The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-07
DOMESTIC.
GEoRcRrowN. Is. C.N April !:

GEcRGRTowN. (S. c. April es.
Fly the arrive! the Ccr'ei brig Gurus.
20 DAYS from Port Rova!, Jam } we have
ieen favored through the polteness of
Capt. Hsrrisons with files of different ia
aaicA papers from the tst Of March to the.
Sd of Anvil inclusive They contain little
news al importance which is n t anticipa-
ted by an Interesting article, given in this
laws paper under our marine head, We
haze prepared same extracts, which, far
"ant of roum. are uevoidably postponed
till "ur, next. The Cyrus left $50 American
prisc"ersin Jamaica.
. The following reason. among m any others
in paliiation of the Capture of the Peacock,
is too curiouS'to be emitted:
From the ST. Jogo Gazette of .fhrii 8.
We learn that previously to the sailing Of
the fleet from Barbados. accounts of the
capture and destruction of the Peacock had
been received from four of her crew, who
had arrived there in neutral vessel; they
state hat the American :lonp of war had
greatly the advantage, independent Of her
superiority of guns and men,. from her con
stantlv using cartridges enclosed in sheet
lead. from which the guns are not in need
OF spunging. and are enabled to FIRE at least
twice 70 our once.
Arrived on Monday last. Cartel brig Cy-
'"@' S"P'. iifitison, ~ DAYS from fOrt
Royal. The following interesting partcu-
lars have been FURNISH d us by Mr. 'rhomp-
son, late Clerk toG. w. Reed, Esq Com
mander of the U. S brig Vixen. who came
passenger in the Cartel from Jamaica:
The brig Cyrus, Capt. Harrison, sailed
as Cartel FROM Port Royal, Gam on the
3D. April, in company with the ship Rebec-
ca Sims, bound to Philadelphia. Passen-
gers in the Rebecca Sims, Lieut. Drayton,
Mr.. Hunier, Sailing Master Midshipmen
Shields, Evans and Bliss, and ID men, late
of the brig Vixen.
The Grand Jamaica Fleet was to sail on
the 10th of May for England, under convoy
OF the Nengeur "a, Capt Dundas the Gar
land sloop of war, Capt. Davis, of % guns
& the armed schr. De Couverte, of IL guns,
Lieut.. Williams. BY an estimate made in
the Kingston papers, it was calculated that
the value of fifty of the Fleet, amounted to
1900, 600 pounds; and it was supposed that
The whole number of vessels that would
form the Fleet, would amount To 20 sail.
In consequence of the facility with which
provisions may be exported in neutral bet
toms from the u. States, the Island of ia
maica was plentifuily supplied. A gentle
man in Port Royal, whose means Of infor
nation are derived FIR, m an authentic
source. calculates, that loco barrels of
Flour have found their way to that Island
since he Declaration of War against Great
Britain. exclusive of $4,000 barrels of
Flour. by licensed ships AID bread stufis.
&c. received by the store ships from Eng
land. and Cork fleet.
The Privateer Schooner DEFIANCE
Capt. Chazei, of Charleston, was c ,ptured
off Mqrant Bay, in the early part of March,
by the NImrod gun brig, and brought into
Port Royal Capt Chazei was slightly
wounded in the heel, fonr or FIVE men were
Killed, and eight or ten wounded TIE
Defiance, by superior sailing. would have
escaped, but her main boom having beer
shot away, and her foremost injured, they
we're compelled to surrender, after sustain
ing running fight Of several hours. On
account of the skill displayed by Captain
Chszel, in maneuyring the Defiance, and
OF his bravery in sustaining the Nimfod's
superior hire, great attention was paid him
in Port Royal. Himself, the First Lieute
aact Ard :!:c Surgeon, .isva s;..cS returned
in the slip Philip, for Baltimore. Mr. Ere
neau. pi OF. of Charleston, was accidentally
wounded in the right leg the evening pre-
ceding tie engagement, by the sudden dis
charge ST pistol which was in the Binna-
Gle. He was in Port Roy al Hospital, in
fair way of recovery. II had been recon-
mendcd to take the Defiance into the British
service, as her heetness would tend in
great measure to give Information of A.
merican privateers towering about Jamaica
AND the Islands aGjacept. There were
about 500 american Prisoners of War in
Port Royal, some Of whom had been nine
months IN prison: a great proportion of
theni we're impressed Americans, who re-
fused to fight against their flag upon the
Declaration Of War; in consequence of
which they were discharged from the Bri-
fish Hien of war, and rewarded for their
services by being immured for months on
board the Prison SHIPS Considerable dis
prevailed among the Prisoners,
respecting the noD-arrivsl of Cartels for
their conv cyancc to the United States the
facility with @bich exchanges are made at
Nassau, Halifax, &c. and from the circum-
stance sc thc Islaad of Jamaica being en-
,ircIy neglected, lead them 10 Conclude
that they shall have to weather out thc
whole war there. No opportunities were
suffered 10 pass with Ut forming Cartels OF