The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-01-07
BY THE LASrS MAILS
BOSTON, Jani-,y 4, 1913.
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.A.NERIC.a.F SQUs7DRON
On Thursday arrived in this harbor the y.
g. frigates PRESIDENT, OF A. guns, Com.
RODGERS, and CONGRESS, OF SO, Capt.
SMITH, from cruize OF 81 days. They
have been as far Eas, as Ion. %, and South
rs lat. IL, North.-From Ion. %, they ran
down the trade winds TO lon. so, and passed
within l2o miles of Bermuda to the north
ward. From the 3oth November, they have
been cruizlng between Bermuda, the Cspes
of Virginia and Boston, with the wind most
of the time TO the westward kept the sea
until their provisions (shough some time on
short silowance) were nearly exhausted and
then c. ne in,o port TO repair and Tor supplies.
On he llth October, the squadron gave
chase 70 the British frigate Nymphe, OF SO
guns, which escaped in the night and on
the lst Move mber, 10 lat. 6s, %, Ion. %, "a,
feli in with the Galatea British frigate, OF Sc
guns, having ,wo vessels under convoy; which
disoersed--lhc frigatc and one OF the convoy
escaped the other, the Argo, a southsea
whale. man, was captured by the Congress,
and has arrived. The squadron had previ.
ously captured the British packet Swallow,
with very large aunoupt of specie on board.
On the 33d October, lying to in gale the
President sprung her main mast badly, just
above the gun-deck partners and on the Sist
December, in the Gulph Stream, while also
lying to in u hard gale, shipped heavy sea-
which swept away the starboard gangway'
started the boats KILLED men,anc wounded T.
On the 18th December the squadron re-
ceived information from the I'easer privatcer
Of the capture Of the Macedonian and Frolic.
The crews are in good health and the Pres
ident has about SO prisoners on board--Chron.
PRIZE MONEY
On Friday the specie, amounting to up
yards of 5 400 ,ooo captured by Com. Rob-
oERs, on board the British packet Swallow,
bosed frvsn Jamaica TO England, was landed
at the Navy Yard at Charlestown, under the
direction and orders of the Marshal of the
District, who caused it to be placed in six
Wagons, which, with colours flying and
drums beating, attended by the boats crews
of the squadron, and protected by guard of
marines; passed through Charlestown and
this town to tho State Bank, where It was de-
posted, amidst tho huzzas of large collec-
tion OF spectators.
DISTRIBUTION.
Prize unooey, Sc. cap,urcdby national ves-
sells belongs, one half to the United States,
and tho other half to the captors The half
is divided into Twenty parts, and distributed
as follows - Iwenhefhs.
To the Captains,
To the sea Lieu,s. and Sailing Masters, 2
To the Marine Officers,surgeons, pur-
sers,bol,swalns, sunncrs, carpenters r.
masters mates and chaplAins, }
To midshipmen,surseon's mates, cap.
tain's clerk, school-msster, boats
wain's mates, guunsr's do. carpen-
ter's do. ships stewards, sail makers,
matters at arms, armorers and cox
wains,
To gunner's yeomen, boatswain's veo-
men, quarter masters quarter gun
ners, coopers, sail makers mates, IS
serjeants and eorporals ofmarines,
drummers, ffers, and extra petty
officers,
To seamen, ordiaary seamen, marines
and boys,
20
OF tho specie captured by the squadron,
sf - Ar M s~st.