The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-14

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From he London Pilot If NIa,rh 80.
We lament most deeply to have 20 state,
that anothe. British frigate, the Java; has
oeen taken by the American frigate Con
| 'utution. The Java was on her passage to
the East Indies. having on board Lieut..
Gen. Hislop, who was going out as com
! mandcr in chief to Bonn ay together with
his suite. AID a number of recruits and
passengers, including some additional lieu
tenants Of the navy, insomuch, that there
appears rot on this occasion that deficiency
IN point of numbers, which, in the prior
instances. passed for the principal cause Of
the success Of the americans. The action
was obstinately maintained; and the inn
mensc proportion of loss on our part, while
| 1t consoles US with the assurance of the
unimPaired state OF the ciiaracteristici bra
very OF our seamen, affords an additional
season to lament the unhappy result that
We have announced, and an additional
ground to reflect and TO enquire seriously
into the strange Causes which have rendered
our relative circumstances, with respect to
this new enemy, so different from what they
1911 NODStAiuS all rtHaL we
have had hitherto to contend with We
have not room to enter into this important
subject this day. But the mourning of our
hearts, which commenced on the first cap
ture OF British ship by IN American, and
has been rendered deeper and more melan-
ohoiy by every successive instance, * most
deeply by this last affecting event, can ne
yer he lard aside, till the honor of the Bri
ISL nag shall be redeemed, BY establishing
sae same trin,nphaht superiority over the
Americans, that we have ever heretofore
had over all the nations that traverse the
seass
From tie London Times 81 Afarea 90.
he public will learn with sentiments,
which we shall not presume TO anticipate
that third British frigate has struck to Al,
American. This is an occurrence tina,
calls for serious refcction---this, and the
iact stated in our paper Of yesterday, that
Lloyd's List contains notices of Upwards of
hive hundred British vessels captured, H.
seven months by 1.-The Americana. Five
hundred merchantmen and three friaatesi
Can these statements be true and car
the English people hear them unmovcd p
Any one who had predicted such result of
an American. %a-. this lime last year, would
nave been treated &c a mailman or traitor
He would have been told, if his opponents
had condes ceaded TO argue with him, that
loSg ere seven months had elapsed, the A
merican flag would be swept from the seas.
the contemp ibie navy OF the U. States an
INITIATED, and their maritime arsenals rem
dered heap of ruins. Yet down to this
moment. not single American friga,e has
struck her flag. They insult and laugh at
AOnr want OF enterprise and y!gor I'hey
leave their ports when they please, and re-
turn to them when it suits their conyen-
ence; they traverse the Atlantic; they
beset the West India Islands they advance
to TIE very chops of the channel they pa
rade along the Coasts OF South America
nothing chases, nothing intercepts, netting
engages them bus to yield them triumph.
From The London Star 81 March CON.
Ii our painful duty 10 record another
hamiliating sacrifice to the Americans in
the capture OF the Java. one of the finest
British frigates- which ,yas. ever launched |,
The Dauntless has arrived at Plymouth
from Gibraltar, with the melancholy intel
liSence.
While we lament this additional nisfor
tune, II is some satisfaction to know that
the brave men Who composed the crew of
The jaVa did their duty. Her colors were
not struck until her bowsprit and nasts
we're literally blown out Of her. She was
a 6ne Frenca buht ship, or years cd.
and vas captured after a gallant action
from TIE French ia tie Eaat Indies, about
two years aud half ago.
Our readers will perceive that the sub
Jcpt ms N promptly taken up in Parlia
mess. Lord Earnlcy last night gave notice
o. motion witch ~i.l probably have the
shscs' IS not OF explaining where the blame
les. ~ least Of quict ,Dius those operation,
~ wnqh ihe AmericaD Navy is to be KEEP,
10 ohack IL fuisre.
Eronl Eaiera r-crfDed et Bcsoh, 6g she
NicTm:on, ./r0ni Ifs6o1i
~ DE.E. CARLSHhn, Feb. 90.
~ sr9fq>c TIE Russians are az this time |
q, Esslin. - tong ago 6, the middle OF las, |,
'n'nth, knew they were expected wi;hir |
go or or three weeks. There had been FIRE |
qnent disturbance ti.crc. The French NIL |
;arS we're every where iDsulted. the Pras
sian mid.%rY were called out, Lut t!.e