Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-30

| al the commencement at The conf!apra-
| ton, We were favored with RAIN, which
prevented the roofs al many buildings
taking fire from the flakes which flew al
great distance. We regre, To add that
several Of The Firemen were severely burnt
by lead, which had melted, aud fallen
from the rooi. Mr.. Gardner, a gentle.
man belonging 20 Engine No. D, was Sc
verely injured by tue falling OF bricks.
[Ccm. AIDE
| Extract Of letter from a Nidsiipman o..
Loard tie United States ship Csame, dated
! S;e17a Leone. Ndrch 23d, 1920
| We arrived here alter a passage OF six
weeks. The Elizabeth had al rived about
ten days before us, and has gone Oh 10
| Sherbro
On our arrival. an English ship, noun.
Ing 30 guns. AID a brig and ,hgee schoo,i-
erS, came up To us. We were called TO
quarters and expected IA scuflie Tie
men Showed The utmost JOY bni when
we beat the retreat they were disaapoini-
ed.
GIBRALTAR -Aa account of tile dis
furddnce trhich took piace 6etween lie off
et. mas been pnJfisheI in ENGLAND and az
tins country. Tie excitement mas SO gre0k
at Gibraltar, as to induce tie Cocc,nor to
prohibit oil Intercourse JeiCeen the officers
and The f7gate. IL appears, -hoWerer, from
tate accounts rcceired from GiJraiial, thai
tins order ofUie G0rerNor las been dire
i9'rroed, and the wdo'e regiment. ,se beiiere
the G4th, pr.roicd and iryiietcd at tie mis-
fortune IF Lient. .Snith, their com,uae. uao
'c0s 'oounded, met togethcr at their quarters.
0Rd II waS rcso(cetto challenge all tie off,
GERS Of the Guerrero, ante, a plea that tie
Jfance OF fkat nature lad originated ssiM the
H., IN
credits6leto o9iccrS they selected ahther en-
Signs ne youngest HemenantS to Ggkt, BEING,
as Mey Saad, unmarried men ;andthrse yoaikS,
forthey ore at cery young, Uere humaneiy
selected 6yMe'r se"iUr officers TO be shot doum
dy lie An1icdmS md at tic same time,
'rcre 20 ctd'm the privilege of fgkfing mho-
erer they pteasedto select from the t,igaie;
mt az fhe americans had some ko,c or other
| 0ccqnred reputation at the pistol, il Uas
,eSoiced i,l cducns, that tie distance shoulK
be uttered and Mey Shouid fire at four pa
ces These mriiminarieS being Sestted nth
tie appreciation IF tie Colonel of tie rcsi-
meaf. tie MAJOR, ,ce learn repaired on boo,d
tie Jr1gdte, and made knomn tie object Of
ms miSSiOn 10 tapicia Thompson, mkiSh he
p,Sfac'd By saging Mat Tie dr:?ence hal o,T-
9inated miM tic AMERICAN others, and tAat
MiS ~oS a compulsory moremeat on tie part
~ the regiment 4; and he thcn read from his
paper Tie tout ensemble of aiYangemcats
captain Thompson Heard tie mGjor wih
much cooineSs; he denied that hostiiitiesihoG
originated wiM ms officers on tie coairdyy,
he '"Stanccd tie many attempts made to insait
or rcfict on american officers, n species Of
ecmdnc. mhich could not be toieraied he
result hat lea tie Governor to Mferdict all
c'mm"mc cation beticeen the ddreJse parties
ana IA opposition TO uhich, IL appeared. haS
10 N(I 4 q Ia.a 4
defiance, therefore the limitation came fyona
them Van respect 10 the pysKni,laries.
CdPt. Thompson did not dpprooe them To
select tie young gentlemen of regiment to
support t"e honor cf Senior officers, and to
gee hem rtg6t to designate ahoeper Me7J
please Tram the officers Of tic JiiSate, ,rGS
mol an character. rs to the senior officers
6etHS married nci, some of has officers rele
also married ia sho'f Capt 1Hompson ob--
se'red, htS as challenge from the mkoie
'e9tn'e"f, and sanctioned Jy the commanding
officer, Tsho, it appears, takes no part in Tie
contest. Non, s'', at as a principle rih me
10 snare an all The DANCE, ofmycDfceFs aud.
nWch as deprecafe MiS coarse, stiU The
challenge shall be accepted, and as yo.i haze
assumed tie right to select you. opponents.
zoe claim participation ofthis pririlge--
4, therefore, select tie colonel IF your aegi-
ment-am !, SIR, said the first lieutenant.
select gen, nlajoI; and thms wiH tie contest
be equally diUided as to rGhk. THIS orange
,ne't, although perfectly fGir, the 0mjo7,
had no PowerS to conclude ard he fooh his
ieare- INT Me nlritafion was not renewed
We hare more Man omce iamenfed these
disturbances, ia consequence of tie injury
0hfch they do to tie public service, ami tie
gradual advancement # hostile .feetiags
6et'ceen the ttco nations 6at If 6cc are en-
In inf
regiment to challenge oir otice,,s and oa
Aef ? urn terms, c0iNot be HaGtd ruth hey
must be met u they u7H fght: and tits de-
termination u Capt Thompson, and aH Ills
officers, TO takea h0nd an tbs game ttith
officers of'the same ,0nk, is TIE mast hheiy
rug to settle these things at once. We IRISH
to see them mutually respecting each either
as Grdre men Sh0uiddo, and not unnecessarily
irritating earh othe,. As to tie objecticn
to eight pGces, [npt i. assured tie british
c6fcer that Hat wOmid make no dt6erence--
one pace II they pleased IN. Y. Mai. Advo.
INPORTAG1' LAW CASE.
NORFOLK, May 26.-Yesterdav tie
Hon. ST. GEORGE TUCKER. Judge OF
the District Court OF The United States.
pronounced his decree in the case of
Don Pablo C!acom, Consul Of his Ca,
th0lic Majesty, against 50 bales OF cuc!li.
neal, &c.
This case has excited much more
than usual interest IA our community
Day alter day, during lis discussion, the
court room was thronged with many at
eur most respectable and intelligent eli.
Zens, zealously Attending 10 lis progress,
and awaiting with suspense, its ierInina-
ton. Nothing that talent, eloqmence.
ingenuity, research, or sctiyily could ac-
cOmplish. was omitted on either side