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

CRY ofa letter from Caht. Harrington 10
tfe Secretary offhe Many, dated
q. States Sleep Peacock,
NewYorb, Oct. 80, 1914.
Str,
.s have the honor TO inform you OF the
PeacoIks arrival at this place, after cruise
ct one hundred and forty-seven days, during
which all tde remaining orders Of the 28th
February ulto. have been executed. except
that which related 20 the Maze and coast of
Norway and which WIS omitted in conse-
ouenSe OF tHat whole coast being under
strict blockade by combined squadron of
EngEsh and Swedish Ships. Although the
FeacoCk's success has not been so great, as
we had sanguinely expected; il is pleasing
reflection, thae our disappointment has been
eccasioned by the uncummonly severe wee
ther, with constant gales from southwest
TO nortl-west) which VIC c<cerienced, from
the time of striking soundiDgs in the Irish
Channel, until we Jeff the Shetland Isles, and
which had the double effect, Of keeping in all
their trade, and compelling us to be Constant
ly beating off a lee shore. We were four DAVIS
between Cape Clear and Waterford, in
which tins we made bat three captures, the
last Of which, as she was of little value we
made cartel of.-On the north west coast of
ireland we met with bus very little better sue
cess, as the bad weather still continued
lOuA tiC OllGi1dlIb We Fan LOT tile tSTrO
Isles and then returned in sounding along the
Irish coast, crossed the mouth of the channel,
and Bay of BIscay, and made Cape Orteg;ll,
between which and the Rock OF Lisbon we
crinscd seven days, seeing in that time but
twelve sail, nine of which we spoke and found
but two of them English-F-orh thence we
RIM along the Portuguese coast, crossed the
mouth of the Mediterranean and run within.
degree and half Of the Made,ras, for the
purpose OF falling in with their West India
aud I eneri!fe trade. On the LIST of Scptera-
Der we made the Canaries, and attempted
IN vain 20 procure water at Fentaveutura and
l-aCzarota, at the latter OF which places we
Lan@ed some prisoners. As supply Of wa
terFgas now int:spensabiy requisite, I deter
mined 60 run fer the Cape de Verbs, at one of
which (St. VincerFs) after weeks work in
digging and cleaning out wells, we obtained
the requisite quantity, and then proceeded az
an easy rate to the westward, steering alter
nateiy to the 5. w. ard n. w. to prolong our
stay a. much as possible, between the iongi-
tudes CT 20 and 30 wese, the track of al their
East-Iudia, African & South American trade.
Not g single vessel was however seen
IN I'll our run, and on the 9th of Oc-
tober we made tine coast of Guiana, at
the mouth OF the Mariconi r;y. r, the
next day we were eff S,Iinam, from whence
we run for Bs:rbldoes which we made
O, the 9th, and continued cruising to
windwaid nf Dcreada and Barhuda for a
few days, and then steered for our own
coast. which we made OH the 2Sth at Sc
ven a. M little to the westward OF Cape
Henlopen.
1t gives me much pleasure to inform Won
that from the time of oar leaving n York in
March last, until our return, we have lost
but one man Mr. Denizen Baldwin, Masters
Mate, a promising otfcer) and that or crew
is in fac health. | trast that you VIII not
think we have unnecessarily curtailed our
cruise, when inform you we have bet r. zen
days provisions on board at short allowance.
enclose correct list of our captures.
] am, respectfully.
L. WARRINGTON.
Hon Wm Icnes.
Secretary Of the Navy.
Il list Of British pe&scls caftured 6V f5e u
s. Siooh Of War PcQcock, l.. Warrd,eton,
Esq. ComDiGHiey, bctzvsen tie 2gli oCErb.
and 3OM oct. 1914.
Brig Sca-Flower from ST. Joins. bound IN
Barbadoes, belonging to BeimuGs, 81 tons.
cargo ccdfiSh, 10 mon, 2 guns, St. Geo. r..
Hinson master, Friminhams & Co. owners.
captured June 18th, of Grand Banks, value
10000 dollars burnt.
brig Stranger from Buenos Ayrcs. bo,,nd
T. Efiily.
cargo hides and t;dlow, IS men, Z Guns. Ja,
Lawdon master, 4. Cochran and Co. cantpred
July 5th, of Flores, value 10000 dollars
burnt.
Sloop Fortitude. from Liverpool. bound IN
London, belonging TO Hastings, SO tons. cargo
salt, men, Jas. Waters master, Reetlv and
Burheld owners, Captured of Waterford va
iue l0,222 dollars-surk
Brig Venus, from Bordeaux, bound n do
belonging tn irvine, 165 tons, cargo barlv. natq
brandy and cork, II men. 2 runs, ID Ken,
nedy master, DID, Kennedy AID Co. owners.
6passengers, captured OF YoughalI. value
10000 dollars-susk.
Brig Adiona, fron Liverpool, bound 10
Quebec, belonging 90 Liverpool. 40 tuns. car
osait, II men, X. 7. HafwcH master ms
senger&, captured of Cork-cartel for So pri-
sOners. -
ES.oop Leith Packet, from TeneriRe. bound
TO Dublin. belonging To Campbellrown. 10
tors, cargo Ee1eri}c wine, g men. Jno. Wat
son master, j. :, WIN. Watson owners. can
ture ! Aug. Isl OF shannon, value 81, 900 dol
l1rs--s'Iok
s.oop Nm. q Am, from Glasgow, bound