The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-26
@G'ests Fun'cs.
DOMINICA TAKEN.

BY captain Gildea, arrived at Philadelphia laft
Monday morning from Martinique the follow
ing information has been received
Captain Gildea failed from Vochelin, Mart. y
the 25th February-Two DAYS previous towbicb
he learned, that a French feet had arrived at
Port Royal; remained there one night, ard next
morning proceeded to attack Dominica. On
the 24th, abreait OF Rotleau was boarded by an
of1cer from French frgate, who informed that
on the cath, they had taken Dominica, after an
engagement Of Ia hours, in which they had loft
80 men. There were ftveral figates at anchor
clofe within the harbour He alto informed.
that the admiral's hip had fet the town of Roc
ieau on hire, the greater part OF which was con-
tuned. The French feet conlited of Gryen fail
of the line, FIVE frigates, and four tranfnorts
They had pafage of 60 days from Rochefort
Another fleet, coniihing of the fame number OF
veiiels, had failed from Toulon for the Wen In
dies, and was hourly expected. The feet from
Rochetort, on their paiage, had captured Bri-
tiih cutter.
Upon this, the Philadelphia Gazette remarks
BY recurring to dates, it will be perceived
that the above fleets mutt have failed from
France about the latter end of December inome-
d'ateiy tneteiueut to BoHdpdrte's anuming the
Imperial dignity, and at the very moment When
he was attempting to impress on England the
belief of pacific difpoition on his part. The
purihit OF policy 10 treacherous and diihonor-
aoIe, cannot fail to Protract and aggravate the
war"
by an arrival from the Wet Indies, in tbis
port, advice has been received of the capture of
the Inland OF Dominica, by fquadron of feven
french hips OF the line and five frieates. which
arrived there from Europe after pafIage of 60
days. Itappears that they met with a ibarn re-,
liitance from the Britfh, and that the coneia
was attended by comfortable lofs of lives.
The departure of this feet from Furone
mutt have been comfortably earlier than the late
advIceS from that quarter; and the filence of
the European prints on the fubiecf, eyinces that
the number and the vigilance of the Brit;0, naval
force IS not wholly competent to cover the f.as
ne effect of this enterprise on the ref of the
Wet India iilandS is not ealily calculated. Ire
ditance from Martinico is but fifteen leagues
wet of the north part of that illand, and abont
midway between Martinique and Guadaloupe.
L ne enterprise mutt coniiderabIy affect the pc
neral trade OF the CARBIDE illands the trade of
Domnco alone employed lat year I76 fail of
veiiels, though it is not above thirty miles in
length, and not twenty in width, in the broadcn
part 1t is alto mountainous, but deligbtfnllv
watered.
From the fuddennefs and fuccefs of this en-
terPrize, we may prefsme that Britifh feet
may be expected in the Wet Indies, and that
that quarter may become once more the theatre
of maritime depreciation.
The captain of the veiIel, by which This in
telligence has been received, further Informs
that he had been fpoken with by French fri.
gate, which ftated that fecond French Eouad-
ron would join that which captured Dominica
preparations for the purpofe having been made
d. AoulON' HHrsra.