The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-10


masts oct, but expected soon to haul off in
Ibe stream.
NEw-G oRK, September 4.
LATEST FROM bAKBh DOES.
The Swedish brig (carte) Maimoe, Lo.
ring, Is days FRI N Barb ADDE'S, with eos A
mercan pr oreis, arrived at Pr whence on
Tuesday. The prisohers belonging to the
privateers ship John, of Salem, and Go
met OF Bait more, with about As discharged
from English men of war. No We sis had
ia'ely been sens into Barb&dses. TIE hur
ricane experienced tte'e ONE time since
WAS very severe; about ten sail were driven
IN shorc--among them, the two prison
snips; Government schr. Teazer, of s
guns; snip Col mist of 600 tons, full Of SUI
gars, ready for sea, vessel since go' eff, car
go entirely lost ; and ship Baotle, SEQ toas.
part OF cargo Of dry goods lost. The
Grampus ~ came very near being lost
she. however. wi h the Venus 50, and IS
gun brig Crane, the only vessels Of war in
port at that time. rode it out
1t was reported, that several sbips of war.
and transport full of troops. were lost at
me ieeward islans (Martini-o, Slc.) The
prize crew of the British brig Fly, captured
on the Coast of Africa, by the Yansee of
istol X. l. recaptufed by the Venus fri,
gate, and lost by upsetting three hours af
terwa d aud in which three men and a
mids.ipman were droV ned, cane in the
Mamoe- Left no pris ners at Barbados.
Inc Malmoe VS. chartered bv the Anne
rcan Agent It Barbados and the prisons rs
il'wcd 70 come home in Consequence of
the prs ships having been driven on shore
in hurricane.
ETf'acf Of letter from Portland, dated
.dug. Sc 1918.
g. a Q o'cforL -
prison sc zeci enc of The barges belcreine
10 the Fort, and made IF % the discovery
guns were fired from the Fore. without
-hect. The wind socn after changing T,
he Eastward, the barge was pursued, and
retaken this morning, together with the
p is, n rs.'
BY the Steam Boat Paragon, arrived YES
day, We learn, that Commodore Chsuncev
sailed wi II his feet from Sackett's Harbor
asst sunday evening. 1t is aso said, that
Sir James Yeo IS out with his squadron.
--LATEST FROM RIO JANEJRO.
Arrived hero Yesterday the cartel schr.
hegeira, { a9t. Townsend, 81 days from Ric
janeilo. The Legeira W as taken IN bv our
Minister d St. SCI, adore TO bring home A :
merican prisoners. She had on board Sd
being the crews orthe ships Hope. Town
send; Rebeccs. Coffin ard arcmendel.
The U. 5. frigate ESSEX, Capt. Porter,
arrived at Valparaiso on The 9th of March
last, and no accounts had been received of
her since. Tine siege Of Montevideo was
continued with vieor by the Patriot army. As
late as the Goth May.
Capt. Townsend brings dispatches for
government from cur Minister at St. Saliva
dbre-Mr Sumpter.
On the 10th OF July the following British
men OF war, sailed from Rio Janeiro. with
convoy round Cape, Horn--Montague u
Phebe, 30, Cferub. 90, and Raccocn, 1e.--
On The lst Of Juiy, the following sailed from
England with congratulated razee {:
Nereus, SO. Dart cutter 10, and Porcupine
of "a guns.
Cap. Townsend informs, that in Nav
last. Portuguese ship ar ived At Rio Jane.
iro from the African coast, reported that an
American privateer had been there. and
c1ptured IA saii of vessels Of which were
Portuguese Guineamen, which had been
Captured by the II glish The Americans
gave t'eb, allup to the Portuguese captains
This causedmach j1y among The merchants
tneTe--ard eng'hcns thei good opinion OF
the American character.
Capt Porter Of the ESSEX frigate, had fl
tea out he big Colt ~ New York, whioi,
vessel was cruising with him.
We have been favored BY CAPTAIN Town.
send, with the following letters, which he
received at 81. salvador.
ETtracf ofa ieffer reeriyed from William
q. MRer, american Vfce Consul, dqfcd
DuenoS tyres, Mau 3, 1918.
You will have heard ERE this will come
to hand. cf IN attack made by body Of
troops from Chloe. IAN island near the
ma n on the Chill side) on the town Of Con
ceRtion--Zaleahula is he port at the meath
OF the River Biahio, distant from eh,ch a.
bout leagues, higher up the River Is
Conception. The first place surrendered
after IN obstinate resistance. and the re
acbmcnt marched on to ConceDtiop --,Che
gates ct the town were thrown ccer b.
he irfachsry Of az EurDpean Oniccr.
ocL &inuives, left in corlaan4 of = rppi
neni, and who had seduced under false IRE
exits his troops, which composed the cnicfI
''rcng'h Of tic garrison.
ais unexpected attack had tended to