The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-16
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CONGRESS ARRIVED.

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We announce with pleasure the safe arri-
val at Portsmouth, n. III. oi the United States
frigate Congress, Capt. Smith, from cruise
OF more lhan seven monsns. The following
are ali the partiulars which have trsnsplsed
OH the subject.
A leuer from n valued friend, dated " Ports
mouth, Dec. IS, 1918, 5 o'clock, L. NJ. says
-" The ". 81 frigate Congress, Capt. SNulu
has this moment anchored la this hasAor, from
a long cruize during which (report says, she
has captured only four merchantmen and
has not seen Brilsh vessel of war since she
parted company with the Presiden,--wi,h
which iri,;a,e she sailed in company tom Bos-
ton The soth April last"
A letter from Newburyport, dated yester-
day, states, that gentlemen had arrived there
from Portsmouth,, and Informed, that {" The
Congress has on board considerable amount
10 specie, aud between 5 and 400 prisoners
aud had taken several merchantmen.
Capt. JEwErT, arrived here yesterday In
boat Beza, from Portsmouth, Assd the Con-
gress ON Monday afternoon end says abe APP
peared quite rusty, but had no appearance oil
having had an engagement with any vessel.
We shall doubtless this day receive cor
rec, account OF her cruise.
81 :----
In Infamous 1ransae,ion.--l use the term
Infamous, not in the loose and random man
ner in which VIC see II every Gay introduced
into cerlaio newspapers, but i use II m a pre-
else sense TO express the adherence feel snd
wish to inspire of the following affair. by an
arrival at Newport from Rio Janei'o, ol 'he
Soih Nov. Passenger landed there oil the
name of Fannmg. Captain Edward Tanning,
who communicated the following particulars,
which have been published in The sevcrsl pa
peis. He informs, Z" that he belonged To the
American brig Napina, Capt. Bernard, oil A..
York, which had been voyage 10 the FaulG-
laod Islands in search Of skins, oil, &c. be-
fore the Declaration Of War tina, while
lying there TO obtain her cargo she was IN
for,ne ed by the ship Hope Of the existence OF
the war. That after leaving her hrst port,
and in her way to anothcr ID the Falkland
Islands, called New.I,land, they came across
an Eag,ish ship, called the Isabella, Captain
Ihgton, in dfslress, having been strasded on
reef of rocks near Eagle Island, and the
crew in danger of pcrisbing. The Nsnlna
stopped and took then, all on,inIormng them,
Tor the frs, timc Of The war between the two
countries. As soon as they were sale on
boa d and out of danger, being much more
numerous than the crew OF the Mamma, they
seized upon her by force, carried her INTO
Eae!e Island, and delivered her up &c the
Nancy, an English brig Of war, as good prize
aod sine was TO sail ,Rdcr conuoy ot TWO III
gates for England"
Such are the particulars, and allowing them
to be correctly related, Cannot refuse 10 de-
clare that moro infamous md deSessable
transaction, wisAher we consider its base rae
peciiy, its ingra,iludc, or its downright MUS
,icc, has rarely been heard OF since the days
Of civilization. /. al,ght OF such magnitude
do view il, that hold the character OF the
English nation to be implicated in seeing
prompt and efiec,ual justice done TO the 'n-
jured and if it is uo,, il will be toui aud
indellibe bio, in their history.
vep. York Eveni,g Post.
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