The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-13
CH.ARL ES1'ON, Nom. 8.
CAPTURE or THE SCHOO M p

(. Inc carpenter and nine seamen, belong.
ing TO the schooner inca, Capt. CkIGcS
from France, arrived in town yesterd,v
morning, by land from Cape Roman. and
furnish US with the following particulars Of
the loss of that vessel -
She sailed from La reste, (France, on
the 18th OF September, bound to this nor,
having on board very valuable cargo con-
sisting of about so bales of Silks. Mn.I;ns
&c. upwards of 100 casks and several ho,a,
OF Wine, IL pipes brandy, and ouapt;rv
Oil, Cremor Tartar, Virdigris, &c. smoke
nothing after sailing and made the coast
nearly thfee weeks sIRce, after which e
persnced westerly winds for several d.vc
ana gas on Beaufort. and tiilminetoy. n. T.
AZ dayciignt on Tuesday morning last. he
ing OF cape ROMAN. tell in with two larre
nr,'Sh n''gs OF war probably the )2tfer@U
asa TfcrHf( one t. w.naward and the o.
'lSr 20 ieeward--thcy immediately gave
chase 70 the Incc, and running fohI -
several hours ensued, in which The y,co
being lanf-ocked, was chased o., shore -
on Kacko9n hey, near tie WiAd mil r.,
cape Roman. The bries. ran VIII,
hai1 gun shot OF the schooner, let so tbe,r
anchors, and openeda FIR upon h.r unda.
cover OF which they got out their boat. 49,
prepared TO board. When the Boats ar,
preached the Inca. part of the crew (tbp,.
carpenter nine seamen, and bow iumned
INTO boat and pushed for the shore unFs.
a severe IRE OF musketry they were "a.
Io"eu ny some boats OF the eneme, who took
possession of their bSat, and nursned ,b t"oA
for several miles upon the beach !, 49,
pursuit they overlook the lad. son IF ,ba
NWiaU" MARSHALL. ofthis city, and made
MN prisoner. They then returned -.
eneiT boats and proceeded On board tho IT,,
ea' "nich was by this time in possession -,
the other boats. The American e1's.', ''
hnaIng themselves upon az uninhab,eo Kn,,
at some distance from the main lapd -
turned again to that part Of the beach ,vhe>.
they had hrSt landed, and observed The en-
eh'? ooats Dusty employed in taxing orr
'he cargo % the Inca. About o'clock in
. . evening an old man by the name Of
WI Hill Came on 20 the Key in boat
and the next morning carried them over ~
his residence on the main. The lasf IT,,
saw OF Tie lnca was on "Wednesday NJ
ning she WAS sill on shore, and as H.
uoe was low lay upon one side, with Tia
sCupFerS under water /; several boats v,sra
alonBFide' engaged in removing the csrgn
IL 49, therefore, quite uncertain whetSe-
she will be got OF The Inca non,,tlH =
guns, ana had on board 50 persons in ALI
~ OF whom are prisoners, inciudj4e the
captain all the other officers, and two
french gentlemen, who were passerp,.re...
one ct them Creole of MARTINIQUE. ON bin
way to that island, the other mad forr,ey,,
oeen an officer in the French ravy
ne inca spoke nothing on her oassasa
ana lett no American vessels at La 'Tes,s
Ah the letters aud papers were throw
overheard during u action. a scboonr-
sal to be frem New-Xork tor Bordea".,'
had been captured on the coast a few dave
before the Inca sailed. Ways
he consignee of the Inca. sent dow,
YESTERDAY afternoon, by flag of truce, On
e'' IS me packet boat Eagle, proposition
Courier.