The gazette., 1799-03-25

Marine

Arrived On Monday the 18Th, n1ip Rebccca, Captain
Fervls 10 day7 from ToItoa. Lett there arg Little
Jonn' Butler " Philadelphia fchr Defaule uf New
york hrig Nep une, OF Norolk and fchr Narcifus,
OF thumoTe; al captured and cnt in BY the Fngfh -
spoke IN at A. 70 long o., brig Mars 81 Newbury-
port, "A d'ys from Martinique hc failed With The feet
Saturday 23d arrived brig feph, CA,t William
Lowell 81 days from ST. CrOix-Sp-ke lhip Cleopatra
Lewis Newyork
The inow Sally, OF Kennebun&, has been taken by
The French Her crew arrived at NtwIc ndon
Schooner Hannah Decker, Of W fcafet, failed from
Martinique 80 days tince, und r convoy
fooP bel, nging to Capt hilton If Wifcafet foun-
dered near Woodllard, her padage from Bottom
Cargo loft, except hhds rum
Arrived At >aiem ketch John, Phillips a. DAYS from
LiIbon. Cap: p. Informs, that Capt Freeman, from
Poiton bound AGc4nt, was captured ~ two French
prva after obihn4te engagement Of three hours
and carried into Malaga
Capt in Barker, Of sale ~ of lboa bar was attack
cd by three French launches, which he beat off, killing
~ ot the crews, and wound.ng nine-He had arrived
lafe Bilboa.
Bfoa Af,sb 2l--The brig Union, Crabtree, matter,
belonging Mciirs Weeks * lucke~ Of Portland ten
days from CharltHon went ihore or Thurldav aR,
at o'clock, "A. NJ at the head Of Nantak t-Beach -
vene loft, and all her cargo excepting about 100 bbls
tar-crew lavcd. She freighed with rice, tobacco
and naval TO- 6 for this port.
DEare5 3.-We have accounts Of the fafc arrival Of
the Galta, MAcXAY, in lhort paGage, IL England.
NzwYoRx, MARCH Is
Extract from the ogbook of the brig Chatham, arrived
yeiterday from Jamaica.
On the 17th Feb at the s. w. end of Cuba, a big
hove IN fight which proved to be the Lucretia of Bot
ton, from K g0on, bound to Norfolk ;-lhe hove toe
tor US medIaely after we iaw two lchconcrs, whom
luppOled to be both privat GER. from their manau
vres We cohiulted the captain Of the brig and he a
greed 70 give all he aifance he poiby could as he
was unarmeG; we therefore hOlcd out our boot auC
got four men from the brig. AT half paft 3, a N. wt
were all ready tor action We faw the lmaet Of the
two toon # er, which appeared be an American
but vefcl captu ed by the enemy AT TO- a. NJ the
other hOed French and aid BY for u.s. whit as
ION perceived, we holaed our American enigl
upon which Che gave US heavy ihot, when the action
{ mmenCed and lated until 2 clock we found our
tx pound q OF did not reach her till we got cofe in
with her when cur fhot reached her lhe bore away
for the fhore, within the br we then Nv too for her
l ihe came within fhot of with her bloody flag Al
her foTetop matt and then renewed the action which
cont nued about two glaes, when he bore away from
US again AT half-pa0 fhe again put after u.
with man holcd at the forc-vard. arm and renewed
action, with her bow-chalcs which were verv heavy
guns, and returned he compliment with our fern.
chaies. We inPpoled lot did confderabIe execu-
ton as there appeared TO be great confuGon on boarc
the enemy. We detetn ned to defend ourlclves
70 b- lat man. nd bravey die at our quarters foonel
than 70 be taken by this JzE,g crew. We kent W. q
imart fire with our e5n chales til halfpal P when
he hauled her wind and cealcd firing and We food on
oar way 70 Nlwyork not think ng prudent to chace
her our ammunition running Mort.
We had fix Is, and the enemy four IS and "A. and
fwivel, and Is men, which the captain Of the bria
Polly Of Providence, from KingGon, bound to Prov-
denoe informed Us next day whom fhc had detained
hve days and treated tie captain extremely III beat th,
men IN nerofuly end let her 60, after underng her
OF amo al her provions, and every arcle they could
lay theu hands upon, The captain iecond-nate man
from the Lucrctia, & cabn-boy, lighty wounded
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