Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-08

few oheSs he removed the following day aud
Riyaquera chosen ia his place. Although Santa
Cruz had dsclaimed any disrespect to the l.-ssla
i've body, vet he caused his troops To he marched
INTO the city 10 enforce his views. Bovm's assist
anee and that OF Chill had been solicited, without
which suppose they would make no eifectua
resistance. Dispatches from Col. Miller at Entire
medios, represented him dangerous situation, as
the movements of the Eoyalists LEFT han but little
| hope ot escaping.
.CRUlZE OF TIE U. S. SHIP CYANE
The United States ship CrASE, under the com
| mand Ui Captain Robert Trail Spence, fitted ii
year SINCE foe cruike in the West Indies, aud ON
the ives, coast Of Africa, 10 suppress piracy and The
slave i'a'e and alter, IA company with the u, s
ship JOAN Adams, conveying the North Carolina from
the Delaware TO Norfolk, proceeded Porto Iiro,
where the attention of government had been called
by the pralical depredaions commerce ron,-
mtedbv The priyaeers hued out oIihRt Island which
had captured number of vessels the plea of vu-
lans The blockade oil the Maine, which existed only
ON paper IN the proclamation ola Spanish General
The correspondence, on the subject olihesc deprrda-
ions, between Capt. ,. aud the Governor OF Pniio
hco, eveniuaied Ia assurance the part OF the
Latter that far rs II rested with him, his excrtiuns
would be used or the release Of he vessels detained,
aud also To check further violations of cur nag aud
| the laws OF nations.
| The fi'a of the Cyauc, ION the e5th Aug. 1927
ut d. John > Porto inco, was most oppoI tune for
The safety oi The persons as well property of the
lew American citizens residing there, who even con-
sdered their lives not iiile jeoprdized in cu.,se
que"ce OF the excitement produced amongst the great
| "NuI VI Wy tlc capture Ot The
ieer Pancha, ALIAS Palmyra, beougiug to thai port
This having subsidized, she sailed the 10th Sept
with scr. bound O the w. end of the Island under
convoy and proceeded through the hluna Passage
| Tor Lnguira. ln her course ihher falling IN with
the small priva,cer Flora dc Ia Mar, Of Porio Rico,
l"hich vessel Was twice oVerhlu'ed wthnu, fndug
! cause for her detention -remuned "A number oil
days IN the track at vessels hound 10 and from the
Name TO obiige ils priyueer tlui; her cruizing
ground.
Arrived at Laguira Oct 5th, where she remained
IL, 4 II of IN
vety considerable amount, belonging to American
merchants, who represented il TO be greatly emianser-
dirom the proximity oil part oil the Spanish forces
then at Ocamhr, about ID miles To the westward oil
Lasuna, 10y whom an attack threatened aud as
,heF character Tor Iapme and plumber wei
known, no respect eApcc ted go he pad to mem
irai property The the ship frusirate their
views, aud aiils assuming a Irauuu aspect she irlt
there or Curacoa, (arri,ing on the Cd Nuv) 10 de-
mand the release of several American citizens who
were reported to be uujusily inprsome,!--Of these
was Is Irvine, who detained for trial as one of
,ne persons belonging 10 ih- Bouq,nr Expectation -
iom Curacao she ieMrned,o Laguna the 22d
NOV where hei presence required ann her STAY
urgently pressed toy the resident Americans who
were again apprehensne of an attack from Gen
Morales, who had just been successful AT Maracaho
anu whose OafbdTouS IrOscripiive decree, in Ile
event OF any further successes tended To rive cous-
derable uneasiness Against this decree Cant, )
nnue formal nrotest-their approval OF which, the
| citizens oi The Unled States at Caracas and La.
gnnh, made known in public address To the can.
tam, and also IN the same manner rendered their
acknowledgements and thanks for ti.e important ser.
| wees reno red 10y the presence OF the ship.
