The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-20
NEw-YorK. April u.


April 5. wi,hn "a hours ran OF Bosynp.
was boarded By 'IHl. UNITED
SIAThS' FRIGATE .CEESAPEAKE,
Capta;n Evans. all we'll and 10 prime ur
der, bound 70 the FIRST port in the United
state April /. lat. 50, SO, lcug. 70, spoke
owe5lsh brig GUstayus, from St. Barts for
Boston, who put ON board captain West *
tSo seamcu who had been capyuYct. by tn.
British. April 9, saw II % and the !srasta
h1gate, 20 miles >. OF Sandy Hook, In
chase osa large Pilot Boat built schooner
--cnmmenced FIRING at j a. M. and con-
tinuod firing till 5 O'Clock p. NJ. The
schooner was Obliged to run ashore after
Gark--kcpt up ths firing. The schooner
was supposed to be a French trader. Capt.
West 9th schooner Favorite, of New
London. from Plymouth N. e. for Now
Lpndon, with cargo of provisions and
naval stores, was captured oiT Eiorrts,t2-
FONT, 5th OF April. by the Valiant "a, IN
Company with the La Hogue "a, and . fri
gate. They had re-captured British
brig, West, piize-master, captured BIZ the
priyateer Jacks Favorite Of New-Voill,
cargo rum. 4 few days before, captured
a schooner belonging to and from Marble
head, bound to Havanna--,set Der on fire.
captain 'tidgeway was informed by the
master OF tie gan brig Richmond, at Cadiz,
that he spoke an Algerine frigate on the
I'd OF March 20 the westward of Cape
Trafalgar, and was informed that the Al
gerines had Captured an american brig the
day before, and the brig was in company
with the frigate. Captain K. was further
informed, that the force of the Aigernes
IS frigates, sioeps OF war and 9 smaller
vessels, all OF which VIII come without the
gut, as soon as the season would permit
On Friday afteynoop. about miles to the
southwark of Sandy Hook Light House.
captain Ridgeley was boarded bv the ORA
gon, ofT4, the ACasta frigate in co. (both
ships at anchor) and was informed that on
Thursday afternoon, they chased the letter
Of marque schooner Julja, of Philadelphia,
from bordeaux, ashore on Long Branch.
The captain of the Julia took out his guns
and made battery on the beach, which
enabled him 10 keep of the enemy's boats
until he took out all the bale goods. and
then abandoned her. The enemy then
sent their boats TO the Julia, and Finding her
crew had left her, and had taken out the
most valuable part OF the cargo, they Sc,
fire to her, & about II O'Clock on FRIDAY
night the Julia blew up.
The Spanish brig Tidy, Promo, (of Bas
tony 14days from HAVANA, with rnolasses.
sugar and coffee, to W n. Osborn. CFthe
Hook, was boarded by die Dragon Of n
guns, trlRatc III co.
The Spanish brig Lucia, Mowley, fifteen
days from ST Juan, Cslsnd of Cuba -
March 40, in lat. 20, 40, on. -, SO wa
BOARDED by the private aen1ed scboone,
S,' ~, 4 ~Atsys TS--raS1C ia rlest0n 60.
crusr. 3oth, LAT. 81, ~, i,s.e r 40 vps,s
board by the British schooner Marlboro.
iron Barbados, OH a cruize April 9Th,
eight miles TO the southysard of the Hook
was boarded by the Dragon, of II guns, the
frigate Acastai in company.
Brig Mary, Barnes, of Philadelphia, As
days from Lisbon, with salt, to Palmer and
Hamilton. Two days after sailing, spoke
the privateer Globe, Of Baltimore, she had
captured ship from the Brazils and burnt
her. On Friday, off Barnegat, was boar
ded by the British frieate Relvidera. Or
Saturday morning off The Highlands, was
spoken by a British ~, another "a in cem-
pany.
Smack Jefferson--was spoken between
Block Island and Montaug, by one of the
British cruzers, FIVE ships in sight. Pas
sed the Y. S. brig Argus, and Letter of
Marque brig Tartar, on Friday afternoon
off Crane-Neck.
The schooner Two Brothers from Bar
negat, and the sloop, Bctsey. from Squam
Beach, which arrived at this port on Sa.
rurday morning, State, that they were cha
sDNA ny q ~ A'tSli - IAOSC III Win the nigh
lands. AS they passed Long Branch,
they saw q sharp looking Schooner ashore,
which frofh the number Of men on board
of her they judged to be privateer. The
men had landed their guns, and had thrown
up a breast work on the beach, and had
succeeded in beating of the boats Of the
~, which were endeavoring to take posses
sion OF her and get her off.
The above schooner is the Julia, Hutch
insoR, of Philadelphia, 80 days from Bor-
l'deauX, ~ith cargo of silk. goods, brandy,
&C. Captain IL. succeeded in saving all tie
bale goods, and then left the Julia, and on
Friday night the beats of the epeIny's ships
Dragon and Acasta, were manned and
sent to the Julia, which they set fire to.
aud blew her up.]
NV YoRy, April 10.
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