The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-28

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The British brig James, of Halifax, cap
'tured the Sd inst. by the Bunker Hill priva-
;eer, has arrived at Falmouth, OH her way
| to New York. q. -
! The Curlcw privateer, Gate of this port, }
was 10 sail ia a day or two on cruise, and
was to carry heavy metal. The John priva-
teer, of Salem, had been frequently in sight
of the Light. a cartel was 10 be prepared
/ for Boston, to sail about the 18th. The feet
| from St. John had not arrived.
| Arrived ut Gloucester, privatcer Orlando,
Babsop, from Il cruze, with four prizes and
tre-taken Il Marbehcad fishing schr.
Schooner Providence, from Sidney for
Halifax. has arrived. prize to the Wiley
Reynard.
/ CHARLESTON, August 1s.--Lieutenant
GRANDSON, of the Guard-Ship, returned
last evening in a canoe. from Beaufort. He
has, since he left his immediate command
here, been examining all the iulets to the
,Scuthward, as far as the south point of Sa
pc l.. about 400 miles from this place and
has stationed his armed bargeS at Sapello,
Darian and Sudbury. He saw no enemy on
the coast.
So, PRIZES.
| August 19.-The privateer schooner Ma
ry-Ann, capt. Chazal. returned to this port
yesterday, after short cruize of % days
On this cruize she has captured FOUR
PRIZES, two of which she has brought in
with her; one she burnt, and the other was
lgiven up to the prisoncrs-rhe prizes ar
| rived are
British brig AMELIA, HARRIS, from
Malta bound TO Havanna, with a valuable
cargo of oil, wine, soap, cork wood, Sc
She mounts 10 guns, but had only IA men;
she made short resistance, in winch
the captain and one man were Slightly
wounded.
British brig HONDURAS PACKET,
| CURTrs, from Jamaica, bound to the City
of ST. Domingo, with cargo of rum, pro.
visions, Slc.--mounts 2 guns, with IL men.
The master. of this vessel informs, that
when the brig left Kingston, [Jam.) Is days
since, the Official news of War had not been
received from the United States--a report
to that effect had reached the island, but it
was not generally credited
The vessel captured and released by the
Mary Ann, with her prisoners, was q small
government tender of guns and IL men
after throwing over her guns, and taking
receipt for the Midshipman com manding
her, together with the prisoners, they al
lowed her to depart.
The vessel destroyed was small British
schooner, loaded with cotton, from Gonaives
| fox Jamaica. The Prizes were all taken
within a short distance of the Island of ia
maica. t.
| On the cruize, the Mary-Ann was once
on the point of boarding British Govern
ment hermaphrodite brig, but discovered
who she was, in season, and avoided the
contest by superior sailing. She has also
been into an out port in Cuba, FOR water, &c.
where she lay two or three days.
SALEM, Aug. t6.-Arriyed slip Venus Raw. Of
New York, from Liverpool July 4,with coal, crates
dry goods, copper and white lead, sent in by the
privateer Dolphin, Oh what pretence we have not
learnt. Jny 3Ist, on Grand Bank was boarded nv
80 gun Ergate under Ems ish colours and inform
ed OF the var, treated politely, aud permitted to
lprocreo--i me fisate had billet he'd, and as
supposed TO be the Essex. = ..-.,. =
! Monday Aug. lS--Ship Evergreen Of Wiscasset
from Liverpool bound to New York, with cargo
| of English soods-captured and sent in ly the Dot
pIin privateer, but for what we do not learn
| The Evergreen sailed on the Sd July.
Same aGy.--anew light British brig bound from
Gibraltar TOR Nova Scotia, and Schooner with las
puncleons rum, from the West lndiee pr;zes to
the privateer ship John, Crowninshield, of this
port.
Arrived at Gloucester on Saturday last, prvateer
schr. Orlando, Capt. Babson, from cruise having
taken British prizes, and recaptured q Marble
head fishing schooner. Two of the prizes arrived
| at Gloucester on Sunday, schooner & sloop taken
| from the fleet from st. Johns for Halifax loaded
with lumber &c. The other prizes taken by the
Orlando, were two valuable West Indiamen. one
of which, Schooner, has been retaken and arrived
at Halifax, the other Yves the brig Penelope, from
Surrinam, and has not yetarrived.
NoRroLK, Aug. "a.
Yesterday arrived here the schooner privateer
Globe, Captain Murphy, of Baltimore, from cruize
She came in with her prize (Which is in Hampton
Roads, bound TO Baltimore) the ship Sir Simon
Clark, Captain Udney, Of iG guns and SO men, a new
ship on her first voyage, 5T7 tons, bound from uce
Clamp to Leth, with cargo Of SIS hogsIieads aud
81 terces OF sngar 81 puncheons rum, coffee (quan-
tity not stated logwooi aud mahogany. This slim
was captured on the 18th instant, in lat ST. long.
tS, after an action OF about 90 minutes in which
captain Udney was severely wounded, with three o.
Tiers, his mate and three passengers killed. On
board the Globe the second lieutenant and drummer
were killed and one man wounded.
The Sir Simon Clark sailed on the first of August
The fleet sailed the 25h ult consisting OF 70 sail d,,
der the convoy OF the Polyphemus. of ca guns, two
frigates, and three other vessels Of war. Ledpey
The Privateer lost one man killed and
two wounded, among the latter was Mr..
Snow, End. Lieutenant, who died of his
wounds few hours after.
The ship Caroline, Johnson, from lanai
ca, put into the Chesapeake on Saturday
last.--On Monday the 18th inst off the Ma
riniila Reef, spoke the priyateer schooner
Mars, Capt. Fisher, Of this port, in pursuit
If an Eglish armed brig, and half an hour
after saw the Mars engage and capture the
brig.-We hope this may prove true.
Herald
BALTIMORE, Aug. 22-Arrived British
schooner Ann, Hancock, prize mastery
from city ST. Domingo for GUERNSEY, with
Mahogany and Logwood sent in by the
Globe, Murphy, of this port. The Ann was