The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-16

three Of the launches, and leaving the re.
manning barge and SIX men with the schnr.
pulled away fer the Victoriou, but the
wind being ahead, and All uncommon he lvy
sea running, they were obliged toput about
and row back To the schooner--but being
unable to get along Side of her, they lei go
their grapiings, and lay too for six hours IN
most distressing condition, the sea con-
stantiS washing over them, when the schnr.
bisged and hiled--Ihe Lieutenant S1 men
lett IN charge OF her, then took 10 the barge
and deserted her--The gale INCREASING,
they were obliged to bear up and run under
the lee OF Old Point Comfort but being
alarmed a. the appearance of schooner
that hove in sight, pulled out again-One
OF the barges with "A midSAipman in COM
mand, and two of the Flights crew, pri-
soners, having parted from the others, and
being in danger of laundering, came up as
high as the fort at this place, and volunta-
riiy surrendered to the military authorities
In the mean time the Commandant at
Hampton having rsceived intelligence
that the other three were in the Roads dis
patched the Revenue Cutter Jefferson,
Capt. It0m, and IA small pilot boat schnr
manned with 4 detachment of Rifle men in
pursuit of them. They were overtaken
nearly as high up as Newport News, and as
the cutter was about to pour a broadside
into them, the lieutenant displayed a white
flag and said, that 1T was not their intention
to make any resistance, upon which assur-
ancC Capt. Ham ordered them ashore and
sent them under an escort of forty riflemen,
to Hampton. were in these three
launches about fifty Englishmen, and the
Captain, SUPERB argo aud remainder of the
hands kei RI f,.as
he loss of SO many men and bargcs at this
time will embarrass the enemy not a little,
as 1t will weaken very considerably his
means of annoyance.
The Flight had on board very valuable
cargo, Consisting Of 40 packages of silk
goods. leo pipes brandy and 100 hogsheads
OF vine. She left Bordeaux the 7th March.
BY the master of a corn vessel that run
over yesterday from Cherrystone, we since
learn, that the schooner lays on her beam
ends with both masts carried away. A
launch full of men was rowing towards her
from the Victorious.
Except one ship Of the line and frrate
IN Lynha"en, and a friga e at the Capes,
of The mouths of the principal Rivers IN
the Chesapeake.
MIR Hggia6ofham who came passenger
in the schooner Flight, has politely favored
us with file of the g Borde aux Indica-
teur" from the 10th of Feb. to the 1st
March.
The papers are taken up chiefly with
accounts ot military movements and other
warlike preparations. The subsidiary pow
ers were never better afft cted towards the
Emperor. Thr war with Russia had be-
come more popular than ever in France -
Large donations of horses had been made
to the emperor from all the towns and viii
lagos of France and her allies, and by all
classes and Conditions of the inhabitants
from the xubleman down to the hamblest
mechanic.
The Russians had recro.sed the Vstula,
with the exception of the detachments sta
toned III the he ghborhood of Bromberg.-
he main body of the army was between
Pultusk and Ostrolenka.
a formal reconciliation had taken place
between the Emperor and his Holiness the
Pope, aud a concordat was signed at Fon-
tainblcau on the 25th January last by the
parties, which allows to his Highness the
exercise of his Pontifcal functions in Italy
and France in the same manner & forms
as his predecessors. Herald.