The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-31
ANNAPOLIS, July 81.
THE BLOOD HOUND.


ANNAPOLIS, July 81.
THE BLOOD HOUND.
Since the arrival of this vessel, about
THiRTY-ONE of her crew have deserted
and taken refuge in this country. notw,th-
standing a declaration of war i'm fact they
leave her so fast that it is doubted whether
she viii have hands enough to return to
England. Yesterday morning she anchored
IN the bay again to prevent their leaving
her. The greater part of those who have
deserted are excellent tradcsmen of differ
ent kinds, and OF course cannot fail to be
considerable acquisition to this country.
The British government may see in this
small, specimen the fate of any feet they
may send on our coasts; and the American
people may hail their arrival without any
approximations of danger, as so many volun-
tary surrenders to our authority. Let go
vernment offer them proper protection, and
the proceeds of their ships AS rewards for
their eSertionS, and the sacred flame of Ii
berry win inspire them to noble deeds of va
Tor, to procure its blessings.
One cahtiue released from British bondage
ROBERT YOUNG HIDE
An American seaman has got his release
from his Britannia majesty's brig Blood
hound since she arrived in our harbor.
MIR. Hyde is native of Fredericksburg,
Va.) from whence he sailed about two
years ago in the schr. Susannah, capt. Jo-
seph Fowler. to Lisbon. (Portugal,) and was
there impressed into the British service a
bout eighteen months since, and has never
had an opportunity of obtaining his freedom
until the present time. Mr.. II. gives the
most horrible account of the treatment re-
ceived by Americans generally who are in
the British navy and states that they are
wantonly fogged at the gangway with the
most barbarous cruelty for every offence,
however inadvertently committed.
Where is the man possessing American
| feelings, whose heart does not bleed at such
treatment Let the royalists of Canada be
| seized and exchanged for our fellow citizens
thus dragged into slavery, or made to ex-
plate with their lives for such inhuman
barbarity inflicted on our countrymen.
u Editors of newspapers in the state of
| Virginia are requested to publish the above
for the information and satisfaction of Mr.
HIS. friends. maryland Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Arrived this
| morning brig Tulip, capt. Monk, from N.
York, boundto Lisbon with a cargo of flour,
SSc.-a prize to the schr. Atlas, capt. Moi
fatt of this port. Her cargo is said to be
British property. Ref
Two days after the Privateer ATLAS,
Captain MAFFEr. Cleared the Capcs of
Delaware, she boarded Under British coIors,
the bug Tulip, Captaia Monk, bound from
New York for Lisbon, having on board 1900
| barrels OF Flour and some salt provisions
Captain Maffet affected to be sailing under
1 a British commission and threatened imme-
diateiy to send the Tulip into British port.
He kept up the delusion so we'll, as com
pletely to satisfy the captain of the Tulip
| that the Atlas was a British, and not an H.
MEXICAN, Privateer.--This conviction being
lproduCed. Captain Monk said he would sae
tisfy Captain Maffet that he ought not to
him that he had dispatches from Mr.. Eos
ter and produced A BRITISH LICENSE.
I"These papers," said Captain Maffet, care
quite satisfactory, and now instead of send
ing you into British port ! will send you
" into the port of Philadelphia" He then
put five men and prize master on board,
and the Tulip is now lying off Walnut-street
wharf
We had heard of a contract made at N.
York by Mr.. Foster and also one made in
Philadelphia, to supply the British armies
with Flour, &c. under British Licenses, &
4 we were in hopes that the ingenuity, enter
prise and management of our Privateers-
men would discover the Traitors who were
thus adhering 10 our enemies, giving them
aid and comfort. Captain Mafiet deserves,
and will have, the thanks of his fellow citi-
zens tor the adroitness and judgement with
whom he captured the Tulip. Dem. Press.
BUFFALO, July Il,
| POSTURE OF AFFAIRS ON THE LINES.
! Gen. Brock, president of the parliament OF
Z. canada, acting governor OF the province,
and commander in chief of his maiesty's
| forces IN Upper Canada, is at pre- sent at
Newark, experimenting the various cefcn.
ces on the river. He is stated to be an a.
bic and experienced officer, with undoubted
courage. He came from Little YORK, soon
after hearing os the declaration of war, and
it was believed, with serious intention of
attacking Fort Niagara--but, contrary to
what has been reported, he made no de-
mand of surrender.
Expecting descent from the American
army. the Canadians have for ten DAYS past,
been removing their families and effects
from the river, into the interior. At New
\ ark, Queenstown, and other villages OH the
river, there are no inhabitants, except
few civil officers and soldiers. 1t is even
SAID that an immense quantity of specie,
plate, and from various parts Of the pro-
vince, have been boxed up and destined for
Quebec.
The British are understood to have about
3 or 700 regular troops stationed between
the lakes, from Fort George to Fort Erie.
These men are generally those who have
seen service in various parts of the world,
ne militia Of the province are ordered out
en- n'aSSe. Great discomfort prevails in