Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-07
United States District Court.

MOORE, Marshal at the Virginia District,
arrived here yesterday morning in the
Steam-boat Richmond; Judge TUCKER
has been some days in town, and on the
arrival OF X. STANNARD, Esq. U. States
Attorney, the Conrt will proceed to bust
ness.
The United States ship John Adams,
Capt. NadSworth, anchored ia Hampton
Roads on FRIDAY evening last, in ii DAYS
from Havana. The following intelligence
has been politely communicated to Mr..
Lyfurd. keeper ofihe Reading Room, by
an officer of the John Adams:
The schnr. Retrieve, of New York, ].
Lewis late master, from Cadiz for Vera
Cruz, was taken possession of by the male
anel crew, who murdered the captain and
took the vessel into Omoa, in the bay of
Honduras {; the mate anc Two oil The crew
are IN confinement there.
Capt. Samuel Brown, and Mr.. Duei,
mate OF the brig Holkar, of New York,
and capt. Humphreys, d passenger, were
murdered by the crew about the 9th of
January last, about the 4th day out from
Curacao ; the crew afterwards scutiled
the brig aud landed near Jacquemei, in ST.
Domingo one of them black, has
been apprehended al Havana, aud sent
TO New Orleans.
The John Adams spoke, April 10th,
III lat. "a, 90, ion. 80 so, ship Admittance,
NJ Langhlie, of Duxbury, 10 days from
New Orleans for Antwerp April oath,
lat. SO 20, long. 70 40, passed an Ameri-
can ship, painted with two narrow white
streaks, standing 10 the southward-she
showed black ball under her ensign and
jack above ii; spoke brig Rebecca, of
and for Salem, l / days from Havana.
Herald.
We have heard several accounts of the
mysterious disappearance Of two men
from little slOop called the Romp, be-
longing 10 this port, while al anchor in
James River, a few days ago, and now
give the following particulars upon the
best information we have been able TO
collect The Romp was owned by Tho
mas Parker, who keeps boarding house
In this town, and naviga!ed by him and
an lrlshman named Eaeene SnHivan she
had been for some time employed in
trading up and down James River and
frequently to Petersburg, for which place
she departed hence on The 10Th uit but
came TO anchor opposite The house of
Pleasant Wanamack, d brother in law of
Parker, who resides at Cannon Marsh
es Oh The Charlie City shore.-Eicre
she remained several days, during which
Parker and Sullivan were frequently
| ashore at Wanmack's, who states that
they lefl his house one evening and went
OIL board their vessel, which he observed
The next morning at anchor on the oppo-
site side of the river, with her sails
loosed this however did not excite any
! apprehension but as she remained in
that situation the whole day, and no per
son was 10 be seen OH board, he thought
nj "a no
! vessel coming down The river from Pc
terSburg anchored near the sloop, and
some OF the people knowing her went
on board. They were surprised TO find
| the deck good deal stained with blood,
and mol IA soul on board they then went
ashore al Wammack's, aud from infor-
naiion given by him they con luded that
either Park :; or Sullivan. or more pro-
badly both OF them had been murdered {;
| tins conjecture was confirmed VIXEN on
| going on board they found the vessels
cabin completely stripped of every arti
Gle OF furniture, baggage, &c. and none
! OF the inhabitants on either side of the
river could give any intelligence of the
| two men.
Ii was believed that all imprudent dis
closure which Parker had made of his
having large sum in bank notes about
him, induced AN attempt 10 rob him,
which could only be effected by the
murder OF him and his companion.
Another report states, that Parker and
Sullivan were observed by some person
on shore TO have scuffle OH board their
vessel, in which both fell Overbosrd and
were never seen afterwards, leaving il 10
be inferred that both were drowned and
ii is also believed that the blood on the
vessels deck was from surgeons, OF which
there were several Oh board. ID.
DARIEN, April 26.-Died of bullet
wound, on the 10th inst. on the Florida
side Isl. Mary's river, opposite Traders
Hill in this state, LieuteBant WILLIAM
II. BELToN, OF the 4tb regiment of Unit
ed States infantry. He received his
wound III a duel fought with muskeis at
eight paces.-The parties fired At the
same insiauI-Belion was struck under
The lefl breast, and expired in few min
utes, The ball passing through him--his
opponent was not injured. Lieutenant
Bolton possessed all tile requisites of a
soldier, the manners OF gentleman, and
virtues and talents that would grace any
station IN public or private life. He was
iavOriie with his superlors and interiors
IN the army, by whom his memory will
long and fondly becherished. [Gaz.
There are various reports in circulation
in this city, respecting the Ontario, all APP
pareUtly agreeing in one fact, that mis-
understanding had taken place at Valpa.
raiso, between captain Bidde and lord
Cocbrane, who acts as admiral of the
CHILEAN fleet. There is some variation in
the reports as 10 The cause Of this differ
ence-by some it is slated 10 have been
owing TO the refusal of Capt. Biddle to
salute the eccentric admiral. Ii is even
said that there were some indications