The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-09-03
Com. Rodgers Squadron.


ruR Congress, Sc, C.pt SMITH Hornet,
10, Capt. LAWRENCE and brig Argus 10,
Capt. SINCLAIR the whole of the squadron
which sailed from Ne%-YorA On the 2lst Of
June, unde- Commodore RoDGERs.
. Sailed from New.York June 2l--The
Esd at A. NJ. discovered, and gave chase to
an English frisatc, supposed to be the Bel.
videra. The superiority Of the Presidents sail.
ing, while the breeze continued fresh, ena-
bled her TO get w,hio gun shot between
and 5 p. NJ. when II had moderated SO much
as to give very faint hopes of getting along
side. AT this time, perceiving she was train
ing her guns To bear upon the President, the
latter commenced fire at her spars and rig
ging, with the view of Gripping her, to get
abreast of her. A fire was kept up about
two hours. The President gave her two or
three broadsdes, and kept up a wcli-dirccted
hre from the chase guns, which cut her sails
and rigging very much, but did not succeed
in destroying any of her spars, although some
oil them were much wounded. The Presi-
dent, all this time, was eXposed 10 a running
fire irotn her four stern chasers and once
the British frigate commenced a fire fiom
her main deck, with an intention OF raking
the President with broadsde, but at that
moment receiving one from the President,
continued her course under press OF sail,
and used only her stern guns. All sail was
crowded In pursuit, but in vain. The chase
was now throwing overheard every thing that
could be spared, to increase her sailing, and
escaped by lightness of the wind. Four of
her boats were seen floating by the President,
completely Knocked TO pieces, together with
great numbc: Of casks, spars, &c. and il
was supposed most Of the guns were also
thrown overheard.
The President received a considerable
number Of shot in her sails and rigging, but
was not materially injured. The chase was
continued till about midnight, when it was
rclinqushed, as hopeless, and the President
have 10 for the squadron 10 come up. Early
ID the chase, one OF the Presidents chase
guns, OH the gun deck, burst and injured the
upper deck so much as to prevent the use of
the chase guns on that side for considerable
llmc. The President had three killed, and
l9 wounded, most of the latter slightly Of
the wounded, 10 were by the bursting of the
gun. 1t was by the same gun Com. Rod
gers had his leg fractured, but has recovered.
The squadron afterwards pursued tho Ja-
maca icc, but owing to uncoTmonly foggy
weather missed them, although at times very
near"
The squadron has been off the English
Channel, then along the cosst Of France,
Spain and Portugal, within SO miles Of the
rock oil Lisbon-then made Madcira-island---
then Oft Co,o and Floros-thcn back 10 the
Banks-and by Nova-ScolIa to Boston.
Many of the scamen of the squadron are
sick with tho scurvy. Several have died.
About 80 English prisoners are on board.
We understand the seamen stated TO have
been impressed fIom Portuguese brig, en-
tered voluntarily y.-PaHadiun.
ESract from 9oara0l kept on board
the Congress.
July lo.--In lat IS, so, lon. 43, ST, cap
tured the British brig Duchess of Portland,
from Newcastle for Pictou, 10 ballast burnt
In lat. IS, so, Ion. 43, 81, captured the
British brig Traveller, from Quebec for
Belfast, in ballast-burN.
In lat.'45, 45, lon. %, captured British
brig Dolphin, letter Of marquc of IA guns,
bound to Antigua, ordered her into the frs;
United States port.
July "a, lat. 81, lon 90, captured British
ship John, letter of marque OF IL guns, %
men, from London for Martinique, ordered in
Aug 9, lat. 80, lon. %, captured an Eng
lish brig from Boco Toro, South America,
for London, took out 10000 dollars, and Or
dcred her in.
Aug. II, lat. Al, -, lon. so, captured
British sch. Adeline, from St. Domingo for
Portsmouth, (Eng) with coffee, ordered in.
Aug. %, lat. 40, Ion. e3, re captured sch.
Betscy, from Naples for MarbIehcad, with
brandy, which had been taken by the Guer-
rier-ordcrcd in,
Aug. 26, lat. 40, Ion. 66, 80, spoke the
English brig Hazard, from Ne acastle, for
Halifax, she was frs, taken by the Dolphin
priva,ecr, relakcn by the British friga,e Eo-
us, and taken again by the American sloop
Of war Wasp.
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