Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-12
ST.. DOMINGO PIRATES.

ST. DOMINGO PIRATES.
By the schooner Fame, capt. Sylvester, ar
rived at this port on Thursday in 10 days
from Jeremie, we learn that three culored men
natives of Jrreme and Aux Cayrs) who some
time previous had hired IA small boat under tia,
pr,text Fishing aud shooting, boarded small
indigene schooner which WAS proceeding from
Jcrrmie To Pet, Trou ia the night, fur tn.
purpose of,aking IN coffee. There were u
captain, three men, boy, woman and child
on board the scbooner-the negroes robbed
the vessel of lii. dry goods and money on
board -massacrrd all except one OF the crew
VIII" VAS concerned with them, and sunk the
vessel. about five leagues from Jereme They
brought their plundcr To Jercmc. Three of
the men have been detected, and on exami-
uation acknowledged To have taken an .4neri-
can schooner some little time beiure-they
rubbed her aud killed all handS They were
condemned Ia BE- shot, and only awaited the
order of President Boyer. a strict search
WAS making for the other man, and hopes
were entertained tina; he would he secured.
boat about sixteen feet in length, painted
green inside with "lNDUSTRY OF BAL.
TIMORE" onher stern was taken up near the
.4nSe du .NouU about the Goth July, ia SINAI,
cove, with flour, pork, iice, lard and soap in
her, part of which was found in possession oi
a retailer ofihOse articles bu, where the boat
was from or who had brought her there bad not
been ascertained ON the 2Gth July, when the
Fame SAILED from Jereme. But. Amer.
MiLroN, IN. C.) August THE election
for Members of Congress and the State Lee
gislature. will take place in most of the
Counties in the State on Thursday next. In
some Counties, owing 10 It's interference with
their Courts, they are already over; aud in the
County Of Guil;ord il occurs to day. owing.
as we understand, To The months coming in
on Friday, and the particular wording of the
Act "i Assembly establishing separate cleo
lions in that County. Our electors are
important at all times hut what renders
them more at present is, the Con-
uention question as regards the State, aud the
Presidential question AS regards Congress IL
this County there is no opposition in the
Scnate, and three candidates for The Com.
mons. Upon both of these questions. how
ever, as we learn from the Candidates them
selves, there is no difference in opinion In
Congress, Gen. Saunders is decidedly in
favor of Mr. Craw ford, and is without opposi
ton. In the adjoining County, Person, there
are several candidates far the State Lesisla
lurr; they are all, we learn, opposed TO Il
| Convention, but agree on the Presidential!
! question. In Congress Messrs Mapgrum aud
i'arringrr are the opposing candidates
Mr.. Mansrum is decidedly friendly to Mr.
Crawford, whilst Mr.. Barringcr is in IA
o"r Of the man tchom The people man
prefer that it, he Is as the picor OF
Bray in favor of the successful candidate
elect him he cares for nothing else. Against
such politicians our voice will ever Ire raised.
The election of Mr.. Nlangrum huwevpr,is consi-
dered as certain. In the County urRockngham
there are serea candidates two for the Senate
and five for COmmons--un the Convention
question they concur in opinion, and on the
other there is some division. We trust the
| people here as elsewhere, will consider the
! right of suffrage as an nestmable one, and
| ought to be exercised with Judgment and indie
pendence-the fest should be, support those
who will be true TO principle, TO their con-
stitnents, and 10 their country. We shall
give the earliest information of the results nf
the elections, as they may reach us. Caz.
In the Congressional District compoted of
the counties of Washington, Tyreil, Hyde,
Pat Edgcombe, and Beaufort, the Candidates
| are Dr.. Hall (the present representative and
Gen. Clark. The result of the contest in two
Counties is as follows:
EdgcOmbe.-Ilall 1876
Clark 81.
PtH.-Clark csc.
Hall $50. Raj. Reg.