The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-23
TIE fRIGaTE CONGRESS.


mouth, ~. IL. from q cruise oil motc Than
months, is another proof that John Bull has
not entire commend OF the ocean. This fri
gate has travelled the wide seas in search of
the cnemy--.crossed the Equator, sailed along
the Brazil coast, then TO the Eastward after
Indiamen, as far as l8 w. from 5. 10 N
made the Island OF ST. Pauls, and until her
return to Fernando de -Noronka, which was
nearly months, never saw vessel. What
other proof Is wanting than this---that British
commerce has been driven from the ocean by
ous privateers and cruizers. Give us thirty
such frigates and one hundred and fifty pri-
vateers, and England can no longer boast of
her being great commercial nation. We
can ferret them out even in their own ports
and harbors, sail round their 74's, and laugh
at the Ieviathans of the ocean-and let the
John Bulls know, that before they presume
to command the seas, and collect toll there,
they must erect Turn pike gates on the ocean,
and every toil-gatherer must be an Admiral
that will compel such men as Rogers, Hull,
Decatur, Bainbridge and Jones to pay toll 20
John Bull, until they have fired every shot in
the locker.
Extract Of letter from officer in the u. S. frigatc
Congress, dated Portsmouth, December IL.
am happy to inform you OF our sale ar
rival here, after tedious, and may say, un-
successful cruise /; having made only 4 cap
lures two of which we sunk after taking out
part of their cargocs, which consisted of cop
per, hides and tallow ;--oi the latter we took
no more thsn for the ships use. One We sent
into Barbadocs with the prisoners Another
with wine from Guernsey, from which we
took about so casks, and destroyed her. The
other we captured off Halifax, a brig, laden
with sugar, cotton and indigo-put a crew on
board and ordered her for tho United States,
but fear she will not arrive.
After parting with the President we ran
under very short sail TO tho southwark /; fell
in with some few American licensed vessels,
which we let pass, and 4 great number of
Portuguese and Spaniards. We crossed the
equator rather farther TO the westward than
we intended, owing TO constantly chasing TO
westward; and put into Sears, on the Brazil
coast. After watering we beat against a strong
wind and current up to Fernando dc Noronks,
where We again watercd /; and started to the
eastward, in hopes 10 fall in with some India
men. We cruised rs far as l8 w. from 6 S.
to N. under easy sail, made tho Island of
St. Pauls, and until our return to Fernando
de Noronka, which was nearly three months,
We never saw vessel. We returned again
to Ssara, where we took in quantity of Cas-
sada, Jerk'd Beef, SEC. and run under TWO
reefcd topsails to lat. A. N. passed near Hall
fax when we captured the brig, who inform
ed us Of Boston being biockaded by force
superior to ourselves. We kept 10 he N
and arrived. here, with o,r crew, 4lo men
in perfect health. We lost but four on the
cruise.-When the men commenced on the
Ierk Id h. nd - II m
them, and we had about SO sick but they
order and Gill want no repairs nor in fact
any thing but part of crew as about 200
OF our mems times have expired.
We have on board about so prisoners.
We savc not heard one word from this coun-
try until We captured the brig off Halifax"
Extract Of letter received BY Capt G. H. Ward, Of
Salem. from his brother, midshipman on board
the Congress.
After leaving the President, we proceed
ed towards Cape St. Rogue on our passage
there VIC captured two British brigs, and des-
troyed them. They informed us that a fri
gate would sail from Rio de Jsneiro in few
days after them ; we tried very hard to fall in
with her,by pursuing the track the brigs came,
but were unfortunate.
We cruiscd within degrees of Fernan.
do dc Noronka, stopping there frequently |;
from thence We went to Searas and cot pro-
visions from thence under easy sail to the
Grand Bank, and cruised between there and
! Halifax For about weeks cruised Of Hall
fax for or days, and captured brig few
hours out, loaded with sugar, SC. which we
manned and sent for the United States.
I" We captured fine ship on the 2sth Oc-
tobcr, cargo Of wine and potatoes, took out
most of her cargo and dcwroycd her. We
frequently heard of frigates, Sc. rsssing near
US, but endeavored in vain to fall in with
! them"