Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-06

the uncertainty of the courts departure. had
occasioned a great dstrustin the Portuguese
and no one would purchase any thing even al.
the most reduced prices. The royal family
having departed from this on the o6th ult. WE
are III great expectation that things will i'm
prove, more particularly so, rs the Prince
Royal, WHO has been constituted Regent OF
the Brazils, assures the people that every
thing in his power shall he done to improve.
the commerce Of this country"
A friend has furnished us with ibe follo,vi
ing information On the 25th Dec 1891. the
Macedonian arrived at Huacho. At that place
were lying the Lautara frigate, Capt Delano
the brig GalveriOn and some otherlnen of war.
transports, and prizes, among the latter was
the AMERICAN ship Louisa, Capt. Hicks. of
Providence. from Rio de Janeiro, with carro
Tor Lima, made prize of by Cochrane on s,is,
Plcion OF having arms for the Spaniards. She
mad on board at the time of our arrival there.
prize crew OF two officers, and six men; and \
on the 2Gtli, after we had completed watering
and other objects for which we went into thai
port, captain Hicks, who had long been
valniy negotiating with San Martin, for the
release sor his ship, determined to obtain bv
stratagem and resolution, what the authorities
would not give him. He loosed all his sIl.
as itwere to dry and air, and for some trivial
reasons, induced the prize officers to 90 ON
shore then cut his cables and ran out 70 sna.
The Louisa, lay inside the Lautara frigate. a,i'l
as soon as her motions were observed. boats
were sent from the Lautara and Montezmna
(Chiilan schooner to retake her but herr so,ute
Captain refused to give up the shin Tn,
lriSate as soon as the Lousia got outside of orr
ahip, got under way to retake her. An officer
was then sent from our ship TO order tbp.
Chllian officers and boats crew out of her. as
we would protect her. We instantly hove ur,
our anchor and stood out after her. No far
ther Efforts were made TO regain the valuable,
prize. T,N Y. T}ai,,, IN.
From The Buenos .4yres Gazette of o5th ART.
1891.
note of the Agent Of the y. Slater.
B=enos .4yres, ,4pril Is.
Ihe undersigned, agent of the Gnited States.
has received the note which the honorable the
secretary of state aud treasury, did him the
honor to address to him under the date OF s3'i
,March, by orders ofhis excellency the govern
or ana captain-general Of the province of
Buenos Ayres. The agent highly appreciates
the professions of respect for the government
ol lne United States of the desire to cultivate
ITS friendship; OF the favorable dispositiou
towards the citizens Of the said states. and
of their COMMERCE ;ih this country. made
In thc name oi iis excellency the governor
ana encouragement, and contained in said not,.
ana having the most complete confidence in
me sincerity of said professions, he persuades
hlmseif that every measure adopted in thu.
name OF his excellency which is incompatible
thereto; ought TO be taken as an abuse of his
authority, and without his knowledge and con-
sent.
Thus when every day brings to the COM
miseration OF the undersigned, the groans of
fellow Torn, IL
occupations and ignoniniousIy dragged To-
PRISON; and thence carried to a war which is
and ought to be foreign to them-the PROMPT
ltude with which his excellency has ordered
their suitcriugs to be alleviated. has convinced
the agent that they have not been authorised
rms being the case, why permit abuses SO
easy TO be remeded or prevented ?-Sucb
yexations cause great Inconvenience to his Tx.
ceilency, as also to the undersigned, by the
continued clanOrs which they occasion. They
originate also the greatest evaporation be-
tween two nations who ought TO cultivate the
most reciprocal and cordial friendship. Eor
this purpose the agent respectfully uroposeq
that a general order be passed, that every
mariner possessed of a document with his
signature, certifying that he is a citizen of the
United States, and employed in one of its YES,
sells, shall pass freely in the lawful CONCERNS
OF SAID vessel If this proposal be adopted,
the undersigned will prepare in the language
of the country the necessary certificates. which
he will deliver under his hand and seal to those
individuals only who shall be found TO merit
them according to the most strict inspection.
The agent ilatters himself that this measure.
or some otherwhose object will be to promote
friendship between the two nations, will be
with pleasure adopted by his Exceency the
Governor and Captain General of Bucnog
Ayres. Tile undersigned makes use of this
occasion to re-assure the honorable Secretary
OF State and of the Treasury of his high consi-
deration and respect J.. NJ. FORBES.
TO He Hon. Juan Manuel de Lmcca,
SecTy Of State, and ofhe T'reasmy,
BneHos tyres.