The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-15
BY THE PRIVATEER HARRY.

py.J-Daity advertiser.
BY THE PRIVATEER HARRY.
SALEM, Feb. z.
On Sunday afternoon ar here the privateer
brig HAPPY, captain Nichols of Baltimore,
from 1 cruise of IS days on tie coast of Ire
land, in the British Channel, &c. From one
Of the prises One VIM. s Aifred) Captain
Nichols obtained London papers to the 2Sth
Of November, with which he has very obi
ging favored rs, and from which we have
made nur:oer of seiectiors, rs below
This vessel sailed from London the Ist of
December, and from Portsmouth the 2Sth
BY the papers il appears that the CON
GRESS OF VIENNA were engaged in ar
ranging states and territories, and settling
the peace of Europe and that the COM
, IISSIONFRS AT GHEN'r still contiRued
their negotiations for peace between Eng
land and America On this most int rest
ing subject, Capt. Drisdale OF the VIM. &
Aired suited, that petitions had been sent
20 the p. Regent from the cities of Liver
pool and Glasgow, signed by thru fhela0'3d
1aer8o's, praying him TO conclude PEACE
WITH AMERICA; and that 1t was tn ge-
neral expectation shat this hanns- event
would soon take place. Capt. Nichols boar
ded two Portugucs Sc vessels which left Las
hon he oh Of Jannary---and made particu-
Lar enquiries Of them respecting The nego,ia-
lions at Client and Vienna /; Of the former,
they could give no information of the lat
ter, they stated, that the Congress continued
It's sessions, bus did not know that any thing
had transpired.
The English papers contain many Official
American Documents; among them, th-
Report of the Committee of Wavs and
Hleans, stating orr peculiarly necessities. *
proposing new tayes-Dallss's Report es.no-
sirg the ocpioraele state Of he treasury
Gen. Winder's Division ORDERS, after the
retreat OF the British from Baltjmore--Gov.
Chttenden's Proclamation TO the Vermont
NIlitia-Commodore M'Doncugh's and Gen.
hl'Combs account ofthe destructinn of the
British feet on Lake Champlain, and the re-
treat OF their army from Plattsburgh OF
fhesc last the English says Condor obi
yes us to admit, that the dispatches ofboth
the American comm lnders are written in a
plain, manly style, with very little appear
ance OF eXagge ration, ana with none of that
violent and vulgar abuse Of the Erplish, by
which many American officers have moi inef
fcct1ally couI,ed the favour of their own go
yernment." The same paper which contains
fhe dispatches Of our commanders, has also
those of SIR George Provost, and Capt. Pring
OF tho British army and navy. Sir George
after stating previous movements by land e
lake till the battle which terminated in their
defeat, says,
ct is now, with deep concern, l inform
yonr lorlship, that, n9twi hstantiing the in
trepid valor with which Capt Downie led his
totlla into ACTION, my most sanguine hopes OF
complete success were not long Afterwards
blasted, by combination, as 1t appeared 20
rs, OF unfortunate events to which naval
warfare is peculiarly exposed. Scarcely had
ms Majesty's troops forced a cassage across
sue Saranac, and assembled the height on
%Hcn stand the enemy's works /; when
2 al the extreme N rtidcation to hear the
shout OF victory from the enemy's works. in
cons quence Of the British hag being lowered
ON bo9rd the Confancc and Linnet and to
see our gun'boats seeking their safety in
night. This unlocked for event depriving
ine OF The corporation of the feet, without
winch the tarther Prosecution Of the service
Vas become ifnpractiCabie, I did not hest
gate 10 arrest the con sc ofthe troops advan-
eng to the attack, because the most com
pete success would have been unavailirg &
the possession OF the cnemy's works offered
no advantage to Compensate for the loss we
must nave sustained in acquiring posse ssion Cf
fh.m"
The letter Of Captain Prng Is transmitted
by Dir James Neo ; who expressed lis Belief
that Captain Downie was urged ard his ship
hurried Into action before she was in a fit
state for 1t and his opinion, that ,here was
not the least necessity for the squadron giving
sac SHSn'y shCh deCided auVdnj ges by Going
N'tp the pay To- eng Sc thcm-t@tt even sue
cess would not have assisted the troops in
@orm'Hg the batteries whereas hal the
toops taken the batteries first, it would have
oppged the American squadron to quit the
pay' and given the British squadron fair
chance.
we have inserted Captain Pring's letter
entire among the other articles copied from
'ne papers. II is extremely interesting. CO
9'ng from an officer who fought with great
r"yery' and giving detsll which, may at
y" comparison in many particulars with
t'e accounts OF cur otp commanders.
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