Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-02

ST. Bartholowcws, where. il appears az ~
ras.ement Of mutual convenience has been
made with the governor others, for small
ports ia the West Indies, and some even tor
thc ports OF the United States. Two privateeTs
which lately arrived al this place. have CARR
cd on their deprcdatiOps TO "A most fuisOuS ex-
,eut. One ofthcn called la Fortuna. former
}, the Fourth OF Jniy, has captured from to
- Portuguese vessels, among which are the
Raynha dos AMOS. from which She took ost
SS2, coo a large ship Of 2d9 tons, called the
Monte Aleera, loaded with a cargo valued ~
halt milien of dollars the brig Nasgo ia
Cana, and Don Juan SeNto, valued at 100, 900
dollars each, besides other vessels of less va.
IuP. Another prisateer called La Irresistible
which LETT THIS place in January last, returned
few ,'aNs ago, having piliaged, Destroyed,
aud saAen. sail ct Portuguese vessels. among
which werc3 Indlamen of great value. This
lf',ateer Is said To have brought into this port
upwards OF = 200, 900 IN specie.
The Portuguese coR>ui general has com
menced sundry suits 10 endcavor 10 procure
tue restitution or some OF this property. He
Is sid 10 have attached quantity OF specie
deposited la one OF the banks aud 10 have
iiDellcd large Portuguese ship aud cargo,
which lately entered this port as prize 10 the
Fortuna. He has marco, er directed prosecu
tens 10 lac undertaken against the reputed
owners of the privateer in this city, To recover
the value of fonrof the captures and the Judge
OF the district court has ordered them TO give
bal each to the amount of $50 900 doll - :.
:. The affair has assumed Il serious COM
plexion, andif The Consul is successful. as can
scarcely lie doubted, must from the magnitude
of the claim, be attended with almost certain
ruin to The parties aud ~ Obably TO their bail
who. il is said are liable 10 the full amount oi
whatever may he the recovery against the per.
sons prosecut ed-there being in this respecta
difference between the admiralty law and COM
mon law. The same per>ons have also been
arrested upon CRIMINAL charge of violating
The act OF congress in .ittnr out the privateer
Fourih of Juiv, and have been held 10 bail by
order or the Judge, to stand their trial in No.
fenberUeAt. y. Y. Er. Post.
Extract Of letter, dafed Burlington, Vermont,
September 10.
Tn Saturday last, man, calling himself
, john Brady. was detected in passing counter
felt bills. ajtended las examination before
Mr.. Justice Russell. Brady stated, that Ire
was from The state of New York, but could
give no satisfactory account of the manner in
which lie became possessed OF the Isousy i'm
question and was OF course committed to pri-
son. The bills were of The following denoni.
nation on the bank OF Hulmesviiic Penn
: Io-On the Piaftsburgh bank, 8 Son the
Mechanics bauk, New York IS Son the Pha-
nix hank, Hartford, So. The exact amount
found in his possession, | did not learn. Most
Oh The bills were well executed, particularly
those on the Hartford bank. ANY person at
all conversant with the signature OF Mr.. Sill
dell, could easily have detected the no,es on
the Mechanics bank.
On Monday evening, while several persons
were employed in sinking we'll for captain
Gideon King Of this place, the sand cayed in
and nearly buried one of the workmen. He
called TO his fellow labourers 10 dig round him,
but before any assistance could be rendered
the sand gave way second time. aud covered
hlm abont i6 feet. Every possible exertion
was made 1--WE hours, when lie was found
standing erect, but the vital spark had fed
The poor fellow has left three small children
To lament his death.
Yesterday, in passing from ST. A bans, was
overtasen by one of the most Tremendous
thunder storms i ever Witnessed. Several
persons were strnck down by the lightning,
but none, as far my information extends,
were materially injured. Just as l entered
Georgia, the lightning struck the barn ofJudge
Bliss in that place. hi few moments the
building and its contents were in flames; and
III an hour were entirely consumed The barn
was filled WITH hay and grain. Com lido.