The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-28

ter the capture of the Britlli fhip Calcutta, &
a part of the Oporto feet. We received YET
terday, Naiiau (New Providencc) paper of
the 18th OF this month, which furribes us with
later information of this feet than any thing
which we have feen. This account, although
not official, may be regarded as correct.
1t is impoflihle to aicrrtan the defamation Of
this fquadron after leaving Teneriae. II is not
probable that it was defined for the weR-In-
dies, as arrivals from the windward Hands af-
ter pafiages from l6 to 20 days, make 10 men,
ton gifts arrivalin thofe fras.
Esfraffs from TIE Joar4ai Kept ~ capt. Rely, Of
TIE brig Eliza AID MARY.
Sailed from New-Yori the 10Th of Ssp,em-
Der, and arrived at Tener;ffe the 5,h November,
where he learnt the following intelligence. That
the Rochetort fquadron, conGiting Of five fail
OF the line, three frigatrs aud two briggs of war,
with the Calcutta, Hngiiih 50 gnn ihip, and
x Eneh'h merchant ihirs, prize. 10 the i1ua-
dron, had arrived at Santa Cruz on the Sd Nov.
which cauied sn embargo TO be laid OH I'll vei-
ie's directly, which was to continue While the
iquadron was IN Fort. They had funk itverai
Engiiih ihips that had very valuable cargoss, on
account OF their bHd falling, not being able to
keep up with the tqusdron-thst they had uni
torinly funk or burned all neutral veifels they
or along the COATS of Europe, to prevent intel
ligence getting to the Engliih Heets-that they
had taken out their crews, and told them thar
they mutt so with them TO France, and ihoUid
be paid by the government, the full amou 1T
win damage, &c. that among the neutrais,
were the following American vciiels, viz. brig
Minerva, Sater, of New-York, brig Two
FrIeH"s, Pcnnick, of Charieiton, with vaua-
nle cargoes, were both burncd-fch'r. r.,
Tucker, of Bottom, fch'r.-, Sergeant, of do.
The number of neutral veHels taken aud def
troyed by the fquadron, amounted 10 twenty
nix, the Captains of which, during the day,
were allowed the liberty of going On fhore, but
the lame privilege was not extended to their Of
1cers or crew. The commander in chief Mon
heur lie Almane, had taken all their papers, &,
given to each certificate, Eating he had delroy-
ed their vellels and cargoes, and that they muft
apply to the minifter at Paris for a remanerati
on.
On the oath rIovember, left Tenerife, faw
the Rochetort iquadron which had failed few
days previous, off the N. z. part of the ifland-
could dittingulih II fail. On TIefdly the goth,
at A. M. Ferro hearing T.. leagues diitant,
fPoke the thip Devon of London, the captain OF
which informed, he failed from Cork the lat.
ter end OF October, together with fmal con-
voy, bound for the W. Indies.
| line convoy remained only one day at Ma.
deira and on the Goth, difcovered fleet to the
north of Teneriffe, conaling of ii fail, which
they ditcovered to be an enemy, and fuppoied
1t 20 be the Rochefort fquadron, the commodore
made tignal for the feet TO difpcrfr, which
was accordingly done, and the Devon being a
fait taller, eicaped In the night, but the cap
| tam iuppoies II probable, that many of the con.
voy would fail into the hands of the ensmy.
| Captain Pou.fon, who arrived here this day
from TenefiRe via St. Thomas, furnisles us
with Tome further particulars refpcCiine the
Rochefort fquadron, which he derived partly
from the American Captains, whole ihips had
been dsftroyed, and patty from his own obflr-
walton.
This feet put to fea in expe Cation of meet.
ing the combined heet from Cadiz, for this pur-
pole they cruifcd foine time in certain lati-
tude, during which they defroyed the neutral
vehels. After fotne time they endcavoured to
gain the Port of Vigo, but the wind heading
they made for Teneriffe, where they arrived
committing OF one three decker, four feventy-
TOURS, three fr1gatcs, two briggs, the Calcutta. &
fix merchant flips prizes.
They failed on the 18th November, with the
Calcutta, which they had conmii,ioned.-
From the FINAL quantity of provifions and wa
ter, which they procured at Tcnerife, and
from the circumstance Of taking the captains &
Cic"S oi tle heutrdiVe ieis with them, captain
L. concludes they will attempt to enter fome
port in France or Spain.
u ihip had arrived at st. Thomas, one ofthe
Cork convoy, the captain of which ftates, that
the convoy was met, as ftated in the account
via Nailiu, and all except two or three were
deifroyed by this fluadron after their leaving
TeneriEe.
Captain Southworth, who arrived here yef
terday from Elhneur, informs US, ttat on the
7th December in lat. Is, so, long. "a, he was
boarded by French corvette, in company with
ieven fail of French line of battle ihps, feering
w. S. w. We cannot conjecture what French
feet this can be, having heard of more other ex-
cept the Rochefort fquadron, being at fea.
III 1t had not been for the courfe which this
fleet was Reering, we flionld have fuppofed it to
be the Rochefort fquadron.
Ledger.