Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-05
WEST INDIES.
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ceived by II Il. NJ. schooner SpeeGwell. from
our attentive correspondent at Nassau, "a co.
pious file OF Nassau and Kingston (Jamaical
papers-tle former to tue 9Th inst and The
latter TO lie 23d uit. Extracts follow.
KINGSTON, March 7....By the Sapphire
from Caoyres, We have information that the
American frigate Macedonian arrived AT Pa
mama from Lima the latter end of January.
and brought 500 900 dollars on account OF
Spanish merchants. The British friyate AN
dfemache was lying nj CaiaU when the Mace
DOMAIN was taking in the money, aud the
Spanish merchants wished TO ship il i'm her
hui captain Shttiffe having orders not To re-
ceive Spanish property on board his shin. il
was siiipped IN the Macedonian, as "a matter of
necessity.
BY III arrival of the Spanish brig Ventu-
rosa at Panama from San Bias with sou 900
,inilats, intelligence was recei, ed of The s,au-
ish merchant ship La Rh,ma being there, and
LOT want ola ship of war, she wa, taking in
Specie TO the amount of 800 coo dollars. and
was 10 sal in IL daNs after The Vemlnrosa-
by the last advices from Panama She had
been So days out, aud 10 intelligence being
received OF her, il was supposed she had
heen captured by Ole of Lo,h Cochrane's
cruizers, which were left 10 blockade Guva a
qnil, 10 which port La Rhyma was bound on
her passage from Panama.
HE merchants at Panama had requested
the captain OF The Macedonian 10 take The
specie our OF La Rhyma, in case she should
fall in with her.
Lord Cochrane had captured and sent 10
NdtpNIdlSO orig angles, ptlyateer.
ing of Panama, under Bmenos Avrean COM
inlssion-ihat vessel having committed yari-
GUS acts of piracy.
MARcR IA report was prevalent at
IatieaSena before The Kingston sailed that
the city would soon he attack ed Nv the iusur
gents, and IL was feared with success
MARCH lS.-1he United States brig of war
Enterprize, of 10 guns, Lieutenant Kearne,,
from cruize in the Gulph of Mexico, came
to anchor at Port Royal yesterday Shortly
after her arrival. she sauted Fort Charles
with thirteen guns, hich were returned with
The like number.
MARCH 2o.-The brig Swift. Cobb, in six
days from Lsguia, passed Port ROYAL OH Sa-
inrcaN Evening bound TO the Havara She
was boarded by the Commercial-R Room boat
AID Information derived from the master that
cue hoyaiisi ana lnsurgent armies were IN
sight OF each other-thc former army about
1000 men stronger than the latter
Ike Drugs Altoona, Porter and Formax
Cook, from Portland, (Mass.) and schr. Tom
Caicrait. from Philadelphia, arrived at La
gn'ra, previous 10 the sailing at the Swift.
NASSAU, IN. P.) March IS-On "Wednesday
last, III the Court of Admiralty sessions 10
sEPH LAWS, alias John Lewis, alias Robert
i'elNiiie, alias Renaldo Deville, and JOHN
LEE, alias john Leader, alias Joseph PaIida
were brought te trial OH i bill Of Indictment
tor Piracy, fonnd against them on Tuesday.
The Attorney GeneIa al in the first place, shew
ca cause against motion by the prisoners
counsel, for PostpOning the trial until The
next term, founded OH an affidavit made Inv
Delville, stating that he was an officer in The
service of the Republic of New Msxico. and
wax authorised TO commisSionate vessels 10
crnize against the SpanIards-thai he had left
his commission on board of cruxer called
La Babe Creole, and requesting Two or three
months 10 send for il, as he could not with
safety go TO trial without il. This application
was, however, oven nled by the Court, and
the prisoiArs laviIgbeen pre- viOusly arraisned,
the trial was ordered Ia he proceeded en-
The pannel was then called over, upwards of
twenty OF which were challenged (; for what
cause we know not, nor have we a right TO i'm.
qniie. The evidence OF having robbed The sCbr
ram be-civii or This rOrt was most clearly * in.
controveTtibly established. ItappeaIed ibat.a
Jeanne Creole sailed frem Mobile ON wreck
ing aud thrilling voyage bnt as soon az she
had discharged the pilot and put 10 sea Del
vile, who was called Commodore, and gave
orders TO Lee. the captain, produced and lead
TO the crew, what lie said was commission
and declared the purpose of cruizine apainst
the Spanards; and az there was then but
one swivel aud three muskets on board he
told them that they would easily procure more
arms q ammunition from such vessels as they
may fall ia with. They then proceeded far
Tile Bdllze at the entrance of the hliSsissipDi
where they went in, procured a supply of urO
visions, and sailed from thence on their crnize
III the coarse of which, among other vessels
they boarded aud robbed twO American Vs.
seis. In the Old Straits they boarded and
robbed the Pam-be-civil, and subsequently
captured aSpaniSh Guineanan, which tley
burnt TanSOming the slaves, which were sent
into port on the north side OF Cuba The fe-
Yucca Conceptions was cut ont OF Bona CarbeIa
captured al Green Bay, brought in here and
restored TO the owners. Ii also appeared in
evidence, that DelvilIe was in The habit of
blackening his !aceiand hands OH boarding YES
sells. HE piundeT, such as watches, levels
aud money was divided on beard, sometimes
by lottery and at other times by shares, each
receiving his own.
Tue defence which was ingeniously and a.
anN tod fltas -
concluded, the jury retired. and in about half
an hour returned into Court, finding beth The
prisoners guilty. The presiding Judge then
passed the awful sentence Of tile law on them
TO he hung on Monday next, between and
II O'Clock, at the usual place for the execu.
ton of Pirates, between forts Charlotte aud
Nassau.
"A Nassau paper of the god nit. mentions
their execution OH the 10Th, and states that
They 10th died with great firmness aud self
posse sion OF mind" DELvILLg is,upposed 10
have been an Euglishman, who for SEINE crime
had been Obliged TO change his name and
lofsake ms country. LEE was an American,
formerly master OF a roasting vessel, and left
wife and children in Alexandria. He ac-
knowIedeed thai lie suffered justify" accord,
| ing TO EVIDENCE Editor CiIv Gdz
April l-iu the Court of Nice.Admiraltv
! on the 10Th ultlmO, the Judge Surrogate gave
! sentence IN the case of the American schsonS
! eT May Flower, Urban Grain, master, which
| vessel IN tie prosecution of "A voyage from
| Charleston TO Havana. put into this port on
| the 5ih December last, aud was seized by the
| SeaTcher Of ii. NJ. Customs for breach of the
| Navigation Laws. His honor decTeed resti-
| tuition of the vessel and cargo az claimed
| but directed The costs 10 be paid rsspe ctively
| by the parties Jon the ground OF probable cause
! Of seizufe ON The part of the officers of the
| Customs. An appeal has been inlerposed
| by the sellers, as well as on the palt Ut The
| claimants.
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.
| CHhRLEsTON, "A pTil II. by the ship Adrinna
f! aud brig Perseverance,, arrived yesterday im q