Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-25

pTcprio:y Cionr forcing into our service seve.
raj ct The crew. Every person well knows
that II Is necessary to detain some of the crew
tor evidences. for the condemnation of the
prize. Wehsd right, if we pleased, to de.
tain the whole, but we only detained part,
which men are now on board the brig, and
perhaps never were better contented. Their
teas have long since been dried mp.
now appear to every unprejudiced citizen
in the Uniied States, whether under these cir.
cumstances, the 1T. Jago Is rot "A lawful prize.
The laws OF the United States admit their own
vessels 10 capture vessels without one mari
time league OF neutral shores-bence then, if
that is correct, (even adm,ttin. their own
statemenr she was not taken in the United
States waters Asst regards the specie which
they say belongs TO American merchants, is il
to be supposed that they would have B,ouey
la belligeient vessel, when there were Anne.
ricap vessels sailing every day from that port;
y"d is 1t not a very singular circumstance,
that an American merchant should ship his
friends property from st Jago de Cuba to
Baltimore by the way of the coast of Africa
her clearance from this port, expressly states
that she was bound there for Negroes. A DO
cnment says that they sprung aeak OH Beri1u-
da, esdeavored 10 get into Charleston. and
then at last had 10 20 TO -----. Ii after
this. their claim is good and this can subs,an-
tate it. they must have their money refunded.
Ii Is trne that the st Jago was in distress, for
alter takin. charge of her, we found her sails
and rigging not sufficient To carry her 10 Mar
gafitta, aud tor that purpose. we came Of the
Bar TO endeavor to procure supplies.
That the brig Wilson is legal commission
ed vessel, is well known in Norfolk, where
her commission was deposited for some time
and II Is well known that the captain, Jose
Aimeida, has been long time IN that service.
In the late war with Great Britain, capt ain
aineida exerted himself in the cause Of this
Countrywide commanded the Caroline, and
afterwards the Kemp, privateers, and in the
latter vessel, performed an exploit that few
would have undertaken. The circumstance
OF his attacking u fleet of British armed mer,
chantmeu aud capturing five ont of seven
vessels, Zone OF which was lost on this Bar J
Is also well known aud needs no repetiion.-
He does not wish to violate the laws of the
u. ,. aud 1t lie has done ~ by the capture of
tbIS b4rqne, the government of V enezuela will
restore tue vessel aud make him pay all DANA
ges-h Sto them only that he is aInenabte.
have not as yet seen any athdavis from the
otkcers, pilots, sc. who were witnesses on
this occasion.
MIR. Prebic and the other Pilots knew where
we were. when they last us at sun down,
aud where lie met with as in the morning for
when we approached hun in the morning we
run IN toward the land, aud not out. tor the
| WIND abont daylight, had changed 10 the Me-
| AT mat Time, The ldnd was not in sight. II liz
| one thing 10 assert, and another thing TO provs
| those assertions. We are willing TO be adj
Judged by the affdavlts of the Pilots. But
| until theR, the captOr' claim as much right 10
authenticity, as the captured.
am with respect yours. SC.
J. WEEDEN,
Surgeon of The brig nilsson.