Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-16

tectfu on shore SelittlS Inc cargo Oh Tile
schooner Perry vino was arrested ana
after AN examination has acknowledged
that, every soul on board the Perry were
n,n,derea. The Perry was commanded by
Caui. Smith. formerly Of Virginia. aud
when broug hi into Aux-Cayes Was a'com-
pleie wreck. IL.
Salem Gazette, Office, Feb 6.
AIar5isaead. Ps6. 3.-Arrived. brig Rol-
IA, Hooper, % days from Au> Caves
Left sc.,r. Elizabeth. Crosby, Boston, just
tiisch,: Hazard: Pradford, 10 sail for
ijaifi,a0rs Ia 2 DAYS brg v l;iiie, Conte,
about sa,l..g Tor n. York keb-cca Nor
ton, Holmes Hole. just iisch brig Lyon.
Chapman, sailed iromPort au Prince Jan.
/. Capt. IL. reports that previous 10 his
sailing, the schr. Perry, OF baltimore,
was beonght into Au>-Cayes by on. al
the country drn9ing sclrrs. picked up at
sea without mainmasi, had no person on
hoard. |, was supposed SHE was plun-
da,ed. aud ererg pciS,n on toaiW nrssacred,
i,y the pir,li,al barges belonging 10 The
south Of ST.. Domingo-(lhe lndigenes.)
frequent depredaiious ofthis kind are
committed by The barges fitted out and
,nanued by them.-Tlere was nothing
found OH board but a few barrels of
bread stuff and an American ensign con
81 irrablv torn. Tie Perry sailed from
Aux Caves for n. Providence about IA
Siaya previous 10 her beIBy picked up,
with cargo OF beet, bread, -four. DC.
There were two or three Gun sehrs. fitted
oui from Port au Prince, TO guard the
coast and the pirates on board the Perry,
conciI, rag that the droger "ho took pos.
session OF her was one at then, ii,lue-
diaieIy took To the boat, and made far HE
Isle OF Ash, (oft Aux Cayes,l when tic
IL A =
Jan. 40. in Crooked Island Passage, schr
Pride of the Navy, frou, jacmel, 8 DAYS
oui for New York.
fIRE.
NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-TiIis morning
between ~ aud / O'Clock. a lire broke
oui IN The brass foundry OF BENJAMIN
d. WALDRoE, Situated III Orange street.
between Franklin and Leonard. streets.
Ii Immediately communicated 10 a rope
walk, occupied ty Jonathan WeedeD, "a
Carpenters shop, occupied by Hopping
and Murphy, and TWO stables adjoining,
all of viii h were entirely destroyed. A
email frame building occupied by three
coioured families, was very much injured,
and house occupied by Henry L. Stein.
sustained some damage.
AS there was many wooden buildings
.
was great difficulty in procuring water,
1t required the most active exertions of
the tiremen to prevent a more extensive
cOntIagrafion.
Those OF our citizens who were present,
had an opportunity 10 see tile new ina
chime Tor throwing down chinuies, bro,
into successful operation. Two high
ehimnles, on the application of the ma
chine, were overtlirownwi;hout difficulty.
[Com. Adr.
There Is report, that some months
since, number of sharp vessels left The
different ports Of the United States, To
meet ina certain latitude, for the purpose
OF depriving the island of St. Helena of
lis prisoner II will be recollec,ed, that
Ill our latest Loudon papers, much was
said about rapid sailing vessels having
been seen and chased, without success,
by The British squadron blockatling the
above Islaud. ~. I. Gazette.
Communicated for tha Nirg MIA Herald
GItract or Il letter from gentleman at Wdshing-
ton to ms friend in this uicinny.
Last evening was graifeti, III a private
circle, with the society OF General Andrew
Jackson never was more disappointed,
more Interested, nor mere delighted with any
man have ever yet met with disappointed, in
meeting with an elegant, easy. mannered
attractive gentleman, where expected to see
savage; interested, IN conversation where
snodesiy, good sense and delicacy formed so
sreata share IN the relation of transactions
whore he himself appeared the least man. Tho
oeservediy the only hero in every sentence :;
delegated, because, with free and graceful
fdmiliarity, he seemed TO invite all around him
10 call for srch Information Oh Hose great
achievements IN which his country. his enc.
mics and his friends, feel so much interest, as
suited the temper, the talent aud the Object of
every individual present. With soit and
gentle Kindness. he seemed to lead us Tia rouyh