Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-20
4 NEWS FROM Z. s. BRIG ENTERPRISE. AND



Thomas, arrived last evening, With coffee aud other
goods, TO Elisha Tyson, Jr lie sailed under conyo,
oil the u. ,: brig Enierpize, in company with the
schooner Kemp, oi Baltimore-parteJ June I, az
p NJ. clear of Sniirock passage The Enterprise had
information OLA pirate at the Five Islands, aud She
w'- hound IN pursuit of her. II was reported she
bad taken a brig in there two DAYS before The T.
'aie> ship Cyanue, captain Spence from Africa an
chorri just as the Alonzo came out.
On parting with the Enerprizr, Captain Gold re-
ceiNeu the following communication from an officer
U. 5. BRIG ENrcRPRIzE,}
| Captain J. Gold will he good enough to hand The
lot"w'ne account from The Cyanne, to the Editor Of
The Bdhd'ore Patrio and also report the Enter
vrize IS empl"ved Ia giving convoy, &c. MS uforma-
! ton from an officer ri this brig
Inc . ship Cyannc had Just arrived at St.
ihon',s, which place she left last january, and pro
ceedcd To Sierra Leone, from thence To the Ameri-
can COLONY at Measurable, and from thence back again
:" 81, Thomas. She arrived at Measurable about the
list oil April last, when the colonies found in -
most wretchcJ stale they had only been attack
ed 10y the natives, by which their numbers were
greatly decreased, but tho, almost suffering for
The want al common materials Tor building a shelter
i'o" The open air. IL WAS said Ia he more owing To
good fortune than their OF defence that they
were not all butchcreJ bv the crafty sayaycs who
surround ihem their dependence against thousands
htng or $ small cannons, enclosed with a kind of
,aii fence Tor II breast work. Nothing could have
been more seasonable Than the arrival of Captain
spence. IL appears this commander only
proident enough 10 lay in surpy Of provisions and
other necess"iie> foi them SEER, Leone but he
supplied them with arms and ammunition, aud huilt
strong stone castle, mounting several guns--.his,
wine" he lett there, required the exerons OF the colo
nis's Tor nbost two days to make 1t complete dc
fence AMI proi"ciion against any force that mic lat he
brought To oppose II. He also reGi.cd the L. 5
scl"oncr Augusta, leaving her under the command
OF Lieut. Richard Ddshiel with instructions that Will
afford every assisfahce to the colony. His crew,
aiier leaving the coast of Africa, hecam. sicky n
nnm9er OF them died on their passage to ST. Thomas,
besides several officers; but fortunately they are
nov conv'lesceni the ship being in II healthy state
C"pia,i Spence has been in III health himself ior
several mouths past and IL will REQUIRE great care
When lie returns home 10 secure his restoration. II
is understood, he intends 10 proceed immediately
nom ~. ihomns TO The U. 5. after getting necessary
supplies oi provision and water Certainly he has
nad noth very ar,uous aud u veiy successful cruze
lie has performed no snowy achievements hut he
mas done what ought 10 he approved of by The palrio
anu Tie friend 10 humanity and it must lie a gratifying
circumstance ioi HIM Ia reflect, that although he has
sac'hced his health aud his comfort under the hurn
nS sun {" Africa, he can say he has done his duty to
| ms county.
FROM FRANCE.-By the packet ship
Alarmi"n, at New York in ~ DAYS from
iiavr", the editors of the Daily Advertiser
have received files Of Paris papers TO the S0th
April. The articles of leading importance
have all been anticipated.
me papers contain many spccu!ations on
me prospects of the army, and the statements
ihry CIV" of the troops required to blockade
sucii places as hold out, and tn garrison those
which are given mp, show tina; The late demand
t"r more force by the Duke of Angouieme is
measure Of absolute necessity.
IT." says the journal du Commerce. the
iortresses defend themselves, if the army OF
The ialth does not increase, but IT, on the con
'raTy, the first request of the deputations which
receive Our troops is, as it has in some cases
heen, that the soldiers of that army NAV be
kept at distance, if Nina and Ballasieros
nanGuvre instead of coming to action, if
Ahsbal collects his forces in CASTLE, if
MorIo forms his amy in Galicia, ifa reserve
IS formed in Andalusia, if General Palarea
celebrated IN the last war under the name .of
Mcdico, forms his gmerras in the Asturias ::
we viii predict with the utmost confidence
thai $50 or 100000 men more would not be
| 100 large n recruit for the French Army"
II rs SAID that the army Of the faith have in
i iroduced an epidemic disease into some off the
southern parts of France, of ~ hch in the single
town of MaZannet above an hundred are sick.
and several die every day.
The editor ofanother Paris paper has been
found guilty of infringing The laws relating to
the press, and the publication of the paper has
been suspended for fifteen days.
The Swiss Journals mention some new
instances ofthr rigorous treatment of strangers
I by the authorities
The Chiefs of the Turkish corps on the
Danube have received order to arm every
MnsseIman between 10 and 30 years of age,
and to recruit in all the towns this side of the
Danube. 10 raisa army for the deliverance
the Peloponnesus. The general rendez-
vons IS to be al Sopea, and the pay is TO be
raised 10 $50.
MADRID, April l9.-The government has
officially received the information of the in
vaslon of our territory by the French the
pOilhci chief magistrate Of Burgos, that of
| VittOria, and General Morilio from VaIladolid
express themselves thus The French army
is preceded by van guard of Frcnchified
Spaniards commanded by The Infamous
Queseda. The national troops fought vigo
rousiy against the French in The province of
BIboa, when they reircaled on seeing the
great superiority in number of the invaders.
AS SION as Tile column Of the Frenchiiied
| Spaniards entered Vittora they laid n coniri-
button OF eight thousand dollars on the inha-
! hita0ts the commander made proclamation
Calling All the yoGng men tO arms they shot
several mia-men and patriots and pundered
several houses ; the French troops still repeat
the same atrocities. The commanders of the
last endcavonred to stop these excuses but
they could hardly restrain tie soldery, who
were intoxicated with the cries which they
repeated. They heard very often that Of" let
The soldiers oftlie faith die, (alue,ou los de In
lJeJ All Tie rich PERSONS OF the province OF
Nutorld have retired 10 Burgns, flying from
the enemies. The chief magistrate of that
province after having sayrd all that belonged
tn the nation, retired himself with column
o. 600 militia belonging tn the same province
~ BnrG"s they have re-unii. = all the troops
"t the district 10 act on flank OF the
enemies. Gen. Balasirros. n the troops
and some militia Ofthe fifth district have beeu