Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-02

/ The London Courier Of the 10th Nav
irIn..ies u few items about our sluop of
war The Ontario, which have moi been
- particularly stated IN The American
points. -The Amp,ion iriga,e had arrived
al Portsmouth. She lei RIO Janciro ON
the Glib hiarc.i. While she WAS in the
ls'icr port, The Ontario lad arrived from
Valparaiso, who reported Ia the British
consul Gas she had bcinie dome 10 Con-
modore BOwles la the river Plaic,) "ibat
Lord Cochraue had hoi>tcd his broad
pendant a, Valparaiso M The irigair Maria
Isabel Captured from The Spauiards,) of
50 guns, having on beard 400 rAc.liCu,
seamem; that hc bad The sail of vessels of
war, Of all classes, under his command. in
the most efficient state for sea, , of them
mounted 40 guns that in an inie1, levy
hicl he had had with Capt. B,ddle, he
bad pui several questions 10 HIM, which
were evidently intended 10 ascertain what
Was The amount ul ihe Specie whicl, had
been shipped IN his his,r.iy'S ships An
dfomachc and Blossom, aud whether the
sanI" WAS The aciual properly nf the Spa
nisii government ar Oi any oi is am,huri-
ties, these lao ships being then OH Tie
coast with ii on hoard. The impress sion
remaining OH i!u mind Of The Captain of
NV NPDtdIiO was. ttldt CONiU Ills i-OrtSillD
we'll az eriain This latter point, IL WAS ms
intention to Interrupt these ships, and
sriZr the property. SO soon as Ibis rcpo,t
MAS made 10 Commodore Bowles, he pro-
rc"'i'd round Cape Horn in Tie Creole
irigaie. -i0rj Coc!irane is too impeiu-
Gus his letters ~ Captain Blhdle can in
c"nteslablJ prove il.-BuI he will moi
surely be so rash as la attack his Ma
Ie>'l y ships /: more especially, Wii he
has formally demanded sails faction irum
the supposed MUIR, lie has received. Ii
British pa inrai ships have no right 10
convey SPANISH treasure, he should pro-
test against the in!raciiou; should rcmnn-
sirair against ITS repetition: bat he should
beware Of rushing into an attack upon
The British flag, which may br.ng upon
Chilli new and more formidable enemy
than she has yet Ia encounter.
Capt. Biddle i'll his manly eNculpaiion
ia cur newspapers, still appears 10 lay
down one position, thai we are disposed
To deny. lie jusiites il, moi upon n.
cip!r, but ON precedent. lie cites cases
where British vessels al WAR ha,etovvr
e'i HE treasure of Spain, and conveyed
II III safety for her use. Captain Biddie
adnilS that he did the same tlimg.-But
we Sh"uia lie sorry 10 see II become
pi''''t Win i've american naVy.-OUr
armed ships are bulil for nn such purpose.
They are moi vessels OF burihem, but OF
war. They arenO1 built to receive freight,
bn' 'opIoiec, the rights and advance the
interests otthrir own country. Ifihe An.e.
ri'au officer is ia The habit Of doing these
things Tor pay, there il danger lest ina,
nice sense oi honor, which forms Tie
brightest sentiment IN their character.
should become lain,pd hy The breath OF
avarice.- Besides, does II bccon,e neu.
iral halinn 10 project by inr"e enemy's
property (andli money, Why not goods p
from the hclligtIeni rights of the other
rnemy!-- ln case Of >hipwreck, on cxcep-
non is allowable. In case of danger from
pirates, The thing is right enough. II is
bn' an act OF courtesy, which does no,
INTERFERE with The just rights of amy other
pariy but isl, right in the case before
US?