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

ledge that the flag of any nation fhall protect
oeieF'efs from her Navy or Army in time of
"ar-as an acknowledgement Of that would in
q mort time, completely annihate her whole
iyHem or defence. ] feel extremely hurt at any
.hihs which feems to threaten the harmony and
hapPlne1s of either country"
A letter of recent date from Halifax, oh.
ierves 1t is faid to be Handing regulation
rom the Navy Board, that in cafe of deferters
from any neutral man of war, being on board
any OF his majehy's ftips, they mali he given
up on being demanded. Captain Humphries
otthe Leopard has here the reputation of man
OF moderation.''
we may have fome erroneous reports refpec-
ting the alarming affair in the Cheiapeske. hut
we believe they exceed Us at Halifax. One to-
~ there was that the American frigate fired
nrt.another that the gunner of the Melampus,
oeierter, was among the perfons killed on
ood'o 'he Cneiapeake. BoRon Palladium.
The intelligence of the attack on the Cbea.
peake was fen: exprefs to Halifax in his Britain
MIC MaJeay's brig Columbia, and from thence
to England ;b;d.
E*'rAa Of a letter from Halifax, July rs.
DRIVER sLooP OF WAR.
However unpolifhed the complimentary
part of capt. Loves late letter to the American
ofticer at CARLETON may appear, he has fulfill.
ca a promiie contained in it mott faithfully to-
wards America, of protecting her trade hav.
ing taken the greatef fcourge it ever fuffered,
ID the Perion of Robert Rois, the pirate; who
piundered unfortunately every American vef-
lei he met with.-T his notorious villain il now
confined IN eel! at Melville .lfland and will.
probably, meet that reward which his manifold
crimes deferve."
E*tra6 of a letter from Halifax, July4.
You expreffed fone furprile that the WAL
ktr mould be fent in. 1t was confidered by
many here as an extraordinary ftep. A perfoa
by the name of Hatfield, Formerly it is beIiev-
ca from N. Jertey,) and two young men paf-
iengers from England, were faid to be the pin
clPai inftrnments in effeeting the recapture.-
They fubmitted the ". A. Court for falvage.
re Judge on hearing the cafe, gave one fifth
OF the whole for falvage to thofe who were ac-
tually on board, and AFFIXED in retaking the veE-
lei OF which one quarter Tor s4th of the
who!e) was decreed to Hatfield. The cargo
is dIichargng to afcertain its value. The capt.
OF the Crocodile having taken out the French
priioners, and afforded other afIiftance, was ex-
onerated from any action for damage for de-
tanning the Walker; but his abour for his palms."
E*frad Of letter from Halifax, dated 1une
%.
The noted pirate Ro(s, with 8 of his afTo.
ciates, lFrench, SPanifh, and American), arriv-
ed on Friday laft in the floop Driver, which on
the 18th init captured the pilot boat fchooner
Ri BoLariut, of one gun, fitted out at St. Au-
outline. They may all be buug-if no COM
milton is foHnd."
BgFos, July "A.
BY vef1'el from Halifax, we learn that the
news of the Chefapeake had been received
there; that the four men had arrived that DR.
derJ baa been giq,en to dehver M all imbrelsG
dmerieanJ, and thai /eVsraI had been 4i)t5are-
ed. That cutter had been dispatched with
intelligence to England. A gentleman from
Halifax fays, two of the men were certainly I.
rifhmen.
COMMUNIC ATTON