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

u seems To have been an act of duty IN
The nation TO do so inssmuc!, as there is
every reason 10 believe, that, after dis
charging that and all other claims on the
Treasury. there will remain a considera-
hie surplus. 10 have suffered tie amount
OF that debt 10 lle IN the Treasury, wuuld
~ fact have been 10 oblige the ,eople of
Tue Ohiied STATES to pay the interest on II,
merely Tor The benefit of the banks i'm
WINCH the public money isdeposiied.
IL may be proper i'll this place, 10 cor.
rect an error in which the Baltimore Fed
e,ai Republican has fallen on this subject.
he amount 20 be paid OH is not foar mil
donS as he states, bui IL little more than
sno millions Sir hundrcd thousand dollars
OF which about trOo miiiions IL 10 be paid
10 Foreigners, and moi jour nations as he
supposes. And, moreover, the par; which
Is owned abroad Is To be paid IN the Uul-
'eo ota'es. lNessenger.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3l.-uniied
Siales Bank Stock, tins ioresonn, was
uuii, M no demand, and 10 sales 81
was offered. 93 asked. In New. York.
on Saturday, 9i was offered, but no
sales.
Latest from South America.
ln,eiii2ence from Angostura, Ia The Sd
city, states thai Bolivar was ola the
right bank OF the Arauca wlth abou, 1000
men, including an English division of
ooo.-Morillo WAS on the opposite side
with 6OO0. brilliant affair took place
on The llili of April between the cavalry
at The patriot General Paez, aud part
OF Morilu's force, in which the 70, aiists
lost 500 men. We also learn. tina, a
smart affair had previously taken place.
Tue result OF which was favourable 10 fhe
PATRIOTS. Ii is The opinion OF = very in
lelIigen' gentleman, just from Venezucla.
that the prospect in that country is grow
my brighter for tile independents that
Bolivar will not risk the success OF the ,
cause on general action, without having
the whole of his forces to support him:
That more correct and lib, raj principles of
government prevail than hitherto, and
maj there VIII be no more dlciatorshps
allowed.
General Morillo has issued proclama-
hon 10 the British officers aud soldiers
engaged in the South American service.
inviting them 10 abandon that service.
ana offering them, III that event, personal
security, an admission into the ARMY of
Tie royallsts, or tree passage 10 their
own country. This humane royai Chief
tam INDUCES himself III The cnarsesi vitu-
peralon of Bolivar and the palrio, army.
II Is peilnenily observed by one OF our
brother Journalists, that probably none
OF the Englishmen, whom Morillo has adj
dressed, will avail themselves either of
ms ieniiy or bis generosity."-Fr Gz.
J"ne III. S, BANK STocK--00 dol.
lars only offered this morning.
"A IRE, caused by driving IA rocket too
suddenly, III Tie laboratory, which eAplo-
ded, took place al The u. S. arsenal near
pil'sburs on the 20'h Of May, blew off
the ROOT, and enveloped lie whole labora-
tory building III flames. The adjacent
buildings were saved by The iprompi cxer-
tons of The officers and men, aud The CHI
zens of Pii,sburg. a large quantity of
well seasoned timber was destro, Ell. fIb.
Jnne Al. S. BANK STOCK is looking
up-92 offered this forenoon, "a asked.
but 40 sales. Fifty shares were yesterday
sold III New York AT SO.
SPEClE.-Ih he bank of The United
States received this morning Two Wagon
loads OF specie, amounting to upwards of
10000 dollars, from the western conlry.
~ CAPTURE OF PORTO BELLO, And
DEFEAT OF McGRECOR.
BALTIMORE, jane 2.-Capian Fleet
wood, of the schooner Sam, arrived here
yesterday, i'll % days from Porto Bc,lo.
reports that General M'Gregor made ms
appearance oft the 'arhor Of Porto Beilo
Oh HE 7th April. On the 9Th he landed
his forces, amounting 10 upwards oil oue
thousand men, and on the day iolluw,n,,
entered and took possession Of the place.
ne remained i'll possession tweni,-nre
days without succeeding IN gaining a,.y OF
The inhabitants over TO his standard. The
depredaiions and robberies of his partv
on The private property, compelled lie
inhabitants 10 abandon their houses and
fly to the mountains for refuge. Al tIle
last OF April general Hore RoyaIisil CIR
tered Porto BeIl0 al 6 in the morning aud
surprised McGresOr and his followers
VINO we're asleep. MoGregor and five or
SIN OF the men escaped viii difficulty hv
leaping from a window twenty feet hIgL,
and swimming on board OF one of his
vessels.
Five hundred prisoners have been sert
10 Panama. There were sixty men killed
and forty wounded, tie greatest part of
whom were officers. Siragslers were
daily brought in from The neiglrborinr
mountains. The Royalisis los two men
killed and 4 wounded. f1mcricat.
JoHN OGTLvY, E~a. The British COM
missioner, appointed 10 ascertain The
boundary line betw,e IN The United States
and Canada, arrived at X ng ton. L. c.
on the l7Ih ult in company with john
HALE, Esq. the Agent. These gentlemen
Immediately proceeded 10 the point on
Amherst Island, where they eij OF their
survey III December Iasi.
DETROIT, May l4.-Col Leavenworth.
Major Vose, Captains Whiting, GOoding
and Gleason, and Litntcnan.s Clark, r.
Hunt, and Giles, with about go men of .
La. a NJ 81 LII,