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

in with IA days before. GA board of the
Prince George sent the prisoners captured
in the Wanderer to Barbados ON parole.-|
On the 9Th Of January, while still to the
wndward al Barbadocs, captured the ship
Edward OF guns and 8 men, from London
bound to lAaguira, in ballast-which vessel
also sunk. Having learnt from the master
ef the Edward rs we'll as those of the Wan
derer and Prince George. that they had
be en- separated in the bay of Biscav from
their convoy. consisting Of the Queen "a
TWO frigates, and two sloops of war, was
induced, owing TO belief that the CONVOY
was still to the eastward. to remain to wind
ward OF barbadoes until the 18th January,
when finding they must have passed. !
changed my ground and ran OFF Cayenne.
and from thence down the coast of Surinam.
beioice and Demarara, through betucen
ooago and Grenada thence through the
S-arriosan oea, along the south east side of
fortorico, through the Mona Passage, down
che north side OF Jamaica and other leeward
isianos. without meeting n single vessel If
ide enemy, or any other than q Spanish dro
gers Swedish ship, until got near the
Manila Reef near which, sfter CAPTURING
and SINKING the British schooner Jonathan.
'oaded with rum a',o dry goods {,he most
I".'S"c'S faft w WHICH lOfak On DClrGo
hauled over for. the Florida shore and
struck soundings of ST. Augustine, and from
thence run on soundings as far as Charles.
,on' passing within or miles of Column
Ola island, and as near to Savannah az ths
weather and depth OF water would allow.
NNhout meeting single vessel except s
spanish ship from the HAVANA, bound to
Spain, but steering for Savannah, in con,s-
quence OF having sprung leak.
Arriving OF Charleston, (which vas OH
the 1ith inst Istretched close in with the
Bar and made the private signal Of the day
20 TWO schoooers lying In Rebellion Roads,
anh d. winch men; from their appearance believed
day off the Bar with colors hoisted and the
jne3ore-nentioned signal displayed, without
oeing able to communicate with the schoon-
ers, l stood to the northward, and at o.
CLOCK the next morning discovered & cbas-
cd ship to the southwark, which. after
pursuing or miles, led me to a second
SAIL "a brig under her topsails, with her
}topgailant-masts honsed and flying lib boom
rugged n) and from thence to the disco, ery
o! third sail, represented from the mast
mead to he large frigate on discovering
the third sail, added to the manocuv,es ,s
the 'rst q second, | was induced to believe
them part OF an enemy's squadron, snd;ac
cordingiy hauled up and stood for the for
mer, to ascertain her character and after
| making her from the deck. perceived she was
frisase as reported. / now tackled & shor.
[ tened sail, believing that towards night /
"'Sht be enabled TO cut off the ship (Which
was either small frigate or large sloon of
war and brig. from the third or largest sail,
AZ this time or 10 miles to windwsrd in
this' however. was not ablc to effect NV
purpose. owing to the weather sail between
sunset and dark) bearing down for the O.
'hcrs' :. Judging now from the n,annuvres
that after dark they you'd chase stood
to the eastward under short sail be.;ev;ng
tnat IN the morning ! might find them in
some disorder :. at dag Eight, however,
o"iHg TO tho ha2iness Of the weather
'hey were not be seen !; consequently.
wore and stood back to the westward to
make them again, and i'm a few minnie
discovered two Zone on the lee, the other ON
the weather bow to which gave chase.
put after chasing them about half an hour.
the weather becoming more clear ard iw o
large sh'ps suddenly making their appear,
the lee beam) l changed my course TO tho
eastward i; when the four immediatelv
crowded sail in pursuit but, o.gii;s to tho
weather., assisted by the enemy's manner of
cnasiHg, was enabled to get clear of them
without difficulty in few hours. From this
pursued course on soundines (excent in
doubling Cape Hatteras) to Is fathom water
OH the Deisware, where in fog, I fell in
| with large vessel. apparently a man of
war Shostsned sail to topsails and cleared
snip Tor action, but she suddenly disappear
ing ana IN few minutes she, or some other
vessel near, being heard to fire signal guns
stood On TO the northward from belief
was near another squadron. From the
delaware saw nothing until made Sandy
HOOK when again fell in with another If
the enemy's squadrons, and BY some nnac.
countabie cause was permitted TO enter the
pay, although in the presence of decided
~ superior force, after having been obliged
10 remain outside seven hours and a half
waiting for the tide.
/ am, &c.
JOHN RODGERS.
iion' WIN. Jones, secretary of the navy.
LETTER or TIE coFEREoR orr FEs1coIz
ne following is copy of a Letter froTo
tne GoOernor Of Pensacola to the Creet
lnGsQNs. fDuDd in NJ;.h.