Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-06

orders are already issued to the governor of
Valparaiso for the safe landing and passage
OF the commissioners from Lima TO this city,
and public commissioner has been ordered
10 attend them, in order To provide accOmino-
daiiOnS and 10 facilitate their journey. lie
also directed me to assure yoi thaJ they shall
be received and treated With that generosity -
hospitality, which characierises the people OF
Chill; nor shall tie conduct pursued by the
vjceroy of Peru TO our commissioner ,OtOAei
Torres, who WAS sent aence TO accomplish the
same good purpose. he waS cast into duuge-
on influence her conduct towards these com
nnISSlouerS- " !io viii he received with respect
in This capital, and obtain ever, attention and
ndui: ence which hospitality requires and tie
laws OF war au,h0r.se I; and they ~.l! he al pete
ieci liberty 10 retire from inS CITY and embark !,
whenever the object OF Their mission Shalt nave
heen accomplished, Us before If they thins
proper.
Yoo may also he assured that the dis;rihu-
ton OF the ) 20 900 brought 10y you shall be
made according 10 ii.e iutcnIiOn iOt which II
Mas appropriated.
Tie supreme director wishing 10 give Yea 4
proof OF his gratitude. sas directed that pro-
per lodgings be provided FOR your acVUnunu-
d'.iion in this capital, " here lie viii have tie
satisfaction OF expressing personally, las
thanks, for the services which you ha.e 80 no.
morally rendered 10 humanity.
BE so goodas to communicate your approach
to this capital, ii few stages IN advance.
May God preserve yOu many years
The Department of State. May 30 1918
ANTONIO JOSE DE ARES ARR
SccFr'9Fs u stale.
To captain JAMES BIDDLE, command
lug the United States corvette the
Ontario IN the waters of Naipdiliso.
Tie army of Chilli, were in June in the
ueig IN borhood of Salta-the ROY oil force was on
the frontier of Peru.
Captain Biddiein the Ontario had sailed for
the mouth of the Columbia ,i,er on the n. "
coast and a British ship of war commaudehb v
capt. Hickey, followed the Ontario soon after
on hoard of which Mr.. Provost, agent or the
United States, also went passenger 1t was
understood that the British officer was autho-
riScd to formally abandon all claims to territory
sr sciiieacnt IN that quarter, 10 which some
settlers aud adventures there had previ-
ousiy set UP professions which threatened an
pleasant consequences, but which are thus
| likely 10 be terminated amicab!y. da,.srd.
On the night of the 10Th September, the
VeneZueiean brig Of war Fortunatms living uu.
der the guns OF the British forts in Grenada,
waiting ior supplies, the first lieutenant John
Adams ami three men alone being on beard
the vessel was boarded by "a number Of armed
boats. IN number abOnt eighteen, headed bv
man OF the name of George Thomas, vino had
formerly been IN the Venezuelan service
they seized the iirst lieutenant and the thrt @
hands and bound them, Gu, tue cable and made
SAL, menacIhg the first lieutenant.
OF Cape Henry, on the 18th October, they
boarded the General Hopkins, and mt The
first lieutenant on board the Venrzulean
brig has been since brought into Norfolk ::
where the pirates pretend 10 say that the y
| rose for wages.-ihe fact however is, that
these persons who seized the Fortunatus ne.
yer belonged to ihat ship. What has become
of the first lieutenant Adams aud the three
men is uncertain (; bat il is to be presumed
iidt those pirates will not escape tue vigilance
OF the laws. I'D.