The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-01

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There az. not far from leo NOW sick. but
few of them however. are considered dan.
gerous. We shall publish III our nsX, zee
na"aes, former rseideaee. and such o,aer
particulars respect the deceased, which;
may crafty their friends ard relations.
SrAvxroN, Nov. i5.--Yesters!ay ,nurnine ,e
;aehments from the Staunton Artillery and Im emery
were formed. under the chhmaiui ~ Cant
Turner, and ma'clied mt, To meet, salute and e =,
cort ia, that company of True Americans, the p.
tcrshars Volunteers. Ia the evening they arrived
accompanied 10y 81 number of citizens who Inn,
Hooked tn see This pride oS oir country. As thsy
passed through town they were S,iu,e,I hi, ,,;,n,
guns from hrsss piece of artillery. They are ,n,v
enca"aed adjoining; this place, and ar. to partake
with OAR citizens ota Barbecue, preparing Tor the
occssioh' Eeoplrs frieaS.
\. XoRg. Nov. 2t.--Latest from Ber.
mud0--Arr,ved ut this port, this morning
Inc cartel brig Diamond, capt. Williams in
Is days from Bermuda, with 1876 American
prisoners on board. Among the number.
are the following Capt. Jones, his officers
and crew, of the U. S. sioop of war Hash
Capt. joy. of Nantucket Capt. Merrill, of
Portland; Capt. Jewett, of New Hampshire;
Capt. Ouch, of Salem Capt. Brook: and Of
Madison. of Savannah Capt. baltimore. of
New York Capt. Wiley, of Philadelphia.
and Doctor Henry, of Norfolk
Bv this arrival, we have received the fol-
lowing List of American vessels, which
have been captured and carried into Ber
muda. The Brig Hero. levitt, of Ports
mouth, n. III. captured Sept. oath. The Brig
Factor. Ouch. of Salem, from Montevideo
the Captain and his Mate have arrived in
the Cartel but his crew were detained nm
board the British sloop of war Tar,Gyus.-
'I,,.Sl hi I,NN NCN
the South Seas. The brig Little pPiHiam.
Capt. Wiley, of Philadelphia, from the Isle
of May.
BY this arrival, the Editor of the CONNER
ciai advertiser. has been obigingly favored
with the following copy of letter, from an
officer on board the u. States sloop of War
Wash, to Col. McLane of Philadelphia, de-
failing the particulars OF the action between
that vessel and the British brig Frofc, and
the subsequent capture of the Wasp, by
the British ship of Poictiers
II. ~. ). Poicfiers, Of n guns. oG,Bern,uda,
Oct. IS, 1912.
"DEAR SIR-On the 18th inst. in LAT.
IS, 20. and long. IS, w. about lip. M. a
heet OF seven sail were discovered near the
Wasp. Being unable to ascertain what
they were, we stood from them for some
time. AT length, we hauled our wind. and
stood on the same tack they were stand
ing on. Early the next morning, (the 1sth)
they were again discovered, and proved to.
be five ships and two brigs, one of the briggs
being the protector Of the convoy. We i'm
mediately made sail, and on nearing the
brig, discovered that she had Spanish CO.
lors flying. About 10 o'clock she made a
signal to the convoy to make sail and she
lay too awaiting our approach.
AT 27 minutes past II A. NJ being near
her, we hanlcd UP our courses and hoisted
our colors, and bore down on her larboard
side to the windward. At 90 minutes past
eleven, we hailed her, when she hauled
down Spanish colors, hoisted the British En-
sign, and hred.-The action then commenc-
ed About minutes afterwards, our MAIN
toPmast. ana mizen top gallant-mast were
shot away. We still continued the action
with great vigor, our guns being we'll direct
ed and our men in high spirits. About ten
minutes past IL. we wore ship and run on
board the brig, with her starboard bow on
our larboard quarter. Her bowsprit, it be-
ing immediately shot away, hung over our
quarter. She was then boarded by the gal
liant Lieut.. Rodgers at the head of his divi-
sion, accompanied by the brave Lieuten-
ants biddle and Booth, and several Mid
shlpmen. AT Is minutes past 10, her colors
were hauled down; and in few minutes
after, her masts went by the board.
1--WE had 4 Killed, and wounded. one of
whom is since dead. The captain of the
brig informed Lieut.. Rapp, that he had so
killed. and 48 wounded
The conduct of Capt. JONES, evinced
that cool collectedness which is ever the cha
racteristic of the brave and intrepid hero
10 do justice to his merits, OF to the merits of
Lieuts. RODGERS, BIDDLE, BooTH and
Knapp, and Mr.. KNIGHT, the sailing mas
ter, requires far greater talents than Dos
sess. Suffice 1t to say, that the American
nag never gained greater honor, since we
have had a navy, than on the 18th inst. E.
very ether officer and man behaved with the |
utmost courage and GOODNESS, and deserve
well of their country.
The brig is called the FroGc She mount |
ed 10 thirty two Founders, and two long
tweives, and had 100 men equally manned |
with US and superior in guns.
About three hours after the action, ano-
Their sail was discovered, bearing down to
us.--We Immediately cleared away for A.
mother action. On nearing us, she proved
to be a.; and being considerably disa-
bled in our rigging, we were obliged to haul
down our colors TO the Poictiers, capt. Ber-
rcstord. This would have been extremely
nortfying, had We not the consolation to
knew, that we have convinced the British.
that we, with equal force, can always bear
the palm OF Victory. We arc now near Ber-
muda, and shall go in Tomorrow
] am, sir, with high respect,
Your obd't servant,
CESAR r. WILSON.
p. S. Lieut.. CLAYTON was too unwel to
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