When FIST al Laguira, the yellow Fever made IL,
appearance on hoard, by which she lost two Officers
ANA hve or SIX men, Tut checked in us pro.
ders of the Captain
Dec. 10, sailed from L'guira Tor ST. Thomas, for
supplies, with an AmerIChn brig under convey
Lett 81. Thomas on the l2ih January for Madeira
and the coast of Africa ;convoyed several vessels
through the Sail Rock Passage, arrived off Madeira
ana i9oAe INTO tnnchal Roads, The 7lh February,
bst having had heavy weather ioi several ,ay,
"hont prospect OF lis aa,it5, aud being at a sea-
son when these roads are EXPOSED eavy gales ON
! the D and w proceeded down The coast of Afira-
Arrived AT Sierra Leone on the . hh February ..
Where hndl"S the U. 5. schr. Augusta, she was re-
/ pared, rehiied and Oficered aud manned from the
slp-H,er which, o" the 2si March sailed for Cape
M.su!ado, where the American Colony is located.
hUifet al Measurable on The 23ih Ma CHI, aud fad.
Ins Tie Colony III dtlencelcss and distressed state
tthey having suffered very severely from attacks oil
! "'e Nhh'eS some time previous, whom however they
i'u very SnlanIIy repused) Capt. 5. determined 10
ieave them III As great OF ,ecuriiy and com
| inri as circumstances would admit Of A landing
pace vas made, from which to the settlement the
Iuau WAS cleared, house built for the Agent who
| ihi previously been lodged than any of the
co'0nIsis, and stone Eortihcaiun in "A comma ndiny
situation, nearly completely called Castle Stockton
| Inc So"si Fever however making It's appearance
amongst the Ships Company the Commander was
compelled, though Reluctantly Leave this building
! 10 an unfinished state The CUlouists, however, IN
! snort tine with LILLE eXeriium can complete il
HIS fever deprived The ship of ilirty.sx officers and
men, and was confined (vsi,h three exceptions, and
those very slight cases,) TO such had been engaged
on shore. IL commenced suddenly and lis progress
was rapid, all the deaths occurring within fosr weeks
"i It's Appearance. The brig Paragon Can't Rich.
mond, OF Boston, sailed from Measurable nbout Ist
! April, 10 Reward, all well.
SADIE! from Me.u ado april 91st, and arrived ai
-. lhomns May 81 On the 28.h May, in sight Of
81 CroiN, boarded the ship Imperial, Ferrier, #
New York, 81 days from Bordeaux win wine auj %
J passengers, hound 10 New Orleans. Sailed the 81,
June from 81. thomas, crIized two DAYS off Porto
Rico Tor a Pirate that had been repoTled IN tbat
nelghborhond, hut receiving no further intelligence
CONCERNING her, kept away on The 10Th for n York
On The l6fh ia l'' 90, 90 aud long TO Is, boarded
ne brig Beisey, - dis, al and 20 days from Belfast
Me. bound 10 lia,dna, with lumber
The Slave trade appears at present to he carried
on ny the Portuguese and French.
The Cyane left the following English vessels Of
war, composing the squadron OF Com. Sir Robert L
hends, on the cOast-frgaie Owen GleDdoyer 30
s.loops Of war Cyrene, BInn and Driver, and nriss
Thistle, and Snapper IN Y AIer adp
SUTTEE OR SELF .lMMoLATIoN OF A
HINDoO WIDOW.
The following account of one of these dreadful
SACRIFICES IS extracted from the letter Of an English
officer, who superintendent the ceremony he tJes-
crihes
BURDwAE, Oct I8.--In my present situation il
lhs to my lOi TO preside the execution of GRIM
imas, and also those horrible exhibitions pecu
liar TO the country, Of widow burning herself ON
The funeral pile Of her dead husband and ~ the an-
ihenuc account oil such scene may he interesting
SEM you short description Of suffice AZ which
was lately present Ia my character Of presiding
0ihcer-i he day before il took place, rs is cusioma
~, report came from the police of the widows in
tenhon 10 burn herself If the magistrate gave her
PERMISSION On the principle Of relgiOus federation
this always gwen the magistrate IS allowed TO ar.
/ que ana cndeayOr to dissuade the woman from hef
purpose, but caRuoi absolutely forbid IT, unless under
G'hHn erc"m inhces such as when Il is not pea Feet