The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-08
LATEST FROM EUROPE

LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The Portsmouth Oracle in announcing the
arrival OF the HAPPY privateer, adds the fol-
lowing note, which, though of a questionable
shape, may possibly prove true.
Capt Hogs, a Scotch gentleman. who arr;-
we'd in the Harp, sailed from Aberdeen ON
the Sd OF Sept. last, states, that previous to
ms leaving there, the expedition Of Lord
Hill. which was fitting out at Cork, had been
abandoned, and the troops dispersed 5000 of
which had gone to Holland ; and his lordship
ordered to England.
The s'oop Ultor, Captain Avery Parker,
from New York, with -four and corn, was
Captured In Long island Sound, on Sunday,
Oct %.
On the evening of Thursday last, ar. at n.
Bedford schr. Clementine, from Dennis about
10 O'Clock Wednesday morning, near Wood s
Hoe, was boarded by boat from the priva-
teer Retaliation, with 5 men, who ordered
the captain and crew, consisting Of persons,
to pick up their duds & go ashore While
pretending to be complying with their orders,
the crew of the Clementine watched favcr-
able opportunity and each seized LIS man and
secured them, and have delivered them to
the commandment OF the Garrison at Fairha-
ven.
Ertract IF kelfer from, kqliEoa:.
he Islands IF Martinique and Ciauda-
loupe must nov be in possession OF the French.
One OF the last vessels from Europe fell in
with and spoke on the 9Th Aug. last. Q 74's
4 trigates and three hrigs, s days from Brest
for the West Indies.'
BosToN, Nov.i.
H1lracd oI a letter 10 The keeper az RTE e. C..
II. b. dated .Nesv- Bedford, Oet. 3oti. +,
1.-The schooner Sally, Lewis. from Barrfs,,--
bic, arrived here this morning, and brings us
the following account of the Capture of the
British privdteer schooner Retaliation. Can
tam fotter-CaptaiA Jenkins with 50 men
all volunteered, with one brass 4 po,nder
muskets, swords, &c. and embarked on board
the sioop Two Friends, at Falmouth, with an
inteh1on to take her if possible when I'D
with WOODS Hole, 1t fell calm, and they row.
ca rom THENCE rp to Tarpaulin Cove, where
the reclamation was at anchor when within
about 81 Of mile of her, she fired her lonp
gun at them, and tl.cn the Two Friends came
TO anchor
lie Prlvateer then sent her boat. with
the captain and five men to board the sloop
he americans kept close until the boat cot
alongside, and made fast, when, OF a signal
from the Captain, about 20 of them rose ND
and pointed their muskets into the boat and
they Immediately surrendered. They then
put twelve men on board the privateer's boat
got under way with the soop, and boarded
the priTateer and carried her without rcsis
!ance. She was carried into Falmouth, where
her cargo. consisting chiefly of punder, was
landed. She has guns one twelve FOUNDER
on pivot, one long six FOUNDER, & three car
rcnades, and twelve men and had two Amer
ican prisoners OF board. Captain Lewis and
others attacked some Of the privatecrsmen
OH Shore at Naushan Island a few DAYS since
took two men and eight muskets, amd re -cap-
turcd boats. They captured on Thursday
another boat with men, all armed, while
they were only in number and unarmed-
The Retaliation WAS formerly the Revenge
privateer of Salem"