Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-13

PHILADELPHIA August I.....We are in-
debted to Capt Abbott tor the following nte-
resting communication: Gazette.
81. BdfS, 2iSt july.
DEAR SIR,
Tine following information was handed me
by .eDtir man who arrived from ST. Eustattus
tins morning, and which you wIli please have
published. on your arrival AT Philadelphia, as
II may be oi service to the commercial part of
the community.
4 schooner touched off ST. Eusiatins Goth
inst. IN days passage frcm Mar. aTit,a, bound
TO 81. Thomas, the captain OF which vessel
gave the following information "A dmiral Brit
on sailed from Margaritia on 10Th inst with
his sqsadIOu, consisting of the Victoria This
tia" ship a thirty-two gun English tTi.ate, re-
Gently arrived (name not recoiiGcttd) nine
briggs, eleven schooncrs, and number of gu,,-
boats, all we'll armed and manned. On board
OF the squadron are 25GO English Irish and
Scotch, 800 German, and about $50 Indian
troops ilweii disCip iined, aud IN high spirits !;
they most sanguiueiy calculate upon meeting
with success, and being AMPLY remuuerated
tor the many hmdships and dePrivai,ons they
had experienced whilst at MarrarI,ta--
liseir destination is supposed to be againi La
euira.
Commodore JOley was still suder arrest at
hargariita, for conspiracy with ms brother
ln-iaw, General Aresmendi, against Admiral
briOn, and an act OF Piracy which he COM
united whilst he commanded the NictOria-A-
riSmendi is under arrest Al Angustui a: their mi.
Al Is 10 take place immediately after the return
Is Tue general impression that they will be shot
AMI iui 9 IL objects. number OF prizes had
been lately varied into Mari aritta several of
them wiin valuable cargoea of hides, sugar, CO.
Goa, tdliow, indigo. &c. all OF which sold at
hige prices, rs there were great many Sre-
cuiato's there from 81. Thomas. and different
sHiahuS WIN abundance OF duuOOOus aud good
o'is-du, except one OF the prizes, were cap
tured by privateeis under the Artigan flag.
ABOUT tue 18th of june there was a brig car.
f'eu INTO Fiat Island, by ptIvateer, or ra-
thsr pirate under Artigap colours-in few
hOuis alter her arrival the news reached ST
!1a'tS,"t Martens, aud st. EustatuS. and in
iht course OF two days the vessel aud cargo
were disposed OF, and the pirates made their
escape, excepting one man who ran away from,
mem ana concealed himself in the au,he,
mum alter their departure He informed
lhat tie schooner which captured the above
mentioned brig, was called The Fnrioso cant
teiIh Alvara, mounted 4 nine pouudeis aud AN
Ia FOUNDER on plvet, with crew ct IS men
principally Italians Frenchmenand SpaniardS
who were aiNost constantly in state OF mu-
tiny.
The Furioso Showed, occasionally. different
colours, aud as often changed her name Sue
cruised OH Lisbon for three weeks, during
wsich time she boarded several American
vessels, and robbed them OF Whatever they
wanted, treated them very roughly and threat
ened to dog them il they even demonstrated
against their proceedings.
len oays after leaving the Lisbon station,
tell III with the brig Esperanza, from Lisbon
bound TO Porto Rico ran alongside of her
(hauled down The Portuguese coiors Which we
showed as soon as we dIscerned her) hoisted
Artigan coiOrs and ordered them to strike
which they did with great reluctance until
theN saw we were aDOnt 10 board. Her cargo
consisted of wine, brandy, fruit. &c size
mounted SIN l2-pounderS, and lai crew of
u men had - passengers principally women
ahd children, who were left 10 The mercy of
savage crew.
he passengers were permitted TO remain
o, board OF the Esperanto, bur the captain,
!ilcers and crew we're taken on board OF the
PilVateer and put in irons the Furio.o ac-
comPanIed her prize until the third ddy before
our arrival at Flat Island. when captain Al
Ndrh gave the captain of the Esperanza his
oihc@rs, crew and passengers two boats, wiih
scahty allowance of provisions aud water
Tor three days-they at first reiused going, as
mere was every prospect of an approaching
gale OF wind, and III the most supplicatng
manner besought captain Alvara TO permit
them to remain until pext morning, as the
boats would not live i'll case they encountered
Saie-theIr prayers and enireaties had no
eHect-they were threatened with instant
death, If they did not immediately 20 in
to The boats. We parted from them about
~ \. NJ al which time considerable sea vas
turning and that night, about half past ele-
ven we experienced Il Tremendous gale which
tasted for sax and thirty hOuIs, the wind from
y >. E.-when, no doubt, the poor souls IN tile
nOats, met Win d Watery grave.