Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-02

been published The Boa Nova was one of the two yea
sells, which were scizcd in p Praya by the insurcens
on board OF which they embarked with their booty, in
tenuing 10 make for the United States The ID Ms con
sort with all the valuable plumber board) preceded her
few days. with the understanding that she was TO touch
at the port of Bravo for provisions and ait the arrival
of the h. NJ but when the latter arrived the other schr
mad obtained her supplies, and put sea- since when
they have heard dings of her. The Boa Nova then
set sail Tor the United States, via ST. Thomas where
she stopped some time, and shipped as navigator Mr.
Benjamin Webber, of Beverly, (Nlass) second mate of
sean.en, to take her Philadelphia after passa gc of II
days, she arrived the Capcs of Virginia. when being
sundres
A few hours after the schr anchored in our harbor
the Portuguese Consul, Walter dc Lacy ESQ made an
pcaon to the civil authority for the oftc persons
ON board ofher on charge OF piracy and the Mayor
cordngy took measures for transferring them from the
vessel under guard of the volunteer of the
Borough, To the Navy Yard o- keeping to await
the decision OF the District Judge the case but before
this was done, the Consul upon that tho
schr was under the Brazilian flag and therefore with
IN ms Jurisdiction, withdrew his motion for the arrest
The Mayor then convened Court to consult upon
The case, which on full investigation us could
be obtained, decided that the civil authority of be
State had no jurisdiction il. There was no
evidence ofany act of piracy having commttcd for
although in the first instance they compelled the captain
oil the schr. to take them board, he still held
possession of her, and paid his satisfaction for
bringing them to the United States AS the per.
peraors of an atrocious crime the Portuguese
tory, oil which the evidence strong enough TO Ina We
justified their arrest and detention the application of
the Consul under treaty stipulation with other powers
IN anity with the United States, they also be yond
the jurisdiction of Courts, there being present no
such stipulation in treaty with Portugal This is
TO be regretted such accession population
not all desirable They dignity their atrocities at Port
Prava with the of rerotutiOn and thus seek their
Justification. They ashore in squads and parade
the streets with the nonchaance of old acquaintances
we have seldom seen better looking mcn--que military
in their carriage and clcanly in their persons Their
were all left at ST. Thomas
The vessel, though bound to Philadelphia will not we
understand be permitted to proceed until her character
is satisfactorily ascertained.
MR. LvISosros-A letter from Paris dated Anril
I'D, states that MIR. Livingston would sail from Iayre
ON board the Constitution irgae, bringing the official
intelligence of the passage ofthe Indemnity Bill instead
proceeding to England or Belgium.
Commodore Elliot left Paris the 2lst April to re-
join his frgate.
The debate in the French Chamber of Deputies on the
Indemnity Bill has accustomed at least duel
two of the MEMBERS they exchanged couple of shots
without effect, when the seconds nterlercd