The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-30
MORE BRITISH AM,ry !.

a ieheoner from Marblelead, commanded bv
capt. Smlthhurit, drifting OF The harbor of
Ia'anaquoddy, whit her papers as uliial were in
ene euiton, houie, was met by Britih armed brio
who lent her barge on board and took poleiIion Of
her. Some gentleman from Eaitport and the cpaon,
houie oneers who had gone down for the purpoie of
taxing the papers on board the fchr went ALONG (ds
were at firt forbidden to come on board ,vh;Ia h
brltih midihipman, pointing to a particular r,anS
ordered him on board he refuine thew la(I,ed b;r,
and another man round the neck and draqood Them
on board he brig, at length the culfom houre officer
was uttered to come on board after relating the cir
cumltance demanded reaon for the fchr's de,en,;
on ana informed them they were under the America
nag and had the veleis RICHTER and peopIes pro,ec
tions the Lieutenant damned their fso. reo;asr
and projections, and ordered all of ,bem eScen,
the two men they had laihed, on board tbe bo,t
ne captain of the fchooner requeifing 10 fee the
cuitom houfe officer, received a violent blow from,
one oi the brltih. Through the intercelIion Of the
gentlemen OF Eaifport and ST. Andrews the two men
were Ieleaiea' after having been in prifon three
days. but the vellel is ftill detained at ST. Geo.
The conduct OF the Britih officers towards mr. cns,
trymen' would dfgrace an Algerine.
". Hamp. Gag.
An arrival at Bottom, which ipoke the u. s. GIN
6'Hf No. 8, was the bearer of the following letter
from the Commander.
~" D0"' Nc o, az osd, Ear. 81, ". foag Is, 90, ~,
May 81, 1905.
"SIR-The day failed from Bottom. f4,b Nav,
we had ffrong S. w. winds. In cro(I;no the Cunb
Stream, the wind blew hard from the NJ NJ w
we did not however fhip much water On the Ugh
and 18th init. we experienced very heavy Gale of
wind from N. w. to N. N. W. towards the clof, Of
which, we had fuccefion of as heavy foualls as 7
nave experienced for many years Several times we
bore up and fcudded before the form the boat he
haVed we'll and prn bar r. a,
the Atlantic.
:" While icudding in the height of the gale. a Tea
TRUCK and preached to- owing to the earelefs,ef.
OF the man at tie helm. Our form fauare fail was
iplt, and blown to atoms and our top-faH ward
which was lahed on deck, by the force of the ea
broken into three pieces; then fet the form fore
fail and made very good weather.
" With the wind little free, we fail e;ob, ,,Ie,
an hour. e"' "'N'
am with the greatsh refpea, your obedent
humble fervant,
NATHANIEL HERADEN.
" commodore EDWARD PREBLE, Boaou"
BY authentic information from Paris. of the s,b
oil May IL entertained that the drawing of the Bills
unoer tne Louiiiana Convention, commenced on the
Sd of May.
The brig Exchange. from Bordeaux, (a-~;v ID =,
New York; on the Goth ult. in lat. 48. lone. ID
Pailed through the Englifh feet efeerinp caf.
tReJf's Casehc.
Died IN Europe, the Rev. THOMAS Corr. T..
l.. ID. one of the Bifhops of the Methoaih Rnf.
coPal Church in the United States OF America
NETWORK, July %.
When the Dart Ieft Cadiz, the port v,o
block7ded bvthree Briiif1 frieates and br;oa
Markets were very dull, -four 10 dolls. tobacco
'' '"U '9S""e' Mer. Hiu.
Capt: Howell, Of the brig Eliza, from Leg
hoTn' wa Gibraltar, bears difpatches for govern
2 e7t from Cant. Decatur, of the ConoreCs. II
was expected that IN immediate war womb tai .
place between the Emperor of Morocco and the
United States. There were already two Moor.
,'h irgates out cruifing for Americans. The
United States brig Syren, CAPT. Stewart. b,J
taken her ftation off Gibraltar, and was cr',arrJ
TO cru'ze between Cape Soartel and Mapadors
to intercept any prizes that thefe frgstes mich,
make. On the 9th Nav, capt. Howell was
chafed and fred at by Tr:polifan Xebeck IF
~ guns, but eicaped by hyperion falling at tbis
Time The was only hours fail from the Conorers
ne Aletrne lect were out, conffing Of The
Story, Of "A guns; Hozium Muhapha, of A.
Hiram B1iha'v BRIG Of 10; and ycbeck OF 1e
ard were cruizinc for Neapolitans and GcnogGe.
They 'rea'ed cant. u. with particular polite
n"i4. a Porfugucfe feet of two 74's and 81.
sasc were cruizing IN the Cut of Gibraltar