Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-06
CoMMUSIc ALTON.
TIFF. SLOOp NORFOLK

For particular reasons silence has Been preserved
FetiNe 70 tis vessel, bat rs these reasons no LONGER
fcNiS', INC p"oilc WI! expect AN account of trans
a.euon extensive in its views, and nfamou, in de-
sign. :" Wv
The Norfolk arrived in this port on the 18Th If This
eAiract
Arrived, sloop Norfolk, Robinson, DAYS from
+hadclph'a, bound to New O.ieaus with an assort-
IN eargo OF oreisn and domestic articles among the
siuera dccA load of haydn Thursday morpnp
asst lat 10, tSnS IA So, discovered that tie vessel
WIS on MS, winch burst through the deck near the
tohpanoh-wayS and SD violent was the fame and
so no\lons tic smoke, that with diificulrv IL
oond DC got under.-On examination, IL was ascer-
tuned to have been occasioned by the breaking Of
some BOTTLES of vitrioi which had been packed away
IN kcg, unknown 10 capt r. bv apy other mari M,
Giass-keep this end up" Afterthe fire was GOT
under, Capt. H. bore away Tor this port
=. When information OF the vessel being here reach
n,lade pi,.a, some alarm was excited, which was
increased by finding that upwards of 100000 had
Teen insured in the Offices OF that ctv on CARGO and
,hat goods and specie stated be on board TO n
Urge amount were uninsured, or elsewhere insured
= o"nhdcntai agent residing here was requested to
iooh mo TINS business, the part Of the Insurance
companies who reported his opinion. Meantime the
Insurance Companies, having collected some mate
9ai evidence, sent on a special agent, who in con-
JUNCTION with their agent here proceeded on TUESDAY
I%t 10 70 into full investigation, by an examination
Developed. '' "''
lie first examination took place at the V;rgip;,
+,1nk oi tour Kegs which instead of specie contained
tEAD IN BARS! About sixty packages were then
; ana iound 10 contain two or three pieces of
fiu ihoS ana hllcd up with HAY According 10
Hle Inrolce these packages should have contained
GOODS to the amount Of $4,000 On the deck stood
n case, which was stated to contain the box of car
rage nyoiccd ut $500, upon opening it, NOTHING was
found but hay, and some hoops and slaves which had
Houad the hay in bundles.-lt is but Justice 10 STATE
here, that hlessrs Watson g. Son, merchant tailors
o. nliaGeiphia mad six or seven packages in the
"oSsr, which were found 10 CONTAIN what they nur-
por.ca, ana these we're the only packages on board
"H!Sh were not shipped with fraudulent intention
1he otner shiPPers according TO the bills of ladne
400 manifest, were J. iialmc, Humphrey Green Da-
mel Scull, and +. j. Hongshead for the three first
assurances were effected the latter does NOT anneaa
20 have been insured in Phiadephia--by bills OF
'adIng, he appeared 10 have Skinned scyent1eo
gcs OF merchandise and FIVE Kegs of spec;c Sill
alnearcd to have shipped and insured also two kegs
2" specie, but only the four kegs or bar lead e,eTe
u2!nd on board Yesterday the agent from Philadcl-
thil wnihe master, left here in the steam boat for
sit city by the way of Baltimore, where full nyes-
legation viii be made, and the guilty parties il il
hoped, bc punished.
Various opinions entertained upon this occa
son. and IT Is not little difficult to arrive at a cor
yet conclusion OF the origin Of this abominabe trans
ecuonl aud perhaps at present it might be well to
Hazard no conjt cturc. The mate and Grey (u;,L
S!Ie exception ofthe black cook who deserted ON the
IN inst) remain on board, but from whom NOTHING
parucniar has been collected IL may however he
rated mat the destruction Of the vessel by FIRE and
ny uial way only, was planned in PHILADELPHIA
Al nc property represented TO be on board, was be-
s'7een fifty and sixty thousand dollars.
,in N' Phitdderkia June 21st, 1921
Sir am extremely sorry that YOU should have
Sen so unfortunate with the sloop Norfolk NV de-
'e Is that you leave the cargo on board and suffer
~" one TO steal or take il away from you or have nny
part OF u landed OIL any account whatever But Ia,
All remain as u is, and will come on rs soon ms
POSSIBLY can and direct what shall be done and pay
lilo expenses. ply
" ! am respectfully your obedient
Z" humble servant
DANIEL scUIL"