The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-16

vas dIscovered soon after to be large ship
shout O'clock p. Nj. the strange sail
hauled her W, 10 the southe ard, when
she was pi i1ly made out TO lie frigate, as
her ports could all be counted. The Con
s'i'ution WAS immediately cleared FIR acti-
on-the strange frIgate rouoGed to, hoisted
hree English colours, and fired a sur %
indward-the wind at this m ment died
all away and left the two ships entirely be-
IcaiIned-Just at d SIX fresh breezs sprung
up, which gave the euemy's friga,e the wea
ther gage. when, Ito the utter establishment
and NOR Ihcation of the Constitutions gal
liant officers and crew. she bore away, and
made sail from the American frigate, which
crowded all sail in pu suit, as soon as the
breeze reached her--Night coming on, and
nc being very dark, she made her escape
thropgh the Mona Passage, and was not to
De sef the next morning She was the
|PIQUE, a fine fast SAILING fri ate, com
ma oed by the Hon. Captain Maitland
lOh the 1st of March, in La. 26. "a, the
Constitution boarded the Swedish ship Ma
ria Helena, from Boston to Havana. Same
day, spoke neutral brig, but blowing a
lgale could ascertain nothing.--MarCh z,
in lat. 90, boarded the Russian ship tide
pendence, 4 days from Amelia for Havanne +.
March IS, anchored off Charleston, and
next day got under way, and stood to the
Is. T.. On the 10th, in about lat. 81 board
ed the Swedish brig Embden, Wixcox from
Bermuda for Amelia. 1eth,sat. 10 board.
| ed the Russian ship Nicholas Adolphus, as
days from Cadiz for America--had seen no
cruizers. Same day spoke . Spanish schr.
| from Mattanzas for Bermudss Saw nothing
tor IL days after. April i. sot.nded in tn,
N E. part of Georges. Next day, made
Segun Light, distant four leagues. Sd,
lneary abreast of Portsmouth, and VINO
| fair for Boston) tackled ship nd stood off &
| on nearly all night. Next morning at day
break, discovered several SIN Il sail in shore.
AT, light breeze from n e. when offC pc
| Ann discovered two large SD s. +, stand
ing tor her, and coming up ye'y fast, wifi
breeze, They were soon made out to be
trigates. and the Constitution escaped from
| them by the greatest exertions, ana ar wed
at Marblehead safe, after throwing oJ err
o"ard al her provision, and such other hea
| Wy articles could be got at, starting Der
water, rum, & . and clearing the deck of
every movable.
Jena 3, VIM. Vine fell OVERHEARD from the
Constitution, and was drow eda Fcb. 2, A
lexander Ger:iah, died. March &. John
Lamson, ditto, in consequence OF bruk n
I leg. IL h, John Goss do. by iail from the
mIzentopsail yard on sun-all seaInen ;
\ the only men she has lost during the cruise
| We understand hat when the ConstitUti.
I on t. ii in with the Il itish schr. = .ctou, she
made some signals, upon which the SCH.
iimmed ately tackled aud O d for her, sup.
| p sing her to be a British frigate but dis
covering her mistake in about h alf an hour,
she attempted to escape but the Cons ltu
ton hav ng 6 within gun shot of her she
tstrp' after receiving two shots, the second
OF which was fred into her, and cut away
some OF her fore rigging ON Porto RICO,
~ CAtk, IS SToE
= small pilot boat schr. but she sailing re
markedly fast, and being to wind ward, es-
capped.
| II is stated that the Constitution anchored
of Charleston for the purpose of obta ming
information from the sh re, in hch she ~es
uu pccesstul--the pilots, no doubt. taking
her .er an encmy's cruizer.