The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-07-27

O4e,ai acc omt ej The Essex's e,mze,
brev,ous to her beine captured.

Extracts Of a letter from Com. Porter 10 khe 3
Secretary Of The sNavy, dafed sf Sea, Jaiy
3d, 1914.
"slR-l have done myself the honor TO address
you, repeatedly, since lett the Delaware; but have
scarcely hope chat enc OF my letters has rctched
you therefore. Consider Il necessaryto 20 give you
brief history OF my proceedings since that pssod.
al sailed from the Delaware ON the ayth uf Oct.l
d812, and repairrd. with all diligence, tagrcesby
to instructions-from Con, Banbrdge.) to Port pra-
va. Fernando dc Norodho, and Cape Frio; and sr-
rived at each place ON the day appointed 10 meet
him. On my passage from Port Prnya 20 Fernando ,
de Noroaho captured his lri,sunc inAes,ys pack
et Noctou and after taking about ,000i ster
ling in specie, sent her under.epmmsnd OF LsFinclis
for America cruized off Rio dc Janciro, sndas
bou, Cape Fro, until thcN1 18Th Jan l3i3 hearing
frequcnsy of the Commodore, hy vessels itorn Ba-
ha ! here captured but one schooner, with hides
and tallow; ! sent her into Riot The Montague,
the Adniraps ship being in pursuit Of me, ny pro-
visions now getting short, and finding Il ntcessasy
Commodore BY the is,of sApril ..oif 81. Helena,
proceeded 70 the Island Of s. Cpshsrue's (he last
place OF rendezvous. on the coastof nrax ah thsy'
most likely 70 supply my wants, and, al the same
time. aio,d me that secrecy necessary 20 snsp'e ny
expected there. l here could procure only woods
water, and rum, and few bugs cf houri and hearss
ing of the Comncacfcss rcton wishsshe lasA, tho,
csrsase the Hornet By che Mon.sgs.. s-d sf :.
the coast, and OF several being IN pursuit OF me,
found it recessary get 10 sea A. soon as possible
uow aereeably TO the Commodoreb plan, s'retcb-
ed TO the southward, securing the coast as far AZ
| Rio de la Plata heard that Buenos Ayres was in
a state Of starvation, and could not supply our
wants and that the government OF Monteyicdo was
very inimical to u.s. The commodorc's instructions
now left il coE,plclcly discretionary with me what
course to pursue, ard determined on following
that which had only met his APPRECIATION, but the
app obaon of the then Secretary OF the Navy
accordingly shaped my course for The racihc ane
after suiiring greatly from short allowance Of pro-
visions, and heavy gales oil Cape Horn, (for whcll
nv shin and men we're lily provided,) ar1lVtd at
Valparaiso on the 18th March, 1918. here took
in as much jerked beef, and other PROVISIONS as thy
shin would conveniently stow, and ran down the
coast of Chill and Peru, in this track fell IN with
a Peruvian corsair, which had on board "a Amcri-.
cans as prisoners, the crews Of two ahlc ships.
which she had taken on the coast Of Cliii. Tee
Captain noi med that, as the Allies OF G Britain,
they would capture all they should meet wh, IN ex-
pecta,on Of war between Spain ard the United
States. l consequently threw all his guns ana am
muni,ion into the SCI, a,ibcrated the hne rlcatswioe
a respectful letter to the Viceroy explaining the
cause of my proceedings, which delivered to ter
CAPTAIN it6.n proceeded for Lima, and re.cap,ur-
ed one of the vessels she entering the port'
Prom thence proceeded for the Galapagos Islands.
where.f cruized from the 18th April, until the 3d
Oct. 1913 during which tine touched only once
on the coast Of America which was tor the rur'
pose of procrrirg supply Of fresh watcfs 60 none
is 10 be found among those islands, which are per-
haps the most barrci, and dcssoIatc Of any known.
While smoug this group, captured the follows
ing British ships, employed chiefly III the sPeImaee.
ii whale fishery, VIZ: l.t