The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-14

SIR,
After leaving Savannah we proceeded
to the norehward of the Matanilla Reef. where
we remained waiting for the Jamaica CONVOY
TIL the 2Snd of May, when we learned from
q neutral vessel they had passed us the pre-
Cedipg night. We then made sail to the
GOrtllward, and on the 9th got sight of the
convoy, from which we were chased by two
ships ofwar ; saw them again the next morn
ing, but the weather being pleasant and the
wind fair, they kept in very close order, and
their conveying force being too strong for us
to iniure them, except in case of separation.
We bore up to the eastward, intending to cruise
few days upon the banks. On the 9Th of
June, met with islands of ice and very thick
weather in lat. II. 40---thc fog continuing for
several days and the Thermometer indicating
the vicinity of ice very frequently, we stood to
the southwark and eastward until we were
clear of of it. June 24th, iii lat. 46, captured
and destroyed the British brig Hunter, 10
guns, 90 men, with cargo of fish from New
foundland to Corunna. June 2Sth, inIat A8
captured and destroyed the British brig Ma
ry from France to Newfoundland with salt
On the 81 July made the Blasquit Islands on
the west coast OF Ireland on the 18th chased
two vessels into the mouth of the Shannon
but the wind being strong to the westward &
4 heavy sea, we were obliged to haul out of
the bay ; stood to the northward and crllised
of Broadhayen till the 9th, but the weather
was so thick that we saw not a single vessel
we then returned to the sonthward and
eastward In lat 40, long. TO- while in chace
ola large merchant ship discovered frigate
under our lee bow from which we were oblis-
ed to tack, she Continued in chase of us thro'
the day and by her superior sailing had closed
nearly within gun shot by sunset at 6 2. NJ.
cut away our anchors and hove two boat guns
overheard, it falling calm during the night,
got our boats ahead To tow, by day light had
left the frigate Eve miles astern the chace
was however continued till 10 o'clock the
next night, when by altering our course we
host sight OF her. Returning again TO the
southwark on the morning of the 18th in lat.
40, 90, discovered fTigate under our lee bow
tackled and made sail from him two hours
after discovered another ship of war On our
weather beam in chase OF us, by noon we had
lost sight of the first in the haze, the other
continued the chase at about four miles dis
lance, till the evening Of the ooh, when il
lat. So we lost sight of him by changing ou.
course. Although every possible precauton
had been taken 10 guard against the scurvy,
we had nothing sufficiently powerful TO COM
teract the effect of continued wet, foggy and
cold weather which had prevailed fer fftv
days SO many of The men were row ell cted
with it, and their numbers so rapidly increas-
ElS as 10 render our immediate return 10 mort
Indispensable every diligence was according
iy used in getting to the westward keeping III
the track OF the Newfoundland trade. July
2sth, captured & destroyed English schr Fa-
vorite with salt for newfoundland. Aug. 7th,
caPturedthe British ship Paris, from Quebec
to London, with cargo of lumber and few
skins, took out part Of the skins, ard des-
troYed'her.
On the 10th August, captured and destroy
edthe Eselish schr Maria, with a cargo of
lumber from -. andrews, New Brunswick,
bound to Newfoundland. At 4 A. NJ. on the
18th Aug. the weather being very thick and
foggy, the ship Il on shore upon the Isle of
Haute, but after landing the sick, prisoners,
and few stores, we succeeded il getting her
off and bringing her to this place. The extent
ot the injury She has received cannot vet be
ascertained, but it is feared she viii require
considerable repairs, as She makes about
feet water an hour. Our sick have not vet
joined US, but are Comfortably situated at
Camden under charge Of the Purser 8, Sur
gcon's mate.
Very respectfully, your ob't se,v't
&. MORRIS.
Hon. Secretary of the Navy,
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