The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-05

ROBBERS CRUIZE.
Cory Ola ietfe, from Commodore RODGERS
10 me Secretary ofthe Napv.
United , ates Frigate President,
Sandy-tio Bay, Feb. 10, 1914.
Sikh haveto acquaint you that arri-
we'd at my present anchorage last evening at
i've O'Clock, after cruze of IS DAYS. and
now have the honor to detail to you the par
| ticuars.
in pursuance Of your directions. called
from Providence the Sth of December and
although Iexpected to have run the gauut-
let through the enemy's squadron, that was
reported to be cruizing between Block ISL
and and Gavhead for the purpose of inter
cepting the President, had the good lnck
to avoid them. The day after leaving
Providence, ;re-captured the American
schooner Comet, OF and bound to New-York.
win cargo OF cotton, from Savan-
man, which had been captured by the Ram
mes and Loire, and in their possession !.
bout 70 hours. In a few houts after, RECAP
turing the Comet, sail was discovered to
the eastward, which felt inclined to avoid
from tile circumstance of the weather be-
ing hazy, and knowing that I was in the
nci5hborhood OF an enemy's squadron from
an advantage OF wind, she was enabled how
ever TO gam On cur lee beam at distance ;of
or miles. ewing to which was induced
to shorten sail. with the intention of offer
ing her battle in the morning, should po.h.
ins else be IN sight, and she no. be s.ir OF
the line Ihe weather becoming more OBJ
scurs at O'Clock, prevented our seeing her
untll Daylight, when she stood from us to the
" l.. although the President was hove too
10 let her come up. From this date unit,
the 25th, we did not see single sail. except
the Recovery, "a brig belonging and bound
to PenSbscot. from ST. Bartholom VS.. in bal
last, until after reaching the longitude IS
and latitude l9. being carried that far T.. by
severe =. w. gale accompanied by such a
heavy sea as to render he ,ving tn imprac.
ticsble without Infinite risk, when two large
sails were discovered standing to the north.
ward, and to which gave chase, beI;ev.
ing as well from the situation IN which they
were first discovered, as the manifest di no
sition they afterwards she we'd to avoid
separation. that one was ftigate and the
other an Indiaman under her CONVOY in
this ! was mistaken, for on nearer an.
proach could discover the headnost was
frigate with ports abaft her ganeway. &
tine other ship OF equal or little inferio,
force on discovering their decided supe-
riority, and suPposing them TO be enemy's
ships, endeavoured during the succeeding
night TO separate them by steeriss 4 fer
en-, courgcs and o. eaGIonally she yjnr n light
tut was unable TO succeed, for the head
most at one time was so rear that shc fred
shot ever US, whilst her consort was but a
few hundred yards asiern OF her. Jnow d.
rected our Course to be altered, made SAL.
and continued the remainder of the nieht
To shew them light occasionally, but TO no
effect, as at da, light thy were discovered
10 be 10 situation 10 unite their force. Az
ter this shaped q course TO reach posi-
ton 10 windward Of Barbadoes, ON a parsl
lei OF Longitude with Cayenne, and did not
meet another vessel til the so h.. when fall.
ing in with Poftuguese brig. and receiv4
ing information that she had been boarded
Us bours before by two British store ships
bound to the West Indies with 500 troops on
board,'l croUded sail to the westward in
hope ot oyertaking them in this I was a.
gain disappointed, aud after pursuit of four
days, hauled further sou'hward to gain the
latitude OF Barbadoes and in that situa-
ton or the 9Th Of January captured the Bri.
tish merchant ship Wanderer, Of guns and
10 men, from IoDdon bound to Jamaica
partly loaded with plantation stores. and
after taking from her such light articles rs
we're OF uost value sunk her. In the same
position en- the 7th, fell ~ with the British
merchant ship Prince George, in the char.
acter Of cartel with prisoners, Which with
four other British vessels had been Captured
by two French "A gun frigates. the Medu.
Sd aad HjnsPhe, the same ships had fallen