The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-19
FROM THEN. Y. COLUMBIAN.
he following anecdote WAS rel ted 70 ~ =


FROM THEN. Y. COLUMBIAN.
The following anecdote was related to me
yesterday by MIR. CT.
When the Nautilus was captured, the
commander was taken on board the Shan
non frigate the other officers and the
crew, were put on board the Africa, which
vessel, shortly after, cruising in company
with the Glerriere, Captain Dacres, fire.
4uently came on board the Africa, and once,
II not oftener, addressed the officer who re-
lated this anecdote to my!nformant,. IN the
following manner. e" Well Mr.. B--,t, how
goes on the War row How do YOU carry
ON the war now, ha Mr., not altoge
Their pleased with the disrespectful famili-
arity or capt. Dacres, was usually cool and
reserved, which however, did not for some
time check this mistaken warrior. :" Well
-, said he. 1 am going after the Consti-
tuition in a few days; I'll bring some of
your old friends to Halifax to see YOU" I
wish to God, capt. Dacres, (replied he) you
may IND her, as you are so anxious TO meet
her: and believe ME, capt. Dacres, there is
not an officer nor man aboard Of her. who
does not reciprocate your wish most. cordi =
ally" We'll, well, | shall certainly meet
her, for am going right into BOSTON Bay
alter her, III take her i'll ten or fifteen mi
nutes. 10 this lgasConading, declaration
Mr.. - replied in a way which changed
the subject. n few days after the Gucr-
riere was taken. When Mr.. - returned
In a cartel to Boston. the first acquaintance
he met on the long wharf was capt. Dacres,
whom he accos ed All, capt Dacres
how dn Won do? I'm happy to see you in
Boston" Dacres. said" Say not a word
about it--~say rot a word about it. Pam
going home, and never intend to come to
Boston again as long as 1 live"
NcRroLE, Fan. Is.
Mr.. Chapman, Pilot, Who was at the Capes yes
teray, informs, that about half past + p M he saw
large trgste under presa OF sail standing into the
bay i'll pursuit OF fourmasted armed yesSr. under
Erench eolors The frigate one time put cut her
boats with design to board the Frenchmau, but
they were beaten off. The chaoe continued until 0
o'clock, the figatc Keeping up m almost incessant
ARE the whole ti'ne When our Informant lost ight
OF them, lac supposeS they about half " ay be-
tween Cape Henry and New Point Comfort he az
towards learned from the pilot boat Betsev, Of
Hampton, that she had put a pilot on board th,
French vessel in the fore part Of the day, outside
th Capes
'i: January H.
The English slip Of gar, mentioned in our last
as having pursued French ship up the Ray on
Tuesday night, proves have. been the Tartarus
soop OF war, Capt. PascO, and her chase the French
merchant ship Tameriane, Capt. DestebecboE 80
DAYS from bordeaux, bound to Baltimore, with
rash cargo OF wine, brandy and dry gOois--Tbe Pr
lot Who WAS perhaps little confused by the contin
ned TIRE from the Tartarus run her ashore on the
Middle iIrouud, when by more circumspeetinn On
ins part, the ship might have escaped her pursuers
a'h arrived safe at her port of destinations. Ebc
Earttrhs following in her wake, run aground also
bat cot pT during the night by throwing nearly All
yer guns gerb:9ri. She, however, fitted our her
u"', WIN me "a Ient. boatswain, and 80 men, and
tool possession of tlie Tsmerane Capt. Desteb..
cho. and the Pilot (NIr. Seiden of Hamptonl wcr,
sent on board the Tsrtarus, the latter in irons and
part ~, o. 'ne fFeneh crew were sent on shore n
Cane Charles, in the OF wars laupcb-Neoxt
dNy the Fartsrns stood away for the capes and W
Joined by two other men OF war; an American shin
AMI brig, outward bound, we're boarded by them
IN the course OF the same day, two pilot boats
from Hampton visited the French ship: one nf ,he,,
(tbe Bee) took on board the remainder of the crew
"'d passengers in the Tameriane, and arrived here
'~'ih them yesterday other the De,ssv I
was chartered by the Englishmen TO conve, ON
hpard the iartarus, rs mueh as she could carry of
t'in most valuable effects IN board the prize. Her
hoil was accordingly stowt, with quantity of s;tks
races, Nc AMI the bOatsw ah and three men mt nm
noaFp 20 s7aTh the spoil. These men considering
themselves to nc only passengers left the managr.
mehi OF TIE boat entirely To the Pilot, while fi,ev
went helo" aud trrnet in to trial of the Frenci,
nan C'aret aUd t"'uiac, supply Of which they
"H' htp"Eht N|ay with tIietu rne willy plot lie
keSWIhy t"e Inluuctinns Of the chqrfsr brrty ,ooL
advantage ~ their inehriaton To ,f,or re 49,
and havirg fastened the matches upnn them to 81
rnd STOOL INTO Hampton Roads and arrived Vii,
ms Na"H1'e s7rgo safe IN this pert. The four men
were "elVerch into the custody nG the Marshal s,i
we R""'s gwen i'fo the bands Of the revenue o,i
se's - The prize crew put IN board the shi, ~;
'"e "ru' h',i orlcrs ~ case they could not sue
cte'' )" geu''g her of, ~ set fire ~ her and tskc
oil o' '''' "'u'u DC got
she priT~teer Globe, CAPTAIN Nom. that has
zen yi"s ~ ']'' por. for some days went down yes
sru'y ipr re r"rpore ofrccspturins tic Tamctianc
'rom the British. We hive rcsson to believc t,s, .
'ecdf,Ne has alrea " taken Mace rs tie crew ibst
we're lst IN charge Of her, are said 20 Lave null.
le'l 1s'ins' their officer. '''''''
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