Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-11


/ nent of the U. S. ship North Carolina, "a.
now lying at the Norfolk Navy Yard-she is
to be completely ready for sea in ninety DAYS.
me object of fitting out this vessel is not
known: hut rumor, " hich is always ready TO
solve all doubtful questions, says, She is to be
sent To France for the purpose of bringing o.
yer TO me United States, the Marquis LA
FAYETTE.
Pirate pa'doned.-We perceive from the
following, that the President of the United
States has, according tn custom, granted a
pardon to josef Perez, who was lately con-
'icted ny jury, after a long and impartial tri-
al, OF The heinous crime of piracy, as it was
once considered, and as it still appears TO be
considered on our statute books. To give
this pardon immediate publicity, the facts re-
lat'ng to II, the manner in which the presi-
dents feelings were touched and overcome.
NC Nc.by the eloquent agent who went to
washington for that purpose, and who was
| doubtless selected for his well known talents
as street preacher and scale-beam maker.
we have sent us for publication in the Even.
Ing fost written account drawn up by his
own hand, and ofwhich the following, is Ii.
| teraI copy, even to the spelling.
TO the friends Of Josef Perez
friends Beg leave to inform you that on the
fust ofJune after Many fods oftears obtain
ed from the president of the united States a
full pardon for josef Perez have Brought it
home with me to this citey & delivered into
the hand OF Thomas Morris Esquire, q. S.
Marshall bumbly thank the president s. Sc
cretary OF State & all others who have Beue
engaiged in this work of humani,tey s. Muir
cey-Let god be praisd for ever & ever
Amen.
JOHN EDWARDS,
Patent Scaebeam Maker new work.
i.Ne,o York Etening Post.
Connecticut Senafors.-The Legislature of
Connecticut makes its elections in A manner
not usual, where the election is Joint act IF
the two branches of the Legislature One
House nominates, or elects, and the other con-
| firms or REJECTS the nomination The Assembly
| some days ago nominated Mr. Edwards, who
| sat temporarily the last winter, as successor TO
Mr.. Boardman, deceased, and the Senate con-
armed the nomination. At the same time thew
Illuminated Calvin Wylley as successor to Mr..
Lanman. whose term Ofservice will expire ON
the 9TH Of March next. This nomination was
| negatived IN the Senate, by majority of ore
vote, and John S. Peters WAS put ia nom;-
nation IN lieu of him, by the Senate. This
nomination was negatved, in the Assembly,
by vote of 118 To 65. At the latest dates. the
TWO Houses were yet at. issue and it was
supposed that no election would be made at
this session. INof INT
-Four out of Sir of the runaway dcspera-
does, who have heen some time back COM
! miuipg murders and other depredations ia
Gates County, N G. and elsewhere. were on
Sunday night last unprecedented in this town.
They were armed with Guns Knives. Sc. and
had engaged a'passage on board vessel bound
Tor New York. They were lodged in jail
| Petersburg INTEL.
;4ddn's ond Jacksop.--I'he commiuee appointed by
| a lufap
Quincy Adams, aud Gen. Andrew Jackson have the
pleasure 10 nominate the hon. Hugh Holmes as The
elec'or tor this district and ara authorized say,
tina, II elected he will support Adams for president
| and jackson tor vice president.
- Al meeting OF the citizens OF kanawha county,
resolutions were passed approving of the uom
naiion oil John Quincy Adams, the fttest candi-
daie Tor The presidency of The U. States.
BosToN, June "a resolve directing the
manner of choosing Electors of President,
sc. by General Ticket, passed the Hopsa Of
Representatives yesterday, yeas 40, nays 50.
| BY the Zeuo arrived Philadelphia, we learn
mat me Amer'css schooner Mechanic was captured
on the th May, by private armed Colombian schr
the Gen. Sdntdndsr The ground of capiure CO.. ,bat
she had Spanish property on hoard Two o,ys after
me same privaeer fell IN with the An,eriran sohr
.Htdds, iiom which she took 26 packages of dry
goods, and suffered her to depart Boin these Anne
rican vessels we're bound from Thompson . leland 10
iamp'co; 0n the li'h May the Santandsr off Csba-
|
changed her crew, and ordered bcr 10 Laeura
u IS SAID thai 60 or 10000 of tho cargo Of The
mechan'c, WAS MOI Spanish property, and was nsur-
Ed n. York; These dep'sda.ons on our com
"erce will no donhi rrceive the attention OF our go
Vernmenf The Sdntander had just LEFT the Mssissp-
pi where She had enjoyed our hospitality.
| memorial has been sent from New York,
TO the president, representing that the Colon
nian vessel Gen. Santander, which has recent
~ captured several American vessels in the
neishhorhood of Havana, was owned and ft-
ted out at port in the u. S. and manned
principally by American citizens. The me-
morlalists pray the President to send out a
vessel of war to demand of the Colombian
government the restoration of the property
illegally detained.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Isl June, 1894.
Extract ola letter from Capt. VIM Carter.
commanding the United States sloop of
war Peacock. dated, &" al Sea, long. s. ~.
lat. 90, w. esd April, 1922
" | have the honor TO inform you that we
nave progressed thus far, all well, with the
pNcpnfIGn IA hat hen L..