The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-20
Particulars offhe action 6et-veen tie ka..
zard and tie Caledonia.


Extract from toe log book of the privats
armed schooner Hds9rd, of ChSTlestc,,
commanded by Plactde de Charnrr.
fRs private armed schooner fIazard.
LOT Oh r|e-ion, 81 tons burthen, commanded
10y Fiaclde lie Charter, nsonn,iar one,
carriage gun, q Sly, PcunGer, and two six
pound carronades, manned with thirty
eisat men, the captain inclusive, while sc
anchor oil the Island Of Davie, d, half
past - O'CLOCK discovered 3 man of, war
oriS escortns tive merchantmen, one *
which lost her n,izea mast. and vas r.
ieeward re'nsincd in that Situation unit,
the slcop OF war and four merchantmen.
were cut o. sight--then gave chase un,i
one CLOCK when We game up with ,ar,.c
armed ship, who hcisted English colours
and hred gun--the priYatser Ike.si>c
holsted English colors and made for the
se'p. WHEN within ntusket shot fred one
SIX pounter ioaded with ball ard grape,
80 -i4red ~ our musketi9 with e1esG
HF A qoag'er p1st ere o'GlocE vsi,iic ~ ~
ACT OF poarotng, and keeping uD 2 wei
uirscted and incessant FIRE, which proved
so destructive that they could make no re-
Nre 20 pJure US, struck her coiors. AZ
nan PAST oEe o'csock sent lieutenant and
men "itn one boat fpr the captain who
returned With Captain Alexander Nichoy-
son, native of london. cororoard,,,e -,
British coppeT-bottomed shin AN,,o6 ~
London, 500 tons hurths!.. s;;f,, is,.,,,,.'. -,
bound TO London narigatct by 15De v;ifh
a passenger on board making aitopethe,
10 ; mounting IL guns, skies and Mines w;tk
cargo OF 400 hhds sugar. SO Dunchconc
rum, IS casks and 500 sacks coffee. andTo
pays cotton. IN consequence of CAPTAIN
Hichoison's being Wounded early in the ac..
Won Snu thfre being no convenience TO at
ss.I 2
ioTeu' agreeable 70 ms request, to return
On board the prize. Ordered tn. pri,y.-
mestcr TO Keep in company with the Driva.,
'esr. Made for Charleston, off whicb
port We arrived. and remained there for,
eight days, endeayoTing to get in, which
We could not eSect, in conseonehce NJ ,he.
wes ther being very fogey. On the 19th "A
o'siock lost sight Of the prize. AS eoon
- t"e Weaher cleared, went in pursuit oe
her. ana continued until Sunday 2lst. at
nall past clock when the man in tb.
top cried out, g. 6 sail 20 which a few MI
nutes after proved TO be our prize. Tho
weather SILL continuing very fnrgy. at 4
O'Clock again lost sight of her: at & o'clo.l-
weather clearing OF little, foeDd thar ,oa
were oil Savannah Light, S S. f.. On tb@
2zd, at hall past o'clock. again discover
Ell our prize, about nine miles, distsnt
maze ali san if'r her; at half past oo'cIncE
u'SCo'Clcd q BRUSH cutter with cur ,lf.tyr
winch we presumed she had rc-capiursd
at 10 O'Clock we hoisted 4 signal forhf,
WHICH she did not answer al II .o'ciorlz
she holsted British cOlors and seeeTcd /, +,
different direction. Continued n nnrs,,c
them both un.ii Tuesday the Esd Instant
when they commenced firing on as at q
Considerable distance; not wishing 70 wa,fs
our powder, occasionally answered them
win a shot 1atil o'ci1ck. wien We cang
Wlthih musket shot. We then commenced
hrng ON the ship ard cutter, which VS.
returned by them with great prou,ptiful,.
epparehtdetermination--at 5 the I'd len
tenant carpenter aid men were dance
ropsly wounded It the cutter hansd
on 10 rHpai- he damage we n d cgused
ser D1rnG this interval ordered an al
1tonai supply OF cartridges ~ IN. AZ
hat past l@Gird close up tben rea,l,
G. no and renewed tbs attacs With ereae
violence, the crew 20 p n4an bavine dcter-
miHed 70 ios2 ,heir lives sooner fhao tb;s
valuable Prize, which lad alresdv caps,I
lhe9 50 mach tr0u'Sc ft half p.st 6 the.
brtish cW'er az .'n aau'ed oE. aud CONT
nued ~ nee az distance We tool advat.-
! ace ot TIE position, bore down on tb4,
I ana Us th ri ponder aluua erf "a b,isl-
auacE " FnueneYy, caused her p sfrike
Ner & lor' tHcn oriorcl herto lBg IN -
/ tfc britsa cn-t.r having shot s4e4E v
} ,HIA'-!V gave ,se. looping a tremte5. -
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