Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-14
PORTUGAL.


New YORK, Octnber "a gentIem,, &c
tins c'iy has received letter from his fi,nJ
AT Lisbon, without signature, but known hy
the hand writing, dated August II, which saws
=" am sorry In tell you, that since wr1,r
You by the Mentor, nothing but prosecutions
have aiken place. Respectable ncr have been
put In dungeons Tor The crime of receiving lei,
ieTs from their fri.Nds abroad, which aIlud. IN
the politics of this country in fact one cannot
open his mouth. 1t was for this reason, said
IN my last, did not wish To trust to the casual
ties OF leiIers.-l repeat, do not write any
politics nor send any newspaprrs.-l hope.
'. i""S, l" V. aoie 10 write aud express my
mind at large" T.uer .4ir.
We yesterday published "a letter from Gib-
raiiar stating that the American Consul, among
others, MAS imprisoned at Malaga, in conss1
qurnce OF eiuslng To pay a sum of money re-
qulred by the Spanish commander at that
place Although the letter came from a aen-
ilenan III whose statement we place conf
dence, we could hardly credit the account ::
but iind there are other letters in town Which
not only CONTRIB the fact, but add that all the
Foreign Consuls in Malaga were in prison.
The sum demanded Of Mr.. Barrel, our Con
sui, Is stated To have been 5000 dollars OF
the Swedish Consul, $4,000 was demanded.
&c. Ch =
Commodore Rodgers this morning embark
ed, together with DIS. Washington. Harris.
and Ii 'iInan, in the u. S. schooner Shark, for
Key West. His decision viii, we trust be- 10
break up, without further delay, this pesten-
ta establishment
We again renew the expression of our opi-
nlon which we are happy Ia say has net ihe
appreciation OF several distinguished Haval Of
hcers, that larger and more roomy vessels
should be substituted for the vile craft in
~ la fh ft.a liz. If
now exposed. Give them frgsfes under
whose decks they can sleep, secure from, The
deadly dews of the tropics, and they will give
us good account OF The pirates.
The death Of the gallant aud chivalrous
WATSON, whom 10 know was To love aud 10
honor, and those Of the man, other valuable
men, whoa the service has lost during this
summer, call loudly ON the department for
change of The system.
We understand thar Que of The last acts of
Comnudorr Rudgers, before em,barking, was
10 MI bottle with sea water, which he svaled
win navy button, and which is To be sem w
TO Albany, 10 be Ihere blended wi;h the wa
ters oi the Hudson and the lakes, at the ap-
preaching celebration.
The following eIler from Gibraltar, is from
gentleman of responsibility, long resident
There and whose opinion Is entitlr u To great
weight. Ii Is also c0rrObOTated, as we Iearn,
by letter which General Lallcmand has re-
Gently written. to d friend in This country,
which bids him not 10 DIES pair of yet hearing
something brilliant from Spain.
IL IS now the prevailing opinion, that the
war VIII assume a more vigorous character in
the COURSE of the fall. RicgO has joined the
army, and IL now collecting Constitutional
troops at Malaga. Cad'z, Barcelona, and 9th
or places continue To hold oui in good spirits
Provisions are abundant and at low prices.
On the other hand the French are desert
lng, and becoming dispirited with the cause.
RieSO the last week raised S 4 90, 900 in Mala-
"a, and another sum of 100, 900 is on the way
from Cadlz, for his further purposes.
Flour, S asked Rice, 4 IS a 3, no de-
mand American beef $50 o, scarce pork
IL "a Is do; Tobacco, Ken. 10 q 30 sales"
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