The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-01

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BOSTON.
We converted with Mr.. Rowe, one of ou
hardy feamen lately returned from the Mediter
| ranean fcencs Of warfare. He went out in the
Contribution with Commodore Prebie, and re.
turned in the Pre6dent, lately arrived at Wafh.
lngton. He was in the attack made by Gen.
Eaton, upon Derne. He fates the particulars
of that affair, and the fubfequent victory over
the Baihaw's troops, on the 9th June, as have
before been detailed. He Jays the General and
the Ex-Bafhaw dfcovered traits of genuine bra.
very, coolnefs, and intelligence. Gen. Eaton
bad determined to purdue his march towards
I'nPoh, on the 18th June but, on the 10th, he
received information by the CONFEDERATION, of
So guns, capt. Campbell, of the concufion of
peace, and the order to ceafc all operations a.
gainft Tripoii.
He was on the quarter deck Of the Hornet
when he received the intelligence: he appeared
aftoniihed; and, ftriking his hand acainlt his
thigh, exclaimed, My God-What inall do
with the poor fellows who have followed nv
Fortunes through the defart % In this fituation
he food fomc minutes, unconfcious of the
tear which trickled down his cheek" The
Ex-Baihaw and few Greek officers embarked
on board the fquadron, which was out of fight
OF land the next day. General Eaton, he fays,
was almoft adored by the natives; and was in
high repute for his enterprise and bravery,
with all the American feamen and mott of the
| officers. But coolneis fubfifted between him,
the Commodore Rodgers, and Mr.. Lear.-At
Syracufe, Mr.. Eaton told them, in tire hearing
OF our Informant" tits your turn now bur
It will be mine when arrive n the Unit ed
States" The navy confider him as having been
I'll Imported; and had he only been allowed
the money he afked 100000 do'lars) he would
have added brilliant page to the hiilory of the
prefent administration. Mr.. Rowe frequently
law the Ex-Bailiaw after his arrival at Syracufe
and defcrbes him as an amiable pr,ncelv p,r'
ion; or correct habits; but of melancholy caft
of mind. C,ut;,.I
FRENCH RoRDEnv. have been favour
ed with protect ofDsvid Cotheal and William
Cook, matters of the brig Bctfey and fchooner
Betfey, dated the 18th Of September, at King
ton, Jamaica. BY this protect il appears, that
the brig Betfey and fchooner B-tiey, were bound
from New-York TO Mofquito ihore on the Span
| itl' Main, with cargo of dry goods, ironnon-
gerry, and lumber ; and on the 3oth of Auguft,
being in the Caicos palfage, they were boarded
by three French fchooner privateers under Eng,
liili colours, and carried under the Welt Csicos,
! each of the privateers then came on board the
brig and fchooner, and p!undered the cabin
and vefiel OF every thing of value-amongft o.
Their things of new clothes, bolts of canvas, &c.
The day following they came on board the brig,
and after taking off the matches pIuudered the
cargo of every thing valuable: ALTO ftores and
proviiions. They broke open almoft every
box, trunk, cheft and package, and took fnch
articles as they thought fit, and then defroyed
the greater part of the briggs flores and itarted
every caik or water on board, except one. Pc
ter Roie, the fupercargo of the above veffcls,
was taken on board the privateer, and the COM
rnander of one of them endeavoured to prevail
on him to ranfonn the brig and fchooner, which
he refufed to 10. He was then reoueited to
iign paper purportiDg that "the faid privateers
had been fuppcd from the faid brig with very
few triHing articles, which they had food ia
need of, and that they had not i'll ufcd or offer
ed any violence to any neutral yenel." On Mr.
Rofe refuiing TO Gsn the faid paper, he was
treated with ahuiive language, and ordered to
| return on hoard his vefiel. The pafIengers of
the brig and schooner, on being requeited, alto
reffsd to ranfom the veffel, or to fign the above
mentioned paper. They then returned the pa
pers belonging TO the brig, excepting the mani
feit, whie they retained, and ordered them to
get under WY. While they were getting under
way, boat from one of the prvateerfmen came
on board the brig with five American ieanen
prifonsrs, who were taken by them from on
board an American fchooner, called the St.
| Michael Of Baltimore, which had Mort time
before been captured by the fad privateer and
fent to Barracoa. Being thus fhort of proyif-
ons and water, and having five additional fea-
men on board, the brig and fchr. were obliged
TO bear away for the nigheit port for fIpply,
and arrived at Kingfon the l4th of September
lan. N.T. Gazeth.1
From Hapanna, SrbteuJer