Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-05

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Copy Of a letter from gentleman on board
tie Hornet, dated Port an Prince, Hay ..
We arrived at Cape Henry in 20 days
from New York. MIR. TaNlnr, our com
missioner, was not received by his sable
majesty, nor would he have any thing to
say 10 MS personally. bad Use honor of
paying my respects TO the governor, the
duke de MarmaLade, ID i'll command, count
Lemonade, harons Dupuv, Cadet. Sicard,
&c. Mr.. Taylor embarked with us Tor
this place, where he DOW is. We arrived
here III days from The Cape. Commu-
dore Lewis was received with eclat AZ he
landed every person ran 10 embrace linn:
| never saw man so generally beloved.
suppose ere this yoH have learned the
death of Potion, who died OF fever be
| refused every thing III the shape of food,
and literally starved himself to death he
was embalmed, and il has been but few
| days since his inierment. His successor,
Boyer, appears to be fine fellow, aud
very friendly 10 the Americans, much
more so than The deceased. The Hornet
sails ID day or two for the mouth of the
| OronOke ION the MAIN and there land Mr..
Irvine, who is not the most polished or
popular man IN his manners From the
Oronokc we sail for Copenhagen, Den
mark for tie purpose of bringing home
| The muilnous crew of an American brig
| aud hope | shall have the pleasure of
seeing you i'll all August or September"
a rumor is ailoat, that the English gov
eminent have proposed TO purchase the
| island of Porto Rico from Spain, with
view of ceding il TO Denmark, in lieu of
| Tranquebar and The other Danish posses
| siOns IN the East Indies. Another report
mentions, that England had Offered four
millions of dollars for The Danish Deepen
! dencies in the East Indies, but that moth
ing defnlive had been agreed upon.
Charleston Times.
E'rtracl Of letter receiced Jy Il gentleman
IN the city 81 Newha,em, from AiS}rie'idin
! AHcam.
e" Last week, The Clergy cxcommunicat-
| ed from their churches all Free Niasons !;
aiao all persons who may have IN their
poss sslon any book OF Masonry, or Who
may know OF Mason and rot inform d.
gainst him. Poor fools how can theY
| point out mason, unless he should de
| clare himself which he certainly would
not, as The inquisiion would imprison
| him for life. There is col Fernando, d
worthy and brave officer, low IN close
confinement in Tie Castle, where he has
! been IS months. lie Was seized at the
dead hour of night, and carried from his
bed TO prison by thrse wretcl,cs, for be-
! ing, as they supposed, Mason"
4 letter from Mr. Francis Smith. of
rew Bedford, dated MAY II, says-"The
ship Richmond, capt. Earle, arrived here
ihi, evening from the coast of Brazil, with
! two thousand bbls. OF whale oil, and one
hundred of spermaceli oil. Also, fifteen
thousand pounds Of wbalcbome. tits ten
mouths and three days SINCE she sailed
from New Bedford Ire greatest voyage
ever made out Of this place for the time.
DREADFUL HAIL STORM
HAGFnsTowN, May 2J.-On Thursday after
room iast, oar town q TeighbOurhOOd were Vi.
| siie,i by most lestfuctive bail storm, from r..
! y. +. which continued about twenty minutes
covering The ground 10 the depth Of from one TO
| tvO inches. The h3ii stones we're generally
from the size OF large hckor, nat 70 that OF
RI common hulled walnut ;somc however, were
lnuud after the STORM had subsidcd, which
measured five and au half inches in circumfc.
'ence. Though little wind accompanied IL,