Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-30

! war. w.,s momcniiy expected, as well asa
sec"hL tivisfon of troops, among them
were he disbanded men oi his Majesty $
| hate 6Oih regiment.
The ship Monarch, one Of Sir Grrgor
MGrcsor's transports, fell IN with, IN the
Mona Passage, a Spanish brig. which, had
been captured OH her passage from SPAN
To tile la, ana, by the Irresistible prlva-
ieer, belonging 10 Buenos AHres, and a
prxr master put an board hui The crew
hal risen nn The capiOrs and rciouk her,
after desperate resistance. The Capt.
of The Monarch finding her much dis.
iressed ia sails. &c. took herin tow when
the soldiers on board of his ship showing
a disposition 10 pluhtirr her, The second
| mae and tour men ot that vessel wenl on
board, with directions To conduct her Ia
| Aux Caves, and all sail was then made on
The Monarch
An armed briganiiDr, under the Nene-
zuelian colorS, touched at Aux Cages a
bout week ago she had great guam
tliy OF specie on board, which was sup
posed 10 have been Obtained from vessels
she had plundered al sea.
Accounts had reached Aux Caves, OF
tht arriva! at AngoStura, OF Col. English
with troops III ten transports, from Eng
land.
Gen. Maccroni, formerly Abide Camp
10 Gen. Murat, was left at The Isle of
Wight. collecting troops 10 follow Sir
Gregor M'Grcgor.
Since the above was prepared for press,
We have been favored with the following
particulars, from an authentic source =
Aur Cages, 1Iurch l..
"MGregor's force at present al this
port, Is supposed TO consist of about 5000
troops, including officers, entirely English,
The men, Who have lately been reduced ::
are dressed in The clothing of their former
regiments, many with medals. About the
9th ult. M Gregor went OYER 10 Port All
Prince, as 1, is understood. toendeavor TO
obtain a loan of sum of money from
President Boyer; hui this he did not sue
coed in, and procured il from some Spa
at that placr.-IIe however, purchased al
Port au Prince, from individuals, 5000
stand of arms, and so kegs ofgunpowder,
which were shipped on board Of Il scloO-
ner under liayiian colors intended 10 sail
With his expedition.
There are two transport ships and a
brig lying al anchor oil The Isle ofVaclIe,
and the armed brig Hero is at this port,
but the greater part of her crew have de-
serted from her. M'GreSor sent AN ex-
press over To Port au Prince on Saturday
last: he therefore is not expected TO de-
part Tor some days. His destination Is
said 10 be New Grenada, and lie expects
reinforcemen,s from England daily.
II Is reported that money hat been
sent from jamaica To M'Gregcr, and that
Il Col. had arrived here from that Island
on the 9Th nli. Several runours are pre-
Valeni relative 10 the number oftroops cx-
pecied by him, which vary from 5 TO
5000 men,"
New ORLEANS, April BY the brig
C"rdela, which arrived here on Wcdncs-
day last from Port an Prince, we have
some further particulars concerning Mac
Greg0r's Expedition. This advtnturer
had ms rendezvous at LES CAVES, and
not al Port All Prince as before reported.
He and many at his officers had visited
the latter place i'll February, and were we'll
received by Boyer. The force under
MacGregor was generally stated at
5000 men, though no doub, This number
all native of the United Kingdom OF q.
Britain. with a few foreigners among The
officers. Ii was said that most Of The
men had seen services; their uniforms
were blue, with blue and white cock
ade. The vessels they embarked III were
8 or 10 in number. said TO be fine ships,
SEINE OF them az large as frigates. the
others, Shops OF war the whole we'll
armed aud completely equipped. 1t was
generally thought at Port au Prince, that
the British govermentwere some how con-
cerned mile enterprise, as il was apparent.
ly conducted on TOO grand a scale for any
individual purse, and the insurgents are
without funds. They lift LES CAVES in
The beginning Of Observation-Disclosures u
known, but suspected 10 b0 for CartlIa-
gcna and New Grenada. L.. Gazette.