Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-23

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bic 10 the public:
The brig Macedonian, Captain Elipha-
le, Smith, sailed from Boston i'm Feb.
1918, bound for the Pacific Ocean and
canton, with cargo OF dry goods
amounting 10 10000 dollars.
After touching al Valparaiso and Co
guimbo, (where some tritiing sales were
made) Captain Smith proceeded 10 Callao
the sea port OF Lima, where he sold his
cargo To The agents Of the Philippine
Company for l45, 900 dollars.
The expectation OF specie being pro-
hibued In neutral vessels al that time, one
condition Of the sale was that the amount
should be paid on board the Macedonian
in Callao, at the risk Of the purchasers
IN other words the risk OF contrabapd i'm
shipping the specie was to be taken by
them.
Previous to those conditions beinp
complied with, the port of Callao was
blOckaded by the Chilian squadron under
Lord COc'irane, and all the neutrals
ordered out, with permission TO 70 TO the
port OF Guermez, about 10 leagues north
of Lima.
On the arrival of the Macedonian a,
tins port, Capt. Smith had no other means
lett TO get his funds, except taking them
Dy land from Lima 10 Guermez TO eft.
fect which with safety, he obtained IA reg
u'ar pass In his own name, and pcrmis-
SION from the Vice King and having
settled his accounts, and Received his has has
lance from the Philippine COMPANY all
responsibility on their part was. of course
al an end.
After despatcbing sixty-two thousand
dollars, by land. Captain Smith followed
on with eighty thousand more and when
| onlihe road near Guermez he was attack
ed by body of so armed men, under
the command of Lord Cochrane, who plum
dered HIM OF the whole amount, made
MN prisoner, and conveyed him on
board ms frIgate. Previous 10 which on
being questioned who the specie belong
ing 10, Captain Smith declared. in wri-
ing ana on oath, that il was American
property, and belonged wholly 10 the
owners OF the Macedonan's cargo. ci,i-
zens of the United States.
Wllle under confinement on hoard
Lord Us vessel, capt. Smith was compelI
eo 10 sign contrary declarations, and 10
| say mat the property was on Spanish ac
count. His reasons for so doing. were
| ~ order 10 regain his liberty, in the hopes
| OF SAVING the 81, 900 dollars then on The
roan' AND TO get possession of his vessel.
as Lord Cochrane, who was getting I'm,
der way, threatened TO take him TO Ma
nIlIa, where he SAID hr was bound) and un-
| der The conviction that a document ,hus
obtained, could be of no avail i'm court
| OF justice.
Capt. ). was then liberated, and found
that while he had been detained prison
er, his vessel had been searched by Lor
C,:-hls writing desk broken open, and
us private papers stolen and that the
; $4,000 had ben put on board the
french brig Gazella, with view 10 land
Inc same IN some place OF safety on The
coast but Lord c. (who had his spies
on shore) getting information of this cir
cums,ance, captured the Gazella, and
look The specie Out-and on the French
captains refusing 10 declare that if was
spanish property, he was taken prisoner
down the coast of Paita, where he was
liberated on signing such q certificste
as Lord Cochrane thought proper TO die
tate.
The President and Directors of the
Conococheague Bank (of Marylandl have
called meeting OF the stockholders. 10
be held on the 23d December next. in
order TO determine whether said insti,u
ton shall be continued or not. They view
The present situation of the bank as ner.
fertly safe and solvent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.--Tbe editors
OF the Boston newspapers, parfaking. no
doubt, OF the general feeling i'm that quar-
ter. appear 10 be much iDcensed at the
robbery, as II Is termed, committed by
Admiral L0chTGne, under the CHILEAN flag.
on the properly ofan American merchant
which was unfortunately placed within
his grasp the fruits of which seizure were
distributed among his crews, withouteven
the formaliiyOf a trial. They invoke The
government to resent the insult offered 10
our flag by seiziDg money found under If,
without a pretence even of a violation of
my Lords paper blockade.
There can be no doubt but the govern
men' viii give It's attention TO this Incident.
bu'' before The national arm is stretched 10
Sc ! ~, The affdu Is IL be understood in
all lis circumstances II is not to be taken
LOT granted That Lord COchraDe has wan
toniy committed an outrage which il
would be so easy to punish. We hone
that this matter will not be permitted 10
embrOll us IN quarrel with the
South American governments. ar anv of
them. IL lord CocIirane has uniustly
seized this money, doubtless he will be
induced TO refund it, or his government
Will Tor hun. AT least, let US lear before
we StI1he. We have done that in the case
OF injuries OF more fragrant character.
Dut OF the same nature, received
from the nonarchical governments of
the Old World. We see no reason for
taking different course when the aues-
non relates TO the independent gove-p-
ments OF the Western Hemisphere.
Nat. Int.
November 20.-It gives us much pain TO
state, that letter received by Yesterdays
mail, from Raleigh, gives information,
which there is too much reason 10 believe
| Substantially correct of the dannornn.