The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-08

awav. ran athwart his bows, gave him a Y
mother broatisitie, winch rakeu nim fore 6 i
aft, and dischargc ali the small arms
During this time however, the enemy kept
up a we'll directed fire, shot away some of
our rigging and rounded two OF our sea-
men. But We soon destroyed the ships
standing and running rigging and sails, kill
led the helmsnlan. and kept up 50 warm a
fire Of round. language. canister and grape
shot, musquet balls. buckshot and pistol
bullets, that the enemy's ship became I'M
manageable and she came right down bows
upon u.s. We instantly sheered off. gave
her full discharge of all our arms, both
great and small, and prepared to board
her with boarding pixies, muskets, cutlasses
and pistols, when the enemy hauled down
his colors. The firing then ceased, and we
gave the enemy three cheers Sent Lieut..
Sweet. with an armed boats crew on board
and took possession of her. She proved to
be the English letter of marQue ship Royal
Bounty, capt. Henry CANDLES, 653 tons bur-
then, mounting 10 carriage guns, with pow
der. shot, muskets and pistols, navigated
by IS persons. She was from Hull in bal
last, z weeks out, bound to Prince Ed W ards
Island. On boarding her we found men
killed, the captain, his two mates, boat
swain, cook and two seamen dangerously
wounded and that we had shot away near
ly all her standing and running rigging,
stove her boats, damaged her masts, spais
and sails, and pierced her hull and bull
warks with innumerable shot, both great
and small. Her mainsail received 1873 shot
of different kinds, her main-top-sail and
all other sails were SO completely cut to
pieces rs to be unserviceable. Even her
scolors were penetrated with six musquet
shot.
eve regret to state that two of our own
seamen, viz.-Aaron Mason, boatsw aims
LIST mate, and John Chace, Quarter master,
were badly wounded in the neck and thigh
though not dangerously. The prisoners
were taken on board the Yankee, and the
wounded dressed by our surgeon.
1.-The above action lasted upwards of an
hour and most part of that time we were
within pistol shot of the enemy
-, Boston Par.
Nothing has been to us a subject of more
regret than the nomination of the Honora-
BILE De Wit CLIFTON for President by
the Republicans of New York-On a ques-
ton Of this kind where disunion would des-
troy every probability of success, the voice
OF the maj ority ought to govern, and when
as in the present case SO large a majority
as in favor of Mr.. MADISON, a secession
OF any particular state is equally injurious
to the great cause of republicanism and ru-
inous to the person whose elevation is in
tended. r.
Mr.. CLINTON cannot possibly be elected
should he receive all the federal vote. i'm
the Union, aud it is not to be expected that
the great republican interest, on question
OF this momentous nature, can be CONSOLE
dated with the federal party.
1t Mr.. C's. friends have supposed that he
. would receive a single republican vote in
this Commonwealth they are extremely mis-
taken. The sense of the state is expressed
in the nomination, of MIR. Madison by the
unanimous voice Of the Republicans in the
legislature. and it is not possible to change
them by any inducement which could be
held out.
When the general sentiment of the party
is so manifest and decided. we do ear
nestly hope that the respectable state of
New-York will not uselessly waste her
strength and influence on a candidate that
cannot succeed, but will defer the pretensi- \
ons she has advanced till they receive the
sanction OF the Union on another occas sion.
We know not how the disagreement be-
tween the House and Senate of this state
as to the choice of electors will be compro-
missed. 1t is possible that it may be the de-
sign Of The federal hartyto destroy the
UofeS of 17assar husetfs in this great electi- |
on. But this one fact we do know-Ihat |
query Eiector ,zuho is chosen by the Rehu6- /
hcar interest zciH glue his Uote for Mr.. MA
OLSON. and Of this our friends in epery
quarter ofthe United States may rest uhon |
as certainly as ifthey sap the official re-
cord before them. We know too, that no |
federalist will vote for Mr.. Clinton, excep, |
from despair of getting in federal Presi- |
dent. 1t is not out of regard to him they |
support his pretensions. but from their ut |
ter inability to run in any man of their own |
side. II.
The detachment of 1000 Pennsylvania |
Militia are to muster at Meadville, ON the I
18th September, thence to march to Buffa
10 (New-York.) The General Orders have
been sent by Expresses to the several Bri-
gade Inspectors. The Adjutant General,
Reed, proceeds to Mcadville, to organize /
the detachment, deliver commissions, &c.
&c. The draft is made from the 9TH, 9th,
18th, 18th, 14th, 18th and 10Th divisions,
all on the other side Of the Allegha ~
mouatains. Dem. Press.
One of the most impndent attempts to
impose upon the public which has met our
eye for many years is, the published pro-
cecding Of a meeting held at Lancaster in
Mr.. Slaymaker's back room on Wednes-
day last. We know every man that was
there--we know where they came from
and how they were collected-we know |
that the travelling Clintonian committee
we're at the meetiDg--we know the sum
that they say they have appropriated to
purchase the votes of Pennsylvania all of I
which shall be published without loss of |
time. Id,
R~frorf of n letter d1fed Ns,,l Yo.L |