Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-01

ing that the arrival o this vessel direct fro,sR
Portsmouth might excite alarm, the Consul
immediately repaired tn our Magistrates of Pol
lice, Jos. Hedden, and james Hopson, esarsJ
who promptly accompanied him, without,
waiting for an officer, aud traced the unl,ckv
fugitive, found him, and obtained nearly all thd
property. G.iier. AIN. 4
FROM NEW ORLEANS s. HAVANA. I
The steam ship RoBERr FuLToN, Capt.
Barnard, arrived at Charleston 18th inst I'M
the MOI ming, from New Orleans and Havana.
bringing advices from the former place to the.
Cd, and from the latter to the 9Th inst. We /
are indebted to the editor of the Charleston l
Courier for extracts from papers received at
that Office.
The Robert Fulton met in the Mississippi.
French slave brig, called the L'Pensee, prize
tn the U. 5. sloop of war HORNET, with $50
slaves on board, in charge of Lieut.. Arm
strong, prize master. 1t is stated that this
vessel was previously captured by Column
ban priyateer, which was also taken by the
Hornet.
The brig Mary Ann, at New Orleans, from
Turks Island, was on the point of being board
ed by prlvateer or pirate, on the Cd Nov. on
the south side of Cuba, when the Hornet
came TO her relief and conveyed her nearly
100 miles along the coast.
The Spanish brig Doroles ARRIVED at Ha-
vana Dec. 18th, in IL days from Sisal, with in
formation that the Spanish brig of war Alma
rdnte was lost on Nichola Bank, on the Satr-
day preceding; as also the British schooner
Harriet, from Havana. RIO.
MEXICO.
Accounts were received yesterday from
Havana, stating that ITuRBIDE, leader of the
late revolution, had declared himself Emperor
of Mexico. Id.
WASHINGTON, Dec. e9.-Our readers have
seen that, in the Senate of the United States,
Mr. JoanSon of Kentucky, has with his cha
racteristc gallantry, stood foremost i'm support
of a proposition to authorize the paper cur
rencies OF the Western States, tn be received
IN payment OF poStages TO the United States.
We have no doubt the Colonel would support
the known sentiments of his State TO the peril
OF his life, If he Were allowed the opportunity;
but unluckiy for him, his motion was yester-
day ordered to lie ON the tablc--and there,
we venture to predict, it aciu lie, until dooms
day. Not that there can be an indisposition,
III any quarter, to do what is possible to relieve
the suffering people of the West from any part
Of the effects OF their own Legislation, even
IN as small proportion as the amount OF
passages bears In the general business OF the
State but the thing proposed appears TO us To
be, III several points of view, SO ilnpracticable
as to be almost impossible. T.Vat Int
JoHN SERGEANT and HORACE BINNEY, esas.
OF Philadelphia, have given an elaborate OPT
nlon on the following points, submitted 10
them by the Bank of the United States =
FARSI, ON the practice of taking interest or
discount in Enthusiastically, ON charging
interest for sirty.}our days, on sirty days
note-Ih'rdty, adopting the basis of all
calculation month of thirty days, and con-
sidcrInS fractions of time as aliquot parts ola
month-and whether, by reason of any or all
these practices the Bank may be exposed TO
the penalties OF ujury, On these points, the
opinion of the gentlemen is in favor of the lc-
Sailty OF the practice ofthe Bank. Bali. Pat
A letter from Midshipman Barney. of the
alligator, dated at sea, Nov. s, 1921, SAYS,
" We have had, until within few days pasta
succession OF violent weather the most fear
ful OF which was dreadful whirIwind, accom-
panied by water spout, which formed aud
assembled the heavens with great rapidty,
broke, and passed very near our stern.-From
the rapidly ofits progress, it is difficult to say
what would have been the consequences to
us had we been in its path. Yesterday we
discovered vessel ahead of us she hove
too, and hoistcd signal of distress. We, of,
course, made every exeItion to come up to
her assistance. After coming within gun
shot, she fired at us with grape and round
shot. We Immediately hoisted our colors,
and after using every exertion to make her
desst arlDS, we commenced firing, captured
and took possession of her."
Other reported particulars of this capture
are, that she was bound from Bahia for Lis
bon ;-that she has cargo of sugar, cotton,
hides, plank, &C.. that she has nnquestiana-
bly, been engaged in the slave trade and that
1t IS expected she has specie ON board.
BosToN, Dec. G.--Extract of letter from
Lieut.. ABBOTT OF the Navy to Commodore
JohN SHAW, commanding Naval Officer in
Boston, dated,
Boston Harbour, Dee. "a, 1891
have The honor 10 report to YOU my al
rival at this place, with the armed ship Mari
anae FaltOra having on board all her crew as
prisonrrs-29 in number.
This vessel attacked the alligator on the ;,
9TH November, lat about 90 SO n. long. so
w ) III most outrageous and piratIca man
ner (; but was folIcd III her attempts, TO capture
her, aud after an action of about an hour and
a half surrendered TO the Alligator.
She IS Il ship of between 500 aud 400 tons,
mounted four long IL Founders, two long
Founders, and four "a pound carr0nades I; four
OF which was under the necessity ofthrowing
overheard in a very heavy gale of wind, in the
Gulph Stream, Oh the 9th last. in which gale
we lost some OF our spars a1d had our stern
boat washed away.
The prize crew consists of IS, including
myself and two officers, Midship man GEORGE
S BLAKE, and Mr.. j. DIXON, Masters Mate
and ii gives me pleasure to acknowledge their
vigilant and correct conduct, and that
they rendered me every possible aid.
Z" ] viii take the liberty To add, that the rea-
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