Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-11
JACOB BARKER.
To Tie Editor cine NationM Adracais.

To the Editor The National Adracaie.
SlH-rhe slip Regu!us wa, detained, pre-.
Vious 10 clearance, Ivy the proper authority, as
being evidently built fcr the purpose OF war;
and was bonded for S 10000, being double
the appraised value OF the ship the bondsnien
are respectable tor their standing in society,
and for property, as any in the city. The ships
Curazo and HOTatio had previously complied
with the same conditions. II the article that
appeared III your paper this morning, intended
IL insnuate any partialty, or difference IN
treatment, resated To the different characters
oil the vessels, or any omission in the execution
OF their duties by the custom house officers
they iIavin: the only authority under the act,
10 seize or detain vessels, no Spanish, or other
consuis having asy powers adequate, these
facts may, perhaps, authorize an explanation.
The purport of this Is TO give you the earliest
opportunity to correct any misConstruclioG
shat might arise out of such a publication IN
your ese!Ul and respectable paper and to az
sure you that regret you mad not called Oil
the collector, where yon could have satisfied
yourself, eveu TO seeing the bOud or on the
district attorney of the u. States, whe was
consulted, and officially ad h.rd the proce.
dure in both cases" A SUBSCRIBER
Ne,o York, dug. 81 1878.
Our complaints were by no means intend
sdto apply To any Ofthe custom house officers !;
they SIMPLY related to the facility with which
the emiSsaries OF Ferdinand created obstacles
10 the cause ofthc Patriots, by arrestiGc their
officers and establishing a svstem of espionage
extremely discredItabie to us, aud calculated,
by their Interpretations, 10 create belief
abroad That the people OF this country are not
friendly to the liberation Of South America
A system Ofinquisition is erected by these ennis.
sares. which, il persisted in will arouse public
indignation. Let them not make this country
she theatre OF their operation, against the Pa.
triots. IN. /. Nat Jdp
COMMERCIAL. A gentleman of this
city, (says the New York eiazeiie) has ia
Al aIifnre ,..,.l, I'll,
tract of letter from Mr.. BeasIey, Amer
ican consul at Hayre de Grace
"HAvRE, JULY 80, 1918.
Since commenced operations, nine
Americans have arrived, six of which |
have entered at the custom-house the
others were entered by the brokers. Capt.
Hall, of the Comet, was taken by sur
prise; they have, however, agreed TO do
Ills business for II. per ton, without the
usual reserve for the 90 centimes, which
they have been in the habit of exaciine
since the masters of vessels entered into
resolutions not TO pay so sous. The other
two vessels, the ship Maria Caroline, and
brig Mary Ann, addressed TO Martin
Foache az Son, and Opperman MUndrot
81 20. would also have been entered by
me, but the masters were advised by their
conslgnees 10 give their business TO the
bankers. ], as matter Of course, will
never interfere in such cases bur think
il right that this fact should be made
known, in order that owners of vessels
may leave their captains at liberty TO en-
pioy any one they please to DO their Gus
tomary business.
''The brokers have managed 10 make a
tool vi detroit officer here, y ho has seiz-
ed the spirits, &c. on board of the vessels
Tor stores, upon the plea that the declara-
ton OF these articles At his bureau, ought
TO be made by them. have wrote 10 Mr..
Gailaiin OIL this subject, aud this piiifuI
puny effort will, Ike the bride, &c. which
Naye been made use OF, prove unayailiDg."
r NEWBURYPORT, Sept. 1.-The ship
commerce, capt. Wade. arrived at this
PORT last Friday, IN so days from Csdiz..
he Vera Cruz and Havana feet Of 80
I'M Of merchant ships, arrived 1T Csdiz
'e ''fst of July, conveyed by frigaie
'"l tWo sioops u war. In one Of the