Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-10
WEST INDIES.


yesterday afternoon, from the f4vaua, with
the brig Indiana from Bremen, bound TO tiiat
port, which Ia" been captuied aud piundeicd
by pirate, formerly the schooner Vcloz, a
t.ader between TINS island and Cuba.
We have been favored with the following
particulars respecting the above recapture.
"On the morning of tie 9Th nit. while the
Ontario Was hauling round Cape Antonio, Two
HIie aud two >chOOneis were observed 10 be at
ancnas in shore they shortly after weighed ;
the arsest oil the briss ran out Tor the Ontario
white the remainder OF the vessels endeavured
10 pass round ihe COlaradues On boarding
the hrig, she proved 10 be the Indiana, from
Bremen tn The Havana. and her master report
ed that tie vessels in sight were pirate
schooner amt two other vessels she had TAX Ell.
one - Spanish schooner, the crew OF which had
been murdered, aud the other French brig
called the Charles PHILIPPE, from Marseilles to
the Havana, with French property OH board.
The schooner had plumber ed The Indiana of a
quantity OF dry goods and, after throwing ,le
greater part OF the French bugs cargo over
hoard, had irciah;ed her with the plumber, AM
maiircdtCH Tie crew.
lniormauon Mas also given that the pirate
was called The N-ioz, formerly "a jamaica ira
"c. cap;uisc some TINE previous by schooner
o!i ihG coast OF CUBA; nd that She had never
been into any port since she had bseu taken
captain Gosiiiig, therefore, beat up tor the
Io!dradoe>, TO prevent the vessels getting into
tne HnIph stream and escaping. The pirate,
nhuIng thdt he could not escape, hauled inside
me reefs. aud ran the French brI. OH shore,
and the other schooner upset on the reefs.
bieutenanis Lloyd and MaxSsi, aud Mr.
Nosing, nidshlpman were then dispatched
Win the yaWI aud two gigs having Union Jacks
nying. On their approach both the brig and
schooner hreu upon them, which was not re-
turned nnti a second volley was discharged
ne schooner linen took position to protect
the bug, which was aground neither of them
stUwiug al tile time any co.ors. On the boats
bei"g within pistol shot. both vessels opcued a
heavy fire OF grape, ancra=e, aud musketry
wlufh was promptly returned. The crew of
tae brig now began to desert her. and were
making for the shore; chace was immediately
made, and, on Two of them being wounded they
threw IN their oars aud surrendered to the
Ea"i.n Under the command Of Lieutenant, Lloyd ::
they were sixteen in sumber and their boat
was filed with ammunition
Lleuteaaht Lloyd then toak possession of
lne french brig; she nn5unted four guns, aud
was prize TO The Veoz privateer.
l lie SCHOONER was afterwards comDelIed TO
tack. aud ran close in shore, 10 get out OF the
reach OF the OuiaIio'S guns.
he yawl then pulled 20 her, and on board
NJ, ionnd her crew had left her, and her rud-
der was un>bppe,i aud broken to pieces her
cable cat and she was taken cioSe to the French
Gtis aud anchored. she owed TO be the schoo-
ner Ne!oz, which mounted Ome gun OH a pivot
aud Two smaller guns.
Lieutenant Lloyd had his right hand shat
tered, and two Een Under his orders were
Wounded.
MIR. Il. Thompson, passenger in the On
iarlc, volunteered aud went with the boats, and
the other passengers were of essential service
III working the brig during the absence OF tile
boats"
We are happy TO state, that all line pas.en-
gers OF The bag l,'titia were landed safe on
the beach near lligatnr Pond a short time
before Tie vessel drii,ed on the rocks.
a Kingston paper of 9Th of November, con.
tanS the following Interesting statement:
We have often reverted 10 the desolating
rdvaSes OF The wal i'll the Province of Vene-
zurla. The Statement now sulGuiued exhibits
melancholy account of the dreadful destrnc-
ton which has taken place during the few years
past. The Caracas Gazette sometime since
punished an enumeration Of the population O.
that province, al intervals of six wears. in ar.
der 10 snow The fatal effects of the revolutions
AIRY wal, pow carried on there.
The provincS OF Caracas in 1909, contained
40 0oo !hiiabItanis; at this day, more than two
nflbs have peTi>he
TN 1910, the city Of Caracas numbered
3lsi5 souls: in lSi6 they had decreased 10
20l0S; aud they siili dininish in number
The town of Cdldb0zo ia 1910 contained
1855 persons: III 1916, only 1860.
Villa de Cura, Victoria, La Guayra. and
either towns have suffered in the same propor-
;iUu.
The writer computes, besides, that the fol-
loving places have lOSt- souTS
Island of Maisariita, s O0O
District OF Barcelona, $4,000
Cumdnd, ID 900
baIIlhS, II 900
MdraCaybo, GOOO
CoiO, 1000
So 81 900
Iwo-titlS of the population of the Province
Of Caracas as stated above, lbs OOo
Total number of souls who have Derished Lv
the sword, famine, and earthquakes i'm thn
captain Generaiship, since the year 1910
222, 900
Four hundred youth were STUDYING i'm our
III, l.fr md
ndhient OF tue cOuulrv, aud in part have held
hrI deounIes al thgi. hands. There are nor
n'w O"e hundred III the college aud nauv of
them rIS bat just learning letters. Most of the
four hundred were dragged by the triumvir
Riv"S sroin their studies AID persisted in Nov.
LSl3, on tire mountains OF Vigitma
OF Ike many musicians that Caracas pos-
sessed, tour oHll remain. There were fijiy-
seven Lawyers I'D the city IN 1910, and there
are now bnt twenty four. There then existed
t1hiy e,g"t PLY !"iis, and only twelve now
TCus.u.,"
KINGSTON, lJamaical Nov. I2.....We men
iloued IN our last thar lite W asp and Confauce
br'gs, OF Is gus each, capt. Cater and NJ ont.
Eomeiic, weie ia tie otiing proceeding, for
Port Royal viii, The insurgeui pr.vAteer bri,
LIUeri@dor, oil - guns, capt. Chnty, aud Il
Spanish bIIganiiHe from CIdiZ bOuiIitO Uaya-
la. Ih'eh that vessel had captured about fye
weeks ago OFT Falmouth. They anchored ibe,e
~ the cour.c Of She afternoon
we understand ihdt ihc Wasp deserted tile
lAheriadOf, on the 9Th inst. 60 wndwdri nfSi
Anu's bay. and immediately went ia pursuit
when near her, size iicsted her colours a. fred
gna To ibe Iepward, Capt. Carter linen ind
the Warp ranged along side the lIbertador. aud
desired lie captain 10 come or board with his
pdpci5. which lac refused to do, alleging as a
reason, that lie was not POSSESSED OF boat
wlnci could swim. lie was then ordered TO
ioweT theni down, TO asc ertaD whether they
were actually ia thcslaie he had represcBted
aud TO comply with This order in 2mini,tes otl,er,
wise btO~dsIde would be the consequence of
aretnsai. his had The desired effect, and
boat was sentt0 the Wasp. At tue moment