The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-02

for protection snd convoy. The British commander
Alter inspecting the papers of the ship, and ending
her to be legitimate Spanish vessel, and his or
ders requiring him to render assistance and CONVOY
to all such vessels applying projections agrcesbiy
10 the treaty OF alliance between q. Britain Spai
took her under his convoy, and gave her sailing or
ders accordingly. On Friday morning, llth last.
the two vessels got under way and dropped down the
river; the American ,un-boats, FIVE in number one
OK them schoonerrSye', got under way at the same
time and stood down the river with them. In the
coarse OF this time Capt. O'Grs,iy had communie,.
ted with the commanding officer of the schooner
and informed him that the ship was under his CON
yoy, and as such, he could not suffer her to be mo-
Tested. After the vessels had crossed the bar the
schooner ran up To the ship and discharged her
large gun, loaded with grape and canister Shot in
TO her, Which FIRE repeated several times. Can't
OGrady then hailed the schooner, aud again eau
toned her commanter to desist from firing into his
convoy, or he should be under the dsagreeabie ne
cessity OF returning the fre-obseryng at the same
time, that the breach between the tries was
already sufficiently wide, without adding TO the irri.
taeion by any hssty or i.:srudent conduct Instead
however, this advice being listened to- the Amer
ic;n comu'snder discharged his gun into the British
brig, she having ran up between the ship and the
sehooner-A shot was then fired from the brig
aheah OF the gun-boat, as signal that should an-
other shot be fired into her, it would be returned
--ths did not deter the commander of the
sohooner, VINO, having reloaded lis gun, again dis
charged It into the brig when thirty two pound
earronade loaded with grape and eannster was fired
from the brig into the schooner and the brig rang
ing up alongside the schooner was ON the point of
pouring her broad side into her. the crew having bv
tins time become so incenscd against the American
commander thatit was with the greatest difficulty
captain O'Grady could deter them from doing so.
Fortunately. however, the business ended here: the
Sun-boats put about and stood in, while the shin g.
brig stool on their I'VE believe that there.
are no lives lost on either side. ,.
BY the pot-boat .Nontareii, arrived Yesterday
from ST. Maiy's, which place she left Oh Tuesday e.
vening, We understand that the gun boat, hat, retur
ned To Amelia, and that the Sabbho was cruising off
the bar when they came out-rh.re was NOTING
new from ST. Augustine.
(CoUKIER-Rdnk Federal battery
-. AFFAIRS OF FLORIDA. - = ii
~ gentleman who came passenger in the South
ern Stage, we are informed, that the Aids of the
Governor had returned from Augustine to ST Ma
rvs, afew days since, and that Governor Mitchell
dispatched them back-on what errand, was not
known. = "-;-+' - -
The garrison of ST. Augustine sailed ont g. ale
an attack on the Patriots; but the United S,a,es'
troops intertered, and the neans of nrevent;n
any bloodshed and they sgain returned ia ths
Fort. .Sdvunnah Jf,sc,,,, ~ or, cue
n letter from a gentleman possessing the hest
sources OF information, to another in this city. re-
ceiTed by last Southern Mail, states, that he had
recently been at Augustine, aud that there was vet
distant probability OF American troops being employ
ed in that quarter. - - -
Sdvannah Republican, Nav o.