The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-18
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
NETWORK, Auguft Z.

The harbour of New ork continuesto be block
AIDED by britiih fhips of war, who commit the
mott iniolent and unheared of depredations on
our neutral rights even in our own precincts.
2bsEe oatraseS mug haze an end-As we an
hcipated the executive of the union is purifying
energetic meafures preparation.
On gift July lait, the flip Guardian, Hunter,
from Londonderry, arrived with paiIengers
WbeH zvifbin the Hook and ia f4,e i1t6om 4pafer,
the Guardian was fred at by the Bottom frica.e
without once hailng. The capt. of the Guardi-
an was determined not to heave to. Purifying
his courte he called out fire and be I'D.
The Bottom was within pifol fhot, and in this
petition hired three times at the Guardian. Find
ing that capt. Hunter was refolved to fink rather
than infer his ihip to be examined in ;ve Jzfbom
zUater, the Bottom iheercd Of.
Yesterday the United States revesue cutter, Pfei-
liant, returned from a cruize along the Jeriey
ihore- The officers of the cutter fate that
when at the Hook they faw the Leander board
feYeral merchant vefiels they failed out of the
harbour. Thefe were detained fevcral hours.
Having done with the merchant veflels they
turned their attention to the United States Re4,e
niue Gutter, commanded by capt, Brewfter She
was at the Hook with her colours hoifted. As
refolved, however, to add infult to injury the
Leander fired at tie cutter ! The ihot fell fhort,
and rather afern. Whatever might have been
the contequence capt. Brewfter was determined
neither to heave to nor alter his courfe Thefe
aggreiiions are alnoft without parallel. They
are intolerable.
The fhiP Eugenia, capt. Mansfield, from Bordeaux
arrived here yesterday through the found 1t will be
recoected, that ftated in former number of this
Gazette, that the hip Eugena captured on Satur
day lat off SandyHook by the Britfih fhip I,eander
commanded by Captain Skeene and ordered for
Halifax, on uipcion of having French property on
board ich NJ
the owner was regularly to be neutral On the 9TH
init. being OIL Montcg Point, the Eueenia bore away
Tor New London, and came anchor within the IiOht
houie OF that port, in difreis. Captain Mansfield
commander of the Eugenia, and his mate went on
hore to report the velel. During his abfence, the
hi prize matter cut the hips cable and proceeded
to fea intending to carry her into Halifax: on which
captain Mansfield, the mate, MeiIrs Walter Grace
Ebenezer Goddard Inspector Of the Cufoins, and 1
others volunteered Their iervices armed thenfeves GOT
on board filming fmack, and proceeded after the Min
Having overhauled her before fun fet prepared TO
take poeiion OF her, necelary by force Of arms Bu,
though the Brith eanlen were ready to meet them
and threatened to oppofe tfer deGgns, yet they got
Poelhonoft the Eugenia without the ieding of blood
Having regained the fhp the Br.tih Lieutenant mid
ihipmen, and the IL leamen were put on board ,he
ilhug inaok and reurred 20 New London where
no doubt they were landed. The Britiih officers be-
haved politely on board the Eugenia and did every
." .4'7i power to Keep polleliitG OF their prize
Captain Mansfield defres the editors of this gazette
to eNres his thanks the gentlemen who volunteered
and ainited him in retlkihg his hip.
M r. Daily Alv.J
Yefterday the brig Eagle, from Bourdeaux.
was fred at, of the Hook, by the Britifh fhip
Leander, but lhe prudefty Rood i'm fhore, and
faved them the trouble of overhauling her. PAT
icnger, Mr.. Boardham, of Bottom.
NJ r. Morn. Cbyou.
The fhip Little Cornelia, capt Harrifon. from
kochefort for this port, was captured on Mon
day evening off the Hook by the BritiGl fIip of
war Leandet, and ordered for Halifax. She was
laden with brandy, the vencl aud cargo were
owned by MIR. John Juhel, of Ncw-YurG, an A
merican citizen.
As we conceive it to be our duty to obferye
trIet ITpartiality towards the beligerent natl
ons we with pleafufe iufert the fciowing correc-
ton of an error, which appeared in Saturdays
paper.
Mfr. Lang y &c.
IN your paper of Saturday IaR I obferve it
IS Rated that forty pahengers and one feaman
were imprefcd from on board the American
ihip Live-Cak, on Thuriday aft, by the officers
OF his Britannia majeity ihip Leander-As this
is incorrect, you will be pleafed to publiGh that
only ieventeen men were imprehed from the
Llye-Oak, the ieamen included and Won NAV
add, with great truth, that the talk of impref
hug Bnstih iesinen is AS unpeafant 70 the Off