The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-01
CHARLEsToE, May 81
VALUABLE PRIZE,

VALUABLE PRIZE.
Arr. at this port yesterday. the large * eie-
gnnt British ship Pelham. late Capt. Soyd)
Alexander Taylor prize master, prize TO
the privateer Samcy TACK, Capt. CHAzAL,
OF this port. Her cargo consists Of Dry
Goods, Hardware, &c. and is ,nvoiced a,
$4,000 pounds steri;ug--as follows 1874
packages Dry Goods, consisting OF India
Checks * stripes, Gurrshs, Romals. Seer
suckers, Habassars, Be5ticks. Checks.
Ginghams. Calicoes. Shawis. Madras aud
Malabar handkerchief, Irish Linen, Lawn,
Diaper Shirtings, Creas, Dowlas, Pesillas,
brown Linen, Duck, Shee,ing. Osaaburgs,
Baggng,. Shoes. Boots, Saddlary, &c. &c.
500 packages SundTies, consisting of Hard
ware, Glassware, Earthsn Ware-Mustartf,
Pickles, Sauces. Preserves, Porter. Ale,
Madeira and Sherry Wine, White Lead
PAINS. Sunpowder, L;nseed Oil. Glue, .
chre, vine, Seines. Hats, Ssc.--one Organ
and. one Piano Forte.
The Pelham was captured on TIE SOth
April eff Cape Nicola Mole, after a well
contested action of upwards of two hours
She was finally carried by boarding. after
her crew had made s s,ont * gallant resis-
lance of from 10 to - minutes on her own
decks. We learnt on board tina; the OF
GERS and crew OF the Pelham behaved
throughout the action in the most heroic
manner, and did not yield rnu actua'ly o
empowered BY numbers. The Ssucy Jack
had her hrst Lie iteDant g one man killed.
and second Lieutenant, Captain OF Arms
| ard Z men wsunded, on board the Pelham
were four killed and eleven wouDded-a-
mong the latter was capt. Boyd dangerous
! y III the breast. He. with the passengers,
were landeS at Port au Prince
| Ihc Pelham was from London bound to
| Porc-su- Prince. and sailed from Portsnou,h
l N VII III,
! some ~ which we have already had ac
! c"sDtsf.On as having arrived at fIaifa., and
1 bringing boodon dates to the 7th CT MarcS ::
! OF Course sire brings nothing new The dav
previous to her Capture, she had an en-
gaSsmeEt with t'Uo Carthagsnian priva
teersj which she succeeded in beating off ::
but the courage and perseverance of the of
| ticers and crew Of the Saucy J4.k were not
so easily overcome. This is another hon
! orao'e specimen OF the bravery and good
Conduct Of American Seamen.
| We hardly remember To have seen
ner ship than the Pelham she is $40 tons
I coppered to the bends, mounts ten l2-ponnd
carrcnades and long 6's, and had a compile
nent of from SIS ia 40 mru, exclusive of Sc
veral passengers. She is almos, new. {, his
beng her second VOYAGE and is in every
| way htted the most complete of any rner
chant sap that has entered our port for a
long time. Her cabin is hnng -nund with
great variety of large and elegant colored
naval prints, IN rich giit flames amanes,
which zUaS representation az the ENGAGE
'aent between the ChPsapsake aud -;hor
| non. in two views--daring hcrsk;rraish with
| the SaucY TASK. az - pou6d snot from
Long Tom" found its Sny through -
'oiP's side, and demolished one of these
| views, with severalothers.
ShUCYJACK'S ARRIVAL,
Also, priVa'eer schooner .Saucv lack.
Capt: CnAzAL, irota = cruise If three
! months, during which she Captured the
'hiP mentioned above, which she convoy.
ed into port.
"A British frigate appeared IL the of;nc
Yesterday, With white flag flying a. her
ieretopmast, snd last evening she sent a
boat INto Rebellon Roads, and put on hoard
the y. y. schr. Carolina, lying at anchor
there. Capt. hUsBELL late master OF the
pho' boat schr. IVi!liam, of this port. whici,
vessel was captured ON Thursday last.
~ 10 tatuorEs water, on her passage fror:,
Havana, with cargo of sugar, coffee. &c.
ana ordered for the West-Indies. Capt. IL.
was treated with much pol.teness while on
board the frigate. the Commander Of which
put himself to some inconvenience in ordsy
20 land Capt. II. aad two gentlemen who
were passengers in his schooner. Courier.
1 he frlgate alluded to above from which
capt HuRBBLL and his passengers were
llnaed, IS the new frigate Istey. &c SO gins.
capt. CRAMER. We did not learn that
there were any other Is Of var in
company with her, but understand she was
one OF a convoy ola large feet, FROM wbich
she separated in order TO cru re alonr tbis
coast to intercept any Of the feet, should
any OF them be captured by our cruisers.1
Tines.
The enemy is If our Bar.
he Keeper of the Light House has lust
come mp to town, for the express purpose Of
informing that three of the IGneny's vessels
are Or. He states that two -hIJs and =
brig anchored on the bar last evening and
that wncn he ieft Tybee Island, which was
about ten o'clock this morning, they were
still ia Sight. Should the enemy have the |
temerity to land, they will receive warN |
reception. SaUaHn1h RchubHcan, MAJ 21. |
WfLLEDG rvtLLE, May 10. |
The Emmy oGr cur Ceasf.
We have advices from S.. Mary'e - late
as 'he n instant, which may be relied on |
Trey s'ate that the enemy skill continue TO !
hover on that coast, and that some of their