Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-10

tives oil The Peruvian nation takes place, who
will then determine on the form and mode of
government.
Given in Lima, Sd August, 1921, ed of the
Liberty of Peru.
JOSE DE SAN MARTIN.
We have been favoured with an Extract of
a letter from ST. Thomas received here to
day, which will be found to contain some in
terestng information-Our thanks are due
to the gentleman who obligingly furnished
the extract, and his offer to obtain aud fur
nish further information from the same source
for publication is gratefully accepted.
tBah. f. Gdz.
81. Thomas, 18th Dec. 1891.
Ihad occasion on my passage to this place,
to call at St. Barts, to learn the state of the
market and while there, a very fine Spanish
brig, prize to aprivateer schooner that fitted
out at that place, appeared off the WARRIOR with
the French flag flying and, as His Most
Christian Maiesty's frigate D'Africaine, was
then lying in the port, she despatched boat
on board of her, but on their arrival found
the harbor master there before them, in pos
| session, which induced the French officer to
send his boat back to the frgate for orders,
but remained himself in the prize, until the
boat returned again with file of marines,
when the harbor master was dismissed, and
the brig taken possession of by the French
crew, and her head laid off shore which be-
ing perceived by the Batteries, two of them
commenced firing on the vessel and continued
until she wore round, came in, and was deli
vered up to the Governor, or in other words,
| to the captOrs As there is perfect under
| standing between the Government and Jolly,x
the apparent owner, tho he is only in part so |;
the remainder, belonging to persons there
whose names forbear to mention) and the
outfits and advances made by them under
an obligation on the part Of Jolly, that all
prizes should come into Saint Bartholomew
Notwithstanding that, it is in direct violation
of the ordinances of the Colombian Republic,
| for prizes TO be carried into any other place,
than some port on the Maine, under the pen
atty of FORGETTING the commission andi de-
clared pirates. In fact the ordinance on this
head is foundedon the principles of the law of
nations (which declares, that vessels taken by
letters of marque &c. shall be carried mira
prGSidtd Of that prince or state by whose sub
Jects or citizens the same was taken 1t is
also worthy of remark, that while all the above
mentioned circumstances were going on, the
| commanders ofthe French frigate and many of
the officers were dining with the Governor!
| have been induced to mention this affair
to you, in order to convince the good people
OF the United States, especially the mer-
chants, (who, understand, have memorable
ed the President on the subject of conuoys,
Sicl that the only way to put effectual stop
to Piracies, is by energetic circumstances on
the part OF our Government TO that Of Sweden
as it is fact well known that the Island of
81. Bdrts for some gears past, has been the great
depot for plumbers /, and ptere Pirates, not only
jill out from, but find an asylum for their persons,
tehen pursued By other Governments for their
offences And, although the Pracies which
we generally hear of, are notusuaIIy committed
in the neighborhood of that place, but mostly
down about st. Domingo and the Keys yet
il You trace the parties, you will find their ex-
petitions originated, in some way, Fl ON that
island, and that the row boats, which SD often
board, and plumber ourunarmed merchantmen,
are mutineers on board privateers, set on shore,
on desolate keys, uninhabited coasts, or those
who have risen upon cruixers, fitted out at ST
Barts, and turned the officers adrift, sometimes
murdered them and went cruizing on their own
account J! As it is my intention to remain
sometime at this place, and shall occasionally
visit st. Barts, on business, in all pro-
liability it will be in my power to furnish you
matter for the consideration of Congress
who, presume, must now be in session.
"A man notorious privateersman, formerly
kept gambling house at Saint Baris, stands record
ed in the judges office, along with another worthy
person by the name OF BLANCA, banisled for being
Sea Ro6ber he is notwithstanding, the most init.
mute friend of the Governor, dimes aud spends three
days out of the week togeihcr
The following article we find in the even
ing papers. DIR. Bollman is well known in
this city, and in the United States generally
from the very noble share he had in the at
tempt to rescue the Marquis de la Fayette
. from an Austrian dungeon, in connection with
Mr.. Huger, of South Carolina, and at sub
sequent period, by his connection with the un-
happy enterprise of Nv. Burr. This mans
knowledge i'm the abstract theories which
, have grown out of the modern systems of pa
per currency, bankingtand financeering, is con-
siderable. He passed during the last year from
London TO the republic of Colombia. The
ostensible object was to obtain pLatina, Of
: which the great sources are in the Colombian
republic alone.
Il 1t appears, however, that the BaringS o
London, whose skill 10 the transactions of ex-
changes, money and bullion, had enabled
them TO profit by the ignorance and de-
lusiOD Of superficial statesmen in Europe and
: elsewhere the Earrings appear to have disco.
, vered in DR.. BOllman person of such facul-
ties, as were well adapted to profit the gene
raj ignorance which every where prevails OF
the resources Of South America and it APP
pears that this enterprise has been as success
ful as all the preceding money specuations o
that distinguished house, which was even a
the congress of AK la Chapelc, deemed TO b.
a necessary appendage TO the negotiations ear
u ried on there.
: The republic Of Colombia appear TO hav
already contracted two loans, through the Il
$ geDcy of DIR. Bollman, with the house q
BdringS. The salt works of .SjguipdgIira ar
e assigned for the liquidation Of these loans, fD
In.
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g nannira herefnfnre nInduced a reNenIie {