The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-19

brutal deeds of barbarity, we discover the
operation OF British humanity. The great
chatham denounced. in Il feeling and e!o-
Quent manner, the custom of employing
oaroarous allies against q civilized foe.-
What can be more infamous than to excite
thelndians to war against n nationwhich pos
sesscs the means, and is compelled, by the
principles of self-defence, to carry on
war OF DETERMINATION" against them While
the government. the citizens and missicna
RES or America. have been endeavOring TO
ameiioratc the condition of those miserable
men, the British have been leading them to
the commission of the most terocious deeds,
that their inland trade might not suffer by
the intrusion OF American traders. When
such motives guide people, we may en-
quire, where is their religion ?
Baltimore, January ID.
Arrived 1T annapolis yesterday schooner
Raven, from Boston with plaster. The
Raven was captured on the fourth instant
about one hundred &C fifty miles S.W. of the
Capes being OF little value, she was given
up and put on board Messrs Green and
oak, G. French gentleman, passengers in
the brig Herald, Caytor, from bordeaux,
for Baltimore.
| The Herald, was captured by the British
squadron. on the 25th ult. in sight of Cape
| Henry, she laid becalmed to leeward of the
squadron, when they brought stiff breeze.
She did not take the breeze until they had
got within so yards of her.
| OH the Western Island she carried away
her foretopmast, part of her foremost & her
maintopmast in this crippled state she
took $50 shot from the squadron before
she struck, her rigging was cut to pieces
she was put under convoy of the Maid
| stone and ordered for Bermuda
| SALEM, Jan. 6.
! The British brig Dart, of Port Glasgow.
! from Grenada for Glasgow. with a cargo of
[ o5 hhdS. rum, 155 bales, and 400 seroons
! cotton, and some other articles, prize to
the privateer ship America, capt. Joseph
Ropes. captured Nov. %, i'll lat. 40, long.
IS, mounts guns. and coppered to the
bends. She belonged to feet from the
| w. Indies for England, under convoy of
/ the Ring-dove brig.
| The America had also captured the day
before. the British ship Hope, nearly 400
tons, and armed with 10 guns, laden with
| ESQ hhds. sugar. a large quantity of cotton,
&c. which belonged to the same feet; they
had separated in a heavy gale, and the
| English captain informs that the America
would undoubtedly fall in with others of the
fleet. Besides the above, and brig which
arrived some time since, the America had
captured and manned out, a brig from
Newfoundland with a cargo of dry fish,
salmon and oil, and a ship from Quebec
with timber. The America fell in with
privateer ship Alfred, about 80 days since
all we'll on board had made no captures
beside the prizes which have arrived
he America had cruized 10 days i'm the
English Channel without seeing any vessels
and she had seen no English cruizers since
she sailed from Salem.
BOSTON, Jan. 8.
Arrived, transport (No. 318) ship Regu-
lus, Allison. 80 days from Quebec. via
Portland, with $50 prisoners of the 18th
y. .. regiment, taken at the battle at
Queenstown. Col. Scott, a passenger, ar
rived in town few days since. The Regu-
lus put into the harbor of Anowshot, in the
Gut OF Canso, Nov. 28th while there, an
American privateer made her appeararce
In the Gut and Showed signal of dis
tress; the captain and several officers DO
longing to IL. M. brig, lying at Anowsilot,
went to her disguised. When they got TO
her, they enquired her distress the capt.
OF the privateer answered want of men, -
ut however appeared, that the showing of
| a signal or distress, was merely a whim of
the captains, which he wished to gratify)
and immediately took them on board, not
| Knowing who they we're, and kept them a
day and half, then dismissed them-the
captain of the. brig thus obtaining the exact
force OF the pgivateer, e. guns, and 50 to
40 men) went ashore, obtained 20 voluo-
teers, in addition to his crew, (Which was
40 men, and the brig mounting 10 euns)
and sailed in co. with a letter of maroue
| ship, to take the privateer; thev found her
nearly in the same place he left her, and
began the attack, were driven off three
times to repair damages, and both were
tnaily obliged to make their retreat back
to Anowshot, leaving the Yankee complete
! ly victorious. The name of the privateer
was not known--she was from so TO 20 tons.
The above was esteemed by the inhabitants
OF Anowshot, very gallant and astonish-
ing action, and was acknowledged as such
by the officers of the brig.
We are happy (says the Liverpool Mer-
curry. OF Nov. 6,) il being able to contra
dict report in pretty general circulation.
and which has found its way to London pa
pers, CT the loss of the Orozimbo, Ameri-
can cartel, The consgnees of that vessel.
have traced the rumor to poor wretch
who has been endeavouring to excite COM
passion, by stating that she is one Of the
five who escaped.
NEW YORK, Jan. e.
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.
By the ship Massachusetts Cartain Ct