Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-15

of Russia, as tn pretended waists dOminions
by sea and land on the northwest coast
OF America those dimlnons embracing
on shore several extensive territories now
| occupied by subjects of his Britannia Ma
irsty, and Others which were possessed by
citizens aud subject of the United States nf
America; and hy sea, Including an extent of
| "cehn stretching from the northwest coasts
| at America To the northeast coasts of A sia.-
| (Hear) On the occasion tn which he Sir j.
hlackintOsh) alluded, the Noble Marquis told
the House that he had, by the command of
his Majesty, protested on the part of the British
Government against those principles of domin-
ION which had been recently set up by Russia,
and which he justly described as principles
that were Injurious To the maritime rights of
all commercial nations, and especially ubnox-
lous 10 those of the first commercial nation in
the world. Since this period, however, and in
deed but Il few days since, information had
been received in this country from America
mat Russia M longer rPstedupon unwarranta-
bic pretenslOns; but that Russian ships of
war had been actually employed 10 warn off
the ships of all countries, from the whole ex.
tent-sea and notwithstanding between
Nootka Sound aud Japan, part and parcel
oi the Russian empire. (liearl He had been
Informed that they had driven away American
vessels, whrrh were sailing in those attitudes ;
extend TO amy British ships which they nigh,
nnd there, as matter of course; aud doubtless
he presumed, as preliminary step 10 that
unlveI sal domninion 10y land aud SEA which
the plans aud views of the Russian Emperor
seemed lately Ia contemplate. (l1ear.) In
The first place, therefore, he begged In ask
the Right Honnurable Gentleman-had his
Nalesiy's Government received information
maj such acts of exclusion, as had occurred in
HE case of the American vessels, had been
committed by the Russian Government p
And, IN the second place, whether any answer
had been returned by that Government To the
Protest IF Great Britain against its prepnsle-
rous pretensons ? it might be desirable TO
know, moreover, whether any negotiations
were peuding on the subject?
Mr. Secretary Canning said, that TO the
question of fact which had been put to him
by the hon. and learned gentleman, he could
only reply, that his .naiesty's government had
hitherto received no information upon the
matter, excepting through that channel by
r"hich the statement In question had been
published TO all the world. He had, therefore,
no means of verifying the fact on which The
hon. and learned gentleman's inquiry was
founded. In the second place, as to the stu
ation IN which this country stood with Russia,
IN respect OF the general question it was
correctly stated that they had entered pro-.
rest against her claim, upon the very first
PRONUNCIATION of those principles That pro
test had been presented and repeated, both at
the Congress at Verona, and in the course of
subsequent negotiations. (iIrar, hear.) Those
lnesoilatlIns were still pending, and in activity
at the court of St. Petersburg. BY the last
communications that his Majesty's Govern
ment had received from that quarter, it APP
peared that no Information, connected with
the matter 10 which the inquiry of the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman referred, had been
furnished To our Ambassador there. Here
the subject dropped. (Hear.)
LoNDoN, May 29.-The following extract
al letter from Barbadoes dated the 9Th
Aprll, was posted yesterday at Lloyds':
we are Informed that assurances have
been given by the Governor of Porto Rico
) that no British vessels, however bound, even
l" blockaded ports on the Spanish MAN, shall
be -moIested by any Spanish cruisers from
that Island, unless they have arms or other
munitions of war on board : and if they should
be sent IN, the Courts sha.:: not be- allowed To
hold IA jurisdiction over them, though in fact
he mas no power whatever over The Judges
hut he will take upon himself the responsible
TO order restitution forthwith. We pre-
sumo the same line of conduct has been ex
acted of the Colombian Government, and
that this has most likely been the object of the
} mission the Commanders of His Maipsty's
ships sent along the Spanish Maine, since the
arrival of the squadron under Sir Edward
OseE, ofw which the NaIorous, Capt. Murray,
was the first despatched, and must have
touched at every port, from Cdrupano,
whence we heard of his first call going east
ward to Jamaica. Notwithstanding his con
domination Of the ship Aurora, from Grecnnc9I
and 81. phOmas's tn Honduras, the most
WantOn act of aggression most assursdlv
that could be committed Sir r. Cochranr,
alter much rem0nstrancc and some delay. did
succeed IN getting an order from the Spanish
authorities of Porto Rico for The restoration
ni both ship and cargo to the owners, and
though the cargo had been sold and disiribu
led throughout the country, and the ship was
wreck not worth receiving back, still it
was an admission in principle of their own
wrong, and must serve as the best basis for
reparailnn from the Spanish Government
From all this we may infer we shall have
lever acts of aggression upon British com
mtrce IN these seas for time"
PARIS, May 21.-Leltcrs from Pcrpignan
| present us with some curious details respecting
the composition and movements Of the Span-
ish army, now operating in Catalonia under
the orders of Nina We will lay before our
readers fhe information which has reached us
on this subject. The army under the com
mand of Nina exclusive Oftroops in garrison,
amounts To 10000 men. It's COMPOSED prin
cipaIly of veterans who served during the war
OF independence, under the same general who
is now at their head, and 10 whom they are
entirely devoted. The garrisons have not
weakened ihe army to any extent, for they are
| almost wholly composed of active militia
The principal Chief Of Mina's corps, are hi
lans, LloberO, Nanso, Rotten and Correa.-