The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-03
DOMESTIC.


DOMESTIC.
Ntw-YoRK, June 26--Capt Lester, OF
the brig Ind an Chief from Madeira, ha
furnish. d us with the following additional
particulars respecting the jamaica feet,
which he left at noon on the 18TH inst. &
on Tuesday the 22d, at half past O'clock
III the morning, Sandy Hook bearing w. n.
w. distance 50 leagues, Captain Lester fell
i'll with our Squadron under the command
OF Commodore Rodgers.
The Jamaica feet was conveyed by one
&c gun tiigate. and the Reindeer brig of Is
gur>. with one of the feet in tow, which
ha lost her foremost that morning IN a squal
by which several other ships in the feet mad
, en- disabled.
| The frigate had forty SICK men on the
| q 'ctor's list, and the surgeon was amongst
t number.
| Our fleet was steering S, e. when Cap
tan Lester spoke them. After receiving
his Information they altered their course, *
stood l.. n, E. under press Of sail, with a
{! fair wind.
A few days before captain Lester spoke
the i,ett, a part of them had separated fer
Halifax, and two for New York. The re
mainder were left laying to, repairing da-
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| Yesterday Mr.. F. Lewis secretary to C 4.
w. Erving Esq. special Minister at the
Court OF Denmark, passed through this CT
ty for w ashington, with dispatches for Go.
vernment.
Mr.. Lewis was passenger in the ship
| tgeria, which vessel was lately captured by
the British, and on her way to Halifax, was
lost on reef of rocks. Mr.. Lewis preserv-
led his dispatches At the imminent danger
of losing his life.
AT the request of Mr.. Erving, the Egeria
was conveyed out of the Danish waters BY
the gun boats Of the king Of Denmark. At
the time OF her sailing out single Ameri-
can was detained in Denmark and of up
wards of 40 vessels, that were captured last
year, all had been released, excepting two
o. three which had British licences, and the
ship brutus OF Salem, taken into Norway
with cargo of Gotten. Under French cap
ture } or others were detained, whose pa
pers had been sent to Paris.
MIR. Ervins, having finished the Business
OF his mission, intended to depart Tor Pa
r's immediately after the Egeria sailed /; &
had introduced Mr. Forbes, our Consul at
IiaInburSh, to the Danish ministry, under
favourable circumstances, to act as Agent
Nler. .4Qv.
Captain Fairchilds Of the brig Ceres, ar
rived at Newhayen, was boarded a. two o.
clock on Saturday afternoon by the British
Iirigate Belvidere Ia brig in company about
90 miles to the South ward OF Montau.. Point.
i 1t is "a memorable circumstance that the
act OF Congress declaring war against G
Britain'was passed ON the Anniversary OF
| the Battle of bunker-Hiil, which was fou sht
on the 17th of June, 1775.< .,....
The British Minister has given notice to
all persons having Claims against him to
s"nd them III tor payment previous to the
Goth inst
The British Consul has countermanded
the sailing of the brig George Washington,
which he had obtained leave of our govern
nelIt to send out to Great Britain with Mr..
Baker, British Secretary of Legation. III.
Treaty 6efzDeen Great Britain and Por-
!UBaL-We yesterday published a para
graph copied from a Philadelphia paper,
| winch states, that war. against Great Bri
:ain would be war against Portugal also
me following is the article OF the treaty OF
Iarnity and alliance between the two nations
alluded TO, which we think will not bear the
construction given in the Philadelphia para
lgraph.-Ev. Post
drticte 2 otthe IreatySE .Amiity and Hi
Gnce between Great Britam and Porfu-
gal, dared 1914 February 1910.
" In consequence OF the engagement con-
tracted by the preceding article, the two
nigh Contracting parties shall always act in
concert Tor the maintenance OF peace and
tranquility, and in case that either of them
should be Threatened with hostile attack
by, any power whatever, the other shall
lemploy its most earnest and effectuaI good
Offices either for preventing hostlites, or
for procuring just and complete satisfaction
to the injured party"
| N. YORK, June s6.
| THE JAMAICA FLEET Capt Lester, OF the
brig Indian Chief furtherinicrn1s U.s. that the jaInai.
ca fleet was conveyed by fIig,de OF rs guns, and
the Reindeer brig OF Is. One OF the ships a. IT, tow
OF the irisate, which lad lost her foremost III :
squat. the morning lie fell in with them Several
other ships were also disabled in the sumo squan A
few ships bound to Halifax left The fleet afew DAYS
before, and two for New York. The figate had
40 men on the sick list, among the sick was the
Surgeon.
When Capt L. spoke Commodore Rodgers (which
was at hall past 3 in The morning OF Tuesday, he
was steering N f. Sandy Hook bearing w n w
~ leagues distant and wien informed ct the ia
msiea feet, altered his course to T.. y. L.. under n
press of sail and fair wind.
We hayeseeu gentleman who arrived here in
the brig Undaunted, om Jamaica, and who sailed
IL the hcet that Commodore Rodgers was left in
pursuit of on tuesday mOrtirg. This gentleman
inf fb,sf H., .I.,ia p..f Al.