Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-28

Sunday evening laf arrived fchr Favori,c, Capt 4
Jones, from Port Republican, fror, whence he failed the
a7th Sept under convoy of the frgate, George Wa,-
nton, Capt. Fletcher, in company with fhip Betty.
Maxwell, Portisndi brig juno, freeman, do; do Ac-
tive, Lunt, Newbury Port; do Cicero, Knefman, Sa-
lem; do Experiment Lord, Kennebunk lchooner Sal.
" and Mary, Crofs, Portland do Dophia, Brooks do
do Mary, Davis, Newbury Port do Powderpoint,
Eaterbrooks, Bottom do Macy, Carver do; do RAN
ger Bacon, do; Brig Abby, Fiiher, Newyork do
Amiaoe Adeia, Gilman, Philadelphia do Morning
Star, skelly do; do Little Maria, Bray Wilmington !;
ieheoner Rcdrefs, Tear Baltimore do Ann Pennock,
Hamilton, do do Sarah, do; do -, Ing aham
do; do Hbernia. -, Charlcfton; 1oop -, Harri.,
New'london, ---Sept. ao being off the Platform,
poke ihP Commerce, Motley, Portland, bound to Port
Rabel, joined the feet from Cape Francois, amonga
whom wefe-fchooner Samuel, Sutherland, Bottom !;
do Juno. MORTON, Newbury- Port; do I'GabrieI, -
Plymouth, do Fanny, - New-London fchoooner
llabella, - Charlcaon do Mary, - do iloop
Beticy-- Baltimore.
oa. sd, in Crooked Inand paGage fell in with'a Britih
o4,and an armed brig who hove very near the Wa-
ngen, and who having hoifed ali their boats, be-
gan what Capt Jones iuppoed hot pfcfs throughout
the fleet, hng great number Of muiket bring them
to. This ieene lated from to P. NJ during which
time the Commodore had the modification of seeine e
veral boats full of preed pats under his iern in
their way to the ihp Capt Jones repeatedly fired
at but making fA and running leeward efcaped be-
ing boarded-Ihs outrage the more fenfibly felt
as the fleets were generally hort handed, having .on
great number OF men in port--oa 7, Ion fight of
the heet-Oet. 10th, lat 81, 40. long. "a, fpoke the
brig Retaliation, of Newyork Ala Whipplc maiter IL
days from Porto Rico. 5ound Network, who had ON
board the following matters Of captured veics viz H.
Petts OF the brig Mary. Of Somcriet bound to Hand
taken y lat. ~, al N long Is, 80 E.; N. II. Downe,
OF the feh Sally of and bound to Bottom c. Gardner.
OF the brig Hiram, of and tor Newyork T. Lawion of
ich, Nancy oil Georgetown S c. taken outward bound
Capt Whippe lef, at St Johns the following veflels
Briggs. Experiment. Dolby, Philadelphia Aurora, w.
Ihompion, do. Little John Butler Smith, do Bctfey,
Bun Hartford Sally, Eidredee Norfolk; fl,ip Henry
D. Allen. Providence---In going round the Mole. the
Favoue was attacked by privacers and had il not
been tor the generous protection of capt Harding of the
brig Molly, and fchooner Adventure, capt. Dcvereux.
both armed from Philadelphia who beat them Off and
afterwards conveyed him up the Blight, capt Jones fup-
poles he as well as ievera other Americans then in ph:
mult have been infailiby taken.-A Mr. Enocb STE.
ven' belonging back in the country, died during the
voyage.
Same time, arrived brig Juno. capt, Jofhua Freeman,
from Port Republiean-laled with the fleet - TDied
from on board the Juno, MIR. Robert Wooimau and Mr.
Sy'va"~ Brigg of this town, Mr.. Jvser Ws5of Stroud
water, and a Dane fhipped in the Weffindics
Same time arrived ichconer Dolphin Can't Brooks
from Port Republican-failed with the heet-fDied
from on board the Dolphin MIR. Wi1iam ASass of Cor.
ham, and Mr. Naf6a"iti cHrramf, of saeearappa.]
Saturday aoh' arrived fhp RRBEceA, Capt. Bra
zER. If days from Tortoa.
Porymoni6. on. iz.-Arrived the brig Rebecca, Men,
DUN, 80 days from Martinique About lescues eaff
from ST. Thomas, he was taken by French prvateer
commanded by the infamous Jamo LsVt. an American
renegade coundrei, who robbed Capt. Mendum Of one
barrel OF beef, and all his cah cabin torres fowls fpy-
slafs &c.
Nsrgy@l Oh 1--WE underaand that the fiip a.
mca, from Hamburger, which had been taken 5y the
French was reiaken 10y the United States frieate Csr
tuition, in lat 40, go N long 81 w. and brought to the
quarantine ground Ian evening-fhe had been in the
Poehon OF the French ten days previous to her being
lceaptuled by the Contribution.
letter from Capt Cook, of Salem, dated Chareflon
Sept a3 fays, La Thurfday. about ,oclock, off the
bar, thunder gull came over, and unfortunately our
vsilsl was irusk with ghtning and Mr. Jonathan BIa.
ney, mate, and Mr. Henry Brown, were killed. One
other was wounded, but not bad"
The friendihiP, OF Warren, ha. d-ifted afhore on
Cape-Cod upiet and gone to pieces.
THE COPARTNERS SHIP OF