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

oveitiowins Treasury on their errival but
aias' poor men, they too late discovered the
deep deception, the objectionable violation OF
all faith on the part Of the Commandrr il
thtet ana the agent of the government oi
New Grenada. $50 officers and men are al
this moment here, destitute (ths men pagticu-
larIy) OF every thiag except ~ hal charity at
torus them their distress Is indeed extreme.
The disease peculiar to the cimaie, has eat
titu MANY ot them OF; and II lazy are not
SoSn sent !tom tins, many more will perish.
Macortsor iSmomeIilN looked fer here from
foft-dh-I.ihcc, in the itcto, which since his
sioIIous HIghi ion, Porto ptilO, hc has
chrisleucd Mae Crrgor''-but should he
come, do 40, ueieNe ihat ten men ~onld Join
hini, even TO avoid The dreadful prospect be-
tore them-all their confidence IN him is gone
forever. What reudsIs the disappointment ot
The officers mere acuIe and distressing. is that
all the iunds Tor paving the chartersl whici by
The bye was done III advance OF these vessels,
the provisions, aud their own equipments,
(Which are all elegant and costly) have been
enitteiN raised by themsel,es-a ud their SOL
diets relying on them for relief and support,
| without the means of doing any thug Tor
them.
" Since MacGregor's arrival at Poit-au-
Prince, lie hasIs>ued "a Proclamation favor
OF the Hebrew Nation, granting them all the
civil aud religious rights nthe government of
New Grenada, which aie az mey he possessed
bNtany other people. I"Pre Is SomethiG. tru.
~ homhaStic and iaugbabie in this circum-
stance. Immediately after his disaster aud
Uiscraccfui flight from New Grenada, lie sets
10 work and with q liheraiit, iruly worthy of
him. ~ a,tts Ia these poor unfortunate meu,
rights and privileges which are denied most
~ by all the word besides, IN government
which exists only ia hts imag iuatiOu, and in
country IN which he does not possess an inch
ot ground or even a solitary Ii@lIt or privilege
hlniScit.
Since writing the above, MacGregor has
arrived with the brig MacGregor and "a crew
OF only 10 CT ~ meu-with no funds aud no
prospects al this moment q! ANY OF The men
joining Ann day or two VIII, however, de-
termiue tie matter, aud as vessel, consigned
TO our house. leaves this the day after io-mOi-
row for Whining ton, 1 shall give you all niUr
nation of his prospects, his hopes, &c. &c.
have bod the pleasure OF becoming ac-
qnainied' with Col. Mae Marthy, vino COM
niands the detachment on board of the IaraH-
iua Il gentleman 0Imnch responsibility, and
who would do homer, in my opinion, TO amy
service. lie has promised to give me every
information respecting What arrangements
MacGrcgOr may be able 10 make with the
onicers OF these detacEnenis, Ia time for my
nest communications As have no dOuht thar
the friends OF Col MacNiarthy, III England
will be extremely glad to hear OF him, 1 beg
tItat IN Your publication you viii add, that
Col. AacCaIthy, commanding the dc iaCEmGrl
on BOARD the iataGttia, arrived on The Sjiu ~
GOOD heath. The nae appearance OF the off,
SerS aud men of this little bahd reflects murh
credit on their commander; and the polite
ht's aud srbauliy OF iiis manners have made
him respected by all no had the pleasure TO
Income acquainted with hjm. IL is believed
thai oil MaVtdrthS viii not proceed with
NJ acGtrgOr, nniQss he perfectly satisfies hlii.
on some particular points regarding his ptOS-
poets ana Intentions, ~ settles some doubts in
the CO!Cnel's mind respecting his MILITARY
claracteT aud fully explains away The assst
HOES THAT have been made, touching his con-
duct ia the late disastrous AFFAIR IL Porto
Belle"