Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-11

ing Chronicle, received Yesterday. after men
uon'nS tnat d"Daiion, sent from America of
upwards of eight Thousand pounds. had been
renttvd by Mrssrs. Barring, s. Co 10 Greece.
remarks, mat thus is'' sum. he it known 10
| the shame of the United Kingdom. almost az
large AS al the subscriptions which ,h, G,esk
Committee have been able to obtain in this
canntT5, after eighteen months exertion."
" i. Ere. Post
The legislature OF Kentucky have unani-
IN Dusty adopted resolution author;zino
uov. Desha 10 iasite Gen. Lafay cite to visit
that state.
Commodore Porter's exploit az Porto Rico
VIZ excite some sensation. Summary JUSTICE
WAS the true policy, under such provncatioD
AS he appears TO have received Spain has
no means nor disposition to redress wrongs
committed by her officers in the West Indies.
We have before us a le'fer-io a commercal
house ofihis city, which furnishes more cir
cumstantai account of Commodure Porter's
proceedings lhan the Ba!liinore article hui
we have not room fas the details The ORR
gnai afroni is thus rcsffd
81. Tnomas. Nor. eh. 1924.
I'VE have this nio ming returned irum an
expedition ofan entirely different nature from
those ia which we are usually engaged, and
which may yet he productive of important re-
suits, as It proves that the Commodore
has determined, VERY properly, in my opin-
ion,) To resent promptly the insults of the
| Spanish authorities, without waiting for the
tardy interpretation Of nur dpomatists al home.
Some time since the warehouse of Messrs. Ca
hot. Baiiy 81 Co. was robbed of goods 10 a
considerable amount. AS strong suspicious
existed ina, the properly had been carried 10
some 81 the small towns Of Porto Rico, the
schooner Beagle, captain Platt, sailed imme
dIateIy, with one of the clerks attached In fb,.
firm, for the purpose of giving information 10
he Spanish authorities, whicf. il was sang uine-
| ~ anticipated, would conduce 10 the speedy
recovery of tine goods. Having arrived AT FIX
ardo, Porto Rico, Captain Plat and Lieuten
ant Richie were seized. and, notwjlhstapd
ing they produced their commissions & orders
we're Obtained under guard from ID. m. III!
p m. The only cause assigned for this fragrant
Outrage OF our neutral rights was that they
were dubious of the vessel being really an
American ship of war, even insinuatng that
she was pirate. On the i2lh inst the Gram
pus sailed from St. Thomas the Beagle beinp
of the harbour. She had scarcely got onI
when large man of war was discovered stand
ing towards her, which soon proved 70 be tb,
John Adams, bearing the broad pendant of
Commodore Porter, who ordered the scboon-
ef 10 anchor IN company with HIM outside of
the harbour"
We pow give, froma private letter. those
aodi',ona' Details which we mentioned on
Monday, of Commodore Porter's resolute
proceeding at Porto Rico
Extract Of a letter dat,d 81. Thomas. .ha,x,,.
Der 10, 1894
"The next morning The squadron called
ana carry on the 18Th. came to anchor under
Snake Island, (uninhabed.) Here the boats
were all boosted out, and draft of mon q,
the number OF 200, made, for an expedition
woich u now appeared, was destined acainst
FaxaFdo, IN consequences ofthe representation
MADE 10 Commodore Porter by Captain Plat.
ID h'7 treatment by the authorities of tb,
pace. Al 2 A. NJ, Commodore Porter and
Capia'n Ddilas, having repaired on board the
uranpus, Captain Sloat, she, in compaoy
WIN 'ne Beagle, got under neigh with the
orait VI 'nen, having the boats Of the John
ADAMS 10 low, she remaining behind. AT sun
rise the vessels were OF the harbour. and al
'V'Y minutes past eight, The Granpus an |
chO'eu Within musquet shot of a battery oil
TWO long eigbIeens, advanlageousiy placed |
ON tDe top of a rocky bluff The boats being
manned and their flags boisted, The launch Of
me Grampus, commanded by Lieutenant
feHdegrass, with thirty men, including Lien.
tenant Barton, and thirteen marines. uulled
directly towards the fort. Ha,ing effected
landing, rather in The rear Of the guns. ,L.,
marched immediately to the fort, but the Sua
nIards did not await their arrival having flsd
ere Oni men could attain The summit of tb..
h"i-thus IN possession Of battery, which
properly managed, should have sufHccd IN
beat Oh much larger force, thu guns which,
were found loaded and primed, with matches