Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-28
ADVERTISEMENT.

Commodore Porter in his rem. ris IN the Louis.
INA Adveriiser of the 2nth Instant, IN yinlicaon
of the Recruiting Hand ELL recently circulated IN
the city under his nane and IN reply 10 the notice
Of that document, which, a. District Attorney OF
tie Uuited States, felt constrained To take hs-
ialIen into some errors OF fact, that doubtless
IL will aiIJrl him pleasure 10 see corrected
the more they have led him 10 conclu.
SONS nnirstly impeaching the motives, sentiments
and conduct OF all The Ui.I.er= OF the govern eni
who had Contributed tow ards the arrest and com
iuitinent fcr irial OF the ia question and
those who hai engaged them Tor The Guerrero.
The following succnct narrative OF facts, that
would have been sooner communicated but Tor cir
cImslanccs OF a domestic nature requiring nv en-.
lire at cnto1, viii sufficiently exhibit the error,
referred TO- and the gratuItous nature of The ipEe
FENCES that must pi esume, 10 have sprung onIs
from them
Soon after The MEXICAN brig of war Guerrero
had anchored oil the N e. Pas of the mouth
oil the river mississippi, now several weeks since,
very strong rumors were afloat, If recruiting sta
tons being opened IN this city, aud Of the engage
ment OF seanen here tor the service of that armed
vessel. But, s,iIi adequate proof OF -ucb fIct-
came 10 The knowledge OF those, whose duty in
that event, would have required their Interference:
Certainly, there are no t.sc=. Of their having re
sorted to any uudrc me 'nsi INDUCED any I'M
sessonsble zeal, or uncOurteOus su-piclens i'm or
der TO detect an bring to punishment tbs runor-
ed evasion of he laws. At length certain .bi,-
broker of this city descended 10 the Ba!ze and
attempted 10 sound The Inspector of fb. Cu.,oms
regularly stationed there as 10 whether he vonid
suT-r alb, 40 hundred men, whom he describe
70. eigneTs, that had been engaged in New Or,
leans TO board the Guerrero 10 mas.
without Interruption, insmualIng that his cnmnla,
sance in this Te'pect nigh! be, one, or two hum
d. ed dollars 90 his advantage Getting an upsaiis.
factory answer, from the Inspector, the Broker
chartered at the Bsl'ze small schoOn er the Ca
rOEe, for the purpose of Transporting the seatneu
IN question by one Oi the other passages OF The RI
yer from New Olledns 10 the Guerrero; and ac.
cordnSly, accompanied by the schooner and he,
owner, GA the 9th of Augu., instantly returned IN
the city, here she remained till The night Of iii,
next day.
Ab1t : ,'cork that night, August G h. the
Broker put on board the schooner alb ut tbift y-fv.
se1men, boat OF two OF them joined her q few
miles belo@ the city, who all forthwith proceeded
down the river for the purpose of BECOMING a mar,
Of he Of the Guerrero. The Inspector al the
Bal re, already apprssd, by the complimentary an
rlca'ion to himself, and by the chartering of tb,
schooner there, Of the expedition on foot, resoly
cd TO endeavor to intercept it. with tha, view
with the revenue boat ordinarily under his CHARGE
lie ascended above all the passes of the river an
until he fell in with the schooner aud her new oss.
sengers, about 80 leagues below the city, on then
way TO fulfil their engagement.
Haying pursued & seize her, he Immediately mi
lie, helm about, and on the S IA Of Aueu.t. jns,
brought her passengers back 10 the city for exon
nation. They were then not marched Gk,
Conyicts to the Custom House." as they appeared
90 the vivid inns sination of The Commodore but
under guard; scarcely propoitonate 10 their ouia
lie regularly brought up for examination befor,
one Of the Judges Of the City Court Of New Or
leans, in the absence of that Judge ofthe Cont n
Che United States for the District There NJ, a,
investigation ION the oaths Of credible ,vitnesses'
into facts then FIST brought to the kne,yledss :,
the prosecutor. two of the most conspicuous .
the prisoners. (the ship broker, and boarJ,n
house keeper for saiior-) were respectively boun
in recoguisonce in $500 With two sureties each +
appear a, The next term Ut The Court of the Uai
teal States Tor The District, to snswer on chare
Of retaining seamqn la The city TO enter thea
selge,' on beard alo,egn vessel of war 10 cruz
against power at peace with The United State
The sesmen, except nine COlombans, were at n
same time commiiiei 80 prison for icgnf nj 6aH
answer at the same Crur on a charge of engsein
in this city, 30 ." enter themselves" in The san
vessel Tor the like purpose Tie nine Colombian
from The intimate relations Of Colombia and Me,
;co, and from ihsir being engaged in a commo
cause, were, with consent OF the pt,secn,o
viewed az on the footing OF Mex,cans and sb,o
lu.e discharged On subsequent d,v tho rris,
n.r. were brought up, on Hobeas Coro,s bsfo
- .dse fine Psrsh cN'Grlo o. View O-Ierry A.