Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-03-06
BOSTON. Feb. 20.
Ns1cs from The Mediterranean.

Capt. Folger, Who arrived here yeffcrday,
in 20 days from Leghorn, informs, that four
days before he failed, Mr.. Appleton, Cooful at
Leghorn. received letter from Naples, inform
ing him, that the George Waihirgton fdga,e,
of a. guns, would come round TO Leghoro, to
take the vefIels under convoy which were ready
to fail and touch at Msrfeilies for thofe wait
ing there THAT Mr.. Cathcar had received a
letter from Tripoly, dated Dec. 1Sih, mention-
ing. that the Rathaw had purchsied Gresk built
hiP. Of IS guns, which was to fail in a few days
on cruiie, in company with brig OF i guns.
The Tripoline admiral, fails in the ihip. Mr.
Cathc,rt's corrsfpondcnt advifed the Americans
10 wait convoy, as he imagined the rik very
great THAT on the 7Sth December, Commo-
dore Dale. in the Pre6dent Of a. guns, in COM
ing out Port Mahon truck on a rock, and was
the Philadelphia OF ~ gun.. Capt. Barron. fall
ed from Leghorn, on cruiie. fuppofed off Ma
plss that the EGcx was daily expected at
Leghorn from Gibralter And that on his
paGige home. Majorca bearing N. E. fix leagues.
Capt. Folgcr was chaicd by black fhip fhew-
ing IS guns, (which anfwered the difcription Of
the shove Tripoline nip) until Cape de Gait
bore f. by NJ fear Iessn-s. when fudden fquall
ftfuck the cruifer and carried away his toPmafs
on which he gave over chale, wore round, and
food over for the Barbary coaa.
A ihip belonging TO New York LOADED with
fugar AMI coffee, was caa away near Naples all
fased their lives bat the Sopercargo fhip and
cargo sotally loft. Capt. Leach, Of fhip Cyrus
left Naples IR Dec. for Mefina, met with q
gale Of ~iad, and had put into fome fmall port
near Naples. The fame gale did much dam
mage at Leshorn: IL drove Daniih frigate and
nine merchantmen on fhore two foundered at
their anchors. A Spaniih fhip run on fhore
near the Light-Hou all loa.-A fhip from
T,ipoly, loaded with wheat. by the Bafhaw, run
aihorc near the powder. houfe, and went TO peic-
es,--Lst. ss.long. 50. froke Mary, Shearmso.
4 days from Biaoi, r. I. for Barbados, all
well. February 10.
SHIP WRECKS, &c.
Brig Enterprize, Greed, Of New York, has
foundered off Cape Antonio, and Of 10 perfoos
on board, only one, George Jarvis. feaman)
was faved.
Alarge lhip, apparently under jury mats, in
diftrefs, was feen off Sandy Hook, N. Y. the
9th inf. 4 leagoes diaant.
Brig Abigail, Vredenburg, fron Philsdel-
phia for Bourdeaux ioon after falling, lo all her
crew overheard, excepting the captain, mate,
one pa2enger and boys bore away for Cape
Francois, and eff the harbor Sas wrecked on a
rock. veGel lof and part Of the cargo, bat no
lives.
Brig vice-P -Pse6dent. Mariner, from New
York, foundered near Cadiz, Dec. 8. Crew
faved.
Sloop viefory, Buckley. from Guadaloupe
for Wilmington, was wrecked near that place
about the III ina. The captain and mate were
the only perfons faved.
The following account Of the lofs Of the
brig lnduary, communicated in letter from
one Of the paGenges, 20 his parents ia this town,
fays -" Through the iaterpo6tion of God, l
am now enabled 10 write to you and to aaure
You, and my other relations and friends, that no
perional irjsry has been fuasined by rne, sl,ho'
the l,fs Of our veiIel, Of which you have heard.
was attended with fcenes Of extreme mifesy, sod
with death 70 moR Of our crew and paHengen.
The particulars are rhefe. On the 18th Nov.
we failed from Halifax for ST. Johns. having
on board "a fovls, I6 Of whom were paHePgen,
aad among them lady with three children. the
odrA years and the youngeR 10 months on
the soth being 10 miles Weft Of Seal Ife, 10 the
Bar Of Fundy. VIC difeovered. sf aboot o'clock
in the evening, FIRE In the sfier hold Of the
vefJei every erdeavor was inasntly tried TO
exsinsuiah the flames bot in vsisJ tie dry
goods with which fhe wss p,iscipaily loaded
vscs IL IN flames, and had fpfssd 70 every part