Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-16

| &c. Alarmed AT this discovery the merchant
Immediately called in the proper authority TO
witness The oreping Of the residue OF the box
| es. The result was that two other of them
we're robbed in the same manner OF one half
one entirely robbed. and filed up with the
same substances, and two remained nS origin-
ally packed. The cases or boxe s had no appear
! ance OF having been opened, being as per.
| fectiy baled az when they lett Paris, and great
| ingenuity must have been employed in c-m-
| hitting tue robbery. We hear of other frauds
OF tue same kind In packages received by the
| two preceding arrivals from France. Que
| case of an invoice received by the Syrsn
| is found to be entirely destitute OF its
original contents, the remainder have not yet
been examined. but will be opened at the
public store Some of the bricks &c. put
into the boxes were in a wet or damp state,
| and have nearly ruined the goods that remain.
ed. From all the circumstances, it is appa,
rent that these rObbeties must have been com.
mi,ied after the goods had passr d the custom
house inspection at Paris, before they reach.
ed the vessel. The cases are found to agree
in weight with the marks AT Paris, aud we un.
derstand merchandise OF this description for
warded from the Interior. uuderg0es no other
examination al the sea ports OF France than
to ascertain wiie Their the weights be correct.
From the fact that cases received by the three
last arrivals have been robbed in this manner,
IL would seem that system is organized in
that country which will deter our merchants
from scndinx further orders. But il is be.
lieved the government will on learning these
circumstances, find means TO put An end 20
practice which will operate so much against
ITS commerce. ~. I. her Ids
MELANCHOLY SUIPWRECR
The fOitouiag dre fie particulars of the ioss of
the schooner Elizabeth, ID. II Taii muster rhich
was n,entioned IN Tuesday plper.
The Elisabeth suited rom Mutun-as on the I3th
OF February with cargo of coffee. sugar. &c be-
longing to the captain and Messrs Ufite q Sage.
passengers The heather continued pleasant until
the i6th, ,rhtn a sudden and heary sguuHcam on
fr,p,l nj A 4 n, n an.
rds Immediately upset and fIfed Tith tcdter A(ter
3 hours uith the greatest difficulty they succeeded
an cutting array The i0nyprds uhen The reSSei
rishf.d' Out continued un0er Water. They now
tdShed eaeh Other to The fore top mast and fired 1t
across the quarter rrts the STERN in rhich 81.
tudtion The continued t0brrdk ortr them during
~ hoHrs 10 describe The feelings of the sufferers
at THIS period language is Inadequate Or - hue
from st Johns, R6d, utter remaining 20 hours
on fhe Treck THh nO0ther clothes than his shirt
Died an crtreme GsOny. The nert day Mr. Fran
| cis Srge, Of Jiiddietora. Connecticut. died. On
tie fhrd ddy The tcihd begun to dbate. uhen The
captain anu creV u IA number. and Mr Vfygdat
or pennsylvania, tie only remaining passenger,
beng nearly eThauSted fkrcGgh hunger s. taiiSue
endedrored 10 obtdia some r0ier or provisions
from me wreek. bat gter n.any attempts couid only
succeed in obtdiainy oranges and fetc roots Of
| unripe ptai,tdin; the latter hdring been Roaiing
ASdH rater afforded Gerry little n0urisii,aemf. An
orange mas dirided into part, ,rhich uds equally
dis,' 'ouied amongst Them ersry day, and rds tie
81 "e P'"S"' VII cue
gay ,"tu ScDe,inSS Increased 20 Such degree
t'u. ueutn "ou'u 9dce 0een CONSIDERED 6y al Us u
happy release. Their scanty ailowance being now
etn,as'ed' "nI ~ prospect oat OeanS 6IJeted 6y
'ne "HGs, dJeto days longer aTere them to the
reISe deY",r. oH tAe 9fh day the misery tras
osyona deSe,tptt1n-thcir AIMS and legs rere
a'lIcEfd uHh ne most ercrnctating pains and
c,ofe our ~ erery direction ruth liberated sores
.htr sPffch Jattsd, ana a continual frrn'or per-
I IG the unote SysHM- on the iofh day or. L.
rSsen' Gses e1u"LLmi uhpa,dHetfd sI0erinss,
dSu ',bnu, 4 ~ breaE ssoI Jo Om t"s iitn
i,;s ,orards jbrm re 49, 80 IiS..; s'ano
frs ,Ss -, 81, 1.,nt 80, "foums sde
Orieyus haunt o. Nm ~ ,"h III" J'om AZ,
,J;fEcuUy a,J ,,t Hs ;m;, M.t" .T .'n rs.
sv..eJcd in rrsc;ug Ibe $3.50, es' ~ ny 1ve'
and fo rhose EbegI;,~ ana, ,nho;,,"s e
thu feel thr greatest obii~1,;ans H. a~ug
no,y =; te 49, I.In"le a. rae captain IS
H. ,ro,e, -, ,., i" 81, t ', sac uno'e
|GS %. .'sI 'Isse. ana cargo una uhtn
sti;y.". 49, -" 49,, -. q" "GI Het"sT eodt' hdl'
~ "ST,Ir,;rrr no = ,i ~ possDe' :" Hu
f,n;j, Do,,s;ss9;,,, az a.; 80 80 '.'o's ~ "'s
had aied ab M tio ,r,Ls ,,rer;ous IN ~; 80; ''
HIS Ir;enJ, Tho 49,; t|, 80 az ~ ,'sa'
min III ;,Jsrs,,.J j.; H.; .s,; ~ AKA t''0Ss
mag "ute an