Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-20
CHARLESTON, November 10

CHARLESTON, November 10.
Arrived British brig John, of Liver
pool, captain George Wright, late mas
ter; captain L. Shannon, prze master.
Cargo, 10 tons cocoa AMI As tons coffee;
from La Guayra bsund to Gibraltar;
prize to the privatssr sehr. Benjamin.
Franklin, captain Ingerssll, of N York.
The jain is a fine vessel Of 202 tons
bprtben, coppercd to the bends, and car
ries ten IL pound carronadcs, and ls
men vas csp!ured off the cas-. end Of
Saint Domingo, on the 27th October,
after an action Of IS minutes, in which
no lives were lost. On the 9Th instant,
i'll lat. 81, IS, the John was chased for
ten hours by three ships aud brig. sup.
posed TO be British men OF war, but es-
caped the.s in the night. On the 18th
OF September, off ST, Themes, the pri-
vateer Ben amin Fraakln was chased
by FIVE sail for aheu; II hours, but es-
caped them in the night, after having
thrown over six of her guns. On the
6sh of October, off Barbados, As mile
to the n. and E. fell in with and engag-
ed ais maiesty's brig Dsmarara, of %
guns, and after passing few shot We
md" sli! and escaped her. o. tie 10th
o! October, sent our boat into Martinicu
AID cut out sloop with IS hhds. molas-
ses, undtr heavy 6se from a battery
on shore Of II eighteen Founders and
3 mertars. The sloop had on board at
the time of capture IA men, the boat,
crew consisted of only 9, and OF which
numbsr one was killed--a number of
shot from the battery passed through
the sIoop's sails.
Privateer schooner Nopsuch, captain
Lovely, of Baltimore, from cruise o!
four mont!rs-nas taken nothi0g but
what have arrived On the night Of the
7l.t Oc.9bcr, off St. Thomas, the Non
such fell IN with an American privaleer
schooner, and an engagement ensued,
in which several men were killed and
wounded Oh board each vessel.
Extract from the Log-b2gk Of the hriua.
tcer schoerer NlnsucA, Cup LeOciy,
arrived here on 1fDnday rUenins.
Octsber le, lat. 10, 10, long IS, IS,
bley ght TO the sckoones Mary, of Ajax
andr'a, bound 10 Saint Barts, and after
examining the papers found British
license concealed about the Captain,
whose name IS Stephens took the mate
and crew out, and confined them, and
likewise the captain, considering them
traitors to their coun;ry-scnt Mr.. Rapp
as prize-rGaster, with crew On board
her. and ordered ner fa! New Orleans,
q the fl port she could make IN tie
United States. October 90, brought
to the schooner Mary Ann, also from
Alexandria for S.. BarthoiOmews, with
flour, bread, Sc sc. and detained her
On suspicion of having British license
gave chase to 4 schooner under Alne-
rican colors, supposed TO be an Amerl'
Can priyateer :, at meridian discovered
two other sail, one proved to be- Bri-
tisi, man Of war brig, conveying another
brig-wc fired several Shot which they
took no notice Of October 81, gave
cnace To a topsail schooner, which we
supposed to be the Mary Ann, and made
"a private signal, which was not answered
at P. NJ finding that we were gain
ing on her fast, and moi wishing 70 come
up with her before daylight, We took
In sail, and kept her under our lee, after
which she appeared to leave US llt.le'
but when the moon went down, We lost
sight of her-at 2 A Nj. discovered her
Standing for US, and close aboard we
immediately tackled snip to keep clear
Of her, but while we were in the act OF
staying, she shcarea up OH our s'arboard
quarter, and without ever hail!nS pour
ed two broadsises aDd vol,cy OF mus
ketry into us, which killed one man and
wounded captain Leyely; and cut our
rigging and sails all le picccs-nct OK"
pecting such an attack, Was only aoie d.
| the u.ne to fire twGor :hcee OF our sreH
guns and few muskets--she taeh
dropped as,ern e US, and while w wers
getting our hauyafds, sheets, x braces
repaired, she kept Q Continual hre upon
US at long shet-at day light got all sics'
| for action aud hosted American cti"Is
| after which she fred several shot at U.S.
lu, hoistcd 10 colors-at GA NJ ~etsckso
shin sid stood for her, snpPosihg Def 10
be -, English man OF war sc!r' Mhsr
within reach of her We fired orc OF eur
guns, and sheared close aboard OF ne.
which she answered BY hei>ting Amer
| can coIers a4d fired a brosdslde into us
| re retained the FIRE ard shencsd hc'
the csptsis then ordered US 10 cease III
| ipg, which we did when she again com
menced a fire upon Us with her sfea
guns md musque,ry, which we agar
returned, and after an action Of 80 MI
nutes, she struck her colsrs and came
down under our lee; We thought II w.
] ,,..;s;n~ that abe shOuld light u