Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-29

Of them got under ,cay as soon as they perceissd VI
and rhea they got cut Of our reach fhey began firing
on us tcith musets and Ibeiiepe t,ce s,cireis The
5th one Which those efls,rs said had been fred ut
and raS bound upthe rirer, did not get under trdg
until IRE got abreast ef him. She had been IN COM
pany 10Th the other fops thrce days and sras bound
TO The place as the rest So soon us see per-
ceired has, ne hailed, and vent small boat to ask
the captain to to, as there rds a peace officer
uho uisted to board him. He arsuered. that he
should not stop for any persons officers prirdes
and endedrored TO run oa one of oar Loats. Usthtd
ftred at hiD :: bit as IL dark and q hi,k sea
running. 6eliere the sho, did not touch hipi. -
Noc for theJ last ones. mentioned in the
Patriot. They came on SATURDAY. the 4th-tand
not the I3thbut as they are telling lies IN one I'M
stance, they may in another The Tedthbr being
tne, they Immediately trent to get oysters. Joi
Sunday they got under way and sailed to the other
side Of ne r1u, being informed that preparations
tefe making here TO attack them--and GboM mil.
day they ,cere all ont 81 sight Ne then e1pect6d
they had gone Of fer good-bnt at NIGHT ire suir
them coming up dgdin. Eirding their mananrres
suspicious, and feeonectng tchat some had said, nee
keptd strong pdtrotfhg party cut that night trfth
determination to get them the nerf day On Mons
day the 9th, at being rery calm, ihey trere all on
the oyster rocks, and made ready 10 20 after
them Beng informed oftteir determination not
10 surrender. that they had plenty # amR,uaitio1i
III good British musieets g. quantity Of buck siot
ana See1Gg their preparations, thought II useless
TO gre them further notice. tcent of tciih the
tee coats, and got bet,ceen them and Jones' Point
6eforr they percelrcd MS ; ce fired gun aSterR Of
them, to let them kRow that nee tcers prepared and
determiaedto stop them. re then haiied them, 10
surrender and for the master Of said schooner to
come on board Of us. Thy began 10 abuse us our
.dnsand tao said zoe might fire mt them,
they rouid not Surrender. We ,caited rhiie and
boarded fkenthey made no resistance ercept ,rith
their tongues. rs tre ,csre getting them in our
oeats, CdW; Uifson came mp rehad no intention
or stopping him, not knoDing his Gusiness-but one
Of ne Captains Lscson us that he ras one
81 their netghbors. same on The SINE business and
unless zee took him they uouldthink ue ,rere acting
partially. To satisfy thSm ,cetooi him, and found
mar ne had an ne dppdrafus on board for taking
oysters, and had come for that purpose, We got
them all on shore, and .he merit day as thy could
net gire security according to ta,o. eonn,iacdthfm
to1aL: Their expenses, 6etiere, mds 50 dollars,
aneindfng prison and attorney fees and the eaor-
nous bond they had TO gire, ard complain so much
or ras 20 dollars for each captain and out OF
compassion for them, as Strangers {5eea,ne thcir
security. They had promised TO indemnify me- and
PtenSed their honor to call on me the NEXT day 90
isdre ,cith me some nOney-but as soon as ihcy
got clear, they .reRt of IN the night. 4 suppose
they thought their money iDouid do them norf good
than their honor ....I hare mot seen them since.
Ihe ADORE as a true statement Of these tTanSac-
tions, and can be prored, If necessary They rfre
not ignordW otthe tatc-they rcpedfedh reTJatin,.
You ioW peTCeire their movements in preUenting
rSJTori going on board Of their resspis aud thu
III general cOCtflrS the Stern OF Sdid reSseIS irltA
cdnraS to prerent oar seeing their names that their
intentions arere suspicious. especially from ,rhaf
some had said that they ,rOud burn and destroy
property Of those that should oppose them. Hear
ing all that, and seeing some of oar chimnies
standing tcithom houses, brought 10 our re.
collection the ,cOrk of those pirates that came M
htS Tirer IN October, ISI4-uiiich remembrance
made us the more determined to detect them
am yonrs, respectfully,
JOSEPH JANEY.
Bowler's, Essex county, va.) IoCh Jan. 1870
Complaints still exist of the irregular man..
ner IN which orr paper is received by subscri-
bers.-We have felt considerable solicitude ON
this subject, and have spared no pains 10 COR
rect every defect in this respect to which our
office is liable. From this object our attention
shall not be diverted. We solicit information
from all quarters, and promise to use il i'm such
way, as TO prevent the recurrence OF similar
abuses:
We, again. respectfully call the attention sf
the General Post Office TO the aliases which
must exist in the various branches of that ex-
tensive and useful department Might not an
agent he usetully emp .oyed in finding out, aud
correcting such Irregularities as NAV be COM
planned of? By visiting the principal towns
he could readily obtain the information mecca
sary for the direction OF his enquiries into the
condition of the routes there branching off =
Editors of newspapers, and others Interested in
the regularity of tile mails, would, promptly.
afford their assistance.
Tho of al IT.