Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-22

doing so. For orr partft remains to he proved.
whether we will derive more benefit from a
system of opposition 10 her colonial policy.
than hy quietly permitting II 10 take its own
course: We have had our experience of the
latter, and are now embarked in n trial OF the
former alternative, III which we may somewhat
embarrass our rival II is true, but 1t is very
doubtful wht ther we shall gaiu any advantage
By IL equivalent TO what we lave lost by shut
ting oar pot against her " est lutsia trade -
On The whole, however. Al The conditions Of the
Treaty have not been mi~repres scented, we
have no cause To complain OF H. II we have
lost Tie West India trade, we have gaiued other
points OF much more Importance. Gsr Ea>lc,n
brethrCh Will find that their interests have
been attended to-whiie those of The Southern
States have been, III some measure, cOmpro-
miScd. ihey have GOT back their fisheries,
while NJ ace drhdrrcd OF the principal markets
TOR our lumber. Now II they should be inclined
10 fiuj iauit'wilh The Treaty, we hone thew
Wit he candid enough to ackrewlege that
there was nO" Virginia influence" in the casei
ttceriai"iN hl>t be a~uhj ect of cons ;..ulaiiOn
10 all parties la ;hs c0uutry that the question
Of our " ESTEEM Boundary is tiaailN understood
a'c agreed To hN the only power who could
nave ANY pteteMi Tor diSi'uting it.
NorIoik Rrrald.
FROM ST. THOMAS.
when the Cumberland lelt St.Thoinas Nov
p II was TepOtted that one 80 gan ship and
TIN ee siOOpS al war had arrived al Nargsriia,
being squadron destined By Lord CochIanc
TO attack Cnmana. in conjnnciicn with Adm.
Brl0n. who MAS 10 command the occasion.
The attack was expected 10 De made on the
day above mentioned. 10.
New YoRk. Dee. Tive have received
Curacao papers Ia the 23d of Nov. containing
a splendid account Of lord Cochrane'S arrival
in The nri shbonrhood OF Msrgnre,ta. SIR Gre
eo' MGrepoi sailed from %Eisnd in company
with Lord Cochranr, with 5000 men, to join
the Independents or Venezuela, and was mo-
mently expected 10 arrive.
The extracts which we have made from the
papers, viii be found 10 possess considerable
interest, more particularly to those concerned
IN pdtTipf prisaieers. Eren Port
CuRRAcoA. November Ills Maiesty's
brig Swallow, OF IL guas, Captain Lieutenant
Boiken, sailed on " .dne>day morning having
sn'ter her convoy the trade tor CaLeiIo and La
Gn,ra.
BY the return of the schooner Juiana one
Of the vessels whca went under convoy TO his
MaJesty's bng swallow, We .eAin The following
particulars
Early in the morning of The 9Th the day af.
ter the CONVOY sailed, whilst of Bouaire. two
strange sail were %esciicd in al south east direc.
ton Standing towards the fleet; they soon
proved TO be very fine brig and large schoo-
ner quite new. The usual Compliments of
hosting colours and firing lee gums being over,
Il boat WAS seut from the Swallow, with AN otfi.
Ger, on board the strange brig then under
that they belonged to squadron ct five yes
sells ordered to blockade Id Guayra and Puer-
to Cabeio by Admiral BriOn. immediately
after The officers had quilted the brig, both
vessels bore up tOvai lis The Juiiana, and il was
expected that they would board her, but they
contentcd themselves with asking what port
she was bound 10, and OH the master answering
for La Guayra, the captain OF the independent
Dris replied, in good English" you shall not
70 to Ii, Gnayra," and Immediately repeated
the sc.ie ia Spanish. The schooner HARMONY
oftls port, and the Spanish armed brig perig
non, and another schooner being at this Tine
far TO the iecward, the Indppcndcnt vessel
made sail towards them, and previous 10 sun.
down they were seen to be close M with these
three vessels. IL Is understood that Captain
Bolken, notwithstanding the said blockade Of
Porto CabellO and La Guayra. intended 10
continue his voyage, and zee the vessels under
lis charge safely into their ports oil destination
Late last evening the arrival of the Spanish
schooner n. y del Carmen, brought accounts
OF The fate OF tile schooner Harmony aud brig
Perignou. 1t appears that about noon on The
5th the independent vessel came up with the
Harmony aud n ). del Carmen, and after cap.
turing both, the cargo of n y del Carmen,
consisting principally OF flour was taken ont
and put on board the Harmony, and her crew,
with the exception of two men who entered
into The service of The Independents, were put
on board the y. y. del Carmen, as also Mir.
Rutgers. passenger, and the Harmony order
ed for margareIa. About 6 o'clock in the
evening the Independent vessels stood for the
Perignon, the captain Of which had rum her
ashore on the main and yesterday morning
the boats, OF The Patriot vessels were sent TO
board her, but before they could reach the
wreck The captain ordered her To be blown up.
Such are the accounts that have reached us ,
and which we hasten to lay before the public
His Majesty frigaie Euridce. captain Pol
ders, safed this morning TO join IT. NJ. brig
Swallow, for the protection of the CONVOY
Forty men belonging 10 the Euridice having
been put on board The Swallow, her compile.
H. it,. 4 A.
vessels IN the barbour. detachment of so
men from the garrison were sent on board TO
actas marines, should ii be found necessary to
have recourse TO hostile measures.
Noe. 2i.--Neither his majesty's frigate En-.
ridice, nor the schooner HARMONY had arrived
at Margareta when the George Washington
sailed.
The brig and schooner which captured the
Harmony, are called LIrIesistibe, OF II guns
and 100 men, captain j. ID. Daniels and Bue.
nos AyTes, OF 10 guns and loo men, captain De.
Catmr, both fitted ont at Baltimore. They do
not belong TO admiral 1rions squadron, nor do
The independents of Venezuela acknowledge
the tidg of ArtigaS, under which the brig sails.
These vessels were lately al Margaretia, and II
YVES known TO Admiral Brion that they had
been committing depredalions, for which he
intended 10 call them 10 all account should he
fall in with them.
is more than probable that the schooner
Harmony was not sent to Margaretta bmi most
likely tosome port or place in North America
ne DutCb DFlE MANA Anna, captain Tho
mas +. Wood belonging to ST. EuSlatia was
taken on her passage from Barcelona 10 La
Guayra, by the brig o rOn0ko, captain HuyaI,
bnt shortly after retiken by the Spanish FIJI
gate Symph, which carried her either into
La Guayra Porto Cabello. Captain Wood
and his mate were carried 10 MargaTetta and
were loaded with irons. the Maria Anna had
Oh board four male and a number OF female
passengers. the former were taken out of her
aad carried 10 Margaretta, where two OF them
being Spanish officers, were executed the day
after their arrival, and the others remained in