The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-24
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DESERTERS.

DESERTERS.
BY the following advertisements from late
Halifax paper, it appears that the fuccefs which
has recently attended deferters from the Bril-
tifh men of war, has occaGoned comfortable
alarm there:
HALIFAX, June 76.
Public Meeting. The merchants and other
inhabitants of this town, having met at the
court-houfe yefterday, to devife and adopt the
bet meafures for preventing defertion from his
maJefty's Hips, &c. on this ftation; and conf
dering the marked attention fIaewn to the trade
OF the province by the commander in chief
the honorable vice-admiral Berkeley-It was
determined, that fun of money fhould be
RATED, and committee appointed, to receive
the Interruptions to offer bounties and re-
wards, and take fuct other fteps as may be
deemed NOR efft etuaI.
"We, the committee appointed by the mer-
chants and others, inhabitants of Halifax, to
discourage and prevent defertion from his ma
Ijefy's fhiPs on the Nova.Scotia ftation, hereby
give notice, that reward of ten euineas, will
De paid to any Perfon or perfons, who fhall in
form and prove to conviction, agaiEt any per-
ion who fhall harbor, or conceal, or encourage,
or otherwife be afiiiting any of the ftameu, be-
longing to any OF his majefy's flips on this fla
ton, IN deiertiDg from their REFLECTIVE fhips af
ter this notice and they likewife offer reward
of three guineas, for any and every deferter
from his majefy's navy, who flnall be taken up
and delivered to any of his maiefty's officers, or
lodged in any of the goals in this province.
Hndreev Beieber,
John Pryor,
Jams Foreman,
Charles r. Prejfott,
flames Frazer.
Reward Of Isventy,,0m Dollars.
reward of ten guneas to any perfon or per-
ions who fhall inform and prove to conviction.
asainft any perfon who fhal harbour, conceal
or encourage. or otherwife he afiffing sny
isamen or marine belonging to any of his ma
Jefty's fhiPs on this ration in deferting from
their thips; and reward of three euineas for
any deferter from his majefty's navy, who IlaII
be taken up and delivered to any of his maief
tvs officers, or lodged in any of the goals of
his province /; and further reward of 81. FER
ling will be paid for each deerter, by the naval
officer of his majefty's dock.yard at Halifax,
upon producing certificate of the delivery of
iuch deierter to any of his majety's officers.
NOTICE.
Whereas many feamen have been conveyed
away from this port by the coating veffeIs and
ihaiioPs and information of five deferters hav-
ing been iecreted and taken away lait week,
oy ihallop or fchr. bound to Malagafh-thls
~ SHhtiOh ali iidiiCI6 VI lndIIODR and COdit-
Ing veRels, as we'll as others, that the conman-
der in chief has given orders TO pref, every
man found on any ihallop or veneI which flail
harbor or conceal any defcrter from his rnaief-
tvs Hips. And reward of ls guineas will
be given to any perfon who fha inform and
prove to conviction, againft the owner or maC-
ter OF the Malagafh vef1el faid to have taken A.
way the deIerters above mentioned, by appli-
cation to the naval officer of his majefy's dock
yard.
E*tra6 ot'a litter from Halifax, N. S. dated
July 4.
by vefel which has juf arrived we have
very unpleafant piece of intelligence indeed.
Three men having fome time Gnce deCerted
from the Melampus, application is faid to have
been made through MIR. Erikine, to Mr.. Smith,
(Secretdry OF the American navy Rating that
Information had been received that tbefe men
had entered on board the Chefspeake, and de-
maBdlDg that they ihould be given up. Either
no aniwer or an eyahye one Teens to have been
given, for the Chefapeakc proceeded TO fea
with the men on board, and was brought too
by the Leopard, the demand repeated, and
three quarters Of an hour given, az is ftated,
tor conidering the application. The demand
not being complied with, force was ufed in OBJ.
tanning the men. IL is with extreme regret we
ALTO learn, that three men we're killed and TWEEN.
| ty wounded on board the Chefapeske. This
viii undoubtedly bs conGde!ed an import7n,
| iubjeet OF diipute and it smuch to be lament.
ed, that point 70 deeply intereAing ftould not
have been determined long ago or at leaf be.
lore the American frigate proceeded to fea
that the lives and limbs Of the unfortunate mer
might have been iaved Thus much l believe
that whatever may be the conGquence, Great
Britain will not be eshly brought to acknow