The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-09-17
American Pnzc List, &C.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.

2riract from the Journal Of me Prrsferr Prig Pan.
keC, Of SrsIs. Rhsde isaesd-~usri1 !, 1879
AT meridian continued ~ cbssc OF large Eng
lIsh armed ship, distant aoort mites upon the lee
bow. At 1, p. ~. We prepared tor action, and ran
down upoa her weather quarter, upon which the ship
filled away and also preparation action. We mme-
diatsiy hred first divasIon, the ship returned
brosdsde, and the action became general The OF
fcers ind marines poured into the enewy full vol
hey, OF n,usquetry, and the three divisions IT the
same tins gave her brosdrde. We tnen bore ~
way run stbw his bosp. gave him another broad
side, which r2kd him fore aud AFT, Snd discharged
all the small arms-Durng rhis time, however, the
enemy sept up well directed hrc, shot away some
of our riggAg and wounded two Of our sssmeD
But soon destroyed the SHIPS standing and run
ming rigging and sails. killed the hemsmsn, ard
kept up so w.rm fire Of round lsnsrsce, osnnis
scr end grape shot, mnsket bale, buck shot, and
Pistol bullets. and the enemy's ship became unm-n
agsabie and nhe came right down bows upon
We Instantly sheercd oti, gave her a foii discharge
OF all our arms, both great and s,nA. and prepared
81 board her with boarding pikes mu,kets, cutlss-
ses and pistols, when the enemy hauled down his
colors The firing then ceased, and VIC gave the
! enemy three cheers Sent Lieut.. Svrxr, Myth
armed bsats crew on board sna took possession of
her She proved TO be the English letter at msrque
ship Royal Bounty. Capt. Henry CANDLES, 65S tone
hurthen, mounting IL carriage guns, wiis powder.
shot, muskets sAa pistols, navigstcd by S5 persons
She was from Hull IN ballast, weeks cut, bound TO
2 men killed, the captain, his t~o mates, cook and
two seamen dangerously wounded and that We had
shot away all her standing and running rigging,
her boats, damaged her mssts, spars and sails,
and pierced her hull and bulwarks with nnumera-
bic shot, both great and small. Her msinssii re-
ceived l53 shot of different kinds, her
and all other sails were completely cut to pieces
as to be uuservicesbe. Even her colors were pens-
trated with six musquet shot.
"We regret to state that two of our own seanen,
at,,ss ta,, l>h,
Chase, Quarter master, were badly wounded in the
neck aud thigh, though not dangerously The prs-
oners were taken board the Yankee, and the
wounded dressed by our surgeon.--Irov. PAenir.
Charleston, IS G. .sasuH 1o-The priv,teer
sch. Mar Ann, capt Chaxai, returned TO this port
yesterday, after a short Of 25 days. On this
cruize srs hAs captured four prizes, Two Of which
she has brought in with her; she surnt. and the
other gwen up 10 the prisoners The prizes
arrived areDsi,lsh brig Amelia. Harris, from NAL
q, bound ts Havana, with valuable cargo of oil,
wine hsd only II men; she made short resistance,
An which the captain and man were slightly
woundcd.--British brig Honduras Packet, Curtis,
from Jamaica, bound to the city of St. Domingo,
with = cargo of rum, provisions. &c mounts
guns, with IL men The mate of this vessel in
forms. tha, when the brig left Kingston, (Jsnaea,)
Is days since, the official news OF the had been
received from the United Satesa report 10 that cf
feet had reached the Island but IL not general.
" crcdited.--The vessel captured and released by
abs Mary-Ann, with her prisoners, was small gov.
ornmcnt tender of guns and II mcn--afte. throw.
ing over her guns, and taking receipt for the Mid.
shipmun commanding her, together with the prison.
ers, they allowed her to depsrt---The vcnsei des-
troyed was small British schooner loaded with cot,
ton. from Gonaivcs for Jamaica. The prizes we're
ali taken within short distance OF the Island Of ia
msica. On the cruize, the Mary-A was once on
fhe point Of boarding British Government hermo.
nhrodits brig, but discovered who she was, in sea.
son. and avoided the contest by superior sailing.
She has also been into an out po N Cuba, for wa
tar. &c. where s'e lay two or three days.
The privateer Gov. MKcan, Of Philadelphia, has
captvrsd brig, laden with soap, ssndlss, s's.