The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-25
AsEINSroE Dec. %.
CAPT. SMITHS CRIIILE.

CAPT. SMITHS CRJILE.
The following are tie material c:rcum-
stances whica occurred c,r.ng tAe vlg;lan.
and active craze of the United States ship
Congress, captain Smith, which commenced
ON the 30th April and terminated OH The I4,h
inst.
il course was in circuitous direction
to the =. T.. crossing the equator. passing
tue n. q. coast O. Brazil, and hence home
ward III which 4 vast number Of neutral
YES els were Brought to and examined four
valuable vessels of the enemy captured, bu
none of mis- ci1,izers seen from The Sd OF Nav
to the end of the cruize.
Eafract Of letter from Cahtain JoHN
SMITH, to the SEeRBTARr of the NAVr,
dated Oh board Me u. s. Erfp0te Con-
gresS, Portsmouth Har5or, Dec. IAN.
1918.
81 have the homo to communicate TO Won
the arrival, at this anchorage. of the U. s.
frigate Congress, under nv command
whose daily situation during the cruze, |
take the liberty Of laying before YOU in tue
abstract from the ships log, which accomDa-
MICS this; III which there is accounted for.
all vessels which were seen by US, from the
!periad ct our separation from the President.
IL 'i'our arriva! at this place, with tie ex,
csption of one brig, which twice escaped I'M
der the favor ct dark nights, and whose
great distance only enabled n, to conjecture
her 10 be ~ American priyateer.
" The expiration of the term os service of
the greater part of the crew of the CONGRESS-.
am concerned to advise you of; thew have,
nevertheless, for some m n his, been serving
under those circumstances with the same
zeal and activity have always fund them
e inent FOR. Your sanction for their dis
charge. and order to replace their number.
shall be thankful for"
Extract from the Log Book ot the Unucd
| StafeS' Frirate Cong.ess, join: Smith
Esq. Commander.
| May 3. Lat. 40, 18. long. a., 10 in chase
| OF ne British brig Curlew /; saw at the same
'ne 10 reward line OF battle snip and a
t!lgate. Lost sight of the chase during the
night. b '''e
May g.. Lat. 81, rs, long. 81, 81, boarded
gre american Ship Amiable Matilda, from
! y. YORK tor Lisbon, in chase of which 90
paretea from the u. S. frigate President.
May 20 Lat. IS, 9, long. Al. 40, captur
ed the British brig Jean. of 10 guns aud II
mem Il. NJ Hit, master belonging TO Messrs.
Cochrans OF Paisley, Nnr,h Britain frnn'
nuenoS Ayres' bound to Greenock, 81 DAYS
out, cargo 6,758 hides, 100 packages Of raj
low and 40 pigs OF copper, weight about
IL tons--atter taking out the Copper des-
Itroyed her. FPe' Ne'
May 90. Lat. e5 IS, long. 50, 50. can
tured the British brig Diana Of lOauns AMI
IA men, George Thompson. master and own.
e. IRON Buenos Ayres, bound to London.
81 days out cargo $3.50 hides, 23o bales Of
t'H'ow ami bales of horse hair; threw over
board all the cargo, except sufficient to
~ u, x her safe to proceed to the West-In-
d'cs' and rendered her otherwise unfit for
lssrvices '-e io'
M% 81 Lat. 90 IS. long. SO. 80, nm, al
the prisoners on board the Diana on parole.
dles: ~ Ia va
Oct. 25. Lat. 10. long 40, 4, captured
f1e British ship r Sc, Philip Vibert, master,
from Gler' sey. bound TO GaadaIoupe. laden
w,tn Medic vine and potatoes, TOOK out
500 gallons of wine, which we out in onr
water casks, and s. hogsheads which we
slowed IN the hold, and 10 tons of potatoes,
being all we could stow on board. and them
DESTROYED her-burthen fS2 tons
Nov. 8. Lat. IS, as, boarded the Sna
n'sh brig Ami.ble Maria. from Havsnne.
bound to TenerifFe; put ON board Of her. on
.ner par ia the master, mate. and SUPER
cargo Of the late British snip Rose.