The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-18

out gaming any further intelligence until the
yin July, IN latitude Is so, longitude 2S, we
captured the British private armed brig
Doiphin, OF Jersey, and was informed BY
some OF her crew that they had seen the
convoy the preceding evening, the weather.
WAS not clear at the time but that they had
Counted IS sail, and that the force charged
with It's protection consisted of one two
oeoHer, frigatc, sloop of war and Il brig.
his was the last intelligence received
OF the before mentioned convoy, although
ITS pursuit was continued until the 18th cf
Juiy, being then within Is OF 90 hours sail
of the British channel.
FROM this we stcercd for the Island of
Madeira, passed close by it on the 2Iss of
July ;-thence near the A zores, and saw
Corvo and Flores; thence stcered for the
banks OF Newfoundland and from the lat
ter place (by the way of Cape S;,bic) to this
port, 1t having become Indispensable necessa-
ry 10y the time we reached our own coastl
TO make the hrst convenient port IN the Uni
ted States owing, am sorry to say,.to
that wretched disease the scurvv having
maae It's appearance on board of the yes
seis, most generally to degree seriously
alarming.
From the western part Of the banks of
newfoundland to our making the island of
/
Gays out OF seven, as TO obscure, from our
discovery, every object that we did not pass
WITHIN four or five miles OF, and indeed for
several days together the fog was so thick
as to prevent our seeing each other, even at
cables length asunder, more than twice or
thrice in the % hours.
From the time of our leaving the United
States until our arrival here, we chased eve
ry vessel we saw, and you will not be a lit
tie astonished when l inform you that, al
though we brought to every thing we did
chase, with the exception of four vessels, we
only made seven captures and one recap
ture.
1t is truly an unpleasant task to be Obliged
10 make communication thus barren of
Deneht to our country; the only consol alton
L individually feel on the occasion being de-
rived from knowing that our being at sea
oollged the enemy to concentrate consi-
aerable portion of his most active force and
thereby prevented his capturing an incalcu-
liable amount OF American property that
would otherwise have fallen a sacrifice.
am aware of the anxiety you must have
experienced at not hearing from me for
such length of time, but this / am sure
you will not attribute in any degree to neglect,
when inform you that not single proper
opportunity occurred from the time of leav-
iiiS liS ~. y. until our return,
Mr.. Neweomb, who will deliver you this,
you VIII Ind an intelligent young man, ca
pable OF giving such further inform alton as
you may deem of any moment He will at
the same time deliver youa chart, shelving
the tract in which we cruised Annex
ed is list OF vessels captured, re-captured
and burnt.
The four vessels we chased and did not
come up with was, the Belvdiera, a small
pilot boat schooner supposed to be an
American privateer, the hermaphrodite
prlvateer brig Yankee, which we lost sight
4 In fog. but whose character we after.
wards learnt, and frigate supposed to be
British, that we chased on the 28th ult.
near the shoal of Georges Bank, and should
certainly have come up with, had we have
mad the advantage OF two hours more day
light.
On board of the several vessels of tho
squadron there are between 80 and 100 pri-
soners, taken from the vessels we captured
during our late cruize: The government
not having any agent for prisoners here,
shall send them to Com. cambridge, to be
disposed of in such manner as best appears
with the interest OF the u. States, and which
hope may meet your appreciation.
With the greatest respect,
l have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN RODGERS.
The hon. Paul Hamilton,
Secretary ofthe Nary, Ua8hingfon.
Last Of VeSsefS caSitured, re-cahtnred, and
DESTROYED.
July ID. Brig Traveller, 277 ton, James
Amery master, of Newcastle, Eng. 10 men.
bound from the bay of Fundy, owned by
George Dunn, George Watson, Matthew
Dunn and Johr Stoker, cargo, TIMBER
Burnt.
July 4th. Brig Duchess of Portland, 6
guns, / men, Of Newcastle, Eng. bound
from Newcastle to Nova Scotia, in ballast
Burnt.
Jay 9th. trig Dolphin, 241 ton, 70 guns
and IS men, Philip Cabbot, of Jersey, (i%ng.)
bound from Jersey to Newfoundland, in bal
last and some cargo, owned by Winter and
Nicoll--sent into the y. S.
July gath, slip John, Of Lancaster, le guns
and 80 men, bound from London 10 Martini
que, in baliast-sent into the u. 5.
August I'd, brig Argo, 1913 tons, 20 guns
and 10 men, William Middleton master, Of
London, bound from PernamOuco to London,
laden with cotton, fustic and about 5000
in gold--ordered for the u. $.
August 17th, schr. Adeine, OF London, 10
men, bound from Hayti to London, laden
with cofFee--orGered for the u. S.
August 2jth, schr. Betscy, of Marblehead,
from Naples, laden with brandy, re -captur-
ed from the Guerrero, who had ordered
her for Halifax men and a midshipman
prize master) ordered her for the u.
States. JNO. RODGERS.
Er!TGct ofa letter TO the Editor, dated
,NGfcIez. Hupzlsf II 1910