The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-01-06

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past The British squadron in the Chesapeake aud 10
10 sea IN safety, on Monday night, 9Th ult.
The Privs'eer Comet. Boyle, of Baltimore. has
sent into Wilmington. N c,he British sch, AIessen
/ ger,from the West-indies Cargo rum and moasses.
| Arrived az Folly Laddng on the 9th uit Bri,iss.
brig Edward. Mitchell prize master, captured by
the privaeer Fox, Wall, Of baltimore on the 27th
| Oct. three days out The prize was from Halifa I
bound to Martinique, with cargo Of fish. sweet
ship Atlas Joy, of Nantusket, from the South Seas
| with 600 barrels oil has az. - Old Town, (Nass)
COMMODORE P0RTERS PURSUERS.
Proufcnes. JANUARY Arrived at this port on
Sunday last, the Swedish schooner Stockholm, 90
days from st Bartholomew. $50 =
Mr.. Pike, who came passenger, has favoied us
with the following extracts from the Barbados Times
Of the lst of December, and memorandum Of YES.
sells rem aiming at st. RArtholcmews. 4. NJ. ~
ellis MajSsiy's frigates La Ring and La Peque.
from six months cruise, on the coast of South A.
merca, to intercept the frgste Essex, on her return
home. arrived at 3arbadoes about the lst Of Decem-
ber. They report the Essex had captured sxrgsw
sail, and had sent them into some Of the Spanish pa
triot ports, and had disposed of them The La Ring
reports having touched al MoNcvideo few hours
after the Congress frigats had watcred and sailed.
7" British papers accuse Captain Porter OF seduc-
ing their sailors from aeeiance, and say he carries
white Aag at mast head on whichis written in large
letters, "FREED0M AND SAILORS RIGHrS~
by which means he gets his men,. Fssf
" The prvateer Carolina was cruising eff ST. Bar
thocsncws the lst Of December. She had taken and
manned several prizes and ransomed anumber Of
vessels. \. sirfeNlsa s's
"The prva.eer Fox captured the November pack
ct within four miles of Barbadoes. after running
fight Of several hours" su
TIE CONSTITUTION .aT SE.a
Bosfon. January 3, l8l4-On Thursday last, the
United States frigate Cossfitufon. Capt STEwARrs
sailed from this port. a cruize. with fine NV
sp1 of n ~ a.. If a-s- S.lG
mile outside the Light House, when she filled A.
way, and stood Z. N T. during that night, and .
greater part OF the time since, the wind has been
at the northward and westward fine breeze and
she has no doubt got off the coast and clear Of the
Biockadiny Squadron" which were in Cape Hars
Dor on Monday last--thcn consisting Of the Msjess
TIC "a, Junon So, Tenedos So, and Wasp 10. On
Friday afternoon last the Majestic, ffigstc and d
brig (no doubt part Of the above mentioned squad-
ROM were seen Oft Sandwich. apparently beating
OF war brig, made her appearance of the Gravcss
stretched back and forth several times, and dis.
covering that the Constitution was not in port crowd
cd all sail and stood out Of the Bay no doubt to
communicate the intelligence TO her consorts-b1e
was Gnic, too hse-- "a days
C'eared-at Charleston, on the 18Th uIt brig Mi
nerva for France--brig Eliza for do.
The British brig Abel, from the West-Indes, has
arrived at North Carolina, prize TO the prva,eer Ca
rone, OF baltimore, cargo rum and sugar.
S""Vtesso", 0cc io--fcSterdty arrived AZ tDto
port, the private armed schr, Saucy Jack, Captaim
ChazaI, from cruize Of seventy days.
Extracts from her Lsg. Book,
oct. 10, captured sch. Hazard, Capt Dunford fronS
htatansss, bound to Bermuda (Recapurd)
Siss, of The island ofJamaica, brig 10 leew.
ard NJ ), r. H. out both boats for the purpose Of
boarding her, at half past 8 breeze spsingng up
we ho'sted them in at S, nearing the chase very
last, At o, fired Long Jack, which was repeated at
half past o. att. comnencsd firing from the great
guns, which was returned from The brig half paso
y made sail to close with the enemy. and commend
ed hre OF musketry at S, she hauled down het
co'ors, and hailed having done 50 she afterwards
hfed 0-pounder loaded with grape, into us, which
was returned by broads.de, when We boarded and
took possession Of her She proved TO be the Ssr
Join Sher6rooke, of loguns and ~ men, from Nevs
Scotia bound to jamaica laden with fish and oil ;shs
had one man Killed and three wounded, including
the eapiain, severely, one man only wounded on
board the Saucy Jack.-1ne 8. j. Jhsr6rooks arrived
at 81. .fary's
Dec. 4, captured British srig Argus. TER, FROM
Kingston, bound to 81. Jsgo de Cuba, in BALLAST
TOOK out the prisoners, IL in number, and Old
sails and rigging, and bsrn her, at S, stood in for
the Iandi at III, under tie iaud, (Janaca.) captuy-
cd shalop, took out one pipe Of wine and 2 bids.
OF cod hsl, pnt the IL prisoners on borrd and let
her go Running along shore, boarded he British
except hamper of Porter. Which We took ont and
allowed her to proceed. A. II, boarded B'h sloop
John, from Kingston, laden with provisions and dty
goods, and allowed hor 10 go, ofter taking out n
trunks and case dry goods. some wine, provision,
&c. At4, An. boarded sloop George, hom Greer
Island, and at 3, boarded the scr Brothers, from
~ savanna ia Mar; LEI them both pass