The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-17

patches from Paris tor he Jonn Adams tri .
gate, arrived from the capital in 80 hours
when the American ship of war immediate-'
" set sail tor the English coast. and with
out touching at the port. aswe have alrea-
dy stated. sent a boat ON shore with dis
patches from Mr.. Russell to MIR. Smith,
Charge d'Affaires If the u. 5. resident here.
They contain an, account that the Two.
Brothers, the Good Intent aud the Star,
captured since the LIST of November, have
been released, On satisfactory proof being
produced that the property was American.
IL rs asserted hat the numerous others de,
tanned under the like circumstances will be
immediately surrendered 10 the claimants by
the french government
u l. rs stated on the same authority
that the proceedings in these cases, ON the
part OF the captor>, in the French Courts of
Admiralty, are not at ali founded on the
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, which are held
by the Judges OF those courts to have been
aorogated, and ed null and void since
the Is, OF November last. IN
From tee London Star of lulu a.
Sir Joseph Yorke is at last understood
not to have gone to America. The fleet
under his command being. it is said, des
tined. or rather having sailed, to different
quarter. The supposed necessity for the
appearance OF British Reet off the Ameri-
Can coast at he time Sir Joseph left Eng
land. probably gave occasion TO the report
that he was gong thither, as his departure
took place about the time that the news of
the action between the Presiden, and the
Little Belt hrst reached this country. We
Can say nothing as to the real destination OF
Sir Joseph's Squadron.
MIR. Bond his Majesty's Consul General to
the Middle and Southern States of America.
and family, arrived az Liverpool on Friday,
IN the American ship Susqehanna, captain
Edward Mead from Philadelphia. MIR. Fos-
ter had not reached the United States ON
the 18Th o; June.
Extract OF letter from an officer of his
MsJes'yss snip Gibraltar. dated BASQUE
Roads JGne rs - In the afternoon of Fri
Gay last the boats OF the squadron al this an.
,1,norssr were dispatched by Commodore
fiampin, under the orders of Lieutenant Har
r,ngton OF this ship, to intercept a convoy
OF about twenty chase marcos, deeply laden.
making run from Isle d'Aix to Rochelle.
Lietenant "A. in ,dashing style. drove the
create part under their batteries bat un
fortuna ely while wearing otf shore, the
barge, in which he was. received a sh OF in
the tern sheets, which killed three u,en and
wnu led tour the boat Immediately sunk
having twelve FOUNDER Coronado with
pro triton OF shot in her. 1t is with disgrace T.
"N"'J 'uioiM yDus # Ddtt6rl6S instant
~ Confined their ooject with round an
grape Shot) TO the sinking ,oat /; howeve, we
sustained 10 further damage, as the Scep,re
and Dlaua's boats Immediately picked hem
up, with the exception of the three killed.
Inc enemy's force under the stroug battery
OF isle d'Aix. is one line Of battle ship and
three trigates, seemingly with no particular
wish to be conveyed into an English port, as
thgy have thsir batteries very near -
The American brig Alert. from Blrdeaux,
is arrived a Portsmouth, detained by ne
Vestai, Hon. Captain Berkeley. This YES
sci soon after she left Bordeaux, was tall. n
in with by the Semiramis Ca tain Richard.
son, who put several hands into her, and
sent her for Plymouth. when they ar
rived OH Ushant, the. Americans rose upon
the British seameD, and took possession OF
the ship. -Four of the men they patterned
down, aud the others ihey sent drift in the
jolly boat. Soon afterwards the Vestal fell
IN with the Elert ; the captain represented
the inutility of OBTAINING him, as he had
been just boarded by the Semirsmi Cap
tain Berkeley, however, was no, satisfied
with this reason and upon his expressing
his determination TO send the vessel into
a British port, the American captain told
the truth, and accordingly, q men belong
ing to the SemlramIs, were discovered N
the hold. The men sent away in the Jolly
boat have not been heard of:-I6id.