The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-23
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LONDON, June IS.
Extract Of letter from an officer of Sir
James Saumare-'s fleet. dufcd Hinge
Sound, June S.
| The whole Of the squadron shifted their
birth yesterday, further up the Sound Now
we lie moored-Victory, Sir James Sauna
req, Hannibal, Admiral Durham. Dread
nought, Mars, Cressy, Defence, &c Ardent.
! The Fisgard is arrived from Spithead. 1t
lis said Sir James does not intend going fur
Their up the Baltic: but this, / conceive.
must entirely depend upon the turn the
pending negotiations take-The Swedish
boats come alongside, and sell things pref
ty reasonable--eggs a shilling per Dozen
good beef and pork cheap, and large lob.
s,ers Sd each. The Loire, Erebus, and
Bellette. are cruigng off the Scaw. This
is one of the most dreary looking places
ever saw--not tree 10 be SEEM nothing
but barren rocks, and plenty of them ~
1t is uncommonly cold, equally so as at
Christmas, in Portsmouth } what degree
of it we are to have in November, know
not"
The Hereditary Prince of Orange, whom
his Royal Hlghness the Prince Regent has
been pleased to promote to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel in the army, arrived at
Portsmouth last "Wednesday. His Serene
IL.
Baron de Constant, a Swiss gentleman, for.
merly an officer in the Dutch Guards, and
Mr.. Johnson an eminent English scholar. the
Princes private tutor
Government having appointed the Mer.
maid frgate TO Convey the prince to Lisbon,
his Serene Highness went on board of her.
and sailed this day with fair wind to jon
the army in Portugal.
Letters via Yarmouth, from the Categat
to the 18th inst. mention, expressly, that
the Swedish Government, awed by the de-
csion and hrmness of the British AdmiraI,
had offered TO restore the detained vessels
and cargoes at Carlsham, but upon conditi-
ons to which Sir James Saumarez did not
think himself warranted in acceding. The
negotiation was, however, still continued,
aud Messengers had been dispatched to
Stockholm Tor fresh instructions "A
postscript to one of the letters adds, that
there was no doubt that the demands of
the Admiral would ultimately be complied
with.
Government have released five French,
Officers, OH the solicitation IF Capt. Film.
ders, Il. r. the circumoavigator, in conse
Quence of their particular attention and
kindness to him, whilst prisoner in the
Isle Of France. They will return to the
Isle of France in the HsLEN, which
Will sail in a few days with stores for Ma
dras.
The Barring Indiaman, is detained, Ia
carry out the new Commander in Chief,
SIR Geo. Nugent, his Lady and suite, tc
India
The capture of the five French priva-
teers, and the destruction Of sixth, at ST.
donla, deserves more notice than we could
take Of it last week Sidonia is about ~
miles frcm Cadis, and well situated both tor
a.tUt si.rg protection IN this species OF naval
warfare, and facihta,iug The capture Of any
merchant vessels going into Cadiz, IN which
service these privateers had been too sue.
cessiu!l; net long since two large ships la
den win -four. Tell into their hands. Their
capture had also long been an object of de
sire, from suspicion that their crews were
principally deserters from the British ships
lying in Cadiz Bays. Americans and Others
They were small cutter-riggcd vessels, with
sweeps; and when they undertook any con
siderable enterprise, 70 dragons On garri-
son - Sidenia9 were embarked on board
Ihcm. Capt. Price, OF the Sabiue, provoke ed
by Their daring intTusions, anchored his
sirP az c'ose ~ possible inIothe road stead,