Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-06


which time the treaty cedng the Florldas
10 The United States, had moi been ratified
hy the SPANISH Government. Captain
Reed has brough, dispatches for the Sc.
cGejar, Of State.
The Spanish expedition destined for
South America, MAS expected 10 be ready
In sud on HE last OF July, CT beginning
of august. Tho government had prncnr-
ed transports sufficient To convey % COP
men, which were la readiness, waiting
only for the equipment OF IA few men OF
war that were repairing IN dock.
The Marquis dc Case Yrujo and family
we're seized al their s'nelliug and sent 10
prison OFT the 2oih June. There was a
Iuniour ,l,ai they had been asSassiua,cd.
II MAS also reported That Gen. ODonnplI.
The Governor OF Cadiz, had received AN
order To put To death the crew Of the pat
riot pr'Naieer Constitution, stranded near
Gtbral,ar-A great number of the crew
were Americans The Governor is said
10 Have demonstrated against tie order.
pant al HE eNpediIion fitting on, i'm
SPAN, n WAS stated, was for the defence
at The FloridaS.
II was Tie general opinion at Cadiz that
pain WOULD NOT RATIFY rBErREATY
With this country.
A few days before the HorneI sailed.
the United STATES ship Franklin visited
The port of Cadiz. MIR. Russell, The A.
mcrican Minister, and family, were on
board. Mr. r. came in The Franklin from
naples, intending 10 come home in The
Hofne', but finally took passage AT Glib
faiaf on board the ship Rising Empire,
winch was 10 sail for Boston on the Isl al
July.
~ fortnight previous 10 the sailing oCtbe
Hornet, ,heie had been an action between
Spanlsh rational brig and Il Bucnos
ayrean brig OF war of Cape 81. Vincent.
ne Spanish brig succeeded in reaching
Iadiz, alone, after The battle. having sui
iered much III loss at men, hull. Rigging,
&c. IL Is stated that both vessels fought
under Americas colours.
we have received by the Hornet, the
Oiaro Mercauiil de CadiZ." containing
re Spanish account ri lhr eiISa2emeni,
whlC Is very long and bombasiic story.
we mao no time Ia make q full translation
OF II Tor lh's days paper. II appears
'"ai HE Sl'aniSh brig was the Volunteer,
| a." THAI ia" action vaS fought ton ire
OH OF June. p miles from Cape 81. Vim
cent lie captain of The Vuluniees
says III hs official ace mi that the Ir-
| surge III bug, besides her Suprrior sailing,
carried twenty ~ pound CarIonadeS. a
number Fl lS'S, auh had one hundred and
eighty Non. which he declares was duu-
bIe his strength The engagement he
| sla'os, was loug ami bloody, and The fire
| al The Patriots so lively, that we soon
| found ourselves without sails and rig
| Sih@, aud entirely al the mercy OF the
sra-aii', from thu state the brig was in,
! could nOl have prevented them from
boarding us had they thought proper. .
| Alter three hours. we perceived that The
| neniN did n0l show the same vjpar as IN
! he be ginning Of the action, amd sc now
| ID gan 10 make use o! four guns that We
had KEPT useless on our sfdrbOa;d side,
| ana she FIRE ne made convinced the ~ that
| sc were disposed 10 sell our lives dearly.
Wien they came UP 10 The contest Z he
short distance they las from us enabled
uS 10 perceive we had made dreadful
slaughter on board OF thea. | cannot
| tsays the SP"Uish capiainl sufficiently
'n'"ii"n I" YOU, my lord, the lord 10
hhOm The official account was addressed
WHAT was my situation when the enemy
| reired II WAS deplOrabe indeed but
| he could not perceive il, owing 10 The
| @eod c0un'cnances of lie ctiicers thai [
| have The honor 10 command. III re
| 'oiio" The names Of all that particularly
| distinguished themselves
lh' Volunteer ,pS' only 10 men; but
her masfs, sails, rigging, &c. were III Il
most depiorahle state.
More Piracy.-Wc learn from a nassen-
ger M ihe biig Arcthusa, ir3m New Or
!caPs, that small pralicai row beat, full
| OF men, came into the Balize and board
| {" '"o vessels lying there, aud loOi from
| one ot item, upwards al five hundred
| dollars IL specie, and robbed the other
o.! all her small stores She then board
ed Tie ship Governor Grsw old, which
was The last our informant saw Of her.
| What Expectations were committed on
| board OF her, Our insurance companies
will probably bear by the next arrival
| from New Orleans. ~. Post.
EXCURSION.
JUiy 3l.-f csierday afternoon, a NUM-
| Der OF HE officers of the brigade of ar
IiIery, in then uniform, and great mum
| Der of ladies, took AN excursion I'm the
steam boat Franklin, which was hand
s"mely decOratt Il with cOlors for iAe oc-
caslon. lie vice president of The U.
! States, Mr.. De Melville, lhc French
I minister, Com. Chaunccy. and other gem
ilemcn OF distinction were al The party
| i he boat moved from the battery With
| enlIVening airs from the band Of The b. l.
| gade, and III passing thetown on each
side, afforded an Interesting and aerrpa.
bic scene 10 HE inhabitants. No -.
| creation can be more delightful and heal.
| Thy III Tins hui weather. iIian such excur-
sions ON board our commOdious steam
| boats.
IMPOEThNT.
NEW YORK, July 3I.-Yrstcr,av af.
ternoom, the United States sloop Of war
| HORNET, Captain Reid arrived al this
port from CadiZ, with dispatches for 10
vcrnmeni. She sailed on lie 2d If ibis
month, and We learn, thai, at Tie ,lr.e Of