Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-19

OF the legislature 10 regulate the mode m
which the payment of debts shall he enforced.
and reserve the privilege Of reporting further
hereafter on the subjects referred ~ thcm.--
They concur with the Governor in recon-
mending the abolition of Imprisonment for
debt, except when there is reason To beey.
that the debtor has iraudulcntly concealed
property from his creditors.
PIRATES AND ROBBERS.
passenger in the Spanish schr Iris Man
twrita, from Havana, informs that the north
coast OF Cuba is infested with pirates and
robbers. Small open boats with six or eight
armed men, with muskets, pistols, cutlasses
and long knives. Not more than one vessel
out OF five escapes being boarded and robbed
by them, II they approach near To the land.
III IS very dangerous to attempt a voyage to
any part OF Cuba, at present, unless a vessel
is well armcd-lor the pirates are going out
every day even from Havana, aud the Spa.
nish government seem TO take no notice of il
nor Try III the least To put stop to them-
small piratcal Schooner sailed from Ha-
vana, about the 25th September, with one
long gun and manned with forty men, armed
with muskets, pistols, cutlasses and long
Spanish knives-she has since chased and
fired at IA number of American vessels. The
brig George of Boston, arrived at Havana
about the 25th of Scptembcr-when about
ten leagues east from Havana, near the land.
saw small open boat coming off from the
shore, which they took to be fishing boat ;
and when she came alongside proved to be
robber, with eight men armed with cutlass-
beating the crew and driving them below, and
then commenced plundering the vessel AZ
ter r0bblnS them of five hundred and thirty
doubloons, part ofthe cargo, all the cabin
stores, and nearly all their clothing and beat
ing the captain and crew in a shocking manner,
they left the vessel and rowed for the shore.
at the same time telling the captain if they had
not found the money, their object was to have
murdered all hands and set fire to the brig.
Ertrdct Of a letter receiredIy Me schooner Eliza.
Capt: WMiams, from Gentleman 10 Com
merc'dt House IN tbs City, dated
"MATANZAs, eth Sept. 1891.
Three horrible events have lust taken
place. Three American vesscls-two of them
coming in-viz. the brig John, Smith, and
the schooner Milo, of Bristol-thc other the
sloop Collector, of Rhode Island, bound out,
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED at the entrance of Giis
harbour, by a launch fitted out here and man
ned by nine villains, viz. one Portuguese six
Spaniards and two Englshmen They killed
the captain and two men of the schr and then
ordered her 10 the northward-they murdered
GV the cre,c Of The brig, opened their entraiLs,
hanged them by The ribs TO the masts, and after
'cards set fire 10 the ceSSei and all ,cere consun,-
e. The sloop was more fortunate-the
pirates contentcd themselves with severely
beating the crew and plundering her of the
most valuable articles on board-they then
collected the combustibles and set them on
hre and left her, hoping as in the case of the
brig, 10 consume vessel and crew together
BAT these last fortunately had strength suifi-
elent to take to her long boat, and have safely
got back to Matanzas
On their arrival they applied to the Govern
or for protection, and after some DELAY, he al
lowed the Americans in the place to arm in
pursuit OF the pirates. Three boats full set
out In quest of them, and after a crtlize of Sc
hours, have just returned without success.
Charleston &. Gaz.
We have perused letter, address ed to "a
young gentleman of this city, from his friend
IN Santiago de Chill, dated 18th July, by
which II appears that the expedition which
sailed from Chill, under the command of
General San Martin, had every prospect of
success on its first landing in Peru.-It was
the general impression, that an immediate
advance on the capital would have caused its
surrender, without opposition, but the general
thought differently and, after having approach
ed within seven leagues of the capital, where
he was joined by the Nunantian Regiment,
eight hundred strong, from the Spanish army,
he determined to retire to Huacho. The eli
mate at this place was so extremely unhea!-
my, that large portion of the army became
sick, in consequence of which, the general
embarked with about 1000 men, and landed
at Ancon, port situated about FIVE leagues
from Lima, and strongly fortified by nature.
Hopes are entertained that the recent armis-
tee, concluded by San Martin, will terminate
the war without further bloodshed and that
the ports ofPeru will be thrown open to free
trade. r Rail EsJ Co-
BELLONA POWDER MILLS.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-Last evening, little
before sunset, the stamping house of these
mills upon Jones' Falls, miles from town.
was blown up. How it happened, we have
not been able, as yet, TO ascertain correctly.-
Reports are various as to the lives lost-six
were shockingl y wounded but the other da-
mage is thought not to be very considerable. II
is said this shocking accident was occasioned
by the manager having taken an axe to drive
nail, from which a spark was clicited. Mis-
fortunes of this nature have been uncommon
~ frequent at this establishment. GB. p"
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