Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-19
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WEST INDIES.

II. always is 10 censure The conduct of
public characters, il is particularly UNI
pleasant 10 speak with Misrepresentation of
him 10 whom the honor of the British fac
is in any wise entrusted.
OF the urbanify of the Admiralat pre-
sent on this station, we have heard with
pleasure. Courtesy of manner is no less
suited to the quarterback than TO the ,raw.
ing-room and the naval commander who
unItes refinement with bravery, deserves
and obtains peculiar commentator. To
tins praise Sir Home Popham is entitled.
he Is, We have heard, a gentleman of
literature: he is known also 10 be both as
siduous and ingenious.
These Just Acknowledgements TO the
Rear Admiral will secure This article from
the suspicion of having proceeded from
motives either personal or otherwise un-
worthy. But there are considerations of
public duty, paramount to any feeling of
respect for an individual, under the i'm
pulse OF which ii would be eulpable to re-
main silent.
The public are aware that some short
time ago, a vessel from St. Domingo an
ckored at Port Royal. The persons on
board stated that they had dispatches for
the Governor of Jamaica, and for the
Admiral upon this station. OF the cor
rectand dignified conduct oihis Majesty's
Representative, upon this occasion, il is
| unnecessary now 10 speak it was exact
! y what IT should have been.
What were the contents or the subjects
OF these dispatches, tits now unnecessary
| TO inquire.
Tie bearers of these documents were
negroes and seopie of colour. With such
| persons The Governor of Jamaica could
l'aveno persona!intercourse They might
be rich, and good, and enlightened, and
religious: all these are personal and pr-
vate qualities; but they came in a pub
| lie capacity.
TWAS III apublic capacity also, that they
became known 10 Sir Home Popham
Yet he received them. He invited them
10 dinner They dined with him and with
his iamilyl He placed his wife between
two ofthese black men Nay, he sent
his own carriage, Uith srhite servants, 10
convey them from the landing place 10 his
house and afterwards to re-cOnvey them
from his house 10 the waierside
Did Sir Home Popham receive these
people in their public capacity! If he
did, how could he presume TO act in di-
rect opposition 10 The known policy of
the British Government, which discIaims
any intercourse with the people of ST.
|
| tIonarles, and any public knowledge of
their existence?
Did he receive them as private per-
SONS Are then the associates of Bril-
| fish Admiral stationed al jamaica, 10 be
selected from community of negroes
Are all considerations of public proprie-
| ~ to besacriflced personal preference :?
| Is IT an atOncment TO the outraged feel
ngs Of Lady POpham, that three respec-
! table merchants of Kingston submitted
to the degradation Of being present! Is
| nothing due TO the sentiments, the inter-
ests, and the safety ofths island? But
| II rs unnecessary 10 expatlate upon this
subject. The Just Indignation Of an in
| suited people wilircach Sir Home Pop
ham through another channel.
We learn by atpasseDger in the schoOn-
er Fairplay, II days from Aux Cages, that
the squadron Of Adm. Brion, Com. Au-
ry, &c. we're off that place, supposed to
be making preparations TO take possessi-
on of the city of St. Domingo. Tie
Haytlan government continued 10 war a.
galnst line insuTgent privaieers-tbeir
whole squadron was out from Port an
Prince, and had recently sent into Aux
Cages patriot priyateer and four prizes
NSiObS'uS ~ HSI, l"ODilBS duu tNOSCHt5.
Nero. AdU.
Captain Tufts, in l3 days from ST. Barts,
communicates the following On the
Goth ult. the brig ST. Jago of ST. Jago in
Cuba, arrived off the harbour ofSi Barts.
from siaUing voyage, having been taken
possession OF by the crew, who had muir.
dered the captain, supercargo, and off
GERS, and carried her into Saba, where
she was represented as being one of Adj.
miral Brion's prizes, and projected by her
own guns. Having here disposed of heI
African cargo, the next object of the
nulineers was TO destroy the vessel bui
i'll this they were frustrated by Ruenos
Ayrean officer, who seized il in the name
OF bis government, and offered his seryic.
es TO The governor, 10 assist in securing
the crew; who however effected their es-
cape, some to ST. Thomas, and Others lc
the mountains.
Admiral Brion, who bad, contrary tc
the orders OF the governor Of St. Baris
made rendezvous Of The Five Isles, 2
small place under the Swedish jnrisdlcti
on, and about 4 miles from ST. Baris, was
lately chased off by a Spanish squadron
Of ships, > briggs and schooners.
ENGLISH NEWS.
NoRFoLK. june live arc iudel d to th,
pOiiteness OF Captain JjpHCr, OF the British
Rrig Licyd, for a file Of tlle Falmouth, (Jam.