The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-29
From Jamaica PaherS, hoHtciy furnished the
Editors Qf'the .Hinericun, 6y r. <Hyle, Esq
Commander Of tie Caasseur.
PRIVATFERS

Editors Qfthe .Hmericurl, 6y r. xE6yle, Esq.
Commander Of TIE Csasseur.
AMERICAN PRIVATEERS.
On "Wednesday last the schr. Wellington
arrived here, expressly dispatched from st.
Vincent, with letters to Admiral Durham,
and the Chairman of the Commercial Socie-
ty of this Island, acquainting them OF the
depredations that had been committed on
the coasting vessels of that Island, for the
days preceding the schooner's departure, by
an enemy's privateer. The following is a CO.
py of the letter addressed to the Chair
man -
" 81. Vincent, Jan IA, 1915:
SIR,
"The Merchants of this colony have
dispatched a vessel to Barbadoes, for the
express purpose of informing the Trade there,
that we have In great measure been block
AIDED since last Tuesday, by very heavy *
daring American cruiser. On the morning
OF that day, she ventured within gun-shot of
the forts about Colliaqua, and was supposed,
(altho' think mistakinsiy) to have accurate
ly answered the signal of the day; she then
captured two small sloops belonging hero,
and sunk them; after which, when COM
pletey without the range of the guns, We
were insulted by their hosting American col
ors above the British red Ensign. The ships
of the Conveys from Europe for this Island
and Grenada, sometimes venture down from
Barbados without the protection Off man
vi war ami experimenting soIlIc of tine
vessels of the London feet, now momently
expected, may adopt 50 hazardous a measure,
am directed by the merchants here to en-
treat your good Offices in informing the mas
ters Of vessels bound TO this island, and 9th
erwise to make known the circumstance that
this cruzer IS still lowering to windward OF
1t. No vessel, therefore, can be safe iii COM
ing down, without the protection OF "a heavy
sloop of war at least (; the privatcer being
long, low, hermaphrodite rugged brig, pier
ced for 90 guns, of large dimensions, aud
crowded with men. She carries a large gun
a Inid-ships, on swivel has black sides,
with two light yellow streaks and some
times assumes the appearance of schr. hy
sending down the yards of the nIs.in-Inast !;
has no figure head with bowsprit more
elevated than such vessels generally carry
them. Our droghing craft dare not venture
out, and the loadihS OF the ships for the next
convoy must he as q stand, until sorns of H
M. vessels either capture OF drive away this
6Hgerat qJatcinia: Of our coast"
lSigned) &c.
AS soon as Adinirai Durham was appri-
sed OF this. the Barossa ffigate was ordered
to proceed to Sea, and cruize of 81. Vim
cent.
AT noon on Thursday the sloop Cert, under
French color6, ar. from Martinique : by which
we learn that the hermaphrodite brig which
destroyed the drogher to windward, belong
ing to Messrs. Watson ScCobham. is called
the Chasseur, is 275 tons, has IL guns NOM
ted. 1.-TWO III the bows being Is Founders, &
enc uid-ships, 24) and two in the hold, with
complement of 158 men. She sailed from
St. Pierre, where she had been for four DAYS
rehttng, about the same time that the slo0p
did, which was on Monday last, and there is
every reason for concluding that she intends
to cruize to windwsrd of this Island. The
ship Mary, which sailed hence under CONVOY
OF the Flying Fish tender, passed close to the
enemy, between Fort ROYAL and ST. Pierre.
but escaped capture, by hosting French col
ors. The negroes that were on board the
drogher are now in the Chasseur, and it is
the intention Of Eer commander to sell them
ia Esrginia.
BY the arrival of Swedish schr. Yesterday
morning. from St. Lucia, we have received
further intelligence respecting The cruizer,
At Martinique, It appears her commander
(who is said to be an Irishman by b.rth) had
been informed that some vessels were about
to sail from this Island for ST. Lucia, and ac-
cordlnsiy proceeded thitier upon leaving St
Pierre. Having arrived offthe CARNAGE, the
Chasseur anchored, and fired twice az the
no great distance, and was lowering down
her boat 20 cut out this vessel, when she disco
vered the Wolverine brig of war standing to-
wards her from Castries, with light but IA
vorable breeze. This occasoned the enc
my to abandon this project, and make sail,
the British brig OF war in chase but it was
in vain, for on the following day The Wolverine
returned, it being useless Co pursue vesse!
to which she was so inferior 10 point of sail
ing.
The brigaDtne privateer, in which the Bs-
rosa and Maria were recently sent in pur-
suit to windward of this Island, is ascertained
TO have been the CIiASSEUR, Captain
Boyle, who is said to be AN IriShman. After
the Intellectual chase by the Barossa, Mara,
and Mosquito, the privateer bent her Course
for Martinique, for the purpose Of repairing
some damages she had sustained. The follow
ing y an extract of { letter from a gentleman
in Martinique, to his friend in this town, da
ted
MARTINIQUE, Jan. 10.
The Chasseur, Am. privateer, "a brigan-
tine) Capt. Boyle. 800 tons, 119 feet on deck,
mounting lS guns, with f53 men, came here
on Friday, after having exchanged a few shot
with the Nlu quito 90 windward Of Barba-
doeS) from whom she ran away. She had
sprung her muin-mast, aud her boom was Ell
Their split IN gale Of wind, or shot from
the brig Of war, aud came in here to reht,
when she was permitted to supply herself
with new boom. The captain Of her was
treated very politely--on Sunday he dined