The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-08-27

probably Ssvahnah July 81, of the north side OF
Porto Rico, took the sloop Mary-Ann, White, Of
Bermuda, from Turks Island, bound to Antigua, with
5000 bushels ofsalt 1.-THE Mary-Ann 10 now lying
al anchor OIL Cape Mary, in the charge OF Mr..
Beach, from whom we have received this infofmaS
ton.J Mr. Beach left the Paul Jones, then mounting
IL guns, OF Porto Rico, in chace of brig supposed
to be British The Paul Jones had information of s
English merchant ships, richly laden under convoy
OF an armed brig, from Jamaica, for London, which
they were keeping good look out for. The officers
and crew OF The Paul Jones were all well and in
high spirits
Lady sherbrooke, from Halifax, for JAM ca prize to
the Marengo privateer, of this port cargo fish
and lumber is a beautiful vessel Of $50 TONS cop.
pered to light water mark, mounts four 6pounderss
aud was captured after sight resistance.
Aug 19.-The British brig Harmony, Of $50 tono
burthen, armed with four 6po,mders, and having q
crew of 20 men, sent into this port yesterday
by the privatesr YANKEE, Wilson, Bristol, X I.
She was csntured Oh the Goth July. in lat 46 lon
50, on her passage from Greenock TO Quebec, with
a full cargo OF dry-goods. rum and coal. At the
time of her capture, the Yankee bad taken threo
other British briggs, one Of which was released.
PRovipENcE, August pa letter has been re-
ceived by one OF owners of the small prvateer Lea
der. Capt Avery, of this port. (the :" boat which
no decent man would cross the river m''E,statnx.
that she had captured valuable British prize, and
taken her into Provincetown, Maime.--Phe,ux.
BosroN, August 24-Arrived at this port, on
Saturday, British brig William. Gate Holetnan,y
prize-master Na,hi Chttentlen of Tsignnouth from
Bristol Eng. prize to the privsteer Rosse, Barney
OF Baltimore, taken August 2d, lat. <63, Ion. So
She has cargo of $50 tons Goals 10 baskets Chez
ses; SO hrkins butter; 10 casks do. SO bbls porks
cases hats 3 hhds. boots and shoes, and 40 bum
dies oakum. She was out about Weeks. The Ross-
sic, on the present cruixe has taken IL British YES.
sells, viz ship Hitty, from Glasgow, in ballast, T.
hnc vessel OF 400 tons, copper bottomed, and cop,
per tastenhd manned and ordered for FIST port--s
ship from Dublin, in ballast briggs and schooners
which she burnt brig and schr. released, aftess
putting on board los prisoners sent them into New
foundland.
Mr.. Seth Burton. prile master of the ship Eliza
Ann, arrived here Friday, informs, that while orr
board the Yankee, she spoke vessels. one from
Cadiz tor Rhode-lsand, one from Liverpool for A
meiia, understood she belonged TO Bath, the other
he does not recollect, which Informed they had been
boarded by Commodore Rodgers squadron. on tho
eastern part OF the Grand Hank, and was informed
by the boarding officer they had taken and destroy
ea 81 sail OF English vessels that they had then =
fine ships IN CO. with the squadron, prison ships
on board OF which the prisoners, and that they
had also taken an English Corvette Of 10 guns, and
ordered her in
Arrived at Salem. on Friday, the beautiful new
copper bottomed brig Ceres, OF $50 tons, prize to-
the pryateer John
An English brig, loaded with timber, arrived az
Cape Ann OIL Saturday morning We are informed
she was first captured by, Salem privateer, then
recapured by an English frgate, and Afterwards by
Lynn priva,cer.
brig from jamaica deeply loaded, has arrived
IN Long.isand Sounds prize 10 the priv
British brig Harmony, Of $50 tons burthen, WITH
six Founders. end crew Of 90 men. has been
DETAINED by the Privsteer yankee, Of Bris,ol. ~
l. and arrived at New-York she was captured o,
the 2Sth July, in lat. 46, ION. IS, on her passs,
from Grcenock tp Quebec, with full cargo of .if
goods, rums and coal. Atthe time Of her cartur~
the Yankee tok al,J ranrE orHsR Dprrtsv
BRIcs, ONE of which being in ballast, was given uv
to the prisoners -
The soop Mary Ann. from Turks-fslan for An
tgua, with 5000 bushels of salt, prize TO the Paul.
Jones. has arrived ~ Philadelphia.
ANorHEu RICH Prize "A British ship of 500,
tons, from London bound to Halifax, with cargo
consisting OF dry-goods, crates glass and harwares
which cost in England $4,000 dollars, arrived at4
Portland on. Monday, detained" by the privsteet
Teazer, of New-York The owner and his wife arr
rived in the ship We do not understand whether
the owner had insured his property OF. not. -
brig james, frpm Halifax, has arrived at Falmoutlt !;
prize 10 the Bunkcr-Ilill privAteer. 4.
schooner and a sloop. lumber loaded, have ~ :
rived at Gloucester, sent in by the Orlando.