The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-16
SDolllesttc.

The JoAo7otnS extraordinary sHcccssion of
catanttfes took place last month on board
The United SAFES .J1igate Cons.ifutiou
Caitfain Hull. in the short STAGE Of four
days
While Capt. Hull was on shore at Sandy
Hook, where the frigate was lying at an
chr, six names on paper were handed to
the Commanding; Officer for permission to
go on shore-he marked four names as per
mtted, saying that all could moi go. Ii so
happened that he marked those of Morgan
and Rogers two Midshipmen between whom
a duel took place at that time as mentioned
IN the papers, and their two seconds-the
result of the duel it is known was the death
OF Rogers, and Morgan wounded-the dead
body was the same evening carried on board
the irigate, and the next day with the usual
ceremonies buried on shore while the pro-
cesson OF boa for this purpose wore NOV
ing towards the shore, man fell from the
mast mead OF the frigate and was killed, in
quarter or an hour afterwards annher
fell from the same place and was so hurt
that he died the next day while thew were
lowering this wounded man into the cock
PIT, another fell backward into the cock
PIT and badly fractured his leg--the next
day the trigate sailed for the Delaware. and
the day after while she was going up the
bay at The rate of ten knots an hour a mid
shipman tel! overheard and was drowned.
wnle the boats were lowering away 10 go
TO ms relet, the stern boat with pendant
and three men IN 1t was capsiSed and they
were all immediately plunged into the wa
ter, from which they were with difficulty
rescued by the surrounding boats
NJ r. Gaz.
1t is with unfeigned satisfaction. we hear
from Annapolis, that Mr.. BlaRd introduced
into the House of Delegates, on "wednesday
last, most energetic, clear and areurnen
tative protest against the interference of
congress In establishing banks. Il is couch
ed In form OF instructions to the MARYLAND
representatives and senator's in Congress {:
ana aoiy exposes the ruinous impolicy and
unconstutionality of National Banks Its
great length precludes the possibility of in
sorting it to-day the following is the con
Guiding resolution:
ResoIUed, That the representatives and
senators of this state, in the Congress of the
United States. be, and they are hereby re
quested and instructed, to oppose. by all.
means IN their power, the establishment
OF National Bank, in whatever manner
III may be proposed to organize such an in.
stitution." Hing.
WINCHEsTER, Nov. 6.
AS 1t is usual with Editors to notice the
movements OF great men, it becomes our do
~ to announce, that the honorable William
Y. Z. Claiborne, Governor of the Orleans
Territory, passed through town host haste
on Tuesday last, on his return to New Or
feans-We understand that the immediate
return OF his eXcellency TO Orleans. was
deemed OF such importance as to induce the
government to instruct the Post Master
General, to order the deputy Post Masters
on the rout, to afford every facility 70 the
Governors movements, by furnishing him
with fresh horses, Sse. Scc.--The govern
or contemplated reaching Natchez in IS
s.-GazeHe.
he Unite States brig Hornet, which was
Jatey sent to Europe with messengers to our mi
pster - France and England, has returned, ha
wig had stormy passage, during which they
Were compelled TO throw overheard severn! NJ
heF guas. Lieutenants Miller and Spence. who
went OUT as messengers, have arrived in this city.
Nat Int
ANrAPoLIs, November 9. lust as our "a
per was gong 70 press, the Hornet sloop of war,
captain Hunt, arrived IN our harbour, in 10 DAYS
from I7avre, which place she left on the 1st of
Octobfr, and put into Cowes, pursuing nom
thence her passage horneword on the IN of,be
sane month She has brought dispatches TO 90.
Fe'Hnicne from Armstrong and Pnkney.