Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-01

Mere common sense con,inces US that tn ey
viii not conduct him 10 the latter place, seeing
that as Portugal has returned TO Monarchiai
ideas, King Ferdinand would be delivered by
his neghbors.
We learn from Seville that the last sitting
of the Cortes offered a spectacle eminently
tragical. Nj. Cargua Arguel.s, one of the
members of that respectable Chamber, dared
To apply the name traitor 10 his colleague NJ.
AIava; but the latter did not take the thing in
good humour, and he Immediately proved
this TO the Hon. NJ. Arguelles, by giving him
a"hlow, which knocked out two of his teeth.
Ii is not said that this affair led TO any other
consequences.
IS A decree of the Regency grants amnesty
to the Constitutional soldiers who will return
to their allegiance, and present themselves To
make submission 10 the King"
LOSS OF THE ENTERPRISE.
by the snip Douglass, Captain Brown, we
nave received Curacao paper ofthe 1eth, a
week later than by the schr. James. W.. are
sorry TO state that the u. S. brig Enterprise
was lost on Little Curacao on the Slh, crew
saved. The T.. was fayorite little vesse |.
aud was engaged in the wal against Tripeli.
The following is the account:
From the Curacao Courant, July 14l
Loss 81 The United Sfntes brig Enterprise ON
Little CurGcod.
a gentleman, who arrived here on Thurs
day from Little Curacoa and was passenger
ON board the Enterprise at the time the mis-
fortune befel her, has i,.:aished us with the
following particulars of her loss:
d" On the morning of the 9Th inst. we swept
out of the harbor OF Puerto Cab-llo, and al 3
p. IN. a light breeze sprung up, al which time
we were still IN sight of that port. AT 8 Tuca
cas- bore w. by ). we then stcered n nv w.
until p. IN. when we steered ~ NJ w and
ran % miles until midnight, al which tune we
Kept away N. w. l-2 w. and after running
on mat course about 10 miles 10 the utter as
constituent of every officer on boartl. we
grounded on the ). l.. extremity of Li,tl.
Curacoa, when our reckoning made us from
20 To so miles distant from it. The vessel
struck about half after 8 "a. an. the weather
thck, the land not then visible, aud a heavy
wind driving her on the breakers. The sails
we're iurIed al once, the boats huisted out tn.
kedSe, the stream aud bower anchors itnme-
d'atriy carried out with long scope Of cable.
amd let go IN deep water the top gallant
and i0p nnsts housed, the yards pointed To
ihe wind, and for short time w" were fat.
tered with strong hopes of having her OFF; but
UniuS 10 the increase OF the wind I'm SQUALLS
with heavy surf, the stream cable parted
when she rounded To brOidside on the break.
ers, and immediately biised and filed. The
haslS were then cut away 10 prevent her total
capsizlng, and every effort made to shye the
crew, and property public and private, which
owing Ia the uneXampled exeriions Off off
GERS and crew, To their perfect Standardization,
cooiness and ntrepidlty, were emmGn;iv sue
cessiul Every person on board, mos. ofthe
rigging, spars, stores, sc. have been iaodrd,
aud should the weather prove cain, tho guns
If Inc u Il
" III is bat justice 10 remark, that as soon as
the accident was known in this island, every
assistance that humanity could suggest, was
promptly afforded by the Government, and
by L. L.. Parker, Esq. American Consul"
In addition To the above We NAV state the
accounts received yesterday from The wreck
say that all the guns had been landed and
would he hrnugh; down 10 this island, together
with the stores, &c, saved in the vessels DIES
patched TOR That purpose. The officers and
crew were encamped on the beach Measures
nave already been adopted for their relief, and
a brig Chartered 10 transport them TO the g.
States.
His Excellency the Governor. Old being
made acquainted with the misfortune which
had htlallen the Enterprise, immediately Ten.
d"red the assistance of the ship al war on the,
station, but was informed that all the Efforts 10
save the vessel would be- unavaliug.
The Enterprise carried Ii guns, and was
commanded by captain Gallagher.
By The arrivals from La Guayra this week.
we received Caracas papers to the I'd instant,
but ind no news of interest To this community
in them.
y letter from La Guayra dated the Sd inst
says 80 have received letters from Rogota
10 the 9th May, from my friend colonel Todd,
at which time general Bolivar was in Quito,
and was not expected to Bogota before the
month of January next, as il was generally
supposed ne should first 60 TO Peru. We are
extremely anxious to hear from Maracaibo
II general Morales should beat our land and
sea forces opposed 10 him. can assure you we
will tie in 4 bad way here"