The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-12

and being advised that the Editor of toe Ro,-
II Gazette was taxing measures to employ
the ciVii authority against me, left the
island the next dav for the United States.
am, gentlemen. Sl- &c 1a
r. y. RANDOLPH.
Mifn late OF the U. S, frigate President.
Apri,4.
GREET TsRIvdEs.
We cordially join the public in their cxnres-
slons OF 10Y At the singular good luck of the
House OF Messrs Nj NTuRN Sc CuAMp1rN.
81 this City, who. within a few hours have
had two arrivals from INDIA, and share in
sh'rd On Friday. this respectable house
heard by express, Of the arrival ut New
Bedford, of the Russell, Captain Vibberts.
from canton; and Yesterday, their Cntha,
captain Bailey, arrived from Manila. in
company with the Spynx, Captain Brcvoort.
IRON from canton, the latter owned by John
Nhetton, Minturn & Champaign, and n.
l)'cSey. Thejmmcnse amount cf proper.y
brought home in these vessels. will also he
productive to Government, and the eublic at
large. who cannot but applaud the enterprise
of their owners.
April s.
British sloop Of war arrived at Newport
on Saturday evening last, which, the mas
Ter of packet from that place Informs ms.
was reported to be Loup Cervier (formc,ly
the Wasp from Bermuda, with 500 Amer.
can prisoners.
The y. 5 frigate Constellation, capt. Cor
don, came up from Staten Island yester.
day morning, and anchored off the Rate
nv.
The United States corvette John Adam.
Iaptaln Angus, sailed from this port yester-
day morning, for Bermuda, to bring home
the crew of the late u. States frigate pres;-
dent.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.
AT O'Clock on Monday evening. the arm.
edschr Sto7irize, Capt. Barstow. with ~.
passengers on board, bound from Y. York I,
baltimore, ran ashore on Barneyat Shoals.
Both masts were Immediately cut away. and
the vessel otherwise as much liehtened as
possible, with the hope of getting her of AT
O'Clock this morning, the schr. Yirginis-
Inn, on her way to New-York, passing near
the Surprize, and finding her in hazardous
situation, received on board SIS of her passen-
gers and brought them into port. Il is scri.
oeSiy spprehended that the Surprize has
~ e'1 stove IN pieces, ana that ne re rnair,,er
OF her passengers and her crew have perish.
ed.
oince the above was ia type. we have
oeen favored, by one of the Officers WHO has
"Su W Tue CIV, with the following par
ucniars OF this melancholy shipwreck
Inc Sur7trizc, containing the crew Of the
- ,. slooP of war Eric. sailed from New
forE, on the morning of the Cd inst FOR Bal
t,more (; and at half afcr sig O'Clock the same
day. she struck on Barnegat Shoals. We
immediately commenced throwing every thing
overheard to tighten her, B run anchors guf
astern, with the hopes of gettir 2 her off: but
all our exertions proved intellectual. At half
~
was at this time we discovered she had hill.
ged, and was full Of water, fore and aft. the
sea increasing, and the wind blowing fresh
rom the ~ r. making at times q fair breach
over her. We tbcn thought i. most adrjsca-
oie 10 iano as many of the crew as possible
from our two small boats but on attempting
10 approach the land, the surf ran so high
mat 1t was impossible to land them. Atso,-
CLOCK we lost sig.,t of the wreck, and az day
break fell in with the Virginia Ann from
Fredericksburg, who took US on board. ard
Drought us into port. We had previously
endeaVored to get pilot boat to 90 in search
OF the wreck but the pilots affirmed thar
It was Impossible to reach her Tonight. n
was then thought by all the officers that i
was best to return to n. York with the men
VINO mad been saved, and consult With Com.
decatur as to the proper measures to he s.
dopted.
The names of the officers saved from, N.
wreck are as follows--Col. Brock of the u.
D. army; Lieuts. Rousseau, Skinner, Ken
non' Bell ana Lattirner; Midshipmen Rear
man, Sapderson and Mosher, and % seamen
Capt Barstow and lady were also saved. and
have arrived safe in New-York. The officers
lett ON board were, Sailing Master Godfrey-
Masters Mates King and Jackson. M;dshm.
men Stewart. Ruttsr, Stallings, Ray and IA.
den. Mr.. Marshall, gunner, Davis, boatswai,.
wells, carpenter, e Ockerman, saiI-rnaker'
and 1o7 se&nen. On, ~