Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-31
RICHMOND, MARCH al 400
Extract Of t~o ietters from midsh,pNldn
on 6oard tie u. States brig Enterprise, &c
has friend near RichmOn1. Ia.

u Statts brig EntcrpTize, of Caps]
Nichola Mole, Jan isih. 1920.
w e sailed from Ne, York, on thp 9Th
instant, IN extreme cold weather and.
III IL days, arrived in climate on The
other extreme. Yesterday ne chased a
Fenezueiean pfIvateer, but night came on,
an" ia The darkness. she made her es-
cape. To day we spoke the Spanish ship
Iercs, OF 20 long elghtecns: she is the ii
n'st Spanish ship have ever seen. The
commander, contrary 10 custom, behaved
with much poliioneSs. and offered 10 fur
h'sh US, If we should want any thing on
beard ms ship. We are going into Port
all Prince, and from thence 10 New Or.
leans"
New orleans, Feb. 9Th, 1920.
Nhen last wrote you, We were off
cape NIchola Mole, where we lay Two
daSs, and then made sail, and stood up
The bay for Port au Prince, and on The
2Oih, came 10 an anchor before the civ.
and were visited by all the Americans re.
sideu' there and were politely invited
to their respective houses, &c. On the
2lsi, Captain Kearney visited General
bo"yer, the President, who is said 10 be
asmari, intelligent man; and has the una
nimous Support oisdli distinctions of per-
sons. did not see him, as he retired 10
his country seat the day after our arrival.
Al cinuer given the officers or The En-
'erprIze, we saw Commandani Bachy, the
second man in the republic and who
commands the naval forces. He is of a
't2ht copper colour, near six feet high,
well prOpCrtioned, and of handsome,
easy address.
The Americans have decidedly The pre-
terence IN trade al this place,ns they fur
Sh the government with all their naval
| stores, provisions, and such other articles
as are not produced on the Island.
Il he inhabitants OF lie city, were re-
markedly healthy, though mortal dis
case prevailed among The shipping. Some
ships have lost all their men, aud nany
have no, halt their crews. We remained
i've days in port, and then proceeded 10
sea, aud sailed TO Kingston in jamaica,
where wc arrived on The 3Isi-having had
run o. tour days only. On coming 10
anchor, boat VAS dispatched 10 Admiral
Sir Home PrplIam, commander on the
station, TO know whether he would return
US gun tor gun, in case We Saluied :
which he refused 10 do, bot offered us
HE same number of guns That are usm.
ally gwen 10 British vessels of our class :
this Capt. Kearney dix rot think proper
to accede to: but salutcd the fortfica-
lions, which returned The same number
| Of guns which we gave.
As soon as our salute was fired. all the
ships Of war, consisting of one ~, one
II, and two briggs, hauled down their CO.
tours; nor did they hoist them again du.
fIng The day.
he day after this affair, tho collector
| OF the customs came on board, and in
formed us, That, in consequence of our
having tOnChcd al Port an Prince, we
were, 10y The authorities Of the Island,
ordered TO leave Kingston, and put 10 sea.
Capt. Kearncy, not deeming the order
| official, refused 10 get his vessel under
weigh, unlil the governor, The Duke Of
Manchester, should b. consulted for
WHICH purpose, Lieut.. Cooke vas dis
patched 10 bis residence in the country,
with letter or The subject; but his lord.
ship refused 10 answer the commanica.
ton III any shape, so we were constrained
10 get under weigh unsatisfied.
While we wore IN port several English
men came OF board for the purpose of
hooking Al our brig, and during their STAY.
one ol them asked the Captain, " it we
had not built ship, and called her the
Shannon, who told him We had no right,
as yet but that We had built Gaerrieye.
a jazz, aud bad a Hacedonian, and Gu
n"e. This answer stopt The mouth Of tie
crest fallen EDgishman."