Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-14
FROM HAVANA

CHARLESTON, March BY The arrival in
this liarboI of The British brig of war Sheerra
ter, Capt. Cox, in days from Havana, we ha,
some iurther particulars o. the recent impress
IHeRt OF AN American seaman in that port The
statement now furnished us, is TO the follow
Ing effect The schooner Saruh & LouiSa of
baltimore, was lying III the port OF Havana !;
some disturbance TOOK place between the
captain aud his crew, during which one OF
the men attempted TO escape nv jumping in TO
Tue boat the captain ran below, brought up
pistoi, ana shot him through the head he
soon alter expired. The Captain then abscond.
ed and tue schooner remained under the
command OF the mate. The seaman in ques-
uon afterwards left the vessel in company
WlthtW others orthe crew, and went on boa I'd
The British sl0o,p of war Ugsp, where he made
oath that lie was an Enslisiman and denard.
ed proiection--aiied=ing that he was in danger
OF MS 'lfe on board tie schooner. Capt CAR
TER asked HIN 1t lie was DESTROYS of entering
on hoard his vessel, which he declared himself
ready to do, and enlisted accordingly.-Ine
other TWO seameH. avOwiDg themselves 10 be
Americans, were told By the British comman-
uer, mat he could not interfere with Them. aud
they accordingly departed. A Lieutenant was
then dispatched on board the Sarah e. Louisa
IN obtain the wages due the seamen who had
thus entered OH board the Wasp, which were
Pala over 10 the lieutenant by the mate of the
schooner VINO, IA ourintOrmsnt states wish
ed ihe officer much good of his acquisition. As
he'waS very glad 70 Get rid of him But after
this, Capt. RAMA6E was, Or his arrival in Ha-
Vana {lmpoTtuned TO norice the affair, which
ieshlted as stated III tho Courier of the 2G,h
nit.
We are further informed, that the u. States
schooner LyNT, Lieut.. MADISON, arrived AT
Havana tie day before the SieertCater sailed
a similar application was made TO Lieut.. NJ. but
tndt ne utclined any further interference III
the business
A government Packet from Cadiz, via Porto
tiGO, said 10 he % OF 20 DAYS from the former
port arrived at Havana day or two before
tie oheer'o9ter sailed she had been Dispatch
edln great haste from Cadiz, and il was asserted
maj she brought information OF AN INSUR-
RECIlON IN SPAIN-ilat forced Procla.
mauop ~ TIE name OF the King had been ma ID t.
use o. Tor Tue purpose of assembling body Of
III 900 nen, and that when embodied .hey had
marched 10 the gates of Madrid determined on
chdnge OF government. The pa ckct IL was
reported, had teen thus suddsniv despatched
10 prevent the execution of certain forged
OFGers, which were supposed to have been
SEM out 10 the Colonies, in the name of The
King. ICourjeT'
A letter from Havana is now circulating
through the American papers or the subject
VI Lieut., manages correspondence to reclaim
TIE aedmnn Impressed by British vessel of
war from the American schooner Sarah aud
LouIsa, OF this city. BY this lettera passions
ateIegiy tIi We may call II ,~pIy) has been eli
Ctteu from Lieu PendeDHis of the Royal
! Navy, repBblished below.
We are not possessed Of particulars to elm.
cidate this affair." Of which no satisfactory ac-
count has hitherto been giyeB-bat we caunot
! pass over this correspondence, wiiiout
| ahiWadVeTtiDg nPOn the intention arOred by
| our oncerS, Of making such occurrences in
! inlnTe occasions of personal sOHlJat Such a
! pnipOFe, IN Our Naval Officers, we consider
| highly repreheusibie, and we are unwilling 10
! mink tue ANONYMOUS writer Of the letter from
| Cuba, authorized TO declare IT,
4 ne seaman 10 question, 10 seems, was given
4 mp but had his surrender been refused
! lieutenant RamSge wanted power To compel
/ II. feciprocation Of personal insult. would
/ nave been uhavailiDg, except to establish q
! dangerous precedent, we hope never to see
| sanctioned, or TO rob our navy perhaps Of an
! nihcer whose prompt alacrty on this occasion
| Is hl2hiy gratifying TO his cOuntTymeu and
| whose Judgment, we should not hastily i'm
| peach. ~ an impHtaliOD Of So RASH so iucousi,
hsIate aUd go eulpdble purpose.
Bat. Telegraph.
! IRON fhe FreCmanS JogrnoL
| GENTLEmEN-ln looking over your paper
| ths morning, remarked an article purport-
| ing 10 De letter from Havana, extracted
| from The Baltimore Federal Gazette givipr
4 most bombastic account OF al event which
I TOOK place at Havana. My source Of jii,or
| nation beiug very good one 1 can assure
| You, that TIE idea of captain Carter. or th,
Royal Navy being driven 10 The Necessity a.
| yi0idtH9 up tie sailor. owing TO Mr. Rsg,sg,
| demanding an answer ia IL hours is too ,,re
| postcrous 10 need an answer, finding IN.
| sailor was not the one he sought after he re-
I turned him TO the vessel aud this VAS tb
only CAUSE CINE. Ramsge sucte cdins IN l,is de-