Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-06

oil navy, and whose fleets IN fact contributed
largely Ia the greatness of his reign"
The French certainly have very fine ships,
and very pow erful navy. The French
minister of Marine is right. France can he
maritime power of the first order. Her sea-
men are brave, hut they are limited in num-
her, and there is great want system and
discipline among them. The British navy is
reduced, rather falling of, and if the Cabinet
oil Fridce desire 10 attain the rank of high
maritime power, it can be DONE and this is the
proper time, but IL must he expected that the
British will resist any such attempt with vig-
lance. Seven year peace in France, and du-
ring that period the energies of government
directed towards creating naval power, the
effort must succeed. [B
The n0rGt aciion-or Porto Carelio-From
perfectly authentic source we learn, that the
battle fought by commodore DANiELs, was on
his side, as gallant an action as ever took
place at sea. Ii excited even the admiration
| of the Spanards themselves so far, that the
| Commandment of Puerto Cabeln wrote a com
pImentary letter 10 General Soublette, the
lnteDdant "f Caracas, extollins the gallant
conduct OF Commodore ID. and promising to
treat him with every respect. His wounds
are not dangerous, and there are even letters
arrived from him TO his family. When he
recognized the Spanish squadron TO be his e.
nemies, he bore down and boarded the rrigate
IN superior style, and the damage the Spa
nist vessels sustained is great. that il is
doubtful whether they will. ever be able to
quit Puerto Cabelio they We're SO disabled
that the Bolivar, which came up at the close
al the action, far from sheering off, chased
the Spanish Corvette, which ran into Puerto
Cabello with difficulty. The brig Mosquito,
which was on shore, and which Com. d. was
occupied In getting of at the time the Spa
| n'sh squadron came up, was not captured,
but run into Curacao for repairs. The b.
livar is yet cruising off Porto Cavello, and the
Mosquito would soon join her. This is the
state of things: and as the corvette Maria
FRANCESCA was prize, the only lnss of the
Colomhnns, Is the corvette Carahoba. Con-
sldering the disabled state ofthe Spanish YES.
sci and their prizes, it may well be- remarked
| in the words os Sir Thomas Cschranc, com
mander Of The British squadron in the Antilles,
such loss tn the Colombians is tantamount
| To Il victory.
The irigate contracted for in England will
noiw.ths andng the difficulties Oft loan of
| Mr.. Zea, hut which we understand are al
ready preliminary settled among the principal
| parties, come out without delay To this the
contractors have pledged themselves And
when we rccollcct that the Spanish vessels
will be dogged by superior French naval force
| " '''''N S'''S3 ~ 10 W w totIUutnIIy q,
that the Spanish Commodore Laborde's lau-
rcis wall soon fade, and that Spain will gain
nothing by this expedition, but an additional
expense to her treasury. ". Y Ner. .9dr.
The EX Emperor of Mexico, with his ia
tnliy and suite, embarked at Vera Cruz early
| this month, on board the British ship Rollins,
which was 10 proceed in few days for Italy
10.
| PIRACY.-Mr. Abner Toppan, late master
ol the brig Reuben * Eliza, Charles Harris.
master, of this port, has arrived in town, from
whom we learn the following particulars of
| the capture of that vessel by the Pirates. on
her passage from Cadiz for HavaAa. On the
9Th instant, off the Isle of Pines, Cuba, at 10
A. VI. the Reuben & Eliza was hailed by a
pIratical schooner of about 60 tons, with 90
To 80 men, and ordered to send her boat with
the captain and papers on board immediately,
or they would sink her. Capt. Harris accord
| 'nSly got out the boat and went on hoard the
schooner, with two men, where they were de.
tanned. The pirates then boarded the brig,
took out all the light art clrs they could lay
Their hands on, put priZemaster on board.
and ordered her to follow the schooner. One
or more vessels appearing in sight at that time,
the schooner stood for them, with a light
wind. AT midnight, informant, with four
ofihe crew Of the Reuben and Eliza, contriv-
ed To effect their escape in the boat, taking
with them a few hotties of wafer and ii little
bread. They were induced 10 do this from
o,erhearing the pirates express determine
| ton TO murder Them all.-Next morning
at daylight, they reached The shore, whence
they saw the brig and schooner near together,
and boat passing between them.-The last
they saw of the big, they were taking her
| round point of land for harbor, where they
would probably land every article they could,
and destroy the vessel. 10.
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