Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-03
HOSTILITY or SPAIN.

NEW YORK, Match 2S.-Our readers will
sec, by the document published this evening
which was received by the way of Baltimore
and furnished uS BY the Kindness OF a friend
that the Spaniar3s have already struck the
nrst blow. The ship Beaver, owned by } ohm
Jacob Aston, of this city and laden with a yerv
valuable cargo and t,e brig Caution. of Salem
have been seized at Talcahuaua and their
crews thrown into prison, for being engaged
ma trade which the mother country had con-
dercd unlawful, hut which the patriots in
possession had declared free. For tr.l,ing
with these ports American vessels are seized
anu their crews imprisoned, while British yes.
SeiS are permitted TO trade unmolested A.
%ainst such an act OF hostility. the governor O,
Ch;i, very spirltedly has, will be seen ell.
tered his protest as breach oil the law OF ma.
tons, IN doing violence 10 a neutral port. The
particulars are transmitted To congress, and
VIII probably soon appear in AN Official form.
Translated for The Ne,C York Erening Post
From the buenoS Ayres Gazette, of the sd
or January last, we have translated am account
published in the Chill Gazette of Saturday The
9th OF December. 1917, from the territorial
quarter on Conception on the I'D OF NoVem-
Der, 1917.
siof1tion IF the lac of nations by Dir. Fran.
els Reeves, second supercareo of the american
snip Beaver. which sailed from the port of
New York, destined TO the North West Coast,
the island Of Japan, and Canton, WHO took
refuge in this place tie fifteenth instant, after
having escaped with five other individuals
were confined, we have been Informed, that
having approac hed this port i'm search oil water
wood and fresh provisions, after Il voyage OF
100 "ayS- The above ship was surprised IN the
y'cinity OF Cuinquinire by am armed force, who
tooh possession OF her, aud immediately began
10 search aud plumber whatever they could law
lneIi Hands npon, without sparing the clothes
papers ana otoer neceSSarieS of The officers of
mat snip; aud after having committed the
greatest excuses and ,isulted Them in tbe
SIosSeSt manner, carried her TO Taicdhuana
wheh having stripped The vessel OF her sails
ana WhaiefVr '0a> necessary to enable her TO
continue her voyage, they landed her crew
and adopted against them every hostile n,ea-
sure which nations the most inin;cal use
against one another; endaNgeriug, at thes same
uh'e. the asset aud all her cargo, which ac-
cordIhc TO the Invoice price in the q. States
dollars.
They behaved in the same manner TO The
american brig Canton, from Salem, treating
IN the IKE manner MIR. james Janison, and
her supercargo, Mr.. Coffin, who touched AT
the same port twenty days before the shin
beaver, as she was on her route to the North
"eSt CWdSt and China, which, with her cargo
worm eiStty thousand dollars in goods. was
declared by the governor OF laicahuana GOOD
aud lawful priZe-they also robbed him Of
eighty thousand hard dollars which ne was
conveying 10 China, and as Mr.. Reeves thinks.
Pnertc, Gallo ~
Such proceedings show, in the cIearest Iigb,
the peTfIdy aud ban bariiy of our enemies Via
without paying the least respect 20 the indjvi'
cuais OF Il neutral nation, have viola. ed in tbe
most scdndalous manner, the rights lAWs and
conduct hitherto respected bv even the most
Hncivilized. doubt not when the 20 yarnn,ant
TO which these injured persons BELONG shall
Know and tie informed OF the Injuries aud i'm
sults heaped upon them, she witt make them
subject OF the best founded complaint and will
exercise her utmOstenergy and zeal to revenge
such aninsuit, and obtain a SatiS ction such as
the case requires. | am also per.naderI thar
other nations, at the mere relation of sn,b an
event, VIII be struck with horror. and recog-
Hize Tie Spanish character, in these respect,
as simulated and actbated solely Nv a spirit
ci Fonbe'v, contempt for her eanals and a
thirst tor pii,age, without an idea of repair-
inS lie inconveuieucies and evils which \ cou.
ducI 50 GEheaTd Of and reproLate, must coca
sion. ON'"
Ihe hove mentioned aIr. Reeves influenced
Dy me I.O luSt resentment. aud this day MA
ced amongst Us III perfect Liberty. con,mrni-
cafes the occurrence related, as well to his 90.
yerhment as to tie owners of the property EN-
Dargoeu, and when event Of such a class is
diVi,iged, the whole world will acknowledge
Tie JuSt motives which have induced Chill In
separate from and detest those Spaniards from
whom,ii eVenneutrainatiOns deserve norespect
mUch TESS can we expect 1t who are now held
up aud stigmatiZed as rebels and traitors-aII
when communicate TO your eXcellepcies tor
your iniorInation& government. Godpreserye
yoHr eXcellcncies mary years Directnrai
quarter OF COnceptiOu, h0v 22d IEl5
BERNARDO O'HIGGINS
10 tue delegation t Tie Supreme JHHta