The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-23

{ sc W. 10 iesgnes from ST. Salvatore, s,cscr;ec
sai' whifh WAS soon discovered 20 be am Ensh.h
frisate. We took in main sail and royals; lacked
ship aud stood for her.. At so tonutes past T.. NJ
the enemy bore town with intention OF rakiae us,
4 which we avoided BY wearing. AT 2P. M enemy
within i'aifa mile and To wndward hariag hauled
down his co'ors, except Union Jask e n,x,,n ,..f
aesd, the Constitution fred qua ahead .f the ...-
my to make hm s..ew his COLOR, IN " heh he o.,>.
us his whole broasside. 4 general action ,,;th
round aud grape shot then commenced, the enemy
Keeping at much create distance than W.. uish.,,
but we could not bring him to ciose act;o, u,;,h
out exposing oars ives III severe rakinf al,o,i,
! vessels manosuvered some time to rake and avo;d
/ being raked. 80
| At 9. T.. NJ. commenced action within r,,d crane.
cahhister distance. At so minutes past our wheel
WAS shot eniirtH away. At 40 minutes past . de-
cr"r'e" 10 close with the enemy Notwithstanding.
ms raAing e, setfore and manssil & .ulrd ~, co.
Ito HIM. -" w " o'ose
At nifty minutes past two the cnernv's iill,oom
apt ioni OF our m'zenrsg;ng Al ,nc head OF sh.,
enemy bowspsit shot Array by us. Ats inmates
pas shot away the encny's hows,rit l,y M, bosrt
al Is min. past shot away the ehcmy's mein.ton
i:'ast just ac'e ihe sap At 10 min past s,o,aw.r
their gnh and spauker boom At IS p,;n.t.s ,.sr
. s"o' away their n.izen mast nesriy By the hoard
at minutes PAST having completely sl,nr., rhr
enemy and his eoors in tie main being down y,,
supposeahs had struck and shot ahead TO repair
our rigging VIII OH much cur, leaving the en'r,tr
q complete wreck. Soon after we d;scoyorsJ a.
enemy's colors was still 4, ing At 20 minutes past Q
me enemy's main.mast went by the board At 90
minutes past q we wore ship and stood for the en-
envy "'- IN
AT 5,minutes past got close TO her in a y,-r
ehectual way Tor rakns athw art his bows ant, NJ ira
ey instant Oh our preparing to give broaSlsi,Ie
,he enemy prutently struck his colours Lieut. par.
Ser was sent on board to take posse OF the ,r;,
winch proved to be his Msjestys shin Java ratns az
put mounting 20 guns, conn anded by Captain Lam
bert, distinguished officer. Twin wa. ,nor,aIx
wounded with crew of upwards of 400 ~ en- He,
aides ioo sapernumerary men going out IN the Es.t
indies tor. different ships there There were ON
Ha,, i, %y passenger, among whom 1t Gen.
,,,sop, 1ov. OF Bombay, Major w alkcr and Cant.
WOOD OF his staff, captain Marshall, master a,I
commander IN the royal navy and several officers an.
pointed to ships in the East Indies -'f
On board the Java were 90 k,llr,, and I'm ,ro,,,
ed. The Constitution had 9 killed and es y,on,-
She had on board dispatches for St. Helena, Cane
OF good Hope, and tho different estabishmen,. in
the East Indies and China, and copper for ~ aud
2 ir'gates, building at Bombay. The Java visa an
elegant ship, and fitted in the most complete nan
or tne purpose OF carrying out the Governor 10
bomhay The crew, with the officers baggage he.
ing taken out, the ship set fire to, Jan Isl aud
blew up AS she WAS so crippled as to render i inn
possible to bring her into port
commodore cambridge YVES slightly wounded
Vi1n"nsfoh, Vatchanan-OL fce, FEB. IL.
EXCURSION FROM OGDENsBURG.
''s feffcr Prom Ogdens6Hrsh, dated
February T.
Last evening captain Forsyth, commandment at this
post, lett this village with about 200 volunteers part
..o MS company, part from captain Lyte's voluu-
'eer'' anu 'he remainder citizens, among whom.
ere Oo'onei Benedict and other gentlemen of dis.
uhe"oh. he detachment proee, ded in seiels IN
'e river ts Morrston, where they formed, and
% CLOCK this morning crossed over to Eiizabeth-
surprised the guard took SO prisoners arsonp
""oIm nfJ Carey, captains and lieutensnts; nj.
80 Ky hiu'kets, 30 rifles, casks fixed ammuni,ion
60. ou' no private property either taken or des-
uoyed. AL was effected without the loss of a single
WV ' vi Si"s'c
capt Forsyth was led to this enterprise bv the
epeateu sggressions of the British guards who had
zen III the haot OF crossing the river few miles
ABOVE TINS place, and taking the deser.ers 16 of
whom they had in Jail Elizabethtowp threatened
WIN being shot Captain F. being informed of dis
ue.erfnined to effect their liberation, in which he.
.uecseaed. One prisoner confined in the Jail for
murder he declined taking. Captain f. sDenks or
.ne coneuct cf the officers and men in the highest
BINS OF appreciation. Two British, soldiers iron,
,eseolt came over few hours after the return of
p .ocps with the prisoners, effect their relese
understand they are all parolied and are To re-.
'Ni ~. again to Canada this event e
!. nc movement Ot tie troops on the otber side in
:.csuhg An attack on this place col Benedict ,xo.
uuced to call out his regiat MT of militia en- th,, ~
u I've now IN Ogdensbrgb about 500 men and
snouiu an attack be made from Prescott bsve ,b
commence IN our success Indeed Croro The
tone OF our troops, it is fficut to restrain a.
tuor' ana should we not be attack fror, he .ic.
t-s Vim" lew days should not be surprised ,er
o. wei '"e'e' Colnntbias.