The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-14
"Pro5a6ly only MercAcntmer.
SAVANNAH, Ncv. SO.
GALLANT PRSIsTANCEi

Arrived at Five Fathom Hole, last even
Jog the sstter Of Tarque schooner Pilot. az
Bait movc, William I. Stafford, rnaster in
IL days from New York, bound for Charles
ton.
Sailed from Sandy HOOK on the 10th ms,
iT,h, was chased by brig and n ont
sailed them, 18th, m the Gulph Stream.
eXperienced heavy g7'c from southes
lost M. Lawson, second officer. overheard
'25.h vas chased oe' Charleston by 4 br;~.
26h. was chased Oft a. gain by TWO br;rrs.
27,h, was chased n = third time bv two
briss--then bore away for Savar,.si, same
night tei! IN with'a brig passed within pis
o, shot ct her, when she discovered the
schooner and made AL sail in chase. AZ 10
A NJ next day made Tyhee, brarinv north
west, hauled BY the wind for the light house
which brought the brig near by ti,. westhe.
beam Of the schooner.
Finding it impossible 70 wecther her tre
current setting very rapid to the southeast.
ana The brig Coming up fast Will! a breeze
bore away for St. GATHERINGS Sound. when
the enemy commenced firing His bow guns
Is h, at2. p. M. finding i, Impossible to
clear him on either tack. ran in for Warsaw
Sound at 3 o'clock, fetched up in soft bot
ON, let go the anchor, and brought her
b. ads de to the enemy, who immediately
nchNred brOadside, and commenced Grinr
Half past three, seat four boats manned
to board they approached with musk.t
shot, Cine schro Ia wing every thing arranced
to give them e. warn rcception) when two
attempting to board forward, at that mn
ment gave 1t 20 them with grape shot, Thu.
| fifth gun fired, knocked ORE of the boats To
pieCes--the others assisted in SAVING the
people. The brig then hoisted n signal for
them to return, when she got under wav in
order TO anchor closer to she schooner.
In the act of rounding too, she touched
the bottom, gave the schooner her whole
b"oedside then hauled off 10 the southyard,
and LEFT her. THIS Pi't' sails are cors;-
derably cut. no body billed, and only nne
man s'jshtiy wounded in the hand.
A. O'Clock, the schooner gor under Hav
at il. anchored off 'Fybee Light, and cot
in the riv early next morairg. The loss
Of HI c eny nov known.
III il 'aAce tf bravcTy reflects the birh
@st honor On cur gallant scamen and shoD,d
'erve as an incentive TO their fellow citi
zens in .tEeir various spheres.
The prize sent into St. Marv's by the
privateer Saucy Jack, on the Esd ult. is thc
British brig Sir John Shey5roke. taken af-
ter a action Of 20 minutes. The priy,
mounts 10 carriage guns. with crew of 30
men In the action she los. two men killed
two danger uslv wou de3 and three sIigh,
" land met with conside able damage
IN rigging ard sails. The Saucv Jack nae
r 1ed little or no injury. had three men
slightly wounfed. The Sir John Sherbrole
was from Halifax, bound for Jamaica, has
q cargo cor sting of fish oil and staves.-
We are irformed that she is very fine
nrig, 'ormerly the New-Orleans Packet of
| y. York.
EytrGcf u lcner from CAPTAIN Henry u.
Kenn"dy 6attd WikniHglon, ". G. ion
hh. ~ nj zWEe.
On the N rniur of the oh, the s'oop
D"'sey g0t under way from Maurice's River.
bound tO Newbern n. G.. Attweive At
N on we POT to sea, With an apparent favor
! able tide. We bad not been out more than
/ 8 ours. when he wind came on rnfavorable
we still continued working along shore
/ keeping bright hook out for our friends the
| 'rtish. On the 11th in the evening the
| ind became f,ir and we then were M with
he northern Cape Of the Chesapeake, blow
I mr. fresh We made n push to cross the Bay
that night which We effected without meo .
| inc the enemy. AZ four o'clock off Curri-
! uck- in eiv fat'Iom water. fell ~ with the
British fric1te Lac demoniaq, who captured
~. ~! AFTER taking on the only two men
| W had, put on board FIVE men and an Officer
. p we naaster. and ordered orr vessel IN
J he Hcct 10 tho Chesapeake leaving capt.
/ ]ol1~ook and myself On board with bow
who deserted u.s. they continued working