Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-21

threw himself into a coil, and darted himself
forward with amazing veloc:ty-the wind be-
ing ahead, il became necessary to stand on the
other tack and as we approached him again,
lie threw him>eitin into a coil as before, and came
across bsws at not more than sixty feet
distance.
iiavin, Gun charged with a ball and shot,
I discharged the contents of il at his head.
The ball and shot were distinctly heard to
strike him and rebound a. though fired against
a rork-he, however, shook ms head and tail
most trrr5iy-he again thicw himself into a
coil aud came towards uS with his mouth wide
open. Ia the mean time, had charged my
runapain aud intended TO have discharged the
contents OF II into MS month (; but he came so
near as, was fearful OF the con sequences, and
withheld 1.-THE came close under the bows OF
the schooner, aud had she not Oeen Kept away,
must have come on board OF us-he sunk down
under the vessel, his bead a considerable dis
lance ou one side OF the vessel and his tail the
other-he PLAYED around MS about five hours
aud nv crew had probably the best oppoitn
nitv of seeing him that has occurred i ludge
hin, TO be, at the least twice the length OF my
schooner, say one hundred and thirty iect-
his head was about the SIG of ships lpnr
boat say fourteen feet-hl> body, below the
neck. at least. six feet difneter Iii, head VAS
large in propsrton to his body--his tail was
formed like a squid'S-his body was OF a dark
color and rosembled the ioiuts at a shark :
back bone--his gls were about twelve feet
from the eud ofhis head, and his Whole appear
auce most terrific.
His manner of throwing himself into coil
appeared to he done by contracting his body
in lumber of places i'll perpe ldicnlar drec-
tons, aud placing his tail 50 as to throw himself
forward with great force he could contract
and hrow bin,se,fin any direction with arpa
realty the greatest and most astonishing cele
rity.
Uingha,n May IL, ISIS.
Haviu.. read the above statement ofCantan
Woodward, we certify to ,he correctness ofit.
PETER HOLMES,
JOHN MAYO.
DI,mouf5 &C 6Tgy ~. 1919,
Personaiiy appeared, Joseph Woodward,
Peter Holmes AMI john Mayo, and made oath,
that the above statement 10y them subscribed
is lust aud truc-heiore me,
IOrHAM LINCOLN, Jr Just. Peace.
The oUrd" coil, 1oes not ergctfy represent The
particular description given By capfdia H0Oiward,
II iea' Of an ~ndasatory appearance
We learn from an authentic source, that eve
~ effort was made Dv AIR. Durant TO prevent
the dael which resulted so uniortuuatey for
MIR. Boswell, in Lexington, kentucky, but
without effect. Mr.. ID. is represented AS very
amlaOie and iuoiicnsive young man, ami
forcibly dragged into the rencontre.
N. York Nat. Air.
We understand that when intelligence o! the
death or the Princess Charlotte reached Bond-
parte. that he was sverwiel uei sit sfiei and
that for some time he confined himself Without
seeing any person. II ap pears mat he had cal
cnIated on being released when tie Princess
ascenied the throne, aud mast have had some
pold. her husband, had been II : a.d-ie camp.
His hopes Ut iInerty lie now has reason u ue-
lieve very slender. 10.
The discipline of Artigas' cavalry is
said TO be admirable: Tie horses, at Ihc
word OF command, perform many surpriz-
ing evoiu,ions in the face of The enemy
in the field of battle they often conceal
themselves, on favorable ground, hy "
ing down. without their riders disnouni-
ing and Snch is their docilily that at The
sound Of Tie bugle they spring mp IN per-
feet order, and pnunce on the eneny so
as to leave no possibility of escape. In
consequence of their rap,dity of move
meni, the Pnrlusuese, 10 the amount Of
or 5000 men, never dare Ia venture out
of the walls of Monte Video, where they
suffer COR want OF supplies, without
The possibility of collecting any Thing
from tie vicinity.
Washington City Gazette.
KAsKAsKIA, Qlli. Ter) April 22.-We
are informed that the return Of the com
mlssiOuers appointed Ia survey The road
leading from ka>kaskia 10 Shawnoeiown,
has been received, and approved by the
President. We understand also, that the
money hitherto appropriated for openng
the road will he applied Immediately To
the erection If bridges on said road
and ,hai an additional appropriation will
be made for opening II. or that il will be
op'Hed by legislative provision of the
territory. IIiteHIgenceT.
SAVANNAH, Nav IA company of
Uujed States regulars, under tie com
maud of Maj. Denkins, reached this place
last evening from Wilmington, n. CO..
They will proceed Tomorrow, or The next
day, for the south. More troops are cX-
pected here, destined for the same quar-
Ter. May not The object Of concentrating
these troops in the vicinity of Florida, be
for The purpose Of keeping force tl.ore
30 meet any event that may grow ont of
the unsettled state of our relations with
Spain Rep.
rIsb brig NOrberg arrived al this port said to
be from Havana, bound TO Hamburger, but put
IN here IN distress. She had Il cargo Of sugar
ard coffee. WAS entered at the custom house
and tie cargo disposed OF. There is We an
derStand, every reason to believe that this YES.
sci was captured by patriot privateer and the
crew taken Out-t0at the prize master as ,umed
the name of the original commander aud by
means of the original papers those concerned
were enabled TO get the cargo through the
Custom-hOuse and il was sold The iransac.
ton is now undergoing a court of adjudication.
We have taken notice TINS far Of it. in order
that the owners OF the NOrberg mas know
where she is. In any light the transaction
MIST be viewed by all honest men spe-
cics o: gross fraud. We forbear to go further
10.
BANK ROBBERS.
Extract OF q letterTeCeiVed at Pittsburg, dated
Cincinnati May L.
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