The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-07


tsrse hoIs or arohvay covered oeoa,onalr with q
m whe.. ~asat umes or 10 feet out OF water-in.
tended to have sent the boat to make further disco
Nsries, but was deferred from the dreadful appes
rance OF the MONSTER N-
Captain Delano of the ship Susan from
Opor:o informs us, that he read in a London
paper OF the 18th or 18th of March, the arr
rival OF South Sea Convoy and that nea r
the Line the United States fligate Essex
captain Porter. fell in with them, and
captured sloop Of war and tGo of the
convoy. The London Editor remark ed
that as two 74's and a frigates hadb sent
the Coast of Brazils, to cruize for the
Essex, he entertained hopes in few days of
seeing the "Nnble Hero" meaning Capt.
Porter, brought into British port
= We understand from respectable autho.
r'ty, that the murders lately committed by
the Creek Indians, as noticed in cur last
paper, are not to pass without notice of the
nation. Col. Hawkins has received infor.
NATION, that 100 Warriors, under the ,li-
rection OF the Little Prince and half bred
M lntosh, have started in quest of he MUIR
derers. and determined to surrender them
to the U. States, at the risk Of Civil War
IN the Nation. augusta Chronicle.
Boston, .Ajirii 81.
CLOSING SCENE OF THE TRIBE PLOT.
The vessel called the Marstrand, which
was seized in this port some time since,
with her assorted cargo of provisions, has
been condemned in the district court # the
y. $. holden at Boston, before his honour
Judge Davis. The Marstrand vas osten.
sbly bound TO Fayal. but intended for Hal
flax. the evidence abundantIy proved
tethe satisfaction of the court. This is the
vessel which was arrested by Mr.. Lee, in
the lower barber, on board of which the
= jug and tripe were found which EXCITED SO
much sport in one part of the community.
and so much chagrin in the other. We men
tion this instance of condemnation with pc
culiar pleasure, because we have heard So
much about treason in other quarters, and
SO much seeming relaXness IN the eXecu
tion OF the laws, that we were fearful it might
have ended in smoke.
The laws OF the u. States have been SO
much trampled upon that we have ceased
60 wonder at the escape of any offender,
however perhdious. Those VIII are inter-
ested in prosecuting to conviction cases like
the above, would render essential service
by making them known to the public they
ought to know what jury has given ver-
DICT OF acquittal or condemnation what
Judge has presided what officer has had
the management of a prosecution what ac.
tive officer has brought the offenders before
the bar of justice. Nothing would give
greater encour agement to the general exc
cution OF the laws, than this nor has a
greater tendency to deter knayes from COM
uniting similar offences.
The frisate United, States Com. Decatur.
IS ready for ssa in the harbour of New
York, waiting favorable opportunity to GO
out A British "a and two frigates arc dai-
ly off tie Hook.
!. Eighty of the crew of the Constitution
have arrived at New York, and gone ON
board the Macedonian, which will also
shortly sail on a cruise.
BouNcING--In Steels's list for December
we knd among the captured vessels. as fol-
lows Iierf, L. r. I.aughrane, Is, taken ON
the coast of North America, after FROST
gallant q sepcre action, by the American
frigate Essex of ~ guns:
AGAIN Whiting schr. OF guns, Lit. Max
ey, taken at anchor in Hampton Roads, by
the American privateer Dash of fourteen
guns
The severe and gallant action with the
Essex, was such, as nat not shot ever
struck the Essex-and the Dash, in place OF
fourtsen guns carried one Gun only.
NoLf0k Ledger.