Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-18
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ties, in connection with the capture and sbapdoa
ment of the brig Spark. commanded by Captain
clark, of this port. gentleman who is intimate.
ly aoq ianied with ths whole affair, has given US
further particulars oil this transaction rhe facts of
thu case these The brig Spark, formerly belon-
ged to the u. ) Navy. When she s,iled iast year
fer The south, she was owned wholly by Captain
Clark, who equipped he with view of carrying
her out Rio Janeiro and offering her for .ae to
the Brazilian govesnmeit. a number of guns was
part of her car 20, but they were slowed away in
the hold a. ballast, until -he reached RIO Here
they were brought on deck and mounted. The au-
thorities OF Rio looked at the brig, but declined
purchasing. They offered, howeyer, TO buy the guns,
but Captain CLARK DECLINED selling them without
The vessel
Soon after th. refusal was given, an Imperial de-
cree issued, declaring that no armed foreign
erchsn. ships, should be permitted to mount more
than ceriaip number OF guns. deck. This or
der intended entirely 10 reach The Spark, for
although there was preie1ce made to enforce il
on other vessels. nothing took place to give any
other construction to the order. The Captain Of the
Spark, 81 hough /. very luxurious TO him. Ian
dei all his guns except -four, which he retain ed Tor
his protection. This was allowed by the Uni
ted State, laws relative to pr ates. Capt. Clark
submitting 10 these things, then procured rrgu-
lar clearance At the Custom Hous of Rio Janeiro,
and prepared 10 sail for MonteYideo, which he
did on Sunday. the h af March On the same day
he was captured BY steamboat sent out on pur-
pose. rnentionsd yesterday.
| The Spark was carried hack and her officer
made application to the American Charge d'Af
Iaire- respecting the affair. The Brazilian
Minister of Marine, in reply 10 the American
Cha &c d ASsires, said he had &" grevcus .uspci-
ons" that Capt. Clark and the brig were engaged
in some piralical expedition. The minister also
gave reason u believe, that although cleared out
/ for Monlevideo, II was imendrd sell the YES ell
to the Buenos Ayreans. To the FIRST reply he
added a great deal OF insult, so much that MIR.
Racquet touud i, necessary to demand his passports
for return. The American Consul experienced
! the same treatment when he in: erfered about the
restoration OF the wen. When the b. lillian steam
boat captured the Stark sil the men of the latter
were enco-ed the boiler of the former, ~ it
the exception os ;hs Two that were msnacied. The
uncomior' abeaess of their situation was 90 greai
that one OF the men got exhausted, and tainted
we aleo unde wand that the Brazilian au,horitie.
by confederation with the tavern keepers at Rio
make practice OF impressiTg American seamen
or which - he same thing, cOnnIvIng in such =
way 10 &c, Them in deb,, and thea free them 10
enter inio the Brszisn navy \ B4ltimorean
was hard pressed hy of The Brazilian officers
p. 10 eater their marine IhsJ went 80 lar as 10 pro
mise han a boats aims birth
! In consequence al these shameful transactions OF
the BrazDian government Capt. Clerk had to a.
bsndon his vessel al Osether. She was, we learn,
insured for abou, third of her value in this city
&l2 600 out OF $50 000. This, however, is bu,
single instance exhibiting the conduct of the
B azan government The manner ,iev hav.
treated he American Charge d. \ tfsires and Con
sui have been very dlsIesp~cuul TO this country
The American residents IN Rio, have, 10 a man,
apPlauded III. prompt and energetic conduct OF Mr..
Racquet. A pu'lc dinner was to take place soon
after he Minerva sailed, TO which Mr. Racquet was
10 be specially invited previous 10 bis departure
!or the Uniied Stalks. Judging from the whole
complexion of the affair, we are satisfied that
there can be but opinion the conduct OF the
Br"ziian government to citizens.
| " Y. Ma. Advocate.
FROM THE LA PLATA.
! To the polite attention # MIR Elisha M. Sink
late FIRST officer OF the schooner Beauty of Balti-
more, sold al Bn-hos Ayres, VINO came passenger
in the Virginia. the editors Indebted for the fol
lowing full report OF the of affairs in the La
Plata. Mr. ). Lett the city of Buenos Ayres on
the 9Th February, aud Montevideo on the 10. h of
the same month. lie -taes that on the Sth AID.
miral Brown had an engagement with the Bra
gsn squadron in The Uruguay, in which he cap
'ured six SAIL and Junk TWO. The rest, about ele
ven IN number, escaped up the river. Browns
loss -msll vessel. IL ia certain, howe
ever, that the Brszlian vessels cannot long hold
out, they have but little 10 eat, and can derive
! supplies from he shores which are occupied by
Patriot so!dIery. All nope OF supply from ,bs
main squadron is OF. a. Brown has STRONGLY
fortified the Island OF Marin Gsrca, aul has plsc
ed his vessels across the channel of the river A
few days previous he had captured small Brazil
iau schr containing gunpowder aud TOO P.tagoni.
a.. The large vessels OF the Buenos Ayrean ma To-
w, consisting OF he {" Tvent, fifth of Nav. -
the bwque Congresso, the brig Republicans, and
brig Independents, lying in be inner roads
OF Buenos Ayres, with top mssls housed and sol
dIeTs On board. The blockading equadron was
lying IN the QUEER roads, consisting of the frigate
Imperarce. corvette Liberal, and brig 90 TWEEN y.
ninth OF August
CHARLEsTc p; , May 8.
By be brig Mary, Capt. M txwell, arrived yes,
terlay, we have received our files of Havana ma,
pers and Prices Current TO he 2sth uli. The pa
pers contain no news. We are indebted TO our
attentive correspondent at Havana, however, for q
letter OF the % h, from which we learn that Com
L.bofde had put III there 18th the Iberia and Peria
Tiga'es for water and provisions and that It was
suppOsed he would sail OH the 18th 20 resume his
station At Key West, where Com. Porter still re-
mains with his frigate His briggs had captured
The Nueva Maria, bound from YIgo 20 Havaoa.
The British brig Atlantic bound froni Havana to
Matanzss, has been totally lost about IL leagues TO
wiudward The extraordinary duty OF IL per bag
Of Coffee has been taken OFT tyNcTeuTy.
From Central Amertca-We learn by the
brig Mary Livingston, from San Juan de Nicsrs-
qua, that Tie different provinces f. Central A
merica were IN a state of anarchy and civil war
The ci'ees Of Leon and Grenada had made war
upon Nicaragua snd Mensgua, end the latter city
was sur ounced ~ the GrenadisDs and Leonans
and WAS hourly suspected to surrender. The city
Of Messiah had been plundered by the contending
parties. Among other reasons which were stated