Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-01

si;ion- so has she elected - out OF her 3i r-Ire-
sentatives IN Congress, oppo sed 10 mir. Adams:
Clinton .as coWe out openiT for Jackson, and
the Ciin;oniins and BucktaiIs, unite in his f.vor:
ne may therefore calculate Ia New York, Jack
ION II, Adams -, which wonld leave Adams IS,
Jackson iG:i:- We aisn consider Jersey and y
hio doubtful. The ARIEL mast increase ,he
nunbs, OF eleriors III all the Adams "a es. or his
chance is small Like Fall.taif's men III Buck
ram, his troops must double every ord He
mus, call more - spiI ITS from tue vasiy deap;" but
" will 'hey come when he does call the,n.'' So
much Tor the calculator whom we thank for hi.
demonstration ofJscksOa's success.
.:.iss. Statesman.
We indebte ed 10 the poli,encss OF a naval
friend 'ur the following interesting .r!rac, of d
letter, from Lieut.. Thompson. OF the Mexican
Frigsre Lber,ad, dated Havana, April D.
4" have wTitten to you -undry times from Key
West, giving tou nay run up 10 very lew day..
Previous TO my sailing on expedition which
the commodore projected, and gave The coin
mand OF took an old rotten schooner, one oi
the prizes which We had previously captured, ami
at Key West pui board Of her twenty days
provision, hoisted The ships fret cutter into her,
fourteen cared boat, took the boat's crew, four
soldiers, and one H,id-hipmsn with me, and sailed
on the 18th o.! March, al night, tor he old Ba-
mama Susgh's; II happened that the wind ielt me,
and IN he IN 'TninE, found myself .mouS The en-
emies' squadron; they however took 40 notIce oil
ms old schooner, and followed on my business
Two days out. took Two prizes aud destroy Ell
them, aad being he Equnox, ha! all the eie
snents 10 contend with; heavy North WessT
caught use, and alnu.i ruacd my old craft; how
ever with much officially got 10 ssie anchorage,
where Ns'ew that with any good weather could
soon get better vessel. - captured and
chased ano her, bu IN Tie heavy weather she
capped into the port OF Remeduir, and before sh.
could bring the ph-,ines upon me, was of
with the bost, vessel, and prize another PAL, OF
the coast, where captured another schooner &
having gained intelligence OF Eio;e, proceeded
Immediately 10 miles MY Loaf, aad afer polling
asains, wind and i'le all nigh'. a dsy light boall-
ed and cut ont wo -Tge .chooneIs. BIZ. 81: thein
down the river Sagna tn the place ] lett; then
had squadron OF i've schooners besides nv boat
and found myself with ih;fiy.tl.rce prisoners. ]
gave ten their liberty aad a small schooner: nh.
seven of ms men on board the other two most
valuable rr ZEE, hois ed my boa, OF board another
one, and took tie remaining iwfntyslh.ee priso-
ners with me, burnt my old schooner, and went
TO sea By The light OF her, bound 10 Key West
Another spell of bad weather separa; ed me from,
my prize, but got inside the Florida Reef and
safe from enemie- and with pilot on board. who
by the By, was TOOL and would not rua IN the
night. lie anchored me amorg rocks, my Cable
chaied off, another cursed gale came on, the tide
against me, and was forced TO run ou shore-
got out my beat. put in all The prisoners, put
five men we'll armed the stern -heets, and the
prisoners at the oars, and determined 10 row: 10
Key Wet. II came on sGlaly. and the rain fell
IN 'orrents, ~ 10 wet our fire arms and nearl,
filed The boat with wafer. We had neared he
issie to within few miles, aud felt little fear
OF The prisoners, when about midnight; as was
attending TO bailins The boai, four or five set or
me; and instant Using was the con,equence, the
primiDg OF my mems pistols refused ire war
wounded slightly in the face, and WI were instant.
y securej--23 against 6.
They Immediately went back 70 the prize
schooner aground, made the pilot answer tie hail.
got on board oil her BY treacheTy, and secured The
midsbipman, four soldiers and two sailoTs had
left with him. The weather soon became fine.
and they were enabled 10 get Off and brins US In
| 10 this place, where sTIlyeA yesterday was
s:amabie in his trusting 50 many prisoners 10 so
small guard; but ii had not encountered the
worst weather that ever mortal was affiliated with
there would have been Danger. ! a,n Treated
with all kindness, poii,eness aud respect, by th.
Spanish officers. L am allowed euiiTe Liberty OF
The gusrdship; nor do ] find Ihot Jealousy ard
| suspicion, WA prepared TO expec.; or the con
rary, they take great pains TO sea rcte. on .hors
for me, and officers OF my rank offer 10 exc.
cute any little business may have on shore; and
'bihk ~ WIN Ho' oe iohS before am again on
board The lloer'sd. Bait ChT0Hicke.
CHARLEsroS, April 90 = by The brig Annie.
Capt. Scot, arrived yesterday from Kinsion,
(Jam.) We have received flies OF ite .fsn.aics
CouraDi 20 the Alb met inclusive. They contain
| very little OF interest.
il was rumoureJ That during the Duke of Man
| chesieTs absence from The I.lsnd, Major General
SI John kesne wouid I've sworn in as Governor
OF Jdmsica, but the rumOur was - Fl
! The 92I Regiment, or Gordon HEh.anders, EN-
barled for England on board The Louisa tIanspc,;.
on the els, uli The iavalids, limited service
insn, SC. OF the army serving 10 Jamaica, embark
ed on the same day !o England, on board the Lord
Sheffield transport The latter transport was n
call at Lucea for the lnval.ds Of The 77th Repi-
ment.
| II is stated in a Falmouth article Of March 2s,h
that or the city Of ST. Domingo, the ship Ana,
zon experienced strange visitation of smoke and
hest, accompanied ty very rank smell, supuos.
ed TO proceed from some Tremendous Gre on[Lor.
| the a. being at the time at least 10 miles on,
shore. This lasted about az hour ,he vessel oons
at the rate OF 5 knots. II then becagfe fainter &
the wind shifting Essitrly, the smoke returned
but not so strongly as at FIRST.
Propositions have been madefn Kingston for
The int oduciion Of the Tread Mil.
BY II. NJ. brig Beaver, Al Kingston, from Car
Ihagena, information was brought Of the very up-
settled condition Of Csnbagens. There wac no
money to pay the Toops. bui what wa, levied
upon British merchants. The hayy was laid nm