Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-19
FROM LIMA.
hOI LIMA.
ESfroct Of a letter received in Salem, dt

BAY OF CALLAo, July Is, 1924.
we came TO anchor here two DAYS ago. NOT
being allowed by The bIockading sauadrnn I'm
enter the port. Iii certainly vexaiious IN he
detained here, IN sight of a starving country.
with cargo of provisions but chance -
daily expected, which will enable us to Come
70 an entry, or at least to send our cargo IN
Lima: The Spaniards have but few froops in
tine city, and the Patriots are advancing IN II
Dy 'dnd-whilst strict blockade is kent .n bv
Admiral Guise, at all their landing places.
we found here the United States, frieate Uni.
TED States, Com. Hull, and the schooner Dol-
pnin' al anchor about 4 miles from the Castle
OF Caiao. The Commodore has no doJbt.
tiat' IN few days, good market win he o,
pen LOT our gingerbread is very scarce, and
nope to get $50 on board for nv huorv
LATEST FROM THE EAST INDIES.
Inc snpercargo of the ship Factor, l07 days
from calcutta, has arrived in town. We learn
t.'Ht ne brings The following information. The
Blrmese war still raging with no prospect
OF its early termination The British srmv had
oeen drawn from Chittagong, for the purpose.
oi general junction OF forces in Raneooo-
winch they succeeded in capturing. Rangoon
Is the principal port of the Birman emnire
mas rom thirty to forty thousand inhabi-
tants, and contains some Christian mis-
sions among them one of the American
Baptist Society. The Birmese taking adj :.
vantage of the withdrawal of the British
force, had approached Chittagong, with Am
army OF upwards of $4,000 men. hut hear;ng
OF the fall of Rangoon, retired towards Ava
The British army rescued many of the mis-
sionar'es' who had been ordered to execution
oy the Birmese commanders. The pubIica-
'pn OF me onIciai accounts Of the war bad
been suspended at Calcutta. Phil Sent.
NoRFohK, Nov. 1i.-By the schooner
Princess Atne, Captain Banks, which arrived
here yesterday, in 9 days from Havanna, We
have confirmation Of the report published 10
Yesterdays Beacon, Of the capture Of a pratt
cal schooner by the u. S. schooner Porpoise
Lieut.. Comdt. Skinner. Capt. Banks states.
that the capture was made on the s5tb u,t,
and the pirates succeeded in escaping Tn tbe
shore, but he is not IN possession of any furth-
or particulars.
Capt Banks further informs, that several
! pracies bad recently been committed ON the
Coast Of Cuba, among which was ,bc hr;a
Laura Ann, of New York, from Monteyideo'
with cargo OF jerked beef, captured ON tbs
slst uli. of Port Escondido. After hanging
the captain and the two mates, and murder
ing the remainder of the crew fexceut one MAJ,
who concealed himself below, ;hey set fire IN
the vessel The unhappy man who ssyed
n'H,se'i rom personal violence, left the vessel
while enve!cped in flames and swan, TO the
shore' About the same Time those monsters
captured a brig, said to be the Morning Star, of
New York, aud schooner, name not a.rer,
tanned, and murdered the crew. A bria r..
ported 10 be the SwiftsTe Of N. York. bound
to Havana, had also fallen into the hands If
the pirates, she was captured by them off
Point feacos. These piracies are said 10 have
been committed by open boats, carrying six
teen men, with small arms. The Colombian
schooner LA Holma, fell 10 with -four Of these
.reeoootersto the windward Of Point Yeacos.
two OF them escaped in the chase. THE 9th
or TWO ran into II Bay in shoal water, WHITTIER
they we're pursued by The boats Of La Znlna
aad captured--one offhem sunk, 70 Of lie nj
rates were ascertsincd To have been Killed La
Iulma lost of her men in This enpounfer.
! p French slap Eon p fdcaux b,oud 10