The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-17

.aue had the day previous to our first
going in there, furnished arms, &C. 10 pun
"a hoard small American schooner, at the
s'.o,,.st Of the Americans IN the port, anu
-. her "A commission 10 go out aud recap
Ere the Two merchant vessels. But am
a',,.ssiar from my intended narrative
Itch for the present, you must take as fl
Ind. only adding, that while in Matan.
I'VE ner, informed that the pirates had
~ !, IA. action, IL killed, aud that "A great
lumber were taken ON shore the same al
,arnaon. wounded among whom was the
.a,.od Ia command, shot thro' the body,
and siuce reported dead.
81 consider ii The most hazardous aud
l,noprous aclion 10 which have been en-
,,rrd cannot but deeply lamentthe fate
r. moor Allen, on Wholn a widowed mo-
,,.r and orphan sister were almost wholly
dependent. Leaving them so, appearedt 10
h, his only regret IN meeting his death
and his last wishes We're, that the Govern
,,,ent in " hose service he had fallen, should,
:, r.ouital. give due credit to his name, aud
.ytead IFS protecting aid To them.'
Nat. Int.
The following article appears in the n
York papers
= q Observation-Disclosures respecting
Z. piraces near Cuba, have been carried
on between the British and Spanish Gov
erpments, and it is said they have been
an far successful, that the latter have
yyen the former permission to make
Use of any part of"thcir territory in
INV expedition TO suppress or punish
the BUCCANEERS. Ii is supposed to be in
.onseauence-ef this arrangement that the
Midway, "a, and Seringapatam frigate,
have lately sailed from England on secret
service, &we may soon expect to hear oftheir
taking possession of certain places on the
coast of Cuba. A great sensation had been
nroduced in England by the frequent arri
x,ls of accounts of the plumber Of British
vessels and outrages on their officers and
seamen."
II certainly "important" to merchants
and na,igators that piracy should meet IFS
;nst fate aud that he who follows it should
h driven to honester occupations, or dlsa
bled forever from pursuing that. But is
moi this arrangement, between the two go
xsrnnents of Great Britain and Spain, |
nreenant with consequences still more inn |
portant How long are these certain
nlaces in the Island of Cuba TO be held |
by the British forces Is the occupation
TO be Temporary merely, or is it to be of
longer continuance Heaven knows, we
coyet not the Island of Cuba, nor any o.
ther colonial possession. We should con- |
slider the possession of it an evil. But t
there are degrees of evil, one worse than
another: aud we should suppose it a
worse evil to the UnitedStates that any TO-
reign maritime power, particularly the |
greatest maritime nation, should acquire
The possession of that Island, and the con-
seouent command of the Gull of Mexico,
the absolute freedom of which is lndispen-
sbe to the safety even of the intercourse
among the several states 81 this Cnlon.--
We do not mean to suggest that the British
Government has any views of this sort !;
but the occupation of stations on the island /
might insensbly produce the disposition
to possess the whole oft. The first foot /
ing obtained by the British in the Fast In !
dies, was not connected with views of
conquest, but the temptations TO it We're
too strong, and excuses were not wanting.
All that we mean to say at present ls,
that the future destination of Cubs cannot
be unntcresti 6 To the People Of the Uni .
ted States and that there is a greater evil
than lis being politically and territoraIly I
connected with the United Statcs-tho'
We hope the necessity for such connection,
should it ever occur, is far distant.
Net Int.
A letter to the Editors from gentle
man at Sackett's Harbor, says, Col. BRA
DY, of the United States Army, arrived
here on the 2lst inst. lNovcmher,) FROM
the Falls OF ST. Mary's, which place he left
on the list inst. by whom We learn that the
troops az that post were in eOod health and
comfortable quarters. There were II in
ches of snow on the ground "heE he left
the post.' ID.
Extract ofu letter, doied Hdpdnna, Nor. 81.
"Snce my last per Capt. Crooks, we
have nothing new-onIy the continuance vi
pirtticaI depredations these wretches are
constantly going out unmoested,"
-.-esss."-
THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
Col. CHARLES c. ToDD, and his Secre
tary, Mr. .Adnms, arrived in the United
States Brig Of war Spark, captain Wilkin-