The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-30

! u.rd ats. The uiasEine Was Speedn
| ssen luto the boat agSin, and he made l.
way or IN safety.
On the niSh, Df ne I9;h he made anoth,
attempt, ard " as - To- rep. sed eve he Gu.
accomplish hi. pGrrosc.--O tue hi,ht If ,fe
"o'h he nCoeedeo IN getting siti,in - Yaid s
CE the snip's bow. ard directly under az l.
Docn.-Tbsie he continued max ng his pre-
, parations for IS minutes, when a cen inel
from the foiccas,le hailed, {" boat ahoy p
and be had 10 Gecanip. The centihel nu:
being answered, fred h,s musket. " hich was
,Ul"wed by rapid disoiiarge OF small arms
Blue iiSats were made, 10 hnd put the boat
bet failed they then threw rockets in dif
iefent directions, which tiGtaincd tie water
ioi Considerable width IS IA. as th.y were
thrown, asd succeetcj in di.coyerIng the
position OF the nocturnal ,isi,u, when the
ship commenced rapid fire of heavy guns,
shpkcd her cables. and made suute sail ;
while hex hSais were dispatched 10 pursuit.
1 daring irtrudets However G eaEcd un
huit.-- 1 ite visit was. repeated on III uiyht<
OF the 2lst, 22d, and Esd without success,
the ship, having taken the alarm change
he position every night. On the nigh, a
the 24th, however, M. M. succeeded in
nhding her out, and having taken his posi-
ton within 100 yards distauce, in a direc,iut.
with her larboard bow, he dropped be Iatai
machine into the water Just as the ccntine!
was crying air. 9yeR. 1t was sweet ALONG
with the ti4c and wcu,d have cos,,,is.e,y
Effected its errand bat for a cause pct pro
per to be named here, but which NAV be
easily guarded against in future experiments
4 exploded few seconds too snor The
scene was awfully sublime II was ike the
conclusion OF an earthquake attended with
sound louder and more terrific than the
heaviest peal Of thunder. A pyramid of
water SO feet in circumference was thrown
up tothe seight Of 80 or 10 feet ITS appear
ance was a vivid red tingcd at the side.
with a beautiful purrie. On ascendinr, Go
It's greatest height. i burst a, the top ~ita
a tremendous expi siou and fell in torrents
ON the deck of the ship which rolled into he
yawning chasm below, and had nearly I'D
st imperyiuus darkness again pervaile
he light occasioned by the explosion. tho
teeting, euabled Mr.. NJ and his compan; ms
to discover that the torechanpel of the shI i
was blown oB, and a boat which lay along
sde With several men her was thrown nj
~ the dreadf' convn!sion OF the wateIs.-
Terrible indeed must have been the nam
fire >h'p' w, f. m the noise andcorfn
sion which appeared our adveuturrs t.
prevail on board; and they are certain tha
nearly the whole ships crew hastily be
took themselves 10 the boats.
though he did not succeed on this occssi-
on III destroying one q the enemy's ships.
Mr.. Mix is rather encouraged han ,iiShe;,rt
ened. lie is resolved to Rlake auo,her at
tempt As soon as time and circumstance,
will admit, and h appears cunhdEnt from
he experience which practice has given
him, hat he will b. able to make future
TRIALS with certainty Of success.
Since the torpedo explosion on SATURDAY,
night the Piant aeenet has boon guarde. b.
~ and frs ,cs, which win = or 3 ten
ders compfize ali the shipping at ,resea,
IL Ii Inhaven. ReyaIJ.