The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-02-01
BY Last Evenings Mail.
Dosros. January 81.

been totally lost in attempting to get into
Charleston, with a great number OF her
original crew. She was captured ncar
the line, and was one of a feet, no
doubt the same that the brig Courtney,
Gar. ct N. Bedford) belonged TO, which
left England last oil. Oct. under convoy
of the Deacon, "a, &c. The Yankee
was left in pursuit of the feet, which
was in sight. The Wellesley WIS be.
tween hand 500 tons burthen, buiit in
the last indies, and extremely wcli fl
ted in every particular. Drawing seven
teen feet OF water, she was not able to
coss Charleston bar, as the tide was, and
consequently was wrecked IN tse al
tempt. ts
A letter from the Purser of the figate
President, says, she did not strike ill q Sec
ond of the squadron OF ships which pssued
her, fred 4 or S broadsides afier her long
fight with the Endymion. The Presklen,,
after her capture, was las, seen in the gale
with her fore and a,izeo-topmast gonoN end
a signal Of dist ess flying. The Pomone
was accompanying the Endymion and Pes
len, 70 Befmuds, The former 10 land Der
wounded, aud repair
TIE citizens Of New York are said IN have
commenced subscription to build lrigse
as i suh.,uute for the ship Presiden,--Some
papers proposed a74 We believe the Pes
ideut was The only friga,e built 10 Ncw-fork,
except the steam arigae.
There is nothing from New Orleans Of an
authentic character, later Than We gayc in
our last.
As the Hs,ifsx papers are published week.
ly, we May consider ourselves possessed of
Of an account OF all the arrivals and intelli-
geDce az that place up TO the 7lh inst. No
intelligence from England latter ,!su the s,h
OF Nov. and no report Of peace is giseo.
A Barbados paper of Nov 5, says ::
I" We are informed, that French brig
and sch. which were spoken on their
passage to Martinique, report hayisg
fallen in with the u. S. ship Of war
Wasp, to the northward and eastward of
this Island, about ten or twelve days a.
go. 1t is conjectured the enemy has
since steered 10 the northward."
1t is not known where the Majestic and
Tenedos proceeded, after the cap,are Of the
President bot from letter dated on board
the Pomocc, days after the action, il sppears
III. a,>f .r~
part next day, p oblbly for the squadron of
N. London, and brought the letters written
by our suv'sing officers. The crew Of the
President were divided between the Endymi.
on and Pomone. fhc former and the p esi.
deot were last seen on Tuesday, the l7th, on
which day there was d severe storm. IL does
not appear that the President lost any Of her
spars IN the engagement.
1t is very singular, that no account
was received in the United States, (or at
least published) of the Expedition which
arrived at Barbadoes on the 4th of Nov.
last, from England, until the 2oth of
this month, a lapse of seventy. seven
days although we had several arrivals
from Ot. DartS, &C. LII tne lnterVal.
On tho Goth Dec In he night, 10 wind
ward Of ST. Bafts, the Barrossa, British frigatc,
and Barbadoes sloop Of war, cruIziDg in CO..
fell in with Spanish governmen, brig Of 90
guns, and one 80 FOUNDER on pivot. The
Barrossa engaged The Spaniard, taking her to
be an American, and The Spanish brig main
tanned the action, surprising her antagonist to
be Car,hagenisn. The former hankd of
10 re6t, having had men killed and wound.
ed, and her lnasts and rigging much injured.
The Slcedish port Of ST. Bartlolo-
news is said to be h,ockaded by small
British squadron, whose boats enter the
harbor every night, to watch the move
nients of the American vessels lying in
purr. Such is the report they pay to
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