Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-20


tish friyates Creole, Com. Hardy, and Doris,
Capt. Graham, were also lying there. All The
valuable goods had been removed on board
thu shipping for safety, but IN. RAINY season
had commenced, NO military operations Of
consequence were expected 10 take place for
some time. Provisions were enormously high,
and M sales could he effected only from ,ay
To day. Their paper uriencs was at IA dis
count of IL per cent. and Snld was worth 20
per cent. A British packet and u soop of war
had been expected from Rip for nearly u
month, and it was supposed they were drlain-
ed by I'm embargo. Ii was also repnrted an
expedition was fitting out there under the com
mand of Com. Jcwett.
Capt. Smith informs that the Marquis of
Hastings, Governor General of India, from
Bengal arrived at St. Helena March II, and
sailed again on the 25th for the Mediterranean.
big. ten. Walker, the newly appointed Go
vernon of st. II, lena, had arrived, and it was
reported that IA tonnage duty of twelve cents
per ton was TO be laid ON all foreign vessels.
.4notker Pirate tuken.-The brig Mary,
Dunwell, has arrived at Newport in 10 days
from Maianzas. Capt. Dunwell states, that
few days previous tn his sailing, Il piratical
schr. was chased in shore by twu u. ).
schooners, and getting under land in the night,
| they lost sight of her Two Or three bargrs
cruzlns from Havana, along the coast at the
same time, intercepted the pirate, and after
an action of fifteen minutes, took the schooner :
| killed men, who were seen lying on the
beach next day, and carried her To Key West.
The schr. mounted guns.
| NEW YoRK, May live learn hy the
Vislant, that The United States s,,nadron
which sailed from Havana on the 9Th ult
! "a ht.f,lr., pntic..I
Key w est, Oh the eth, after Il cruise of ten
days, having encountered heavy gales in the
| Guif Stream Com. PoRTER arrived on the
morning oi the s"th, and sailed the same even
nS. The Grey hound, Beagle, Wild Cat aud
Weasel had sailed with convoy few DAYS
| before.
The Governor, Intrndant, and Captain of
Port, for Havana, who sailed from 1'eneriffa on
the 18th at March, had arrived at Porto Rico
and were daily expected at Havana The
Gov General, YVES, is the same who was
Minister from Spain t" the United Suites.
| We have received by the sloup Eliza. New
Orleans papers IL the a5th ult The Adver-
User of the Esd, states that the information by
The steam boat FavOrite, which had lust ar
rived In days from louisville, confirmed the
previous intelhgcnce of an uncommon food in
The Mississippi. The river had seldom or
never been known so high, and the apprehen.
slons appear we'll grounded OF IA general over
low OF the country.
The. steam boat General Robinson, from
New Orleans for Nashville struck "A snag on
the 17,h ult. Ju,t below New Madrid, and
sunk. a part of the cargo was saved, and it
was supposed the machinery would eventually
be got out. IN Y. .liey. Abr.
we are sorry 10 learn, that the navigation
OF The Northern Canal, has been suspended
! by the embellishments giving way In one or
more places. The principal defect is said 10
be at MeclaDicville, 8 miles above Waterford.
A boat with 1900 bushels of wheat was pass-
ing MschanlcvAie, WHEN the cmbankmeDr gave
way. We hope the damage To the Canal,
however, IS not So extensive AS 10 require
| much time in the repair. [.4b .4dr.
i Ten Thousand -Four Hundred and Fifty
Barrels of Rochester Flour we're shipped ON
the canal, from this Village during thu, last ten
days. Rochester Tslegruph, .lfnp. 6.
/ EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA, May I'VE suffer at the present
moment very severe drought, which will
materially affect the next crop Hogs will have
therefore good price daring the months Of
June, July aud August.
The new Governor General Wives, and "A
new intendanI, have just arrived, but we can
1 40 = Ct soy ub'hiiiS aDOul luen.
| Com. PORTER was here several DAYS ago,
but regret 10 say, he was not noticed ny the
hlsh authorities here, naval and military
whether Intentionally or not, we cannot saw,
but we expected he would have been Invited,
and respectfully treated by either of the two
| Generals. However, ii is Ia he observed, that
the English are jealous, aud kcepa clear eve.
! The Americans should be watchfu 10 Illustrate
their plans, which believe are 10 moRoDoiise
tie tade Of THIS LSiamG-
We feel ltprestnt, quiet and happy-Spain
no doubt viii triumph over her illberal aud
| bi5otted Toes. Charleston &. Gaz.
CnARLEsToH, May l2.-By the steam
ship, we have New Orleans papers 10 The LIST
inst and Havana papers TO the 9th.
Our Havana papers contain netting new
rom Old Ur New Spain.-The new Governor
General of Cubu, Gen. Wives, formerly Minis
ter To the U. States, together with Don Fran
cisco de Arambarri, commander in chief of
the army, have at length reached Havana, in
the Spanish frgae Thesis.
Com. Porter had left Havana in the steam
galiOt Sea Gull.-Nu recent Piracies had been
J. heard of.
One hundred and sixty three vessels enter
ed The port oi Havana in the month Of April
% which OF were Americans SO Spanish,
Ia English, French, 8 Da..ish, Dutch, 1
Bremen, Portuguese, aud Pirate-includ
ing 10 vessels of war.
! Mr. Fernandez, collector of the tax on
steamboats,, Sc. at New Orleans, put period
to his existence on the o3d nit. by bnwing
out his brains with double barrellcd gnn.-
No cause assigned.
The sloop Chcrnh, Mash, arrived in the
Mississippi 26lh UIf. IN days from Vera Cruz,
reported That the Elk Emperor, Iiurbide, had
/ been aluMed 10 nrnccrd 10 IialN with his