Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-14

new sails, copper.d 90 the bends; sails very
fast, (has governme Ht commission on board,
L. NJ. Lauz, cOniTnander(-h present head
inau OF board is supposed TO be MIR. White
head OF the u. States, and MIR. Bradford, OF
the same place. both officers of said schooner.
Naval headquarters at the port of } nan
Griego, Island of Margaritta, this 18th ofJune,
1918. L. BRION
By II. E. command-PsDKoJ J. YR,pY, Sc
cretaty.
CHARLESTON, August i.-By the arri-
val Yesterday eveming of the schr. Sally,
Capt. DOM, III 2 days from the Havana,
we have received from our attentive cor
respondent, the following information =
'' Hauana. Juiy ID.
"I'lie Spanish brig of War "San Fer
namdo," came into This port on the after
noon of the 18th inst. after cruize of Sc
veral days on the coast of Florida-Sle
brought III with her prize sloop with Der
armament OF IL men, ruth cargo Of ~
nesroes-t is affirmed by some that this
sloop sailed from some port i'll Virginia,
bound To New Orleans, and that the ne
grocs are American property, and be-
longing 10 plantation in New Orleans
whence they were bound, after a le-
gal purchase in VirSinia-by others il
is said ,ba, The negroes have been plum
dered from some Guineaman. The for
mer story is most probable, as a large pro-
portion Ot the negroes speak broken En-
gish-the affair will be Investigated in
few days, and decision had thereon in
The course often ortwelve years, agreeable
10 IKE h0e SpaniSh 6rccity--in the mean
time they vii! siarve the white men to
death, and sell the blacks to pay arrears
10 Marines"
Translated for the 1ymes.l
Official letter from d. Simeon Ponce de
Leon, commander of the Spanish brig
of war ST. Fernando, to His ExceIlency
'he commandment General Of The Marine
Department, dated
Brig st. Fernando, !
Port sf Hardna, July 7th, 1918.
Most Excellent Sir-On the oath, at 5
O'Clock In the afternoon, separated from
the brig Churruco, with the two schools
ers-The brig continued her course with
the convoy. On the Goth, we anchored
opposite the bar of ST. Augustine. At 4
O'Clock of the following day, The schoon-
ers entered the port, and We immediately
sci sail At 8 in the afternoon OF Tia. fst
inst. the Island of Abaco bearing S. s. w.
distance 40 leagues, we were brought 10
by schooner, which, on nearing us, hoist
ed the flag %! Venezuela. We hoisied that
OF Buenos Ayres, ana when within speak
ing distance, took down the Buenos Ayre-
an, hoisted the Spanish flag, and fired
mio HIM, when he lowered his colors and
las people precipitaied themselves into
The hold. At this crisis il being calm,
and my vessel not man9uvring with the
readiness that | wished, he was enabled,
owing 10 the lighiness of his vessel, TO
escape beyond the reach of nv fire before
had completely crippled him, though
had done much damage 10 his rigging
We lost sight of him in the night, and not
wIthstaDdIUg our eDdeavors 10 find him,
at dav light he was not TO be- seen. We
then steered our course for the Providence
channel, where, on the 9th, | brought 10
the siOop General Aury, Captain Nicholas
Patterson, near the Berry Islands, under
American cciors. and bound, according
10 the papers he presented, from the port
of Charleston 10 St. Thomas, one If the
little Antilles. When we overhauled him,
he was bearing n. L. from the bank of
Bahama, a course far out of his proper di-
reciion. We found on board The sloop
~ negroes (slaves) not mentioned in her
books, and which they endeavored to con-
ceai from us. After some circumstances,
the captain delivered up his commission
eminent Of Buenos Ayres. He had on
board irons and munitions of war, the
flags OF Buenos Ayres and Venezue-
lain consequence of which the negroes
are placed on board this vessel, and the
captain and crew made prisoners. Du.
ring The rest OF our cruise, nothing VI ortby
of notice occurred
God preserve you manv years,
SIMEON PONCEY DE LEON.
HIS Etcehency ConlmandGnt General Murine
Department.
The above vessel is believed 10 be up-
on good information, the s!oop Almyra,
! Capt.. Patterson, which sailed from This
port iIo 9Th of June last. osiensibly bound
10 ~ IhOmas's, and off Tie Hole in the
! Wall, fell IN with an American vessel from
! Nerfolk, bound 90 New Orleans with ne
gtoes, and pluudered i.er of them and o.
iher property TINES.
QtFBLo, July 3c.-His majesty's ship Iphi.
genia, Hyde Pa.ber, contain, cast anchor IN
| This Port yesterday afternoon, lavin. on board
| his Grace TIE Duke of RichmODd, Governor
! General of BRUSH s,0rth America Sir Pere
| gTIne Maitland, 1t. Governor Of Upper Cana
| da, anu Their respective families and suites.
Ills Grace landed little before o'clock
under salntes from the Frigate and the Grand
/ Battery, amidst the cheers of the people as
! seinbIed on the occasion and all the miiitar,
| honOnrs due to his high rank and proceeded
! to the Castle Of 81. Lewis, which had been pre-
| pared for his reception.
The following are, we understand. the priC
| cipal persons who accompanied his Grace from
| En-. land -
Lady Mary Lennox and two younger daugh
| tiers.
| Lord Frederick Lenuox.
Lieutenant Colonel Ready, Military Score
| tary.
! Bt Major Bowlcs
| 1t Major VI 'Leod. A,D.C
| Lord William Pitt LennOx
Major General Sir Peregriue Maitland. K