Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-10

CHARLESTON, NOV. Extract OF q
letter 10 the Editor, dated Havana, Oct.
IL, i8l9-reccived by the schooner Co.
met.
6 | wrote you per the Eagle, SHEAR
WOOD, on tie 81 inst and on the 9th per
Ccthe,i0e. hundred men of the lla-
yaua Regiment, and two hundred of the
Tarasona are TO go from here in about
fifteen days to recelve Pensacola from The
Americans. CcBee Is selling al S 80, and
the crop coming into market is not so
abundant as was expected u few months
ago"
g Harana, 18Th Oct.-I wrote you on
Saturday by this opportunity. Yesterday
sailed, corvette ship Maria Francisco and
brig Of war Amiranie, toprOiect the mer-
chant vessels through the Gulf Passage,
viz. Five sail for Spain, Two for Africa,
four Tor Vera Cruz, and few Others
Also sailed Hanoveran ship Duke Of
Cambridge, for Bremen; English ship
Ann, Church, for Gibraltar ship Ga
ronnr, Sterling, for New York Danish
Sarah q Louisa, Murphy, for Baltimore.
:" This morning sailed the irigate La
Pique, fer England, with large sum in
specie briGs Chance, Tor Boston Ma
~ and Jane, for do. 1; schooner Jane, for
do. 1--we have had Norihcr!y winds
Till yesterday for several days, but no ar
rivals. Cc0ee S 80, Rice 50 62a, Ftour
S 10.
SURRY ASSIZE COURT. ...PIRACY.
JAMAICA, Aug. u.-Jose Augustine
Garcia, a white, and Basilo Uiiraldc, IA
black man, were placed Il! The bar ci,arg-
ed with piracy, by having, OH the 9th of
November last, on The coast of Africa,
MI hnarInI nd al,
British vessels, the Diana and Nimble.-
Garcia, as master Of "a schooner called the
Consila, sailed from Havana upwards of
II months ago, for Africa, Tor slaves
Having arrived at place called Ningo,
they heard OF two vessels being on the
COAST Garcia ordered the guns of the
schr. 10 be prepared 20 fight AIN English
Erisaic, and then proceeded TO a place
called Popoz, where they met with lie
Diana, and fired several SLOTS AT her,
compelling her boat 10 come on board
Garcia returned i'll tie boat TO the ship
ADD they afterwards proceeded 10 Tie
work OF pInuder, which lasted days.
The Nimble had hove in sight, when
| they boarded her, and used her beat in
carrying The goods from The Diana, con-
sislng OF bales OF cloth, 81 bbls. powder,
S 1000, gold dust, chronOmeter, rope,
pNNiJ DiNHbJ ihbJ W. ~ VIZ AODStid
Having plundered the ID. ofalI they wish
! ed, in which il was clearly proved that
both the prisoners fully participated, they
set Sailwiih their booty but the Cherub
| sloop OF war, captain Nilles, soon after
making her appearance, capt. lawson, Of
the Diana, communicated the circum-
| stance TO him, when lie went IN pursuit Of
| the schr. and found herin Princes Har-
| Dor, with the Diana's boat alongside.
They we're in confusion OH board, but
prepared 10 resist; but on The CbCrub
running alongside, aud the marines firing.
the people jumped overheard from tie
schooner; when The boats were sent 10
have them taken up; as the master was
not among item, search WAS made for
| him, and he was found hid beIow-part
of the plundered property was found Oh
| board.
Counsel on the part of the prisoners de-
clined addressing the Jury--ihe Bench
| then sent the case TO The Jury, who re-
turned verdict Of guilty, without quit
| ting the box.