The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-15


2lst ult. from 81 Johns, y. ID. with vessels under
her convoy, anil brought in viii, her, the sch Man
eey from New York To Passport. The 1enedos,
other ,rgates, aud soop ct VAR arrived 24th u!t.-
Ship .16tSdH, Johnson, captured on her passage
from Liverpool aud sent Ia, had been cleared. a
gentleman passenger says Admiral Warren inform
ell him, " lac WAS sorry his proposition had not
been accepted by our government that he had no
other to make and that he had last all hopes of an
accommodation between the TWO Countries Ii
WAS expected admiral Warren wUdld TAI: Tor Der
r,uda about the 10Th inst. to winter there 1t was
also reported at Halifax ,nl stated to have come
from pretty good authority too that the black reg
iments in the West-lndies, were collecting at Ber-
muda, and would make ap attack upon of the
Southern States i'll the. spring. The Cartel brig
Lady Sher6yooke, had been stopped. II WAS said
no Cartel would be SLOWED to sail, till some definite
mode was established for the exchange OF prisoners
and also that twelve prisoners had been detained as
hostages for THOSE detained by Com. Rodgers,
while in Boston.-So go,
BosToN, Dec. ARRIVED brig Mary.
Palmer, from St. Johns II. +. with seventy
six AMERICAN SEAMEN $50 of whom
were landed at Sheepscut, NJ OH Friday last,
and ID at Plymou h, on account of the pro
visions falling shorty chiefly taken in fisher
men. The Comet sloop of war, an Is gun brig
from Eng and. and Adonis cutter, Of 10 guns,
were the only men of war in port. The
Antelope, Of SO guns, Admiral Duskworth,
sailed for England. on the Goth Oct. with
aee,-The Hyperion frigate Of % guns.
capt. Curiby, sailed same tine with small
fleet for the West Indics.-La Pomonee fri
gate, So, captain Seymour. sailed 10 days
previous. with small feet for Spain * Por-
tugal. The British brig Sprigh,ly capt.
Nara, from the Bay of Fundv, taken by the
Ieazer. during her last cruize, had arriv-
ed retaken by the Hazard-A government
ri
brought. it " as said, orders to have all the
AMERICAN PRISONERS IN PORT.
SEM 10 ENGLAND-but the Mary
having her prisoners all on board, and be-
ing cleared cut, was permitted to proceed.
af'cr detention of one day. The Hazard
sioop OF war, and Hyperion, were to winter
in newfoundland. The Americans lately.
have Jared rather poorly. on account of
the extreme SCARCITY ofPROViSIONS:
fresh beef was ffiy cents fer ID. and other
articles in proportion. Between 80 and 40
san OF merchantmen were in port The
Mary is British built fishing vessel, of
small value, which the Americans purchas-
ed tor 900 dollars, to bring them home
she brought no papers. No prisoners re-
manned behind. Nov. 10, lat. AS, 46, long.
81, saw feet standing S. E. under con.
voy OF trigate and two sloops Of war.
The Polyphemus Cd from Jamai
ca, via Bermuda, arrived ut Ports mouth f..
October 4. with the ship Amazon from n.
York detained. The cutter James Madi-
son, OF Savannah, captured by the Barba-
does ar. Sd.
The British ship Freedom, of Poole from
Cadiz for New foundland, with SEVEN
HUNDRED HOGSHEADS OF SALT ar
rived at Marblehead OH "Wednesday. She
was taken by the Thorn, previous to her
own capture.
An English copper bottomed brig, laden
with 500 bales OF Cotton, from South Anne
rica, for England, was taken October 18th
off Eaval by the privateer sloop Polly of
Salem. She was armed with six nine bonn.
ders and made considerable resistance
The Polly had two men severely wounded,
one OF whom is since dead. The prize was
ordered for this first port.
''' N. York, December 6.
We learn by Mr.. Hamilton, that ON the
25th of October. being then off the Western
Islands, the frigate United States, Commo-
dore Decatur, fell in with the British frigate
Macedonian, Captain Garden, which, after
an action OF seventeen minutes struck to
the United States. The fire was so inces-
SAINT and tremendous on board the latter
ship, that the enemy, at one time, thought
she was, on fire. and gave three cheers,
surprising that she would soon blow. up
bat, so little was the United States impair
ed, that in five minutes after She had DOS
session of the Macedonian, she was com
pletely ready for another action-Wh en
Captain Garden came on board the United
States to present his Sword to Commodore
Decatur, the Commodore said, "Sir. |
cannot receive the Sword of Man who
has so bravely defended his ship, but /
will receive your hand" The reader can
easily imagine what must have been the
impression produced by this noble reception
of a vanquished enemy.
1t will be recollected, that the Macedoni-
an took Mr.. Morier from this country to
South America.
The British Navy keel uppermost-more
" defective masts :" another old French
built Frigate''-" under the most disadvan
tageous circumstances" i'll very disabled
state" and " totally unprepared for the
contest" Dem Press.
On the fourth instant the United States
Frigate and prize, the Macedodian, an
chored in the harbor foff New London.
(Con.) The next day both ships were to
come up and anchor before the town. By
a letter from thence, we learn that" the
British captain acknowledges the action to
have been mastery. brilliant and brave. 1"
The 7gia4, and seds are Britains zuide dom ain
1"d not sail b" BY gct,i'' % sprs s.
Trenton. December 7.
Northern .At7ny. A letter to gentle
man in this city, dated Champlain, Novem-
her % states that cn the uipi,t of 'i'hui,S