Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-26


many lives have been lost. The Freach
irisaie Niagicien, Captain Puryis, "a
shore and sunk. Ship Melaniho, Eckley,
ashore, having lost her bowSprii. Many
houses ia The town are ruined. On ,;c
plantations, the buildings iiave Suffered a.
much as The he!ds. Many planters l;ay-
lost Their all, tie distress Is E,neiAl u 20
impossible, While every onc is busy io sec
what is len 10 him rather lhan 10 tell h.a
losses, 10 obtain an exact account II thc
losses, tie colony has sustained. We
beg our friends and the inhabitants H.
general to give us every and IN u gener;,,
statement, Tor which they shall lave ON;
franks. ille barometer sunk lower thau
was ever known, AMI most OF those " h0.
observed II, Werc unable al tYsi 10 account
for The notices il gave IN SO extraordinary
manner. ii appears that ihc most vio-
lent blasts we'e from the n. 4. bat wish
"a sarce very Unequal, as sc could see
small vessels sts,ear II, ypi,ile others OF Tic
creates! strength we're destroy &c! a, a smali
distance teonI item. Many persons or
served than the rain water was salt, si,i
ON the dag after tie storm The wat,g
which flows near The town Was found
bra kislI.
Onlhe ssh Of Feb. ai7 in The morning
the barometer Was al Is, al s in The exc
ming al 81, al S next morning ai 20, 6.
HE THERMOMETERS, French - Al, Il t!.e
Wind ahaied. and from n +. PASSED
Nor,herIv, and az Z wash W. aud began
10 abate, had iessened much al II, amt at
6 IN tie evening was Il pleasant bre ze at
~. the Barometer then Al AIS
letter from The Isle of France, receiv-
ed IN this town, mentions ihaA lhe loss by
the hurricane, in the. shipping alone, was
found Ia exceed 350.Oo9 duliars by an
aciua! appra!sement.
SALEM, June 9.-Captam Jacob Lee,
from SUtlnaD, has given lis the following
statement of Injurious treatment TO one Of
oar seaiarlng cillzsns, Tor which we kope
he will meet with redress.
Lett al Surirani, Luther Miltlrum.
master OF fhc biig Henry, OF Hartford,
from BuenOs AYres. lie had landed
from said brig ia the river hiarIwcna, ia
hing II To be SurIuam, aud was there made
a prisoner by an officer commanding a
DGlch Post, and transported through tiie
country by military escort 10 Surinam,
Il! WHICH place he was pu: INTO PRISON with
IT0 OF iIlS sailors. The reason Of his be-
ing made prisoner was, that one of his
crew got IN liquor, and informed The off,
Ger that I've had false papers, aud had
r0sues on board on winch he imDcdi-
ateiy showed iIs papers 10 ll.e 0lGccr, who
could read and talk English as wel as he
coutd; hat notwithstanding all he could
saw. he persisted 10 deiainiHL him pri-
soner, and seat hiu, 10 Parana ',bo, where
lie hat Trial, and was ia. "a into Tie
street, destitute oil money 81 clothing ex-
cept what he stood in. Bat the govern
ment never saw his papers, nor even ask
| ed for Them. The brig Henry is moi 10
| be heard from on the coast she has de-
| parted, God only knows where, destitute
OF papers on bosrd, &c. Gazette.
Extract ef a letter TO the Editor cftfe Charleston
i~Aes, a"ted HAVANA, June g.
Nothing of mcmeiit is stirring with MS at
preSent-lIme begin 10 grow rather Dull, as
usual at tins season, and market continues
| most uhiavOrable fer adventurerS-( PhiIadel..
! phla Flour slS2 Is; Rice o-otieIs al those
! prices refused
The drought has been excessive i'm tie
country, and the coffee plantations have suffer
| ed extremely loss OF one thru OF tie coming
| ciop OF cehee must eiisno by The failure Of rain
| IN Tie last month. Eos the last three or four
| days we have had abundant falls Of rain the
commencement OF Our rainy sea Oh ~ Sick Hess {;
| several cases of fever have occurred IN the
hafDor within these few days past, and the
weather IS extremely hot.
| Nearly 1000 slaves arrived in on. harbor
| yesteTday-1he celebrated ship called Fauna
| HabeHeia," built IL New York, for tie huhse
| OF MeasrS. Suesta MdUzanai j. brother, Of
| this place, came in yesterday from frica sjtii
| 7j3 slaves a cargo worth three hVGarea Thousand
! dotdrs cash
J a. On the S5th sflast month, hci,.s the anui-
yeTsarl Of the birthday Of Fernan,io Septiino"
The Gas lighthouse On tie Moro, under Tie
! direction ct ID. Pendergast, OF Philadelphia
was lit and although tie night was extremely
| stormy, ahd much tain, I he walls on the city
! were crowded with people, who Weie much
gylp VNff O., la .,.I.
! valuable acquisition TO the port, as 81 WHO
trade here undoubtedly musi-'Ine woik is not
YET finished, tie light o. course not !et perna-
Dcut."
| Captain window, who left Goitenbure Nav
! 5,Iniorus tha. BESNNpOITE was crowned
a few days heiofe. AiiwdstiaDqoIl 10 wede .
| Bosf % al.
| pICHNoND BLANK BOOS M4NU3ACtUItY IT
IN the sgn Of Tie GtO5c y Actger the subs criber
ldkes Tie iberD "i infoTnus Tie C<eGs Of RichBlond
aud Manchester that he bae Just received b., Tie Sea
Lion from New ioft, 80 Npensve nfst rae iSiffqe