The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-12-31

ed scictncr Toaa Dsmcsoa, fcm a crIize. On
the 18th nit. IN The latitude # Pan hadot . RI so
large ship ot SOguis continued iiiinp SCH, s,me
irs IN o'r lung 9Th, when II tursicd and broke one
OF The non's l,ss then dLttrlir.d ca loaruing
accord ugly shsered along side, hen 20 officers snd
men bG..sied and carried Iei Ending great dc "A
of damage done to t,e ship, they hailed the ID for
the doctor, who was sent on board the sea being
ronsh, The boat s,o'c along sae the ship ailer iey
had got on board
Whilst the Bona was wanting 10 receiye the nr;s-
oners from tho ship, sa, Ia slip aud scl'r) hove
III sight and gave onace. Capt d. then left Tie sh;,
in possession OF those board TO draw tic CHASING
vessels after him, tiv day closing The next morn
ing fell in with brig that chased him for consid-
CRADLE time nothing of the prize after the first
evening is apprehcnsi,c is retaken she appeared
70 nc ahp oi about 500 tons, supposed 70 be from
Ms,ieira
Six days previous To the capture Of the ship, was
an co. With 'hc Tom, Wilson, OF Baltimore a sail
was deserted and chase given, the Tom sailing hest
o'crhaued her and brought her TO action and after
severe engagement she struck, with the loss of
her captain and seamcn, several wounded She
proved 10 be the British Packet Townsend Cspta;n
Coy, from Falmouth for Bsrbadocs, there were scy
eral Passengers on board, among whom were sever
al women after The Packet had struck IL was OBJ
served that something was thrown over the brig's
boat was then going on board. and Immediately
made for IL, and reached il before il sunk II, proy
cd to be tie Mail, which she has safely brought =,
with her the Packet ransomcd and pursued
her course neither the Bona or Tom suffered any
camsge IN the engagement with the Packet; the u.
had omen wuunded in the engagement with the shin.
Also, arrived British sch. Burchal, Lightburn,
ffom barbadocs, IN ballast, sent in by the IIgbny-
err The sch. was Packet plying between Harba
does and Demerara, had OH board at the time Of
capture an English Comnssary and his lady as pas
s,ngers.
The lIighhyer had taken a number of Drorer.
plying between the Islands, which she had released.
one OF which she sent into Demerara rs Hsr of
truce, with the Commissary and 73 prisoners she
had on board; received complimentary letter fio ON
Gov Carmichael, for his Kind treatment 20 the pris
onrrs, The Ilghayer had captured on the 10Th ult.
big Active, OF 10 guns, from St. Johns with fish
Tor Dcmsrara, and ordered her in.
CHARLESTON, Dec. l2-Arriycd, priyateer
sch. Revenge, OF Philadelphia, VIM. Butler, COM
manaef' from cruize-mounts ii guns. On the
llth Nov lat IS, 50, Ion. So, lS captured the nh
slooop Kate, Cunning, with a cargo or sugar and
coiee, bound from Martinco TO Barbados On the
l4te November, lat IL, 80, long 60, 81, captured
the British sch. Lorsin, from Martinco TO ST. lhom-
as, with sugar, coffee, &c. On the 18TH Nov lat
i3' "a, Ion ci, 81, captured the British SCH Ncp-
tune but put our prisoners on board and gave her
up, after taking their signatures not to serve acahst
the United States, during the war. On the l7th.
lat. l5, 81, Ion 2S, 49, captured the British shin
Cyrus, OF Belfast, with full cargo Of fsl, oil. &c
bound from 81 Johns 10 Jamsca The Revenge has
f'' - '" bs' 'f"'s, osS' h"'Wy experienced some
rough weather.
BoS1ON, dec. 23-Let,cr of maruuc BRIG leo.
bbby sailed f,om Portland for France some time
since, has captured the British brig Pomona. COP.
pered TO the bends anl mounting six I2.pounders.
bound from Lisbon 10 Newfoundland, which has ar.
rived at Belfast, District Of Maine.
British brig Two Friends, prize 10 the privateer
Benjamin Franklin, laden with timber, has arrived
at NewYork
The prsa,eer Joseph 4 Mary. oi baltimore. has
rccappuicd an American vessel with $500 L,ls nour
which had been taken md ordered for Barbadors
Inc Btiush brig Dtvonshire, has arrived a, ,lum-
per. (Frnnce) prize to the American priyatccr De-
ca,ur. She was taken on the banks, aud vus load.
ed Will, cod fish and salt.
The letter OF marque sch Lottery, on her pas
sage from PaInambuca TO Baltimore, captured the
sch Dolphin, Green, from Ncw.Brunswck for Ja-
maica, with fish and lumber, anu permitted her TO
proceed, without taking any thing from her. The
Lottery had guns and so men, and also captured,
without opposition, the brig Preston, Of 10 guns.
and is men, and released her
British slsop, laden with sugar and coffee. has
been taken Oft ST. Barts, by the Jacks Fayo,ite, Of
NewYork
The privateer sch. Liberty, Pratt, Of Baltimore,
has arrived at Poro-sco for supplies. She had ta-
ken One prize, and chased an English soop, from
l. Rico Tor Antigua. with provisions, on shore
The u ). brig Vixen, 1t Reed, was spoken Noy.
IS, lat rs, loog GO, bound on a crusc of Turks
Island Passagc-was understood 10 have DESTROYED
,nc or 'Wn Enpliet ytssels