Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-19
Seizure Of american Property

BY LORD COCH RANE.
BOSTON, Nov. I0-Accounts reached
here on Monday, that l42, 900 dollars
The proceeds OF The cargo of the brig na-
cedonGn, Capt. L. Smith, of this port
had been seized and conf seated by ord
CoCHRANE, III d port in Llma.-And
yesterday we received, in the Baltimore
II. hep"6hcan, letter from Chill, giving
more particulars Of the event extracts
from which follow
Santiago, 0i6) dug. IL; 1919.
You will have heard ot The proceed
Ings of Lord CoCHRANE, in the Chi
nan EJECT, 10 his leaving the blockade of
aHa0. 10 Ad, BLANCo, with Tour sail.
On his return, ms Lordship goi in
formation OF money being On the way from
Lima to GuarmeZ, ami on The 5lh April.
lie landed party OF marines al Supe, "a
ie~ leagues from which they met Capt.
SMITH OF The brig Macedonian of Boston.
and took him, aud from go To go. 600 dol
lars he had with him OIL board The O'hig-
gins. A paper signed by the Philippine
Company, was found OH Capt. SIS desk,
stating the money 10 b. paid for his cargo,
(amonniing TO l42, 900 dnllarS) was TO be
al the rlsque OF The pure hasers until if
should be on board the MacrdoRian. Can't.
Smith, after being on bOard a while,
signed document renunneIng all claim
10 HE money, and MAS allow ed 10 inin his
vessel at Guarmez. She was searched.
but no money found OH board her Lord
Cochrane also took from the French brig
GaZeiie, 90 900 dollars, which had been
pui on board by clerk of The PHILIPPINE
Company al Guarmez. The captain re-
iusing toglvea document Ofrenuncialion.
was carried 10 Payia, where he signed it,
and was SET al Liberty.
LORD Cochrane has returned TO Val
paralso, as has Ad. Banco.
he money taken from Capt. Smith,
ana from The French brig, has been dis
iriOuied among the officers and crews, the
government taking bali, and this before
any condemnation by prize court.
Mr.. II. HILL is now here for the pur-
pose OF establishing claim for all The
property on board the sch. Mon,eznma.
OF Baltimore, Captain Stevenson, captured
by Lord Cochranc, off Calao, the oath
March having Spanish flag flying. and
having on board muskcts, swords, fiour,
cOrdage, DC.
Lord Cochrane, it is expected, will
soon put to sea, with his squadron and
viii carry considerable number of Con-
greve rockets.
The Macedonian frigate, Captain
Downes, has touched near CaIlao, on her
way TO California.
" The brig Ellen Maria, of Boston, with
provisions for tie squadron, has been
captured by The Vengausa, from Callao."
Ihe abore letter is fromhe house of Lynch,
HiH & Co..
The MacedOniaR is insured at The vsri
Gus Offices in town, 10 large amount.
Boston CenfiueI
OUTRAGEOUS ROBBERY.
Tie Indignation which the above event
has occssioned, and the Incorrect manner
IN whlch II is narrated III the preceding
letter have induced inquiries, which have
resulted in the following FACTS, which
we publish on the best authority -
Capt. SMITH, in the macedonian, trad
ing al Lima sold aud delivered his cargo
TO the Philippine Go. before that port was
declared TO be IN a state of Blockade AM
when the blockade was made bv Iofd
Cocllrane, this vessel with The other nea
trail vessels there went round TO the little
port OF Guarmez, about 20 leagues n. Of
Lima, being The port designated by LORD
Z. himself. Capt. SMITH while on his
way from Lima 10 Gusrmez, by land with