Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-08-02
missioned snd it is said captain Gordon, of


the Rater IS appoin ed 70 comm nd Ter.
The tollo~irg ex'rac.s are nd I'm
HALIFAX paeer OF July 10 .fnnapo,s In IS.
ar. SCH. Nymph. with corn Az fl u. prze
% The Matlid' prlsateer.-S' fqhas June
%, az Swedish brig Mary, from Stockholm.
witn iron and steel. &c. for Boston schr.
| psckat, from Newyprk. for Castine, with |
Il pur, &c ; Fox, of Portland, for Easiport, |
| f,ur. &c. sch, Dispatch, from Newbern, |
fiJur, &c. &c. ana chebscco boat Bream- |
slooD Experiment. from Boston TO Bath -
( Hdiifas July l3, ar. Ellen from St. Bars,
for Portland. detained by La Hogue July
Is, privsteer Weasel, from cruise, with 2
schooners and sioop, her prizes.
-Four prizes Ia ship 2 briggs and schooner)
were gong into II .lifax 18Th inst. tie day
the agnes sailed,
The sch Flash, of Newyotk, out Is hours
from Bordeaux, on the 2e of May, was ia
ken by The boats ofthe w srspite. The Leo,
Libby, of Portland Gov. Gerry; Orders in
Council, oil Newyork, and Ticker of Boston.
bound 10 France, taken and carried inio
England. On Saturday, the oath ul,. the
british barges IN the Sound captured two
| vessels.
Recent B. uish captures on This eoast.-Two
.ch, oness belonging 10 bingham were taken
| Hymphe f,igaie & burn. Capt Epswortb
said he had orders 70 destroy every vessel
that was large enough to cary Two men.--
The crews Of the Betsies were pm. on board
he sch. Clsrisss, Of Portsm ouh, OF ABOUT
10 tons The next day the cla,isss was
boarded fom The lily privsteer, Of II ,litsx,
aid had ID prisoners put on board, belonging
TO sch Success, Snow. from Thomsston for
Boston, with wood. which she had taken &
burnt. and a small sch from Boston for Ken.
neoeck, with an assorteocargo, worth about
$1,000, having recruiting tiicer ~ ooaid,
winch she had sent 10 HslItax- rne Fly had
. also tak "a large tops III sch OF Boston, be
longing 10 Mr.. Snow, from Penobscot, WI.
wood, which she had sent TO Ii lfax-,h.
crew were put on board All old sloop, which
she took and gave up. The men from he
CT lrisss landed AT Wells on Sunday. Tue
Nymph had reczptured an En,lisa schocnel.
loaded with fish and herrings, which hsd
been cut out OF tbs Cut of Csnso, by the
r prisaIeer sloop Polly, of Salem-Ihe Poll,
mad 50 Cit on, at the same tine, q he W
pilot boa built schooner
Ship Edward of Nantucket, from the
South Sea. arrived at Deal, (Ens June
18Th, prize 10 the SerDgspsiam lelter oi
: marqae
Il The following vessels have been captured
:, aud carried mo Ensland since me war,
: which have not been here ;ofore reported
B schooner Fox, Singleton, from Bordeaux,
|, Tor Philadelphia Revenge, Watkins, from
!. Charles on, for Frances Henry, Russell,
' from Wilmington, for d, ; Polly, Brow, OF
boston. for do. Miranda, of X. Island, for
Cuba sch. Ann, Bryde, fom B.yonne, for
. New York
/ rh. 80 w l. I...
tured and carried mo HAlfax-she had w.
: prizes m CO. At the time. which wsfe ret.
ken by the Families boats 23d uit. Tn,
o Families. Loire and Ospheus were a, an
chor together and had prizes with them
Thursday last, SIX coasters were taken Or
! destroyed be ween Say D, ooh ard CulIford.
The inform .Sion Of ,hs fore going hume
rous captures has come 10 hand In the cou. SC
Of The Lass week during The same time
{ the papers repori the arrival OF only priz 4
u lougsJ winch have been taken from the
c u. itisn.
The Shaving Mill Cas,ig.sor, Stephen
Clark, commander Of Salem, boarded the
owedisa brig C.rish.,n, Capt p. r. Smith
! and used very .oasise language t.
cap, Smi,h that II he Caught tim on shore
his lie was IN danger; Cape. Smith shew
him his hag. and ,oid hum he was bound IN.
;. o Boston, and hoped that his flag woul
lpro,ect hun. Clark swore that The ncxs
81 swedish vessel he came across he woula
4 | hire into he threatened 10 wiring CAPT.
> SMITHS nose : and treated Mr. Dsggett, y
Vineyard piiot. with great lnsoleace-said
q ne would take him out and seud him on
.hore, II he sad one word in capt Smiths ia
! YOUR Dos on pilot who was then on
board, and who WAS concealed forward with
he seamen IS ready to affirm 10 tue truth Of
,he foregoing.
81 The Editor OF he New York Herald afie,
mentioning the receipt OF letter giving all
account Ut the destruction of the privateer
y Young resz-r, observes -
! Mr.. ] lson, The wretch who was The
cause OF his dreadful disaster, was frs
l,eut. on board OF her. He had been com.
'msnder Ut the Old Teszer of this pori
which was taken some time since by Adm.
raj Wstren's squadron, and Johnson was re
leased on his parole withOu waning for n
Z exchange he entered ss lieut.. on board tue
= Young Teszer land probably 10 avoid fall
. ing into he hands oftbe enemy he perse IA
= ted the Orwell act, which not only dessoye.
his own life, but the lives of almost all bi.
companions. Had be blown his own brains
out or tied gun about his neck and flung
himself overheard, very few would have
moufned, anu no one would have found fault.
Is by ell sccoun he was not the most ami
able mn living Indeed he must have
been possessed Ut the d,sposiuon oithe dev |
IL. to plunge such = number Of his friend |
into eternity, who had parents, wives and |
children TO mourn their unlimely isie, and to |
suffer for want of their protection and AISLE.
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