Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-09

our intercourse with the British West India
Islands, which had been reported at previous
meeting, resulted, we understand, after much
discussion, in vote to adjourn without day.
OF course the business rests precisely where
it did>befor any meeting was called.
ANoTHER-AND ANOTHER PlRAcY.i
February 2.-Capt. WELLsMAN, of the
vana, states, that Capt Perkins, Of Il Ken
neb,lnk brig, from Port-au-Pruce for New
Orleans, with coffee, arrived at Havana eth
ult. having been picked up by a Spanish brig
near Campeachy. His vessel was taken by
Pirates on the 18th, twenty miles west of
Cape Antonio. After beating capt. p. and
crew very severely aud threatening to burn
vessel and them together, through the inter
ference of some of the gang they gave them
the long boat, after stripping them, even to
capt P's shirt. They informed capt. p. they
had taken his namesake, and burnt his vessel.
and had killed capt. Ferguson Of the brig
Alexander, of and from London for New Or
leans. The man who appeared TO be an Off
Get, that beat captain p. had on a shirt which
had the print ola mans hand stained with
blood all over the front part Capt p. public
ly returned thanks to the captain ofthe Span
lsh schr. for taking him up and landing him
at Havana. Sailed on Friday, 9th, at 3 p.
NJ. at 4, was boarded by the U. S. schr. Por-
Poise, lieut.. Ramage, with small schooner,
prize, in company the officer who board
ed, Informed that they had three men belong
ing to her on hoard the p. City Gaz.
Those Interested in commerce and nayiga-
ton will learn with no little satisfaction (says
the Boston Patriot) that, for the purpose pro-
tecting the commerce of the U. States from
the depredations of the cruel and nhuman
pirates who have for several months been
towering on our southern coast and infeslag
the West Indian seas, the United States ship
MACEDONIAN, now at the Navy Yard, Charles
town, is to be Immediately fitted for sea
with orders to cruise in the Gulf of Mexico
and among the W. |. Islands.
BY the brig Buck, Capt. Hutchinson, in | 8
days from Port au Prince, we learn that 1t.
Gregory, Of the U. s. schooner Grampus,
conveyed about. the LIST of January brig, -,
Vary, and schooner belonging to Mr.. Rob-
inson, of Port au Prince, TO ST. Martha and
Carthagena. The Grampus was expected
back when Capt. H. sailed, and was to sail
direct Tor New York. ~. Y. finer.
" " we nave SOiiit
late news from Mexico, which we shall give
in our next the principal feature of which is
the institution of a Regency, of which Juan
O'Donoho is at the head the Bishop of Pue-
bla Second Regent; and General Yturbide,
the Third Regent Nat. Int.
+ ST. Louis, Dec. 29.-Lientendat .Scoti, OF
the u. States army, arrived here on Tuesday
last from Fort Smith ION the Arkansas.l We
learn from this gentleman that severe bat
tic had been fought between the Cherokees
and Osages in which the latter were defeated
with great loss. The Osages were on their
way, or had arrived at the Canadian Fork, "a
considerable distance above Fort Smithj when
the Cherokees, who We're in pursuit, came up
with them, and fell upon them, taking nearly
100 scalps and prisoners. Enquirer
WAsHINGToN, Feb. IA report has gone
the rounds in the newspapers, that General
lzARD has been nominated by the President
10 the Senate, for the Office of Governor oil
Florida. This is not only not true, but Gen
lizard has not, in any quarter, been spoken OF
as candidate for the Office.
We are requested by the Pennsylvania De-
legation, to state, that the intmation, in a
Philadelphia paper, that =" the Pennsylvania
Delegation in Congress have appointed two oil
| their body to proceed TO Harrisburg" is DIES.
ttute of foundation. Nat. Int.
Nary Department, LIST February, 1929.