Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-07
NrW-YllRK, June !

NEw-YflRK, June |.
The s,oop Henrietta, Capt. Burger,
AN Nevnort. for New.York, laden
-;,h salt. rom, Ash and oil, was captur.
"a on the 18th ultimo, off Narriganset
beach. by the Bulwark, ship OF the line,
mounting 80 guns, and field artillery
pieces. and Q of her barges, after a
chase Of 2 hsurs and an half, during the
Chase, one Of the barge. kept up a con-
tiaual ere of musketry, until within hall
pistol shot, when capt. B. hove to and
wc taken possession of; he and bis
crew and passengers were carried on
bard the Bulwark, where they were Ge'
tanned . days, during which times inc
cargo OF the Henrietta was sold TO the
Inhabitants of Block island, for cash, the
greatest part Of which was taken rem
the Henrietta in the boaes OF the pur'
cnasers. A man call<d Gov Gorden, a
resident of Block Leland, was the prin-
cipal contractor for the purchase OF TIC
Henriet,a's cargo, who came on ooaro
I've Solwark, with his family and dineo'
Afterthe cargo was taken out OF the
Henriet,., she was fitted out as tender
to cruise in the sound.
Capt. Burger informed US, that while
prisoner on board the Bulwark,
his trunk was breken open IN the
ward room and robbed, notwithstanding
j; had been previously strictly examined
bv the f,rst lieut.. Of the Bulwark. Capt.
3 further states, that all his crew, while
prisoners with him, were also robbed OF
oil their wearing apparel. ;,
Capt. Burger also informed Us, and
requested us to make it public that the
captain Off Bulvark observed to him,
,hat.the u. States had provoked Great
Britain into this var--that for the last
two year, they had only been playing
with us but he had now come to teach
u. the calami,ies Of war, and was de.
termined to burn every seaport town ne
could and those towns the guns OF his
ship could not reach he would destroy
with the two artillerypieces, and large
fat bottom boat he had on board for the
convenience of laading his marines
June 9.
Captain Sawyer of the Smack Reso-
.ufion, who arrived yesterday morning
from S,oningtop, informs that on Satur-
da, last, off Rope Ferry, he was captur-
ed By a barge from the Sloop OF War
Syith, was detained 90 hours, and had
most of his cargo, consisting OF Lob
ssers, taken from him.
While on board the Sylph, captain s.
was told, that the priva,eer Huzzar, cap
tured of The Hook, had been sent to Ha'
lifax. He was also told, that sloop, be-
longing to Rhode-Island. and last from
the coast Of Africa, bad teen lately cap.
,urcd. She had been gone three years,
and vas on erreturn with cargo OF l.
very and Gold Dust .
Captain S. states, that the squadron OIL
London had possession OF four sloops
lately captured, and three neutral ships
and two neutral briggs, some OF which
were Inward bound. The privateer Ii
,erpool Packet, on Friday last, captured
the schr. Dolphin, and alter plsndering
her of her sails, cables and anchors, gave
her up. -.
He also states, that in the Gun-Boat
battle, one shot passed thro' the fnainsail
Of the Sylpb and another cut away her
ensign; that one shot passed through
the bow Of the Maidstone, one through
her foremost. and one into her hull &
that on the day after the engagement,
plumber OF men from these vessels, were
buried on Fishers Island.