The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-16
NEWPORT, March 8.


Arrived this day, Spanish b,ig ST. Pho,
captain Magui, SO days from Havana.
March I'd, off the Delaware was boarded
by the Narcissus frigate, capt. Lumley,
| who made the following endorsement OH
the register:
"Pursuant TO an order from sir J. r.
Warren, admiral of the blue, and com.
| manacr in chief, sc. Sc. These are to
certify, that have boarded the Spanish
brig St. Pho, and warned, OF all the ports
in the United States of America, being
under state Of blockade, except WeSu.
fort and Boston-Given under my hand
on board II. M. ship Narcissus off the De.
laware, Maroh Cd, 1914.
J. r. LUMLEY,
CAPTAIN.
Yesterday off Block Island, was board
ed by La Hogue, the Nimrod brig in CO.
PORT Of Salem, March S.-Arrived, and
saluted The town, the fast sailing privateer
schr. Diomede, of guns, captain John
Crowninsbield, from short and very sue
cessful cruize.
Estroct from, her Journal Feb. 9, 1914
sailed from New York on a cruizs. 10Th
chased by gun brig and escaped easily
Goth captured British schr. Lord Ponsonby,
Moran from Surrinam bound TO Haliiax
cargo, sugar, rum, Cocoa, and coffee-or
dcred her for the u. s. Feb 23d captured
a fleet of FIVE sail from ST. Thomas bound
TO Halifax, viz.
Schr. William, Reuhiand, cargo sugar,
and Molasses.
Schr. Joseph and Mary, Fault, cargo, SUI
car rum and lime Juice
Schr. Margaret, Sparkling, sugar and
rum.
Schr. Hope, Rudolph. sugar and rum.
Brig Friends, Glausen, rum.
Feb. IS, chased by 74-soop lost SIGH,
of her. 26th, blowing severe gale, chas-
ed by frigate on the Gather quarter
tremendous sea running. hove over a lee
six FOUNDER, boat and some provisions, af-
ter which we left her very fast March
Z, saw merchant brig in South channel,
standing S. under Spanish colors.
From the prisoners, obtained the follow
ing information:
The privateer schr. Frolic, capt. obi
orne of Salem, when % days out vas cap
tured by gun brig, and carried into Bar
BADGES. She had previously captured
schr. Traveller, With sugar and molasses,
&c. (arrivcd) Jan. Ia, she captured Bri-
fish schr. Encouragement, from Antigua,
bound to Yarmouth N. S with about 40
hhds rum and molasses-blowing hard,
the boat, in returning from the prize,
swamped, by which accident captain John
Green, of Salem, and Mr. Patterson,
prize master, and rwo other prize masters
or masters mates, were drowned Having
no boat, laid by her two days, when they
made raft, and took the men from the
prize, and set her adrift. 18th, the Froiic
captured light sioop and sent her into St.
Thomas with the prisoners.
A Barbados paper on board the Dio.
mode (but which cannot now be found)
mentioned the arrival at that place of t4uo
Freneh Jrigafes (their names no, fully re-
collected, but we believed to be the Are
thusc and Amethyst) captured by British
"a and frigate. The - arrived at Barba.
does IN company.
The Diomede has brought in So prison.
ers-and has only 26 of her own crew left.
Priuatser brig alfred.
Capt. H. Blackler, who arrived at some
eastern port, Tin what vessel, or where
from, unknown) informs, that on the 18Th
Feb. lat. 80, 80, long. 50, So, he spoke
the privateer brig Alfred, capt. Bessora,
bound to this port, and learnt that she had
taken three prizes. Feb. 2s, lat. 20, 10,
long. 60, IL, at day light, wind nortbward,
saw the brig standing westward--at 9 A.
NJ. she bore up and made all sail at the
same time, from masthead saw a brig to
the northward, and a frigate N. w. in
chase. The Alfred passed within mile
at 10 A. M. (saw capt. Bessom)-suppos-
ed between her and the brig in chase, about
z miles AT the frigate passed under