Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-25

veniion, and is now offered to the people
for their consideration aud adoption. The
following are the articles in the bill Of
rights, touching religion:
The exercise and enjoyment OF reli-
giOus profession and worship, without dis
elimination, shall forever be free TO all
persons in this state, provided that the
right hereby declared aud established
shall not he SD construed as to excuse
acts af liceuiiousness, or 10 Justify prac-
tices int consistent with the peace and safe
~ of The state.
"No preference shall be given by law
10 any christian sect or mode OF worship.
Caution to MerckGnts-Co ast,pise.
BosToN, Sept. l6.-fhe late custom
house law makes il necessary that every
shipment of foreign merchandise, subject
10 an AL yalore,n duty, should be accom-
panied bwa certified copy OF the inyOice,
II IN the original packages.
We understand our collector has decid-
ed, that in case The goods are not in the
original packages, he will require certi-
hcaie, stating the tact.
However announcement This law NAV be,
1t is deemed proper that this caution
Should be given to orr merchants, So That
they may avoid the greater Inconvenience
OF letting their goods lay III Tie custom
house stores--which they can avoid 10y
providing themselves with the documents
wanted, at the lime OF shipmeni.
From the explanation given by disin-
! gnished republican member Of congress,
we believe the law was intended To apply
| only 10 goods going coasiwise for The ben
| eft of drawback. We trust that Congress
1 "a IN sims ructr,.t lie nnr....;On
But in the meanwhile, ii is the law OF
the land, and must be oheyed. Patriot.
The u. $. irigate Macedonian, capt. J.
! DOwnes, is now in our liarbor complete
ly ready for sea, and waits only favora-
be wind io proceed on her cruise. We
understand the Macedonian will touch al
| 81. Salvador, Rio Janeiro, Buencs Ayres,
and Hen proceed round Cape Horn into
| HE Pacific Ocean, TO relieve the Ontario,
which II is expected will return 10 the u =.
| States before winter. The selection of
capt. Downes for this cruise is very gem
orally considered a judicieus one, as he
possesses much practical knowledge OBJ
famed when the companion of capt. Por-
Ter, whose ship, the Essex, in The same
viciuty, was SO successful IN her opera
tons during the laie war until, as must
be fresh IN The memory OF every one, be-
ing unfortunately disabled, she was over
powered by a greatly superior force. To
capt. DoMnes and his friends II must be
peculiarly crafty lug, that his country
having once more called Tor his services,
Uhough not for war operations has placed
at his command frigate taken from that
same enemy, but by an equality of force
Ito the homer of her captors.
To the experience possessed by capt.
4. 4 LII IL. a
a knowledge OF the authorities in that
quarter of the world TO hich he is bound.
and III case OF any difficulty arising he
Gus eye. We anticipate, that if occasion
requires his stopping off the harbor of
Valparaiso, every possible mark ofatten-
lion and respect woald be shown him and
his slips company by the existing autho-
rites of that place. ID.
PRivATEERING.
Sept. lS.-On Tuesday evening ,astthe
collector al Hyannis received information
| that a schooner which anchored in the
harbor the same evening was smuggling
sundry articles on sllcre. He wen, down
10 the beach, and seized quantity of dry
goods aud some specie, and found on
shore some persons belonging IN the sch.
who stated her To be Il prize to "a Buenos
| Ayres privateer and all of the vessrls pa
pers were likewise obtained, by which it
appears that sire IS The sch. Emilia, alias
SutIcienie. capt. Carbonell, of 400 tons,
owned by Francisco de la Turre, merchant
OF Havana, and bnund from thai port to
the coast of Africa, with cargo of dry
goods, gunpowder, arms, &c. having, when
she left port, an cquipaee OF - officers
ANA men, guns, l2-poundcIs, with mus
kets, pistols, &c.
The reason assigned for her coming in,
by some who had been on board, was 10
get new crew: but the prizena$ter and
Others gave different reasons. 1t is said
her original captain aud four of his men
| were ON board.
Measures were taken on Tuesday night
| TO obtain possession Of the vessel, to Sc
cure her Tor whoever is legally entitled to
her.
(We find by Havana papers that sch.
OF the above name, &c. sailed from that
port on The 18th Aug) tPaN.
SAVANNAH, Sept. IA court Of in.
quiry has been ordered ia convene, AT
Mobile, by gen. Ripley, 10 investigate the
conduct of lieut.. Robert Beall. IN refer
ence 10 the demolition of the public gaol
III that place. Rep.
CHARLESTON, Sept. i6.-The CATER
| pillar. which made such destructive havoc
| among the cotton crops in the state Of
Georgia III the fall of the year 1904, has
again made lis appearance, and lis rava-
gcs are said 10 be much more dcsolatiUg
| than In that year.
/ A letter from Fort Gaines TO lie editor
Of the MilledgeviIle Reflector, dated on
the 24iii ult. states, that the Chactaw
| l1atchie Indians were surrendcring them
selves al Fort Gadsden. The CIIactaw
] Hntrhin il a small riNcr ahnmi 40 n,ilns