The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-09

ne present, IN orucr tnat IL may De DfcuSnt
before the Supreme Court, at October rn.
on. Il. Post.
letter from Wiscasset, dated Sept. 21st,
says, ave hsve a fine two aud twcnt, gun
brig lately built here, which is to sail for
Boston on the 25th, when you will have
chance of viewing piece of beautiful work
manshIp. We this day raised 50 gun
ship upon the same model. which is TO be off
in so days. as was the former i'm 54.''
Gov. Sherbrooke, of Nova Scotia, has or
dered an embai SO OH all British vessels in
that province. until the 2lst of October, ex
cepting such as are specially lcenced.
Haitian, NJ S. Sent. 10. 1912.
The Tartarus, of 90 guns arrived on
Monday with convoy from Quebec. Yes
terday, the Coquette. of 90 guns. arrived here
from England. A vessel from Cadiz, which
she left the 9TH August, reports that Lord
Wellington had had second action with
Marmont after the victory of 22d July, by
which the French prisoners, killed and
wounded, had been augmented to 25,OOO.-
That Marmont had been severely wounded
and made prisoner: and that Lord Wei
lington had been wounded by a sword
Great rejoicings had taken place at Cadiz
This is report
We have copied from Boston paper the
American account of the capture OF his ma
jesty's ship Guerrero. As we have no d.
Their particulars of this distressing event,
We deem it our duty to abstain from comment
Capt CoUke, aid de camp of G en-. Provost.
has arrived here from Quebec, with dis =
patches announcing the capture of the Anne
rican army under Gen. Hull, Of $500
men, by 700 British and 400 Indians.-He
also bears the colors of the 1th u. S. regt.
which surrendered to Gen. Brock. He has
since sailed FIR England in the Coquette.
Sent. l.. His M. ship Shannon, SO guns,
Capt. Brooke, arrived yesterday from a
cruize with s ships, the Planter, British,
re-capture the Fabius, American, from
England for Philadelphia, which had been
Captured by all American privateer. Being
a iccRced vessel she has been liberated
The Shannon also fell in with the ship Mi
nerva, American, bound to Baltimore which
having a licence was allowed to proceed
he Shannon has burnt an American brig
from Lisbon for New York from which
Capt. Brooke learnt that the Essex frigate
was then in sight far. to wndward.- -The
Shannon gave immediate chase to her, but
in vain
In the cartel brig Endeavor from Boston.
have arrived William Blake, John Watson.
Thomas Cunningham, Robert Jameson and
Thomas Holmes, five British seamen, late
iy belonging to the u S. frigate Congress,
who on her arrival in Boston, declared them
selves Englishmen, demanded and obtained
their release, and waited on Capt. Dacres
to express their wish 10 enter into His Ma
jesty's service.
.NonFoLK, September 5o.-Captain
Chamberlain reports that the day before he
LETT Halifax, courier arrived with jntelli-
gence OF General Hull's defeat, and bearing
the too tamely surrendered standard of the.
American army. This caused great reioic-
ing among the inhabitants and the military
and naval heroes at that place a ship of
war was immediately ordered to repair to
England with the pre- cious trophy of British
and Indian valor, when 10 the same day
ews arrived of the destruction of his Ma
jesty's frigate the Guerrero, by the brave
Captain HULL ! Here then was fine sub
Ject for the ludicrous pencil of Hogarth -
His Majesty's loyal subjects, whose mouths
were buta short time before distended with
the broad grim of eXultaton, were now com
pleteiy choh ./aiien.-The standard of
HulPs army. the hrozveSs CT Gen. Brock &
his savage aides, the ship of var that was
to bear the standard to England to be laid
at the feet Of the Prince Regent, ali all
we're entirely forgotten in this most unlock
ed TOR, most unprecedented defeat.-The
finest, largest frighte in the British navy,
blown to atoms by an ine1herienced Yankee
heavens what catastrophe SHANE c,
mortihcatlon was visible in every counte-
nance, and every one appeared anxious to
De resolved by what onjuration aud NIGH
ty magic" the spell of British naval invinci-
bility had been thus broken as easily as the
feeble gossimer that wantons in the sun
beam but in vain; no one could penetrate
the fatal mystery, and it was agreed that
the public mind must remain in suspense on
this interesting question, until the whole at
fair could be properly laid before the Royal
Society. Herald.
Arr. Ship Georgiana. Chamberlain, from
Liverpool, and days from Halifax, having
been captured and sent into that port for adj
publication, and after a few weeks detention,
permitted to proceed on her voyage-try
goods.-Moses Myers and Son. There
were great many captured American yes
sells at Halifax, among the number the schr.
Patriot, from this port for Lisbon !; five o.
ther American vessels were cleared and
sailed about the same time as theCeorgiana
On Saturday the 26th inst. of Montaug Point
was boarded by the b Iitish frigate Tolus,
IN company with squadron consisting Of
the Shannon, SO guns Sta,ira, SO ;Nymphe
So Belyidera, 36 Maidstone, SO and a
gun brig, the two last very near in shore
Treated politely, and after a short detenti-
on permitted to proceed.
In HAMPTON ROADS,
Privateer Governor Mexican, belonging to
Philadelphia. On the 18th Sept to the 5.
w. of Bermuda, fell in with a large ship en-
tirely dismasted boarded her and found