Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-03

the Spanish frigate, we learn that he is slight
ly wounded, but the particulars as TO the
other officers, are not given" Bait. finer.
LATEST FROM LIMA AND RIO
JANEIRO.
The fine ship Corinthian, Capt. Hall, arrv
ed here on Tuesday night in 1O7 days from
Callao, whence she sailed on the 9th of Feb
ruary, and from Rio Janeiro, which latter
port she left on the 18th April. We learn,
by the report at the Exchange Reading
Rooms, that the expedition which had been
sent from Lima against the Spaniards in Up
per Peru, had entirely failed, and the Patriot
army so signally defeated, that their cause was
looked upon as lost.
The Spaniards, it was supposed would
shortly re-possess themselves of Lima, and
the Patriots were not in situation to make
any efectual opposition, having neither money
nor troops, and the people generally much dis
satisfied with the government, whose conduct
was by no means calculated tn concate
their good will, nor that of strangers. Specie
had entirely disappeared and paper money
was at discount of so per cent. The dis
tress generally was very great and indicated
! the approach of some violent change A
merican -four nominal at S per bhl. inn
mense quantities afioat, which like most
other goods, had become mere drug. Sew
eral cargoes of Bengal wheat were offered
extremely low but no purchasers.
The U. S. schr, Dolphin, Captain Conner,
was at CalIao-the Franklin "a, commodore
Stewart, was shortly expected from VaIpa-
raise and the intermediate ports.
- The Corinthian sailed from Rio on the 1 9Th
April, in company with the ship Arminius,
Grosh, for Baltimore. The embargo had
been raised but few days previous, aud
most of the American vessels in port were
preparing To leave.
Since the above was in type, we have been
politely favoured by commercial house in
this city with the following extracts from a
letter dated
"RIo DE JANEIRo, April 0, 1928.
| Flour at Rio nine mreas-the bakers well
supplied for three months.-Wheat plenty, of
ordinary quality. There was supposed TO be-
about 10000 barrels at Buenos Ayres, the
middle of March.-Wines plenty and dull
sales at sixty mill reas per pipe Oil scarce
and worth SCI per gallon.
The stability and prosperity of this govern
ment will depend in great measure on the
success of Cochran's squadron, on the way
against Bahia, and the political events in Eu-
rope. Should Portugal be engaged in war
near home, it will be fortunate for this country.
We hear nothing Of the COrtps. Sailors are
entced away from vessels and kidnapped in
the streets, to man the Imperial vessels
much abuse is practised Hardly an Amefi-
, can vessel in port has escaped losing more or
less men, and some of them under circum-
stances highly unjust, veXatiOus aud tyranni-
cal.
The government Ofthe United States will
find it necessary To send vessel of war here
things in that respect i'll probably take the
same course they did in the LA Plata-nO
privateers' commissions have yet been issued ,
CHINA, February 8.-At Lima, at the
above date there were $4,000 barrels Of -four
and wheat enough from Bengal TO make as
much more. The crops in Chill and Upper
Peru abundant, and The price Of -four nom-
? naily SO on board-hut no one willing Ia
trust property on shore, owing To the insecu-
rity arising from political disorders, the place
heing at the mercy of the royalists. M
specie in circulation-paperat discount oil
IS 30per cent"
2 FROM HAVANA.
By the schooner Barracoa captain Jones
+ at this port yesterday in o days from Havana
n we have received paper of that place of the
: 18th instant, from which we have translated
t the following articles being the only ones o
e interest in it, The first goes to confirm the
, Statement published in the american of Tues
: day from an officer of Commodore Porter's
r sqradron, relative 10 the depredatOns com
{ mited in the interior of the Island of Cuba
by the pirates who have been driven from
e the ocean by the eXertons and presence o
our gallant navy.
Y Captain Jones brings dispatches for Gov
! eminent from Commodore Porter.
{ TRANsL ATIoN.
b HAVANA, May IA portion of the regi
{ ment of Leon, which had been sent IN pursui
Of the pirates, who, after having committed
their maritime depredations, dared TO pene
$ trate into some ofthe neighbnuring panta
a tons of this province, have so judciously ful
V filled their chiefs orders, that they have
swept the coast Of these despcradOes, who at
tempted to pilIage the peaceable iDhabitant
e thereof
Y In stating the fact yesterday that the Pirate:
J had been drivenby Commodore PORTER from
. the Ocedn To- deprpdate on the iand, we shouIC
have said they were well mounted instead o
= well manned. The fear of their being driver
to the same desperate shifts hereafter, will, i
e is hoped induce the authorities shore to ex
tirPate them altogether. Bait. finer.
|. NASHVILLE, May 14.-Mr. GRUNDY anC
v Col. RoBT ARMsTRoNG, in obedience to tn,
Q appointments Of the Secretary at War, organi
= sed themselves into court of inquiry at tire,
. o'clock, p NJ. on yesterday for the purpose o
# examining into the correctness oflhe charge
made by the Editor Of the Constitutional AID
:, vocate against Stephen Cantrell, pension agen
I. for West Tennessee. The high standing Of tn
IL gentlemen selected for capacity and integfit,
II furnishes guarantee that the examination
r. will be a radical one, and the truth thereb1
elected
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Il Ubes, nv Cant. Cage, at Boston, are To Apr