Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-28

der any prefence " h1sever.
CCRAcOA, April Pa letter from ST.
Thomas Of the LIST inst. SAYS" We had
an arrlva! of ship few days ago, with a
number oi English Officers on heard, to
join The Independents on the Main"
Wclearn. by an arrival from Porto Rico,
That two Spanish men of war, Il brig and
y ship, arrived at Aguad,!la OH the ll,h
inst. bound To Vera Cruz and also. tina,
i fetucca from Vera Cruz, bound 10 La
Guyra with specie, arrived there on the
iGih, and had very marrow escape from
capture by two pinatecrs, which had
been crazimg daily oil that port, but had
Just gone ont at sight as the ie!uct IA ap-
pToach al the harbour.
MAY 2.-Che prIvaieer that has been
Tor some time towering OF, this Island, has
overliaued several vessels both outward
aiid inward bound We irarn by some of
the latter, tina; she is Il remarkably fast
sailing schooner, carried two long ! 5 pour
ders, besides other guns, with compile
mcnt of no men. She lately underwent
a complete repair in New York. and is
new OH her first cruize. The captain has
declared that he will take all the money
he can find on board any vessel he fails
III with, 10 matter What flag they are
under; and also, That he will plumber
such vessels ofproyisions, or otherartic!cs
he may he in-wani OF.
An arrival on "Wednesday from the CITY
OF 81. Domingo, confirms the report Of
the capture OF SANTANA by the Patriots
The Spaaiards III the City of ST. Denim
go were about sending OIL 200 men a against
SANTANA.
BY an arrival from Antigua we learn.
that Brlon arrived there about the 10th of
April, with three of his squadron, having
on board 80 or 30 mules, bul which were
mol admitted 10 an entry, IN consequence
OF their being an board OF armed YES
sells. From thence Ia went TO ST. Eusta.
tia, landed his carg", aud afterwards pro-
ceeded Ia ST. Bariholomews, where he
bought very large armed ship, for which
he is said to have paid 90, 900 dollars. On
the Goth, he was al anchor with seven or
eight sail al the Five Islands, (uninhabit-
Ell rocks lying TO leeward OF ST. Barlho-
mews)
May l6.-The Spanish brig Manuel.
OF IL guns 3nj 35 men, Jaune Corona,
master. bound to Barcelona, in Spain,
with cargo of cotton, indigo and cocoa.
sailed from Puerto Cabello on Saturday
last, IN company with an armed brig and
schr. and about noon The same. day, fell
IN with the piraiicai vessel which! has Civ
4,
and schooner i'll company supposed 10
be the Two Sisters, Of this port, lately
captured. The privateer having brought
the Mapue! TO action, the other brig ana
schr. made off. and were pursued by the
Two Sisters. The engagement lasted
from O'Clock in the afternoon ill nearly
sunset, when The Manuel having caught
fire unfortunately blew up. The priya-
ieer was AT that moment IN The act Of
,hauling off, having lost her bowsprii, and
sustained much damage in her sails and
rigging. Eigh! of Tie crew ofthe Manuel
escaped III the boat and landed al Bonaire,
from thence they were conveyed TO this
Island In the government schr. Dolphin.
Which arrived here on Tuesday last. In
running down from Bonaire, The crew o,
the Dolphin saw two schooners lying a,
Little Curacao. supposed TO be the prna-
tecr and her coDsort.
The same privaiecr has also captured
Danish schr. called the Diana, from
Porto Rico bound TO this Island, with
Cargo of tobacco, the master and crew
OF which were on board of her during
the engagement with the Manuel, and
state that several of her crew were pick
ell up by the boats Of the privaieer, I'M
medialely after she blew UP and sunk.
These people together with the crew of
tie Diana, arrived here in Il small sloop
on Wednesday afternoon.
MAY 2S.-We are told, that an En-
glisl!man who arrived al La Guayr;,, from
81. Thomas. informed the Captain. Gene
raj that he had seen Brion's feet, consist
ing Of IL sail, AT 81. Eusia,la, bound TO
the Spanish Maine, which. he Intended
10 blockade. Brion had minated TO the
comlnandant of ST. Thomas, that the
whole Spanish coast should be hereafter
considered under a state Of the striclest
blockade, and that all vessels, not except
ing Tie Danish, would be made lawful
prizes OF IT engaged in any intercourse
with the Royal Ports.
letter from admiral Brion, dated at
the Five Islands, the Est ulf. TO gentle
man at ST. Thomas, says" The last &C
counts state that our army had been in
creased by 1909 men, and calculate
by this time they are about iO, 900 near
The Caracas, not including The forces
under General Paez and Cedeno, and ,ny
presence off the Coast will, hope, con
Guide the affair with the Royalsts. The
only refuge for the Spaniards will then be
Puerto CdbellO. am about enforcing
a rlSid blockade with my squadron, viz.
Flttoria, alag siIp) 36 guns, Two coTvettes
OIL "a guns, and.various others of less ca
lIbre, independent Of smaller vessels. In
iew days shall be on tile Coast"
Extract from a Despmch from admiral B,i-
or to Tie Con,niGidam at So. Thomas, d.
ted the LIST nH.
a" Being IN those seas with the greater
part OF my squadron, agreeable 10 Or
derS, inform your Government that the
ports of Cumana, Lugnira, Puerto Ca
belio and Maracay 10, &c. in The posses
sion of lie Ro,alisis. are declared in a
state Of blockade, 50 that your Excellency
may give notice of the same 10 the Mer