Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-20
ON the 4th day Of !an. q DAYS after leay.

| ing Boston) the Constitution passed. in thu.
night, line of battle ship. under easy sail.
standing to the South " ard-she Immediate.
ly hauled her wind and escaped without be.
ing observcd.-l0 days after, spoke Por-
! tnguese ship from BAHIA for Lisbon, and was
informed that British s9uadron was cruis.
| ing off st. Salvador, consisting of srieatss
and brig. From that time to Feb 1, ar
days. when she had reached about the lar.
OF N: Ion. IS w. she never saw sail.
Feb. she chased large brig Of war off tho
river OK Marravine, (Surrinam) which es.
capped by running into shoal water, the Con-
stitution having pursued her into 5 fath5ms
water. Next day, off Barbadcc., chased
another brig which escaped by begging the
shore. Feb. IA, in the night, captured the
British ship Lovely Ann, from Bern,1da for
Snrrnam. under convoy of il. 3. ~. schr.
Pictou, 1t. Stephens, of - gun. eoe SO men,
which had separated from her chen the
! Communications hove IN siTtssEsnc i!f,S, ( ss.,s Is
having Been made to her from the Schr. OF
vessel being in chase. Took orr the crew
and went in pursuit of the Pictou. not then in
sight, &c IN few hours captured her, X after
taxing OUT the prisoners, &c. destroyed her
the Lovely Ann, being in ballast, was Civ.
! en- up to the prisoners, and sent to Barba-
dees with nidshipnan Whipple in her, to
get receipts from the commanding officer at
that place.
! On the 18th Feb. the Constitution captur-
! ed the British sch. Phoenix. capt. Tynes,
| from Demsrara. for Barbados, with pas,
sengers-took out what cargo she had (some
! small packages OF goods SSc.) and sunk her.
Same DAP, saw the Island of Grenada.
! Next day captured the BIZ. brig Cathariae,
| Smith. from Grenada for St. Thomas, in
ballast ard scuttled her. Three days after,
made the Island of ST. Croix. Feb. %, off
Porto Rico, boarded Swedish schr. from
Aux Cages for st. Barts. and put the pri>
soners on board of heron the same day,
on the south side of Porto Rico, the Consti
tuition gave chase to two sail--ascertainine
one tobe merchant brig, (and so close in
with the land as to render it impossible to
overhaul her) she hauled off and went in
chase OF the other. vessel, which was disco
yercd to be large ship-about 5 O'Clock
NJ the strange sail hauled her wind to
the southwark. when Sic was plainly made
cat TO be trigate, as her ports could all be
counted. Inc Constitution was immediate>
~ Cleared tor action--ihe strange frigate
rounded to, hoisted three English colours,
and Tired gun to windward--the wind a,
this moment died all away, and left tie two
ships entirely becalmed--just at dusk fresh
breeze sprung up, which gave the enemy's
tr'gate the weat'lergauge. when, To the utter
astonishment and modification of the Con-
stituticn's gallant officers and crew, abe bore
away and made sail iroh the American frs
LATE, which crowded w;th al sail IL. pursuit
OF ner.-l+ight COMING ca. and : 5el.t, veg
dark, she made her escape thro- Ghc' Mona
Passage, and was not TO be seen the next
morning. She was the PIQUE, a fine fast
sailing frigatc, commanded by the Hon.
capt. Maitland.
On the LIST Of March, in lat. 90, "a, the
Constitution boarded the Swedish ship Ma
ria Helena, from Boston for Havana. Same
day. spoke neutral brig, but blowing gale
could ascertain nothing. March z, in lat.
%, boarded the Russian ship Independence,
days from Amelia for Havana. March
IS, anchored of Charleston, and next day
got under way, and stood to the S. E. On
the 10th, in about lat. 81, boarded the Swe.
dish brig Embden, WILCOX, from Bermuda
for Amelia 10Th, lat. 29th, boarded the
Russian ship Nicholas Adolphus, So DAYS
from Cadiz for Ameiia--had seen no cruz :.
ers. Same day, spoke Spanish schr. from
Matanzas for Bermuda. Saw nothing for
: IL days after. April 1, sounded in the N
T. part Of George's.-Next day, made Sc
guin Light, distant four leagues Sd, (nearly
abreast of Portsmouth, and wind fair for
Boston,) tackled ship and stood off and ON
nearly all night. Next morning. at day break.
| discovered several small sail in shore. Az
z, light breeze from N. E. when off Cane
| Ann. discovered two large sail to- the S, K.
standing for her, and Coming up very fast
with breeze. They were soon made ont
to be frigates, and the Constitution escaped
J from them by the greatest exertions, and
arrived at Marblehead safe, after throwing
overheard all her provision, and such other
heavy articles as could be got at, starting her
water, rum, &c. and clearing the deck of e
very movable.
JAMS, WIN. Vine fell overheard from the
Constitution. and was drowned. Feb. 9. A
lexander Gerriah, died. March 8. John
Lampson, ditto, in consequences Of broken
leg. 18th, John Guss, ditto, by fall from
the mizentopsail yard on gun--all seamen;
the only men she has lost during the cruize
We understand that when the Constitutis
on fell in with the B ritish schr. Pictou. She
made some signals, upon which the schr. i'm.
mediately tackled and stood for her, suppo-
sing her to be British frigate but dis
covering her mistake in about half an hour.
sue attempted to escape, but the Constitu
ton, having got within'g gun shot of her. she
struck after receiving two shots, the second
OF which was fired into. and Gu away some Of
her fore rigging. OFF Porto Rico. on the 24th
OF Feb. the Constitution chased small pipt
boat schr., but she sailir * remarkably fast.
and being to windwsrd escaped,
1t is stated that the Constitution anchor
ed off Charleston for the purpose Of obtain.
ing information from the shore, in which