The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-06

from tne man faao, We tovx potemou OF, tie ore ct
which the ahlout.ly fsan,. the eneo,y beg
previoufly diflotged-The guns Of fort AmGera4m
were fired but once on our people CORNING the
place they did not act in body, hut reiterated con-
futon, firing round corners and from houfss The
militia, amounting 5000, had not time to colleca
nor could they orofs the in boats. The Dutch
frigate Keoau Hat.lar, boarded by Captain Brit.
bane, the La,oua warped along eide and took pofef.
lion, when Captain Brifbape proceeded for the ihore
The Snninam corvette boarded from the larboard
bow OF the Anton, While her ilarboard guns were
firing at the batteries. The Flying Fin, large Ma
tional fchooner. b,arded by the boats Of the A
rehuia; the officers and Of thote veels fought
mon ga!lantly; Commodore Cornelius v,rtz was
killed the captain Of the Surinam MORALLY wound.
ed, and the hri lieutenant dangerously, beGdes FIVE
raj others. The moment the Town, fort Amiterdam,
&c. completely in captain Brfbanes pofe iliou
lieutenant o marines was fent flag of truce,
quirng fort Republic urrender. The officer diff.
Continued firing bur would nor fu-render w,thou. an
order from Lieutenant General ]. P. Changuion the
Governor, who this ting rrifoner, with all
his Staff in For. Amtterdan. We undertand ,ha.
captain Brfbane deired the Council be collected
and gave them five minutes TO capitulats for the
whole nand, Blu, they intreated for longer period
]. vas extended to BALI hour. in the time the
mott active preparations made for forming this
slmof inaeeeiEble fort. The hip's company Of tie
Ffsard, commanded by captain Bot.on in bo1ts
ready proceed BY The marines Of the iuua-
dron, with about 500 failors Of the Arethu'a and An
ION prepared advance by land, the remainder
OF the iaors fhore including Officer aud fixty
men from the Latona, manned fuob guns as could
bear on the Object of attack, every thing ready
on fignal being made, when capitalization was igu.
ed, and the troops in fort Republic alone mar hed
out with the honours Of war, Piiing their arms and
becoming prifoners All private properly is reipeca-
ed, and the troops to he TENT to Europe aud ercharg
cd 80, r. r.. {, IL
Captains Brfbanr aud Lydard landed nearly togeth-
er the former the fri ~ho faled ,he wall,
the latter the fecond cofey followed and Imported
by their REFLECTIVE officers and A,ips companies Cap
tain Wood RENAME .Hoat in the command of the
fduadron: about 200 of the enemy were killed; our
lois very triaing had hips been half an hour
later in the attack, the laughter nun have been
dreadful nothing could be better timed. The eide
van, governor comes paGenger on his way to Eu-
rope
Lit Of kieS u zrourded 6oardbI hfaj5tyi veisels:
Arethufa-2 killed and S wounded.
Latoua-l killed and g wounded
Anion--none killed. z wounded.
Ffgard--none killed, none wounded.
Totals killed, II wounded.
We underlfand that there were upwards Of ixty
Spanh, French and Dutch vefrsls executive OF fix or
feveu Americans, lying at Currscoa when that iland
fell into poieion fome Of them are Gated to be
OF great value.
Six Commifiosers have been appointed to inveni-
gate prize concerns at Curacao Capt James Athol
Wood, OF the Latona friga'e, is the PRECEDENT.
La SuPereure brig, of Ia guns, Capt. Rulhworth,
Jailed ON Tueiday morning for Great Britain having
on board Capt. Iydiard, of the Anton frigate, the
bearer OF dispatches the Lords of the admiralty an
nouncing the capture Of the iland of Curacao
The Princels Amelia packet, Stevens, filled the
fame morning with mail Tor Great Britain under the
protection to certain latitude Of LIE Goeian brig, OF
l6 guns, Capt Clement.
The brig FAIR Creole failed the fame morning for
Charefton, by the permifiion of his hon. the Lieut.
Governor.
The Are,bufa frigate of SO guns, Capt Br fbane,
arrived nn Wedn@tday in Fix s,s from Curacao with
the following q Il IS Captured that .nipd, viz
Dutch frgate Kerau HusAr, of IS guns and 40
men; do corvette Surinam, OF % gun, and 80 men
do. iehr. Flying Eth, Of "A guI.s and so men and
Spaniif armed feh'r. Maria, of ten guns aud up
wards of SO men. great nun,ber o. their n,en j,in,
ped over board, and got Gore previous their he
ing taken pnf- fion Of The frgs,e is fine v,fel,
only five years old. aod built entirely Of oak e Isf
tered much in her mails during the action.
The Dutch Governor and his family, the P:fcal ard
Commiiary fifteen ladies, and IS officers, arrived in
the Arsthuia.
Capt. Bottom, of the Ffgard, re mains as governor
at Curacao Capt. PEBBLES, Of the Royal MARINES
is commander chief Of tie forces, and Lieut. Scott
OF the fame corps, has been nominated to the tuaton
of Town Major
The Latona frigate, of IS guns, captain Wood, was
70 leave Curacao for this land on the th inf viii
50 merchant veeis that fell into the poelion Of the
eaptors
The american fch'r. Felicity, from Baltimore bound
to Cape Francois with provilioDs, taken BY Frcnch
privateer. and recsPtured on the 10Th init. 10y the
Hebe frigate, arrived the fame day.
a Jamaica paper Of the oath Jan. Rates, tina.
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