500 barrels, lately passed
from Norfolk, through the Dismal Swamp ia
Euehton In THIS state. STAR.
The Missouri Gazette, of Nov. 80. CON
tains the following article
We have repeated accounts from the
county of ST. Charles, of the intolerablt
insolence of the Sac Indians. They hum
in the midst of the settlements, and plum
der the citizens with IMMUNITY. Some
time ago, they deliberately took down The
fence ola farmer, and drove into his corn
field number of their horses. The own
er of the plantation had JUST returned, ant
drove the horses out of his field, and re
paired his fence, which he had just fin
ished, when the Indians returned witt
their horses, again threw down the fence
and drovea greater number of horses into
his field, threatening the farmer with in
slant death If he attempted TO interpos.
again.-liow long shall we remain expo
sed to Indian rapacity 2"
st. Louis, Dec. IA.
Four loway Indians were committed Il
the prison of this county few days ago
as horse thieves. Ii appears they were
taken up near the river Demon, with til,
horses in their possession. 1t is mucI
feared that our citizens will be driven to
| hostilities with the Ioways and Sacs, a.
their depredations are becoming more fire
quent and vexatious.
| The Cherokee and Usage Indians latel,
closed their differences by a treaty o
peace. The Cherokees complained tina
their people were robbed and murdered
| by the Osages, while hunting for thei
support. The Osages contended, tina
! they only defended their hunting grounds
from the aggressions of the Cherokces
that they and other tribes were in the ha
bit ofstealing their game; and they would
| treat every tribe or nation as thieves VIII,
committed depredations on their lands
| but in order TO prevent future acts of sc
verify, they would give the Cherokees
| tract of coHntry commencing at or neal
| the Frog Bayou, on the Arkansas, ION tn,
late line drawn between this territory anl
the Osages y from thence up the Arkan
| sas To- the river Verdigres thence up III,
| Verdisres 10 the upper rapids ofsaId river
thence east to the late line about mid-dis