Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-01

brave aud accomplished Af.rrN. Watson
was the ardent, the ntinIat, send of Allen
they were brothers in all but blood They
had shared together the perils, the hartlships
and the honors OF AN active service daring the
late war, and were both attached To the IT, S.
brig Argus during her memorable cruize IN
the British channel By a remarkable decree
of fate it has thus been reserved for Watson
10 avenge the death of his murdered friend, on
the very spot where il occurred
We are happy To learn that this victory
was achieved without the loss of IA single drop
III blood on our side, notwithstanding the
'ncess"nt fire to which the barges were ex
posed. There were only twenty five men in
the two barges, &c in one and in the other, J
SD that the odds against them were at least
two To one.
The officers acting with Lit. Com. Watson
IN this affair We're Lieut.. JNMaN, who had
charge of one of the barges, and Sailing Mas
ter BAINBRIDGE.
The Terrier left at Thompsons Island the
sloop of war Hornet and the schnrs. Weqsie
and For, the former Ia sail same day, the
Latter next day IN cruize along the Coast of
Cuba. The Commodore in the SeaguU had
gone to Key Vacos. The Peacock was cruiz-
| lnS OF Vera Cruz.
Commodore PORTER preparing for an
expedition 10 the Main. He MAS in good
| health Norfolk HernM
NAyAL.-Capt. HULL has been appointed to
| command tie u. S. Squadron in the Pacific
| Ocean at his own request. His original ex-
pectation was to have relieved Ca0tain Jones
IN the Mediterranean, in which case Com.
Chauncey was to have proceeded To the
| Pacific. This arrangement was altered at the
solicitation of Capt Hull, who will sail for his
point nf destination (Which I'VE understand To
| k.. fb.. h.. H.,
Stewart,l in the Frgate United States, now AT
the Gosport Navy Yard, in the course of a
short time.
| Com. Bainbridge now at Philad-lphia. will
succeed Capt II. in the command ofthe NAVY
Yard at Charlcstown. TB.
letter from gentleman at Thompson's
| Island To his friend in This place, states. that
III" Island is generally healthy, and only Sc
ven sick in the hospital, when the Terrier left
| there. TBeacou.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-In our file of
! Vera Cruz papers we do not find any thing
Interesting, except the Decree of the LIST OF
| May, already known, concerning the loan of
eight millions, and another Decree Of the Goth
of May, from which we extract only the fol-
lowing articles
| Sect |. In payment of duties, one sixth
| pact of the amount due will be received in pa
| per money.
Sect. 9. The circulation Of paper money
in private payments and contracts shall BE-
perfectly free.
Sect. 10. The Government will take the
necessary means, in order TO withdraw from
circulation and TO destroy the paper money.
Gdz
Extract Of a letter from .uerico TO highly res
pectdbte gentleman IN this city, dated June !.
A conspiracy against the present govern
ment has just been discovered, and several
of the leaders have been arrested, among them
several officers. Their object was to Danish
all foreigners, and particularly the old Span
iards including several members ofCongress.
IL IS fortunate, that the present head of the
Police is "A man ofstroug mind and great en-
erSy. 1t is owing to his exertons that the
attempt for this time was defeated. The pre-
sent government being only provisional, many
of the provinces wish TO preserve their local
Independence, and only to surrender enough
of 1t To form Union, similar to that of the
United States. The present government is
not a solid one though the executive officers,
the chiefs of the army and the Congress in
general, seem well disposed. But money,
that all powerful engine, is very scarce. 1t
IS yet uncertain how things will settle down.
Thinking men on the spot can make no cal
| cuatiOn." TH