The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-10-08
Marine ey NavaI Intelligence
A SUCCESSFUL CRUISE,

A SUCCESSFUL CRUISE.
,NesvJmyborf, september, 23-ArIived, the privsteer
brig Decatur, Nichols, from cruise of AZ days,
having captured ELEVEN sail OF English vessels, two
Of which (the Duke of Savoy and Ezabetb) arriy-
cd several days since. August %, she took brig
Pomona, OF guns, from Aberdecn Cor the river ct.
Lawrence, and after disarning her. sent her to Hal
ifax, cartel, with prisoners Goth, tsok brig DC.
vonshIre from TcIgnnouth for st. John's, loaded
with green fish, AMI her 10 France TO sell her
cargo brig Concord from do for do in ballast, and
burnt her brig Hope from do for do sent her 80
Halifax as a cartel seth, took barque William and
Charlotte from Quebec for England, with 500 tons
timber, &c mounting guns, and ordered her for
the first port. September 1, 10 about long 80, fell
IN with the ST. Thomas fleet, and captured the ship
Diana, $40 IONS, with sugar and rum, mounting
and 12pounders, &c. and brig Fame, $50 tons,
rum and sugar guns---ordered both for the u. S.
9th, took ship Commerce. from Delnerara for Glas-
gov, 500 tons, and fourteen and 6pouuders, loa-
dcd with agar, rum, cotton and coffee, and order
ed Nr fof tle first port Had an engagement Of e.
bou. 20 mnutes with this ship in whicl her captain
was Killed ~ cannon bah, men killed and 2 badly
wounded, The hull. &c. considerably injured,
and some OF tlie guns disrouncd. When she was
first fsiien in wtn her Captain reqIestcd the Dcca
tur to send her boat on board, which was complied
with, but he Lieutenant who went p her was detain
ed, and put into ,he hold Of the vessel, and orders
given 10 ire into the boat but Cpt Nichols was too
quick for him. The Decatur engaged a brig, be.
longing 10 the above feet under the guns OF the
Commodores ship, out thinking The hazard too great
to attcrnpl boarding her, let her pass. She has
made 100 prisoners, SO Of whom wete sent TO uali-
fax, and he remainder on board has only 80
OF her crew ON board, 81 being absent in PRICES and
arrived previous TO her. She has not lost a man
during the cruiEe; has been to the long Of about
~, Tat 46 thence run down the Western Islands.
over the Grand Banks, by Halifax aud home. Has
ben chased by several men Of war, but escaped
from them. Her sailing greatly exceeds the expec.
tatons of her owners She came into Newhuyport
an very handsome style, with about so flags Of va
rious kinds displayed on board Of her.
-NcsvF York, september l9-Arrived the British ship
Quebet from jamaica, laden with 3Sf hhds. of SUI
gar. 81 puncheons rum, $50 bales cotton, 81 tons
logwood, 5ftierces coffee 20 tons fustic, ton G.
bony, old copper, castor oil, hides and spars, prize
to the privatccr Saratoga Rker, Of this port. The
Quebec is near fU0 tons, ooppered TO the BENDS was
armed with l6 guns, and had 50 men. The Sarato.
g. conveyed the prize in, and has 70 prisoners on
board One of the ships in the same convoy with
the Quebec foundered, and the crew went on board
OF the Quebec. Also, arrived British sch, Venus,
with valuable cargo from the West-Indes, prize TO
the priyseer Teazer OF this port Also, soop Phil
adelpha, with corn, taken by the British brig Laura,
and recapturcd by the Saratoga on her way to Hal.
ifax A sch. belonging TO Halifax, with iull cargo
OF rum from the West.indies, arrived on Saturday
last at Hampton, prize 10 the Black Joke priva,eer
of this port
Arrived at Baltimore, British sch. James Trow.
bridge, from Porto Rico for Martinique, in ballast,
prize 10 the Dolphin OF Saitimorc
Sloop Hardware, from the Navy.Yard, arrived at
New-York last Saturday, with 100 seamcn and twen-
II S2poundsrs Cor the Lakes. ~
The following privateers are how fitting in New.
York, and will be ready for sea in few days Vol.
unteer % guns Chinese Is Holkar 16 Anacon.
da I8; Isaac Hull l8 Governor Tompkins 10 Re-
talation 9 +; Tartar z /; Swallow 6.
GALLANT ACTIoN--.7T SER
Copy Of letter from I'm H. D06Ssx, cees. of tie
2ea<er, addressed 10 her late commaaacr, Captain
Wsssscr Of shis city.
SIR--I am sorry to inform you. that on tho 10th
inst. Oft Cape sable, fell i'm with two English sbrs
in company. One mounting 90 guns, the other 10.
We engaged them both aud came 10 close quarters
with grape and musquetry, when the smallest ship
struck. But the largest wore ship, and raking us,
us, shot away three of fore shrouds and Obliged
us 20 haul of to repair They unfortunately killed
ono man and wounded fcur--two we suppose NOR
tally We continued chase hoping afterwards 10 Sc
paratc them, but found il Impossible and therefore
gayeup the chase. Yours truly, wM. H. DoBsoN.
A brig loaded with wine and fruits, prize 10 thc
Montgomery, arrived at Salem on Thursday evening
sch'r. from Jamaica, cargo run and SUI
gar, wasotf, also prize to the Montgomery.
Muuhy in me Garrison 7"
The british frigate Jpres was at Halifax on the
18th ult. Her time Of sailing was DELAYED in consc-
qrence OF a cRNERAL MuTrSY amongst uie crew,
oocasoned in consequence Of the very harsh treat
ncnf they received from their officers The CrEcsy
late ot Boston,) after having been fitted out as
kng's vessel. and got ready for sea. WAS suddenly
docs az Mis mean