Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-09-21
LOSSES Al SEA.

P@ Read the fate Of the American
Merchants and Seamen and their pro-
perty, which one week furnishes. in
consequence of the present unnecessary
war, commenced in folly, without pre-
paration, and carried on without system
or energy. No wonder that its pro-
gress is distinguished by loss and de-
feat.
Bad NeWS from Rermudd The following
have been sent IN by the Southampton frigaie
and other cruisers Ships Symmetry of N.
7. Yorick of Saco, Sally from coast of Peru
for N Bedford, Suwsrrow from Liverpool
for N. Y. Canawa from Lisbon for PhiIad.
White Oak of Portsmouth, Gossyvium from
, Liverpool for Savannah; brig Mary from Rio
JaneIrO for N. Y sch Trim from Goree for
Boston; sloop Laura from renerffe for
Mlddietown. Provisions at Bermuda scarce
and dear; American prisoners on short al.
l0wance less latitude allowed Americans
on parole than Freuchmen. Part of Ia
maica tieet ar there in distress, with the
ship OF war Barbados dismasted, had ia
ken a. fine American privateer and sent her
with the feet.
Bad Netps from NaSsau-Sert in there,
Ships Resolution Of N Y Ceres do. brig
Olympus of Charleston, sch'rs Augusta of
Boston, Antelope from N. under Spanish
colours, Louisa from Bel imore DO Madison,
90 90 brig Trinadads from N. X. brig Lou.
lsa from n. !. with -four given up without
! trial, a sloop from Philad do do. Before
these captures Rice was 10 dolls. and Flour
=, afterwards II would com nand no price
ne Olympus was taken by the brig of war
DecouVerte, Captain AWillisms, who had
the hrst notice ofthe war from the priyateer
Nonpareil, which supposing the Decouverte
merchantman, attempted 10 capture her,
and found bis mistake 100 late.
Brig Charles, Fawcet, from Dublin, for
Newyork, with full cargo. has been taken
oil Sandy Hook, and ordered for Halifax.
The privateer Nonesuch, of Halifax, has
captured the ship Factor, from Oporto. for
Norfolk, and ship Middlesex, Of Boston.
Ii is stated that the Nonesuch lately belong
ed 10 Cape-Cod, is about 20 tons, has ore 9
FOUNDER, a carronade, and so men com
manded by Samuel PIERCE, whose family
resides at C. Cod, he a native American,
and obtained his commission at Halifax.
he ship Factor, previous 10 her capture,
had been boarded by the Letter of nalque
specie, and a quantity Of Wine.
On Thursday, 10Th inst. British frigates
took ships and brig off Newyork, and
stood TO sea with them
The Newyork papers state that tbe fol-
lowing British ships bad been c, using off
Long-Island for several days, viz -Acasta,
40 guns Maidstone, SO Bevidera, Sc !;
! Statira, So; Nymphe, So, and Eolus, 50.
! They had learnt of the return of Commodore
! Rogers squadron, and Of the capture Of the
! GuerrieT:
Number of Americans in Halifax August
| 3O-in the hospital 40, in lower prison 1875,
officers on parole 153-total 1868
Arrived at Boston on Tuesday last priya-
ieer sch. Lark, from 81. JohEs, u days,
with 27 passengers, captured Americans
The following additional captured Ameri-
can vessels had arrived there, viz.
Ships Perseverance, Goe VIM. T. John
son, GIllies briggs Eliza, Waine Rockland,
Pray; schs Polly, Nicholson Pilgrim, Hig-
gins ; VIM. Davis, Rogers Swallow, At.
kins Washington, Brown; Also, ship Kit
ty, re captured from Com. Barney's Priva.
teer - and brig Leander, do from IT, s. frig-
ate Essex. The cargo Of ship LYDIA had
been condemned There were about $50
prisoners at St. Johns.
Sept. ;6--Arrived at Boston brig Lord
Wellington, Caphin, with 153 prisoners, and
sch. Thetis, Collins, with 90 prisoners, both
from Halifax, 5 days. No prizes had arri
we'd since the Dart sailed, arrived here last
week-The ship taken BY The Wiley Rev
nsrd, had been retaken and arrived at Hall
fax Spoke, Friday last, off Shelburn, priva.
teer TeAzer, had had an engagement with
two letters OF marque ships the day before,
and was obliged TO retreat with the loss OF
one killed and four wounded, one danger
ously. A Spanish brig from Boston, had ar.
rived with a cargo Of -four.
1t is melancholy fact that no event
could have taken place that would serve
20 enrich the British navy equal to that
of the declaration of war by our admin
istration. Had il been delayed only
three months nearly all the vessels and
property abroad at The time hostiIities
commenced, would have reached polt
in safety.
Still We are insultingly told by the
advocates and partizaDs of these meas
ures, that the war is made for the pre-
Of commerce-when at tie |
same time every one, but those who |
are so blinded by prejudice and passion !
hat 7UiH not see, must be convinced that
il viii prove the total destruction of 1