The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-03-31
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MEMORANDA.

The American privateers True Blooded Yankee.
Captain Oxnsrd, and d-Bunkcr Hill. Capt Cotte have
sailed from L'orient and Qumprr. on cruizc.
The French prvateer ship Eugene, from ciuze.
ar. at Bordeaux Feb 1, laden with sugar, &c. and
about $4,000 in specie, taken out q vessels which
she had captured.--Ths Comet pr had returned dis
masted--The Lion was out on cruize-It was re-
ported that one or French vessels from the Uni
ted States had arrived at Quimper--one of which n
sohr (probably the Cleopatra, from this port) had
taken prizes.
The u. S. brig Enterprise, It. Renshaw, from q
cruize, ar. al Wilmington, N. G. on the 9th inst
Feb. IS, (the Rattlesnake in company was chased
by frigate the Enterprise escaped by throwing
over every gun but one and cutting away an anchor
1t. Gambol, and 5 men, were on board prize sch.
loaded with salt taken OIL Care Florida, 23d Feb.
which had not been heard of.
Boston, Sfarch 25.--A gentleman has arrived in
town, who left Bermuda on the 18th inst having
been there only days, and during that time pri-
soner, he is unable to give more than the following
The letter Of marque brig Argus, Oapt. Howe, jr
of this port, which sailed from Savannah 2Sth Feb
was captured the LIST inst. about $50 miles to the
southwark and westward of Bermuda, after chase
of hours (yina gale from the W. by the San
Domingo "a, Capt Pechell--crew taken out, and the
vessel ordered to Bermuda, where she arrived on
the 9th The s. d. was days out from Bermuds,
but sailed again Immediately, without getting any,
in co. with other ships, in quest Of the Consti,u-
tion) She had taken nothing else.
The Majestic, from long cruize in quest Of the
Constitution, had arrived at Bermuda, but had taken
nothing except the French frigste. IA and fri
gate came in on the iIlh. The Orpheus in port.
Trsuidcnce, .itsrch 22,--Ar. on Saturday evening
the Swedish brig Nancy, Capt. Thomas, 16 days
from Matahzas, with cargo OF moasscs.
Captain Thomas has politely favored us with let
ter from Capt. A. g. White, TO his friend at Ncwlia-
ven, dated at Matanzas Feb 26) Of which the fol.
lowing is an extract detailing the loss Of the hcttcr-
ofmarquc sch. Phston, with almost her whole
"On my way down the Bahama Bank, took from
q small uninhabited Key, three men, who had been
wrecked on the east part Of the Bank Is days be-
FORE in the sch Phs,on Of Baltimore from Charles
ton They remained on the wreck 10 days, subsst.
ing on the dead bodies Of their comrades, when drift
ing near Ginger Key, four of the stout.st on the
wreck, left and swan for the shore, three Of whom
succeeded, viz Mr. Maxwell, I'd mate, WIN Hsw.
ker and Phillip Fog, seamen MIR. SchooIgcld, ist
mate, was lost in attempting TO swim ashore. Such
shocking sigh. never before saw naked and mea-
gre, lying on the beach. two of them unable 10 stand
through weakness, sher whole bodies one continued
blister from the sun. We took them on board, and
restored them to life and lhc world they are
nearly well. Tle sch was commanded by Captain
James Mortmer.--1bey had 4S souls on board when
she was cast away. As the friends of the survivors
may not have heard Of their fate, take this oppor-
tunity Of making Il known"