Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-11-11
Ev Cc 3%5.

Fraorja1 arrived thc Brlti!h tI0cp Oi var
Pc -'. cps. Lambnrrr, and The American
nj, Two Friends, capr.M Neil, both ffOm
King1ou, Ia1laica. On Saturday, at ore
o'clJ-k, Of North Edjlto, the PeJreIy was
engaged by the French privaseer fchooner,
which las been crlifn5 ot this port for
bme d. paA. The rrivateer ran along
ode, and attempted 70 board, when broad
TLe from the Pctrol was poured into her,
which made great havock among her crew
The action lated about twenty minutes,
when The FrcrchHen ihcered off, and ftt
aI lal to rf,aPe.-ILc noop Of war gave
chafe, which was continued for lomc hours
Jrt ~ tachiny and manmuvering ihe got
ihc weather-gage Of thc fhip and eicaped'
J lieutenant Maitland, and one man, Of the
Prtrcl were killed in the kirniih, and four
men wounded - one Of which fuPpoled NOR
ta!y The remains Of lieut.. M. are now
cn board. When the privateer attempted
t1 hoard, one Frenchman more forward
jh4n the ref, fprang into one of the port
holes, and IS now a Priloner on board the
Ps,rci.
The pr;yatccr is the Superb, capt. Dom
inilue, the fame that captured the brig Jane
ar 5aItimore, fhort time iince. They took
the Petrel for j Guineaman, nor did they
diicover their mihake till they had ct A.
long idc. When they found her 70 Be
thip of war, one Of the French officers at
tempted to haul down the privatcer's col
ours, bnt the Captain inltantly blew out
his brains The privateer received much
in Jury in The action, hal her larboard bow
beat il, and bad great number Of her men
killed and wounded.
OcroBER 70.
On Thurlday la1, about Ioo miles to
the cafward Of the bar, captain Hutchin-
fon, Of the ihip RolIa, from Liverpool,
fell il with the French Pr'ateer fchooner
Superb. capt. Dominique, and was ordered
to come on board the Privateer with his pa
per5. This order Ca pit. II. Immediately
complied with out NJ fooner had he got
on board than he was lurrounded by ft-
teen or twenty Frcnchmen, SPaniards and
molattoee, who with violent threats and a.
bufe, drawing ;hcir knives and daggers,
were PrOCcUufns .--l4-his nqpe-., W fOrve.
This Capt. II. reGfed, but ihewing each Of
his papers feParate!y, they were iatished OF
the property being American, and told him
he might proceed.
While capt HdtchiDlon was undergoing
this examination, lieutenant and fix Pri-
vateerfmen jumped into the Rolla's boat
and going on board the {hip commenced a
difgraceful fcene of plunder breaking open
the chefs in the cabin, ftcaling every arti-
CI.s u Sha,- lc h
orwife behaving like fayagas and pirates.
On Capt H. returning to the lhiP they
were about taking away his boat, upon his
refuhng 70 give her up, the privaterimcn
truck him reveral times, and thrca tened to
fab him bit finding him relolute and
determined not to give up his property With
out fruggle, they went off.
Capt Hutchinfon was informed BY fome
OF the crew. that they had engaged thip
of our bar, which they fuppofed TO be a
guineaman and, that they had four men
killed in the action. The fails and rigging of
the privateer were much cut, but her hull
did not appear 70 have received much inju-
ry. A great number Of wounded men were
on the decks, one Of whom Capt. II. fuP-
poied to be the captain. They alo confr-
med the report Of the captain having fhot
the lieutenant, for attempting to haul down
the colours. The privateer had but two
guns mounted-the reit. they ftated, were
in the hole. Capt. II. obferved feveral peo-
PIE below, whom he fuppo(ed TO be Priion
ers; bur was not luffcred tc fpelk to any
Of tham.
Nayfit. Or. Io. 1t IS hated in letter
from Baltimore TO a gentleman in this place,
that Mr.. Munroc, our Miniaer at London,
has. in his difp1tches 70 the Government
Of the United States recommended an I'M
mediate declaration Of war againt Spain.
PHILADELPHIA, OCT, 2S.
The Senate of this fate IS competed of z;
members. 1t IS now afcertained that 10 of
this number are contitution1liits, and nine