Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-09
L,lnehh,lrn En,,, oad 100
To FFA. .. KvEs, Esq.

Lyneh6urg, bfsry 23d, 1886
GenHc1Hen--I have received and beg leave TO retnru
yon my thanks for the kind invitation you have address
ca 10 ne, on behalf of yourselves and other friends of
this place snaits vicinity.
Ny stay among you being necessarily limited by urgen
engagements elsewhere to the particular occasion which
haSrrnished the motive of my present visit hos
Pltable and huurshng town, regret that ID will not be
In my power TO accept the Entering of your regard
and freneshpj which yo have had the goodness TO ofr
me tbe you, however, to be gent men that
am rot the less sensible Of the kindness which has
prompted it, and that shall be most happy to embrace
every opportunity which circumstances may afford me-
OF renewing my intercourse with the ancient friends
have had the Pasnrs Of Meeting hern well as Gull
iyatng the acquaintance of Hose ones who have SO
kindly rendered to me, in advance, the sentiments of
their good will and regard
r am, gentlemen, very cordially and faithfully, your
ffie nd and obi. servt. VIM C. RTVES
Nlessrs d. G. Murrcll, H. McCras, &c. &c &c.
AaSiyAL or BLAoks.rRom ArRIcA The brig Ame-
1can, Captain Caleb Miller arrived here from Luondo
on the coast of Africa, last Monday and information
having been received by the United States District Al
torney, that slaves board officer was sent
toearGh the vesse and found board her. two colop
frnao children, about FIVE or six years old The opt.
of the brig was then taken into custody and wes
amined to-day befoTs Judge Belts From wbd has as
yet aBspred, it appears that the Irnersan which left
coast Of Africa went first to the Portuguese settlement
of LUondo where persons who J<ought one of the
chdFen from the interior made it present to Captain
Miller and the other child nse present to him at
Noyorondo, whittier the brig J'ent TO from Luondo.
Capt Miller states that his Dantion was to bring up the
oIdrga own family and that he took the children
solely for that pgrgose
Judge Butts ordered him to find hail in two svz7esiss
for $1,000 and stated that the punishment lie
convicted Of the charge against him, imprisonment
than ibee years than seven and more
over a fine nj less ihau $1,000 more than 5000
The chilSfen are strong, healthy and good boxing
aHa seeiDto have been well taken Of They do not
Of coolse, understand word Of English, bot re-.
rably apt in understanding signs, which they obey
wifi great dociity and checrfuiucss. They have BEEN
fgf the present, len in the Of the T. $ Marshal
NoRFoLK, June B.
T1s PoSrvcuEsG IsspReESrs.--Thc H. $ District
Attorney arrived in this place Sunday last and after
consultation with the Mayor Of the Borough the latter
lssuea wnafnnt Cor the apprehension Of the Portuguese
Oficors and soldiers obo 0rfived here "Wednesday
last in the Brazilian scbr Bona Nova from Port Praya
St Thomas. The Mayor issued his warrant the
oath Of Bernar4o Rnggio who eeraGes chat the said Oft
Gers andf soldiers committed act Of piracy his yes
sell wirhn tho cognzance Of the Act OF Congress Of
April 1920, and aboot fifty Of tho soldiers were ac-
cordirgly taken iaio custody
The officers being informed Of these proceedings took
Measures fer GLIDING the process issued against them,
and is reported that Of them le here yesterday
morning in the steamboat South Carolina for Charles
ION.
Yesterday afternoon, the in custody ex-
amined before the Mayor in The presence Of the District
Attorney and de Portuguese Vice Consul and committed
for fnrtlep examination. Herald