The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-08

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captured the brig Nitto,ia which Had been
captured by the Spark,-r. American pr;-
vateer, she was from Greenock 20 New
toundiano, with dry goods, &c. CaDtain
Lloyd sent the yittoria for her original des,i,l-
alton.
Oh the Western Islands on the 18Th ofSen-
teinCer, the Piahtagenst spoke the Zealcas,
~, captain Anderson, from Portsmouth 10
Quebec, with 80 art!ficers on board. The
Jealous was intended TO be laid ", at Que
DEC, and her crew employed on the Lakes
6difle ss:EH the Privateer General .4rni-
strong.
On the 25th september, the Plantagenct,
Nota. and Variation, touched al Faya:, and
on boat from the former going ashore, she
was iired at by large plivatcer schooner.
wn'ch siiied an officer aud two men ; short
~ after, It YVES ascertained that she was az
American, and was the General Armstrong.
Her having broke the neutrality of the por1.
by such conduct, boats from the SQUADRON
were immediately dispatched after her; but
the crew lashed her to the roclc,, under pro
lection OF the fort, and repaired 70 the sur
NIT OF tae cliffs, from whence thew kent no
destructive hre on the boats rs they at-
pioachcd. and we are Sorry to add that lee
tenants Bowerbank Coswcll and Rce.r.s. of
the Kota, was Killed, well as 3S sea-
men, and IS wounded, the first, fourth anal
nth ileutenants of the Plantagonet, wc!x.
wouncen, and % seamen killed, and q
wc'fiaed; the boats then retreat, 4, and the
N"haurn went Close to the privateer the
next morning, and after dscharsdrg one OF.
TWO Dioadsities, she was entirely abandoned
Saptain Beot',am then took possession, aud
nnd'ns her mach shattered, burnt her t. die
waters cage. The piivateer had been 10
DAYS from New-York, and was fi.tSn cut f.-
nine months cruize. She mounted oig.,t
long nlnes and twenty-fcur Founder "a q,
Pivot' with Complement of 40 men. Her
consort, the Gr;'npus, was cruizing in the
neighborhood.o i the Canary Islands.
The wounded men of the squadron, were
sent to England on board the Calypso and
| Trieste.
OFF Antigua, the. Plantarenet spoke the
barrosa trlSate, and learnt from her that the
Islants Coded to The French had been given
| up,
On the 21st ult. the Plantagenet smoke the
Amphion frigate, capt. Stewart, with ) trans
/, ports under convey bound co Bermuda. The
Aaphion sailed from tie Cove of Cork Oh tae
! 7th OF September.
| KINcsToN; Nov. z.
z! The following are the vessels of war vyhirh
have arrived at Negyil:
| Royal Oak, ~, rear at.nii al n.aIcoin. cap
tam Wroot, acting Dictator, earned en- fiut.,)
| I'll, honorable captain Crotton, IF.na bomb, &,
capt. Gardner, Speedwell schooner, acs~ aa,s
| tender and nine transports VIII troops On
| beard.
Noyer..hei. g.
The seahorse frigate, Captain Cordon,
proceeded from the Chesapeake for Penss.-
| cola, at the same time as the other vessels of
war for this Island, on account of ser,c DIS
patches received by small VESSEL froia
| thence. ~,
| The seal OF the Northumberlqn! District
Court Virginia, made Of silver, having engca-'
we'd thereon All emblem eff Justice * a column
alongside, with cap oflihe,ty en- :, Sta il rest
| ing on the column, enclosed III q wooden case
resembling bible, which fell into possession
OF a soldier at one OF the recent attacks on the
american shore, has been brought GO this city
| by him.
JAMAICA, November 10
The transport brig britannia, Laing, which
sailed from the Chesapeake in Company,
with the squadron under Admiral MalCcln.
(out separated IRON them the night artery
cahe to anchor at Port Royal Yesterday
| Nessfs. reel, Holland and CroS5ie, attached
TO the paymaster generals Department, ARR
we'd in her.
BY the Trial we have been favored ~irh
New brunswick papers to the 18th nit and
6eriI uda Gazettes BY the Eagette, TO the
yin nit. from which we haze made several
| extracts.
LORD Hill, with The expedition under his
| Coh''id'l, (the troops saiG to amount T. 30
ocO mem was goirg INTO HalifaX on the 10Th
nit me Surp:ze frig K n wing seen che Of his
vessels, and afterwards communicated the Ia
torInauon at st. Georges Bermuda where
! She had arrived.-NC So
oir AicXander Cochrane had gone on to
HglnaH as first stated, but 1T was supDo-
sea intended visiting the Wndward isl
! snus, ana afterwards proceeding from thence
| to join The expedition to sail from this Colo
ny, ~ WV
CURACAO, October IS.
| The schooner Elizabeth, from "a Guavra.
| has brought intelligence of the re-capturc Of
| Cnnana by the Royalists, under the active
boves, who entered that city on the 18th inst
after routing the independents with consider
aole loss. 1t is added that the victors showed
| little mercy to the inhabitants, IN rex ,se for
having, during the short time they were in pos
session OF the towi,, put to death all the Spa
nlards @ Creoles attached TO their party. II
IS greatly to be lamentcd that this savage
warfare still Continues.
| ST. GEoRGE's, (Bermuda) Oct. IS.
| Captain Kenah Of the Htua bomb. lost his
lite IN an attack on some militia in the Poto-
| mac.
| KINGSTON, October %.
| The American privateer Saucy Jack has
been committing considerable depredatiois ON
the coasting trade. She has within these -
days CAPTURED the following droegers. viz |:
schrs. Kingston Packet, Fortune Montepo
| Bay, Rodgers Wcaze1 Rueea. MAJ.