Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-03-06
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Gazette of fbs ss,b JsrHary LgF.
Under the regulations adopted tor the fwo
Cork hscu. each vefel had her number painted
10 large white figures under her main chains )
they were directed TO proceed in three colnmns,
agreeably to the members they bore. az the DIFF
rance of two cables length trom each other. ard
the fpacc of mile and half to be preleIved be-
tween the REFLECTIVE columns.
Ia confequcuce OF the intelligence brought by
the Sea- Horfe, the Veteran and Maladsr men
OF war have been anchored at the entrance Of
Pou. Royal harbour, and the following circular
letter was yeaerday ifsed by his honor the
Iiest governor TO the cafodes Of the different
rariihcs
cIRcULAR.
k~gt Hesfe, Jax. ~.
SiR-The lieutenant. governor haviag receiv-
ed intelligence by his msjeay', mp Sea. Horfe.
capt. Corber, that i8 fail of French line of bait
tie hipi had been ieen on the 10th OF Drcem-
Der, in lat. 4o, long 10, iteering copiie fsp.
pofed for the w. Indiss, his honor thinks il ne
ceaary, Ms meafure ofprccaution, TO Scquaint
you thefewith, for ihe information OF the par
ih of which you are chief magiarate. The
commander in chIet directs me 10 adj that he
has caaied circular letters 20 be written 20 tho
colonels and commanding officers OF the militia
regiments and troops OF horfe. Throughout the
iilaod, to have general muher Of their reipcd.
i've corps Immediately, and TO report for his tx.
cellency's iatisfseticn the fate of their ievetal
into action, fudieniy at no diAznt period.
lhsve The honor 10 be, fir. your mof obedi-
ent humble icrvant.
S. TYRRELL. Sec'ry.
Cofos or Chief Msgiaraec ot-------.
Captsin Peile, Of the Refolution, OF Liver
pool, which veA.l arrived on Wednesday al
Port Mofan,, has favored us with the following
extract from his log book, from which we have
every resion to hope. chat Bri.ilh fguadron.
OF equal force, 10 cloicly tresdins on the heels OF
the enemy:
g On the 10th December, in lat. IS, 80.
long. IL, at day light, perceived . FreTcn h,et.
in two diviGons, ore in the s. +. quarter, and
the other 10 the N. w. About eish, A. M.
the commodore ithe Arethufa, made a agoal
for the Acct 10 heave 10. which was immediate
iy obeyed. AT half phf eight the commodore
food into the feet with the fgnal OF difperis,
and for an enemy in hgbi. He aben Aood TO
the Ns ~. w. Win SOOdt tch t1ti, aCCDTpantcu
by the Boadecia ffiga,e aud the Wsip 0oop. AT
ten the whole OF the enamy's fqusdron, con-
faiag OF IA line Of bs,,Ie fhips. trigate. a
noop Of war. and big purified the commodore.
AT eleven food TO The S. E. crofling the hauie
of the .encmy's leading fhip slmoa within gun
thot 10 the lcewNd, wheo. the admiral making
. Ggnal, two Of the enemyi two-dsckeu food
after us, and eh1fed ., iil three P. NJ. only the
fernmoa ihips Of their aeet being in fight to the
N. w. The two lh'rs thea tsckca, snd JOIN
ed their Acct we Acered s. S. Z. courie ill
dark. and dae w. all night. At day light on
the i7,h. fav ID orig Gah ofvery large fhips
aaern. iome lying 10. and Others aee,ing dif-
ferent ways. apparently as if they hsd lo& feent
ofsheir porfst. which We conjettured TO bs the
Engith feet"
The Ellen in IS days from Angola. and 9
from Dominic She has s6o 0aves on board.
and wa bound to New Providence, bat has po,
in hsre 10 difreh. AZ Dominica fhe learnt.
that in conieqaence Of information Of "a fail Of
the lire having eicsped from Bfet. martial Law
had been proclaimed, but on the day Of the
EiIsa's departure il was taken of, two frisarss
haviag arrived at Prince Rupers with an Ac-
count Of the arrival of fir John r. Duckwort
at Barbsdoes with Eve fail Of the las and icvesal
frigates.