Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-04

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in favor OF the establishment.
The Liverpool, 80, Captain L. A. Collier
was expected 10 sail Yesterday mornin. from
Portsmouth for the East Indies, TO relieve the
Ma.iciou me. Captain rurviS. MIR. Edye, late
If the dock-ya at Pembroke, proceeds with
Commissioner Upton To TrincOmalee, and
thence Ia Cochin. on The C0rOmandel coast,
Tor the purpose OF contracting (under the di
toctiOus oi tie ComMissIouer) with the native
builders the,e, for the building of six small
irigates, on the plan OF onr old sIoops oiwar,
with some improvements. 10 mount 81 suis
each. TrDcounaIse is 10 he Used only as "A re-
paiiing yard.
$50 square miles Office have recently been
detached from the eastern Coast OF Ga eenland
and the neis i'h0ring regions oi The Pole. This
r;iaSS had rendered that coast inaccessible for
IGO Wears, but at present they can penetrate
with obstruction as tar as latitude 50. "Ihis
5reaaing up OF the Polar lees" says IA letter
from Copenhagen, accounts for the continual
tempest from the south cast. it'll heats storms
aud very electrical state OF the atmosphere
which, during three years have caused us in
Denmark TO eNrerience hot winters, aud cold
humid summers.
MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
july Give are happy to hear that the au
dac.,y of the pirates who have during the
last year SO mnch interrupted the trade ofthis
country, under the pretence OF kos,ilties he
tween Spain and her colonies Has at last al.
tracted theatiention of oar governments; and
that orders have been issued tOs bi imy those
offenders to Justice. We annex copy of
what we uDdeist stand to he circular order
Ia our admirais on foreign stations on this
important ssbject, and we have little doubt,
that they will not be slow i'm carr,in.: these
instructions into effect. as they have been eye
Witnesses OF the interruptions to which our
trade has been exposed by these marauheis
and which we have been so often obliged to
notice. Our readers will see that of course
these orders do Otapply To the bona fde ships
oi any state or government whatsoever, but
Only To those who make pretence o, tue South
American troubles, to carry on a war of p,uu.
der upon the trade of all nations, and particu.
iariy os That nation whose llade is the most
important and extensive.
" W hereas, we have received Information.
that nnder color of hostilties subsistinr be-
tween bis Catholic majesty, aud certain pro.
vincrS 'or parts CT provinces i'll Spanish Ameri-
ca, divers armed ships vessels, not belon ging
TO and htted out and set forth in the dominions
OF ms Catholic majesty, or the said prov imces
or parts fprovinces, but having, or pretending
TO have, commissions of war or letter of naruue
ttom ms Catholic majesty, or persons assuming
To exercise the powers of government of the
s"idkpIoVinces parts Ofprovinces in Spanish
America have committed divers pra teal acts
and outrage, against the vessels and goods of
ms maJesiys subjects you are hereby autbs.
Tizeu ana required 10 issue Instructions to the
commanders of The ships and vessels under
Your orders, on credible information of any
piratlca act or outrage committed on the hiyh
seas on any British ship or goods by any such
armed ship or vessel aforesaid, 10 seize and de.
tain any such armed ship or vessel, and send
her, together with her master and crew in safe
custody, to England or 10 some port in his
maJeStys colonies, where "a courts established
Tor The trial OF offences committed on the high
seas, tos ether with such Witnesses as NAV be
necessary TO prove the act so charge 10 have
DeeH committed by such ship or vessel in or
der that the master and crew who may have
committed any such piratical act or outrage.
may be dealt with according 10 law"
we have received the supplement to the
in anti al - 81, Dn,l.
tanning the official account of the naval action
mat took place on The 2itiiotf Cape st. Mary's,
between the Havana convoy aud small. TO-
INA OF lnsurgeut pri'aieers. The Spanish
convoy LETT Cuba on the 9th May, consisting oH
% sail OF merchant vessels, destined to various
ports ot the Peninsula, under CONVOY of the
briSs OF war Alerta, Vengador and Recaiista
aud Corvette Diamente, the Commodore. On
arriving OH the coast OF Spain. their number
was reduced TO twenty three, viz 10 ships 8
brigs, schoOners, and3 polacres, most OF them
stouiiy armed On making Cape ST. Maiy's
me convoy was attacked by an insurgeht ship
and two schooncrs, and the official report as
may De seen from Tie annexed literal transla.
ton, states that the action lasted Two hours
On the 2iih inst. oil Cape 81. Mary's the con.
voy had an action with the Insurgents, who
attempted TO cut off two vessels which had
fallen TO leeward, for which reason the Dia.
nente fell nYon them with heavy fire, which
lasted two hours, against Two seliooners Tone
OF considerable force) and a ship-havius co.
The Dlamante made signal for he other
ships OF war TO accompany her, but tie little
wind, and the dulness of The vessels prevent
cd Tie brigs from being as near they could
have wished. The Diamante ran along the
enemy's line. liberated the captured vessels
aud fastened on the independent ship leaving
;he schooners to make towards the CONVOY
| which was considered ..iost advantageous. as
| by this means the war-vesseis were able to
| come into action. The Vengador and Recalls.
| ia thns succeeded IN beating one of the schoo-
nerS, obising her TO fly in dIsorderIy man
ner. The Aierta placed herself asierm OF the
| Diamante. firing OH the large schooner bur al
| The arrival of the Darviz, heavy armed Spa.
| niSh merchantmen, who also placed herself
! aslern OF the Diamante, the privateers sheer.
| Ell OIL The convoy bein:: onre more collected
| III order To prevent any captures, the Iudepen.
! dent ship made sail 10 the south west and the
| schoOners TO the uirdward, placing them.
| selves astern Of the DamaBte. III Tie night
| they MADE a second attempt, bnt were repuls-
| Ell by the Aierta, who covered the stern Of the
| DiaTanic, and remained in SIGHT fiil the lat
| ter had heem joined by the Diana Supposed to
| be another vessel OF war that met them Our
| loss has been small On board the VeRgadUr,
| one man wounded on board The DIamamte
| one killed, one wounded, and several bruised
| OnI rigging has been roughly haBiled. but the
! Insurgents are gone of dieddfuliy Tighten.
| ed. aHd with great deal OF loss, iOr they were
! seen repairing their damages from on board
| FAC Dianianie, changing their yards rccying
| rOres, aud, III short, the shio n great deal cut
NJ, as She was seen mcndins her stern and
| 0ihei parts.
The feet under Admiral IE1llowell, which
| has bt eu nearly months on q cruise. prluci.
| p.lly tor tie purpose Of exercising tie iuen ou
| hOiFd, is 10 return home the end OF this moatI,
| letter, dated from on board tive Lee 20 gsn
| ship, in the latitude Of The Western Islands,
states HAT this vessel with all the other ships
| ia company, would reach the Channel on tic
| 25tn July. The crews of all of ibem are repre-.
stuted as beng tired OF the operations oil
board. No vessels fcm The Mediterranean
| had been allowed 10 have communication
wiih tie fleet, lest iishould be infected with
the plague.