The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-10


pre- isod on board the British ~, Poctiers,
as she was entering tiie Delaware, uncer
pretexr OF hiss berg an Enei hGnsn The
1oictiess soon after, YVES orGsyed 20 Bernu-
da,where, having Arr. young King was trans.
ferred tc the Ruby guard ship 0i' 81 gunss---
Having deiermincdSc at'ein II his escape thu
first opportunity that offered, lie purchased
OF enc OF his messmates i S,rSil p, ckes GEM
pals, which he always carried about him ;
ard occasionally kept his eye upon a tinS
large sailing Loaf belongings to tic ship,
which was commonly kept a!ongside.-OaN
Sunday the 2Jth luly. some of the eiliCers
had taken this boat opt 4 sailing, anlrctm.
ned alongside in the dusk Of the evening,
where she remained sometime with her
ms SITS, sails, rudder, &c. all standing when
this youthful a6yenturer. having secured 3
leaves OF bread and soI0e water, & into the
boat, cast Il ne fast and drilled i.log with
the tide until he hzd g0I soTe distance off,
when he hoisted saii and took avery un-
cere uSnous leave OF Bermuda * the Ruby.
-thus, III an open boat, With scarce pro-
VISION enough 70 last him two davS, he com
mitted himself 20 tie winds and waves, TO
traverse an expanse Of 6 or 200 miles -.
When inclined 30 sleep. he lashed the tiler
to his arm, 50 that if the boat wore round,
At wonid cause sudden jirk Of the tiiler,
which would awaken bin again. He exS
perienced no debility or sickness from the
scantiness- OF his meals, and with fine wes-
ths-r and q fair wind, nearly the whole way,
he made a landing 1Gl miles to- the SOUTH
ward OF Cape Henry, IN Tuesday the Sd
inst. being a passage of s. days The boat
is z tons burthen, and, if she could be gos
round here, would probably sen for asotiol-
iars!ti
A Gentleman ~ Cadz writes thus to his
friend IN this place * lnthe British feet rff
ionion, there were upwards Of 40 American
sailars. VINO, upon hearing OF the war, ulbiy
refused to hight against ;neir country, anc ae
the same tine requested their DISCHARGES
Instead ofrecei'ing their discharge, (which
a generous enemy " uld not have hesitated
10 grant them as The reward OF their patri-
otism and hdeiity) they were Conducted 20
Aaira, and there thrown in prison perhaps
to be tried tor mutiny--An American g.ns
tleman now here lin Cadiz WHO was in Mai.
ia at the time, gave nc tie information, g.
states, that he succeeded in procuring from
somc cE thepoor fellows Their names, lts-
criptions, place Of nativity, &c. when, beng
found cut in the charitable endeavoors, ne
was obliged TO desist--a tacit acknowledge
ment OF the British that they are Ameri-
cans.
The Algerines are fitting ont vessels
to cruize off Cadz and Lisbon for, tbs
English Consul 1T Az
giers has been endeayNripg 10 effect an ar
rangcment with the Dcy 70 pre- espttlss tap-
ture Of AmericSR licensed Resse Is !-Iiavs
not heard the result. Geej Heaven that
IL our government about FL his may ;be
mercy ia the British biIt. i VII. s1yga a pi.
uful, bringing, 5eccif'enietible spi,it IN sl,s
American Government, thus 10 sesd It's c,t-
isers a-beggns to their ene,aY. and t1bEes
AT once how huiniistins 20 a. is .,e ',censed
trade.
Theirs. are oRiy II American capsi4es
in Alsiers. VIZ. H5r James peliay1. of nor.
folk, and Capt. Snith, Alac and SreS II
the brig Edwin, af salem - ~ tie kind ea-
srtions OF the efficient CoUsyis and Foreign
Agents, near his Barbarian t.ishnesx, their
condition 5 rendered toieiably comfortRhle.''
EoRHoI.1s, Aueust7.
Captsip Frs7is, If the Reyenns Gutter, Who vs.,
soie si.ae Stree taken in Yoss River ms bsen pa
ro'et and is now IN this phoebe s;htss that in The
attack upon The 'unon srisse, by t,e epu bosts four
shotstruck the iuii Of tbs frgste, msn Nas XII.
len and three slightly Wounded, Capt. n. S.ss on
board the 5un'n az zoe tme. ledger.
CAEhNnAtGu&, TEL; Or
oar Irdiers,--1v. have received .utbeu,;s n.
formation, hirh enabvs assure our readers,
that the inGians WHO ist-y ASSIST III ,eien,,inx
t.ack Sock from the titset OF the brius, eohGusts
Ell tbemseves ia sloh w,y 10 reflect great o,c
upeU thenscycF and - ~, 70 uha..ae ii,- e.tt,yss
brs5t Of their superior hunaniiy. The Iufi,nns
brought 10 number G: prisoner, vithou, ipfurin.-
hair OF thcir heads. Rpt single iutfauee II toms
hawking or seaipiuC occurred, although ffrtuuent
opporipmtic1 Tor OCta we're Afforded 4 f;ritis, OF.
hctr, capt Sanders, was sbot down ~ ~ F.dan
WHO sd'aucfd toysfhs him, ard the sstiaii tns ia
mon Sntory eXpeetsticn Of behe toTiaIQTsrf. Ia,
sIead CT wh,Cb the Indian commits, rated . sf.r-
nI.s aud passed on. INC graefv; captain ;s ,i,for-
mined 20 ard the tav Dy uatz . h. a s,lsl,e lr,.
sent Christians Aien Amep esns .st;oInps, u r-i.
condos; oi the untutored savage it .ist of ill., ei~
v,l;zed, humane, .gusniiaois Brti.h On LesTd -
Chesapeake, and at hsDpt,n, and tlvss y.ar ON
eorc'UiGns
TIE brave mejor Cbapin he's again ds,ine,;she5
hirse sad us valiant c,rps ty crossing 10 lis cp.
posie hda sud e>Ftufias two Hritisi officers nd
some tri7gseS The oiptaih Of the Prince Reg .;s
cse ~ hs rriscacrst lie gallant major Is .iipfs.
rentIs rewarded ly different psotJs. The feterals
ats pagtei'isiy II Bloomfield tbai mes. Of tsiez
ard De b@tsh ebtcys rgpr .ei.t bin and .s COM
cfny 80 nsesydiGs gi5;dcsiGs ba1dii;i, Win have
no other eoJsoe 6st rrta;s gse u is said that th
Iaay,r hes bee1 recently sSPel,i finf TIC " ssa.
ing en- Genefc It ossty Of Husio.; sor h;s eyer
tidns in def1nGrg 'fs country, bis 6r, sae aud his
property 1hris ~ t.ghG On tho otter eide the
Iagr NJ received tl1e esiecfa. urIrpse ard srss
Utude Of every FRIEND 70 his sounsry and We have
80 douhf Will specify meet The honorable uooo x
tbe government. We scarcely bhGe Nhethsr 10
IS more hogorsd in re7eiyDg the capitalization Of his
, cn1nif- or the eIefiniion Of itscneInes
- tt.a latr atfccE on BLACK Rock, We learn thAs
rive Hritish los: 20 killed, besides great
Guisoer wounded. ct more thsn zee that crossed,
ogy 90 were mustered ;hs next morning.