Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-08-03

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fees OF entry and clearance arc neither fsIVHog
mali.
Qus,s-F4ad Mr.. JeFsrfon foreGght Of The
pre.ent Fate Of thing when he 70 feeliDgly Ia-
'mentsd that the furpius Fevenue ihorld hs IN
productive in the public vaults, aud recon
mended an alteration or the conififuTion. EN-
poweriog Congress TO exp nd i IN the an
provement Of Roads, Canals Sc :
PrizsJ to TIE Tear.
The following,copIed from the log book
Of the Teazer affords liz Of prizes cap
tured and frnt for port; July I4-Cap-
tured Britifh brig Hero, George Silby
Frampton, Mater, burthen III tons from
Lisbon 10 balldf, "a days out for ST. An
drews-put prize-mafter and four men on
board and ordered for hrf American port.
18th, gave chace and took the Engliih brig
Ann, M'DOnald from Cadz, for ST J0hns
n B-Sent MIR Brazier and 4 men on
board for firit port-Same day, Salem Pr
vateer Dolphin, Endicott, ID fight and had
captured the Britiih fch Hannah from Ia
maica for Liverpool, which had hove too
for the boarding of the Teszer while in
chace of the Ann. Next day Dolphin in
fight, and captured Rritih Letter Of Mark
OF IA guns. 10Th, gave chace g captur-
ed Briulh lhip Fanny, Glalgow. Clpt.
Cotton for ST Johns N Il burthen coo
! tons, with cole bailalt, cargo Dry Goods
and number boxes of clocks, watches,
flne iwords and a quantity Of Gun Pow
der.--Mr Johnion, prize mater tent on
board with 10 men and ordered for port
ioon after manning prize ,dilcoverd an arm
ed veilel TO wIndward, gave chace, had
partial engagement for the purpOie OF pre-
venting the recapture ofthe ihiP; ihe paid
no attention but continued IN chace IF
the Ship--in about ! hours came up and
boarded her,&I then gave chace to the Tea
zer.-2If. gave chace to a brig APPARENTLY
a Letter of Mark, after hours purfuit
came up within gun lhot when Gail hove
I III light ahead, and foon diicovered them
to be Britifh brig and flip of War in
chace, tackled, hoiaed American colors,
fired a gun to windward and proceeded
for Portland, being lhort OF men.-zzd.
Gave chace and came up with Englilh fch
Sally, Capt Pubico. from st Andrews for
Liverpool N. S. with cargo Cordage and
Shingles, gave her up to number of PRE-
Toners on board, which were more numer-
lous than the Teazer Crew, and they pro-
ceeded TO St Johns. Mott part of the crew
of the brig Ann and Hero have entered on
board the Teazer-after having fworn to
defend the American flag.
regrets Of the War on the lea.
~ A gentleman pafenger in fch AmSranth
from Havana, for Bolton, reports the follow
ing, lin addition TO the mention made in pre-
| vious column)-" SzIied FIR. Havana I'd July
in CO: with brig Vulcan, Woodwork, for
Bottom; IN, (among others) to fail in few
days, brig Stranger, Norris, and Eliza, ThaIter
for Bofton and Salem chips Fox, Capt. Fox
for ~ York; Bnterpriie, Clark fupereargo
for Philad. Remark July &c, s. Shoal 81
Nantucket bearing N E II or IS lea. diffant
the Amaranth was brought TO, aud boarded
from the Britifh frigate Shannon, he Ala
Guerrero, Belvidera, and Rolus in CO captur
ed, aad Immediately, with her cargo Of molaf
ies, burnt, and crew taken on board the Shan
non,-July Is, the shannon captured the u
s. brig Nautilus 1t. Crane, IS Itated ID pre-
vious column Same ev'g oblervea 4 larg,
fail In fight. the Commodore ordered the Gu
errier TO chale, following Goon after with III,
fquadron. On the 7th, early in the morning
1 0NkS WitAiu . VI AHUGNNl the En1ASY NAAN4
proved TO be the u S, frigate Contribution
Capt Hull, fuppoied 10 be bound from Annap
oils, 20 Join Com. Rodgers--st noon fallnl
J calm out all boats TO tow up the fquadron Il
the chale-the American friga.e doing thu
iame-at =. NJ Guerrero, fred broad lIde
at her, but being out Of gun lhot no e1ecuti
was done-At r, M the Relvdera icing th
nearelt TO the Contribution, received flngi
lhot. which was inltantIy aufwered from th
: Britiih fhiP IN fame way, and ia few min
: utes, ikirmiihIDg took place, 5ul il is prelume
: no damage was done on either hde thu
Contributions guns being heavier, her fhot
were very near ltriking the Be.videra ant
Iome went over her, the latters fell far ihOr
in the evening, fine breeze fpringing "a
in all boats and made fail after continuing th
] chaie about 10 hours, during which ever
I pothble eXertion was made 20 come W witt
the Contribution, without effect, The lSiIe,
more than a knot an hour faller than IN
iquadron) orders were given 10 give up tn
fruItless puriuit-On the GATH the fquadro
I. captured the American brig Dilpa ch Cap
; Mack % days from Spanilh Maine bound {
~ Haven with a cargo Of rum and moIa1e
, which Com Broke afrer taking out 22 HID
rum md $50 hhds molahas ITO make fuflicen
room) put on board Of her the officers an
crews Of the following vefels captured by th
iqusdron, amountingsto one hundred and thir
ty hriouls- The following il Ia Of the cap
tured vetleis where from where bound carg
and when deiroyed &c -
brig Minerva, ]. T. Tr0tt, from Liver
pool, for Boston, with salt, captured July
sent 10 Hsiliax-ship Brmus, K. Blunt. r.. ]
q May, for Portsmouth, ballast, cap. Gill
bwn'-sch'rs MI. Hope, Cottle, f.. whaling
cruise, TOR Nantucket, OF, DO. do.--hrgus