The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-12

mendment was taken up IN Senate yester-
day, the further consideration of the amend
ment, and of course of the whole bill. was
postponed to the first Monday in June
| a pos tponenfcnt nearly equivalent to reicc-
ton.
The proportion Of the LOAN which was
subscribed in the district of Columbia was
about 100000.
NoRFoLK, May 8.
NAUTICAL DISPATCH.
The u. ). frigate United States, has un-
dergone thorough repair at the Navy Yard
at this place. Her gras, gun-carriages,
water casks, ammunition and provisions
were landed, her top masts struck, every
| article of rigging, spars, &c. taken from her,
and her mizen mast unshipt. She was over
hauled from stem to stern, threwn down,
caulked. sheathed and cohhered. After her
hull had ,received every necessary repair,
new mizen mast was shipt, and she was
rugged, fsre and aft, her guns, &c. put on
board again, and the ship is now in complete
order for sea- All this was performed in
nearly as short time as it would have ia
| ken the frigate to have gone from Hampton
Roads to Washington = T..
The United States is one ofthe finest fri
tsates that ever swept the deep; her crew
| is composed of the flower of our brave tars;
her officers are all men, of metal and expe-
rience, and her commander is the gallant
Decatur, whom fame has already crowned
with imperishable laurels. Herald.
1t is now satisfactorily asoertained, that
the Farmers Bank of Virginia will go into
operation in very short time. Yesterday,
at O'Clock, every Share of the Capital
Stock, allotted to Norfolk, was subscribed
for-Thus the principal difficulty in it's pro-
gress is removed.
The U. s.. troops now at Fort Norfolk,
we understand, are to embark immediately
in Herbert's Packet for New-York. Fort
Norfolk is to be re-garrisoned with porti-
on of the drafted Militia, consisting OF capt
Otis company of Artilerists from the 54th
Regiment, Norfolk borough ;. Capt. DAYS
company of Light Infantry from the 9TH
Regiment, Norfolk county, and capt. Ro-
gers company OF Artillersts from the 21st
Regiment, Gloucester county.
BALTIMORE, April 80.
We copy the annexed letter from the Au-
rora OF yesterday. 1t speaks home to the
feelings OF every man who loves his country.
We condemn the French burnings as much
as any one, but it appears to be too great a
devotion TO Britain TO pass by almost unub-
served the British SaPtores, impre ssmcnts
and insults, and present US with FREEcE
BURNINGs in staring capitals, AS if Britain
had the right to treat US as she pleased
We hope to see the following in '.our min
ister's paper" together with editorial COM
ments, apologetic or otherwise, as it may
best suit their interests.
EXTRACT TO THE EDIToR-DATED
81. BarGhoLonsc7os, .dhrI s, 1912.
"On the 1eth March took my passage
| ON board the brig Georgianna, commanded
\ by capt. ChildS, loaded with rum and sugar
bound to this place, and then to Philadel-
phia. We had on board eight American
seameD, who were to work their passage to
the United States. The 10Th of March we
sailed from Carlisle Bay and on the 14th
same month made the Island of Antigua,
at ! Y. M. we were overhauled by H. b. NJ
schooner Scuttle, and after being abused.
left. AT p. II. we were again becalmed
and were again brought to by II. B. M brig
Pelican, lieut.. Havingland, who threatened
to send us all to England he called us
damned Yankee rGscats, and said he would
press us all. that we were Englishmen
we Showed him our projections, he said they
were made by some damned Yankee Cap
tain, and that he be damned if he didn't
learn us to run away from England he
put us all on board the Pelican (or Pelter,
and ordered Reuben Swain d young man
from Nantucket, to have a Hakfa dozen
iashes, by way of making him welcome on
board and for insolence, as he said in not
pulling off his hat the next morning we
lwere carried to Tortola for trial (having
found Sugar on board) and on the 10th we
all arrived safe at said island at p. M
Iwhen the eight Americans with myself (bt-
ling Cabin Passenger) were distributed a
jmong the fleet, sent on board the British
Naval shooner Ship jack, and ordered t,
1.-THE windward station. VIM. Jocelyn, from
Hudson, 10 years old Joel Taylor, from
INaraganset Bay Nathaniel Howard, Al
lbany, 80 years old, on board the ship FawI
lot is guns, gone on a cruize. Thoma
Knox Rhode Island man, of about 2!
Years old Robert Shaw Ia black) from
Hartford, born i'm Rye, state of New-Y York
kept on board the Peter (or Pclican)-Ja
bez Long a carpenter by trade, from Phia
Idelphia, aged %. Reuben Swain, born a
Nantucket, says he is 81 years; Ben. Grams
Iton says he is a native of Swansey, about 81
Years old. ] was also kept on board til,
isame brig, but fortunately made my escap,
lon the morning Of the Goth March, on boart
a cutter sloop, and arrived at this plac
the next day, where l now am waiting 70
an opportunity to go to Boston, where
have a wife and two children. hope yo
will make this letter public, that if govern
ment will not protect them, the friends o
these unfortunate men at least may endea