The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-22


gallant mist head. The Spanish forts and
some Spanish vessels also fred salutes on the
occasion. The St. Lawrence schooner. prize
to the Chasseur, and retaken, was still lying
there but bound to Bermuda.
Az tine last accounts from England steam
h7-t was nearly ready TO be launched on the
- mes. to serve as regular packet be-
tw cen Dover and Calais. 1t is TO be so con-
sssrncted as to Contain or 500 passengers, &
1t was expected that il should move at the
rate OF three leagues per hour, against wind
aud tide. This experiment, if successful.
wii' greatly facilitate the regular intercourse
between England and the continent.
.1,ris'of Of fae Brntus!
Arrived and saluted the town, the Driya-
tecr schr. BRUrUS, AUSTIN commander
from a cruise of 1--WE months. havii.g made.
ELEVEN prizes, and brought in a valua-
pie cargo OF Raw Silk, Dry Goods, Furs,
&c.
Extracts from her Journal
Nov 10, lat. ~. So lon. IS, captured gri-
fish ship Adventure, from st. Johns, N. F.
cargo oats, potatoes, cheese, &c. took ont
se'erai ARTICLES and DESTROYED her. SAME
day--cspt,ired British schooner marguerite
from Coventry Harbor for Halifax, with = 81
Di'ar cargo /; put the prisoners on board and
gave her up. 18th, captured British schr.
1000 Intent, from the. Bay of Chaleurs for
ne pi1vateer schooner SurlHize being ia co.
took out the firs and divided then, Ea,f to
each vessel !; then gave her up. 18th. Cane
Portland, n. s. bearing west leagues die
tant, captured British schooner Rose. Kcmo-
from Sydney for Halifax cargo coal; gave.
her up. 2eth, lat. 46, A., Ion. A.. IS, capt,,r-
ed British brig Patriot, from Prince Ed
wards Island, cargo timber; Iarrived at
Charlestun.1
Dec. IA. lat. so, 25, Ion. u, Sc, cap,Sred
British transport brig Guartliana, W;lkins,rof
Sunderland, from Halifax for Plymouth, Eng.
with part OF a cargo of damaged harleg.
mounting guns; took out 8 Americans be-
10 gins 10 the privateer brig Portsmouth.
which she was carrying to England nut ali
our prisoners on board and gave her up--
Stove boats i'll boarding her, owing 10 the
heavy sea.
goth. Cape Clear t. N. f. three leaeue,
distant, captured British schooner RhoCla
Wright. from Bermuda for Eondon, with a
plot on ooard-cargo cotton, coffee and SUI
gar. lRecaptured and arrived at Iialifix. !
Same Day, boarded pilot boat of Kinsalc.
put the prisoners on board her. 23d. LAT. sd
10, lon. IL, "a, captured Br. schr Victoria. Of
Liverpool, MaCnamara, 4 ON Cork for MAJ
deira, cargo crates, oil, and potstces--rnan.
ned her, I. Is. Virgins, pre- mss-
9th. la. so. Ion, 10, captured after a
Close 3ction of &c minutes, the Br. shin Az
bion, Shedding, of 8 guns. SOS IONS burtf, IN :;
cargo dry goods and naval stores, from Oh.
don tor bermuda, estimated value of vessel
and cargo, S 2OO,O COO, She had lost The con-
voy. Manned her, Stephen Hail, prize-mas-
ter kept her in 70 several DAYS For tsie T,1-
pose OF endeayonring to take out some of her
cargo, bnt could not on account of the heavy
sea at the time.r -,
At the close: of TIE action, Capt. Austin
received grace shot in the right arm, the
only person injured an board. The captain
OF the Albion wa5 also wounded, the onley
person injured on board her.
Same day. hoart.ed Russian brig Magaret.
II, from st. U5es, PITT OF bcard her, by per-
nj MISSION the officers and passengers of the
Victoria and Albion. s;arhe dav. carried a.
way the fore yard in the Sling, and the head Of
the mainmast. $50
Jan. LIST, put into Quimp er, France, to re-
pair damages. Sailed from Quiinper, 9Th
March 3D., lat A So, long. 10, cap,ured
Br. brig Phebe, Guuton, for Malta from / on
don; cargo fruit and sun;lries took out 2
trunks aad bales dry goods; manned her
&eofge 1. Prince, prize-Inaster Valued at
Same day, captured British brig f'arns
farmir, s guns, from Smyrna for Lsndon.
cargo madden root, raw silks, gums, gals.
fruit, &c. valued at S40b 600 took out l43
bales silks, weighing about % $50 lbs. & then
manned her, Edmund Fanripg prize-master.
MIR. Battee, an English gentleman, WHO VIZ
z passenger in the Tagus, has arrived in the,
Brutus. He informs ne sailed from S,n,rna
the 18th Dec. and left there The ship Ann.
Holcomb, of Boston. Capt. II. Was in good
health.
OF Malaga, spoke transport, 10 hours out
from Gibraltar, the Capt. Of which advised
the Capt. of the Tagus TO stop at Gibraltar
TOT convoy, as several Americans were crui.
sirg in that neighborhNod that no less than
tour American privateers had been sent into
Gibraltar in the course of Is days, previous
TO the 7st OF Feb.
The Algerine cruisers 10 not come oot. of
port during the winter season. The Admiral
OF their fleet is Scotchman, and his name y
| believed to be Smith
The Bruus has been chased but twice
during the whole cruise, ard escaped with
case.
-, ~. April IS
We are informed by letters from Cay.in,
OF the 9Th instant, that the British trnon,
" Md eySc1ate that place in few t,ays q
detachment of the 29th regiment embarf 81
| on that day. General Gosselin had given mn
his authority there, excepting over hss
| troops, and the American Custom house WIS
| opened on the 9TH. The collector was ~,
| ceiving duties on goods imported into Cas-
! tine dfirInC is oCcnDapcv b, III. Reel