The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-04-15
Bp 40alt.
BOSTON, APRIL 10.
TIE IT, ST.4TES FRfG.a1E CHESaPE7KE.


BOSTON, APRIL 10.
TIE IT, ST.i1ES FRfG.41E CHES.aPE.7KE.
1t is with pleasure we announce the safe
arrival in our harbor of the l.. S. frigate
Chesapeake, Capt. Evans, from a cruize Of
li5 days. From Boston she run down by
the Madeiras, Canaries, and Cape dc Verbs
thence down on the equator, between longi-
tude 8 and IS, (where she cruizsd weeks;)
thence down the coast of South America,
passing within 5 leagues Of Surrnam, (was
in The same place the Hornet sunk the Pea
cock tie day after she left) down by Barbs-
does, Antigua and most OF the Windward
West-lndia Islands, thence on the Coast Of
the United States, between Bermuda and
the Capes of Virginia, by the Capes of the
Delaware within IL leagues, by New-York
within 90 leagues, thence through the East.
Channel TO this port.
The Chesapeake has taken during the
cruize the American brig Julia, from Lisbon
for Boston, with an English licence arrived
al Boston and condemned j EHsish ship
Volunteer, from Liverpool 10 Brazils arri-
we'd at Portsmouth, n. II. British brig
Liverpool. Hero, from Liverpool to Brazils,
cargo dry goods, hardware, and jewelry, car
20 taken out, and vessel burnt /; and brig
Esrl-Percy, from Cape de Verbs, with salt,
for Brazils ashore On Long Island. She
has on board SIS British prisoners. January
/, off the Western Islands, discovered 2
large sail to windward, apparently men Of
war, bearing down, lay TO for them, and
when near enough to ascertain that they were
q "a and a friga,e, made all sail and escaped
Abou; 10 days since, of the Capes of Vir-
gIdia, gave chase TO s!oop OF war, and con-
tinued chasing for two days, when she finally
escaped in the night. These are. the only
ships OF war she has seen during the cruze.
The Chesapeake, (April u on the N. Z.
part OF G-orge's Bank, fell in with sch. Va
ierius, of Ho.loveli, cargo iumber,in posses
sion ST men, who said they had cut her out
Of Tarpau.in Cove, in a smack, fitted By the
priva,eef big John &. Shcrbrook. She had
no papers on board, and the man who called
himself prize had no commission, or
any document Whatever, to shew by what au-
thority he had possession of her took them
out and put crew on board, and ordered her
for Boston. The Valerius had been boarded
the day before from the Ramilies, IL, Nymph
friga,e, and sloop of war in CO. just at the
enlraucc of the Narrows, blowing very fresh
at south, the Chesapeake carried away her
top-mast, (Which was broke in pieces
aud fshed each side) Just above the Cap and
her fore sail yard. A number of men
were sloit when the sop.mast went over and
went with it. The number is not exactly
known, but conjec,ured to be FIVE two have
been taken up badly hurt, and the others it Is
supposed are also taken Up, as boat was a.
stern which mua, have seen them.--The offi-
Gers and crew on board the chesapeake, are
generally very heal'y. On passing Long
wharf, she wa. welcomed by numerous
crowd Of our citizens, assembled there, with
thrse cheers, and also by the crew OF tho FRI
gate Congress wheh she passed her, which
was returned by the crew OF the Chesapeake.
TIHe Kaieils has arrived az Boston.