Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
Cbejapeake Bloekaded.
INV YoRK. RGB 10.


Arrived. the brig Two Mays, Burr, ~
Aours from the Chtiapeake THIS brig failed
fr m this port days 6nce for ed.rckssurg.
The lecond day ouf was ,hAfed by cruiter,
and elcaped by running between ChincotAgue
Shoas The Sd day ous, was chaiei INTO four
fsihoms water by the Be'videra friga,e, in co.
with q lloop of war AT dufk they were with
10 sun-ihot, aud il fell away calm they out
boats after the brig. Shortly at er breeze
iprngng up, fet all fail-The Beiviiera then
commenced firing, aud after between 40 aud
so iho,s were hove at the brig they we're
biged 10 bear away 10 pick Up their boats.
During this time ioif fight OF them-At day
light, was cIofe in with Cape Hen y; dicov
cred the two fhips about IL miies anern, in
full chaie-After paiiing the light houie, df
covered lying in Lynn Haven Bay, ih'ps Of
the line and frigat es--Shortly after tpoke a
ichooner 70 merly the Syren, of New York
who ordered Ne to take a pio, from boat then
Handing towards US. The boat came along
fide with only three men on deck, apparen' "
for the purpofe of putting on board apilot-
Twenty men, well armed fplung our Of her
hold, and boarded US took poiieiIioo. and ran
the brig into the Bay, and anchored her under
the Fern of the St Dcmiuge, Admiral Warren
Capt Burr was hen ordered on board Of
her With his paper.--After undergoing itrict
examination, had his papers returned to him
with the following endorsement On his Regif
ter
u do hereby certify to all whom IL may
concern, that The ports and haroors of the
Bay Of the Cheiapeake, are tins day put in
"a fate of lr,et and rigorous blockade
Gwen under my hand on board the San Do
"mingo, in Lynn Haven Bay in the Cheia-
"psake, th. day Of Feb 1918
Sgncd, GEO THOMPSON. Capt"
Orders were then given TO Capt Burr, to
return on board and remain at anchor until
proper opportunity. aud then o proceed d.
req for N. York He was alfo given TO un.-
deriland, that il he fhoud he found proceed
ing to ANY other port, bis vefIel would be
burnt, and that his liberation might be con,
ldered as an ACT Of clemency Behdes the ST
Domingo, the Dragon, ~ Acalia Maidltope
and other frIgates, were lying in the Bay
The iehr syren, and po, boats were kept
to decoy veiTels in. They had taken thi.
eru'le about 80 fail lome lent in, Others at
YER taking out their cargoes burn,--The ST
pomlngo was very much numbered with cot
.sn' bale goods fpades ihovels, hollow wac
&C :; and removing tbefe articles to the other
'h'ps-While Cap, d lay there, they captured
aihlp aud brig outward bound with eargoes,
one imall prvateer ichooner, one oyiler boat,
and one pit boA--'Ihe pilots they de,ain on
BOARD; was informed''by one while on board
the ST Domingo, they had made him large of |
s's to induce him to ferve endeavoured TO
mod out the name Of the New York pilot. but
could not, as the officers kept that circumilao &c
s'eere'-Was informed by the captain of the |
% pomingo, that IL ws Admiral Warren.
n'en'ion, not to let any veflel enter or depart
from 10 the Cheiapeake-was treated policy
:, me boarding officer was very particular thar
~ =" men did not pluuder-The Conitella,ion |
,,gate was chafed INTO Norfolk ON the 4th
me ifigae Cleopatra had arrived at Eermu-
" mom England with Dispatches for Admi- |
:" warren, which he had nor received,