The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-09

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IRON the field piece, two of which strucl
very near them. The vessel and cargo bot
? los,
, Commodore Decatur and Captain Jone
, came out in a gig, and yenturcd so near tn,
Acasta. that they received four shot from
{ her one OF which passed about foot Owe
their heads and struck not more than roc
forward OF the boat. One of he nemy wa
sro' ON board the RoXana, while cutting a
way hcr Jlo stay. Columbian.
\ HALIFAz. Nov. IL.
The tfaie.----On Friday evening last 2
most tlrea dTnl gale of wind was exnerienced
here from the s. l.. 1t commenced a little
after FIVE O'Clock, and ceased its violence
about z, when the wind suddenly veered to
the n. W. and the sea gradually sunk into
a calm.
Seldom has been Witnessed more me-
lancholy awful sight than that exhibited on
Friday evening. Che dav had bnt inst
closed, when the gale commenced the even
ingwas extremely dark. the tide was flow
ing, and the rain at intervals fell in heavy
showers. Manv vessels in the harbor SOM
drove from their anchors others broke
! from the wharves, Notwithstanding the care
which had been taken to secure them. and
all seemed doomed TO de- uuction. Ere.
quently were fired guns o. distress, and blue
| lights thrown cut by such OF his rpa;eety's
ships as were suffering in the gale. This
circumstance. the darkness OF the NIGHT.
and the piercing cries of persons fearful of
drowIng, which were often BEARD in situa
| tons where alone the hand of the Almipbtv
could afford them relief increased the pioo.
my horrors of the scene.
! 1t ives not until the next morning the ef
teots of the gale were Wholly to he seen
| On the side OF the harbor some vessels lay
sunk, others appeared much Injured. end
| the opposite shore, from the eastern battery
to the mouth or the Narrows, appeared CO.
vered with wrecks,
| The following sketch of the vassaIs ~,
shore. those that were injured. &c was
mode the next morning, and we n ,tter
| Ourselves that it will be found materially
correct.
brig Friendship, ashore near the Eastern
Battery; Ter 1udder and bawsprit gore 2,
npner works much injured. Ship Jubilee
ashore near PreScott's lime kiln her bow
spirit. fore and main wards gone. Brig
re captured, ashore near Prescott's linn
kin; bi'eed, foremost and h0wsrrit gone.
Brig Astrea, asho"e near M'Ma;n's lime
/ Xiv; much injured in her npper works
IN American prize shin, ashore ne2r the
Aet"ea; rndder gone. His maiesty's schr.
Canso, lieut.. Croke, ashore to The north
ward Of he last mentioned line kiln; very
much injured in her upper works. Scbr.
-Four Sons, ashore rear the Carso. bow
spirit gone, aud much injured in her unner
works. SChr Dove, ashore near The Ian
stone; foremost and bowsprit gone. Schr.
Rachael and Mary, ashore near the Dove
not much injured. a small Lunenbureh
sChr. ashore near Rvan'S ferry wharf Scb
Mary Of Portland " ashore in D,rtmoutb
Cove; not much injured. A small shalIon
shore at Dartmouth Point. Schr. -
laden with sugar, sunk near the above YES
| sol. The barGue Paris ashore at Darr-
TontH, not much injured. Schr. Ferlinand
ashore opposite Skerry's honsc. in Dart
mouth much inju.ed IN her upper wor;,y
| 6rg William, ashore near CoIenar.e
"h7rt, and soon went to pieces the Whole
cargo lost. Sch. Sally. Il Nantucket. p,ize
10 his m jasty's sin Loire, ashore rear
Coler"an's but little Injured Tranrrort
shin Three Sisters, sunk near the MANI
and supposed irrcparable. Schr. (;eo,re
ashore above the Three Sisters little in
lJured. His majestv's shin Maidstone ..hore
| to the northward of he Geor,-e verv
, much injured. IT VI S. Ia H~gue. ashore
near the Black Rock, not much injured.
sch. Concord, ashore near the Black Rock
| lost her howsprit. Sch PARAGON. ashore
9bove he Concord biged NJ ern ,tove
IN. ship Paragon, ashore to the northward
~ we dD'NS schooner miZcD--rHaSt y ne
upper works much injured. American shin
Massachusetts,, prize to the Clnso, ashore
I to the northward Of the Black Rock little
injured. Portuguese brig and An Ameri
can sioop near the Massachusetts not mnrh
injured. a neutral big, & a lumber lad
ed schooner ashore to the northward of
the Massachusetts.
n. M. 8. St. Domingo, ashore near Fos.
ter's wharf; apparently not much injured
Ship Junoj re captured brig Ann. aud the
schooner Friends Adventure, ashore rea,
the st. ID mingc; not much inbred. Brio
Nancy, ashore near the 81 D9h,inpn; dis,
ma,ted and oiherwIse mach injured. Trans
port ship Dick, No. l29 ashore near Fos-
ter's Point MT much injured cant. not
missing" Big Mariner. ashore near
Pryor's Wind-M.ll do. Sch. Edward
ashore, nor II of the Mariner; bowsDrjt
I gone Spanish ship Patricia, ashore near
/ Albro's Tan Yard not much Injured
/ Sioo) E'vira, ashore above A!5ro's Tan
| Yard bired. Brig Christiana. ashore IN
! Inc uorthward Of the Eivira. Slip Nd e
I Dviua Pastora, ashore in Tufts Cove:
siocp belonging to Lunenburg, sunk near
the above vessels; the crew, consisting q
( four persons It !, ard, persisted. His ma
je,ty's brigs Faptome and Epervier. ashore
10 the notthward Ct T'fts Cove The latter
bHr'd d, and IS feared vii! be lo-.- Ships
Princess Mary and Thomas, ,hore near
'he Epervicr the foruer with but her