Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-11

lo'''N""tc't W. Il oitidld, HOtu ~. OFiPd0s.
via Sisal, bound To Campeachy, in ballast,
and after pundering her of most OF her sails,
rigging, provisions, water. cabin furniture,
nautical instruments, and the officers and crew
OF all their clothing. money, watches, Sc.
leven taking the capt's writing desk, with all
his papersl she was released, on the appear
ance of the Tropic, having been about "a
hours in their possession. On getting in,
Capt. ID. went on board the above English
cruizer, 1.-THE lamar, capt Hubert) and af.
ter stating that the pirates then had an Am.
brig in CO. she proceeded out. 1t being night,
the Il. anchored, when she supposed herself
near the vessel, and despatched her boats in
pursnt--at day light they were discovered,
several miles off. On seeing the boa;s APP
preaching, the pirates left the Tropic, went on
board their own vessel, got under way, and
attempted to get of. The boats were not able
TO overtake her. and the soop of war having
approached, and got so near as To throw shot
over her, (the pirates returning the fire y they
run their vessel on shore, threw over her can
non, got nearly all the property, ofvaIue, out
OF the schr. set her on fire, and made their
escape into The woods, where it was not
thought prudent to follow them. The schr.
was then boarded, the flames extnguished,
vessel got Off some property taken out, and
then she was destroyed. Among the articles
found on board, was the sails, rigging, SC. of
the Planter, with the capi's writing desk,
partly broken, hut the papers were all game.
No other plumber was found but some old
muskets, cutlasses, &c. were discovered on
the beach, and several of them have hcen
brought home in the TrOpic as also an old
blue coat, and a fine white cotton shirt lat
ter marked +. nj.
The pirates threatened to use Capt. Stevens
as they had Capt. Perkins, of the Am. brig
helllSarlnS apdn m. fAff h...,, e,sI t,
knife he held in his hand was the one used
To deprive him oflife.
The day on which the pirate was DESTROYED.
and before Capt. S. had heard of the circtlm-
stance he met her captain in one of the streets
of Campeachy, and saw him several times
afterwards, with numbers of his crew hut
he was not molested-nor did the authorities
use any means TO arrest them.
Capt Stevens states, that the above schr
was built at the Reglas, Havana, and that he
was there al The time she was launched, and
where ne had repeatedly seen the capt who
| had family there, and knew him, (capt. S.
lie had also seen the LIST lieut. in Havana
The English brig George the Third, Capt
ltitchie, lying in Camptachy harhor, (havng
no cargo but quantity of potaioes) was
boarded by the above schr in broad tav light
and plundered orHvrry thing Of value on hoard.
including her sails, rigging, &C. but there
was no force in port 10 prevent it.
The capt. of the Tamar demanded no ran
som money for recapturins the Tropic but
capt. Stevens was required to make the crew
! a small present IN money, which he complied
| with.
Capt. Stevens has certificate from the
commander of the lamar, stating that he
had retaken The Tropic from the piratcal schr.
Azota.
The Tropic WAS plundered of various ar
ticles, including several barrels of bread
muskei, now on board the Tropic, is
marked on the breecI, r. b. and e. S. a.
| The crew of the Az"ta appeared 10 be
| composed entirely of Frenchmcn and Span.
lards. Several of them could speak good
English.
| 1t WAS understood that the pirate schr. was
owned in Campeachy.
The Planter sailed from CampeacHv about
the 98th of April, on her return to New Or.
leans.
Three Spanish gun boats had arrived AT
Campeachy from Vern Cruz for the prnfec.
zion ofcommerce-they offered to give convoy
TO American vessels. Boston Palladium.
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-The Brig Loni-
siana, capt. RugaO, arrived at this port yes
terday evening, sailed from Camprachy on the
l5th ult. io company with the brig Samuel.
N"l'"iH DaioNJ vi lOT NEWPORT, under
convoy of the U. s. schr Grampus. Lieut..
Gregory, and parted from the convoy few
miles to the southwark of AIccran II was
understood that capt. G.. would thence pro
coed to Slsal to .lOin his boats which had been
Tor some days cruising Ia the northward in
search ofplraies; this was the regular business
-of the boats, whilst the schooner was convoy
ling American vessels, or alfurding protectinn
| to them 10 port.
On the night nf the Cd Of June. during the
absence of the Grampus with convoy, the
schr Shbboeth, capt Perry, Of and for New
| port, loaded and ready for sea, was cut out Of
Cainprachy, and burned by the pirates. The
crew, with the exception Of one man who was
inhumanly murdered Ivy The pirates on their
fist coming 0n board, escaped with difficulty,
the pirates having confined them below, when
they set fire To the vessel
On The night of The 9TH, the schr. Augustus
and John, OF CatskllI,N. Y. lying il, the hnrbor
of Sisa loaded and ready for sea, was also
cut ont by the pirates. The crew were allow
Fed 10 take to the boats and landed at Ssp9.
/ The Spanish brig Patriot, Lacy, fIom Bar
celOna and Porto Rico, with 32l soldiers ON
board, arrived 1T Havsna OHthc 9th ult She
brought in with her the sclr. Hustler Hall
from Baltimore for Chagres, loaded with mu-
nhiOns of war-captured in lat. 10. long. CO.
GazsHs.
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We suggested in some remarks n few days
since, that liza part of ibe pjli'iic revende rails
ed from the duties al the Sonthward, were
responded IN the same quarter, il would leave
the mouicd capital and mercantile enterprise
Ofthe Southern cities more free 10 act than IS
permitted by the present slate Of things
The ordinary conmercaI intercourse which r.
carried on between State aud State CONSISTS
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