The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-23
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The above is the subscription of individ-
ual citizens. In addition to this sum, the
Manhattan Bank subscribed 400, eco dol
lars.
1t may not perhaps have been generally
noticed that the Vignette on the two dol
lar notes of the New York Manufacturing
Company is a representation of the engage
ment between the frjgates Constitution Sc
Guerrero and that the Notes are all nade
payable to Capt. Isaac Hull, as a compli-
ment to the naval talents Of that gallant
officer.
E;Ctract'of letter from Ii. Sinclair, dated
o. Sfates' schy. Ideiinc, Chesaneake 6ays
March IL, 1918.
was until the 10Th instant, reaching the
mouth OF the Potomac, where received di-
rect information that the enemy were in
Lynhaven bay with 74's 5 frigates &c some.
small vessels and that two o;her fr:gates,
with two armed Baltimore built schooners,
and sloop, were off New Point light, con-
uniting depredations in every inlet & on ey-
cry bay craft they could come across, I'M.
mediately proceeded down the bay, and at
midnight made q harbor under G. winn's Is
land, the wind being ahead and prospect
&, line across the channel with 2 gun boats
in company (the other not being able TO fetch
in had gone into the Rappahannock) was
hailed from an armed schooner, within u.s.
to know who we were. l Informed him,
and upon requiring to know who he was,
he went TO quarters i'm nsdistely * order.
ed my beat aboard him. / had anchored
with springs upon our cables and cur men
at quarters. ] ordered him to let me know
l,xrt,< i L..
boats being sent to him, fred a musker
| q head of him, which he instantly returned
with broadside OF round and grape shot
with constant fire of sI9aM arms. Being
well as sured from this conduct, that it was
oee of the enemy's schooners, ! opened
FIRE on her from this vessel, and in Is or 20
minutes silenced her. / now ceased firing
and desired the nearest gun boat 70 hal
him and know ie he had struck to US, and
who he was. He made no reply, but i'm
mcdiately renewed the action. / then or
dered a general fire frorn all the vessels
and in about the same length OF time silen-
ced him a second time. He acted upon
our ceasing ouPhr precisely as he had be-
fore done, and 1t was now half an hour be-
fore he was third tirae silenced. Altho'
his conduct did not deserve q third ihdul-
gence, yet humanity induced me to stop
the efusion OF blood which our well direct
ed fire must evidently have caused on board
his vessel. was now in the act Of send
ing an officer on board him TO take possess
sion, when | discovered he had made sail
and was endeavoring to escape under cover
! OF the darkness OF the night. Immediately
cut my cable and made sail after him; bus
after u running fight of half an hour,
| his great superiority ofsaling and the ex-
IRENE darkness OF the night effected his es-
cape. The last we saw of him, he appear
ed to be OH wind down the bay. This pro-
ceedure, added to his other Conduct, and
his having, as am informed by the inhao-
itaus of this place, anchored here just at
night without shelving any colors, confirms
me in the opinion of his beng one of their
! light cruizers. He has 10 doubt suffered
severely in killed and wounded. as we were
at all times in good grape and caDnisi< "
distance, aud from the quantity of his bus
warks, which were foated on shore ~.
where he lay, ms hull must have been as
much shattered, as we could see his rig
ging appeared to be, by the light from his
guns.
Our damage has been very triGing, on
ly one man severely wounded, aud our
rigging little cut. ! cannot say too much
in praise of all the officers and crew Of this
vessel.
Ertract ofa leHer. from 1t Sinsiair. datr5
u. Suites scitr. AdeHHe, Cbesaheake Bav
| March IS, 1913.
have tho satisfaction to inform you that
| have this day received information. that
the unknown vessel we engaged on the 10,h
at night and Of which gave yon the par
tculars in my letter of the 11tb was his
Britannia Maiesty's schooner Lottery, aad
that she sunk that night before she could
reach the fleet at New Point Comfort.
PHILADELPHIA, March IS.
An express arrived this morning from
Great Egg Harbor, giving the following
Information The sloop Unity, Some u,
was yesterday fred at by three privateers
or tenders, who repeatedly attempted to
board her. but were prevented by the hea~
Wy sea. These veseels have captured the
/ following YesseIs-Sloop Cape Mcy, SculIj
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