Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-22

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lest the enemy should have boarded and sunk
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| Alas what an unhappy change was after
wards wrought upon this truly brave man.
NEW YORK April Is.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRIG WARRIOR
Arrived private armed brig Warrior, Guy
X. Champlin, commander, from a cruise
of145 days of the Western Islands, Madei'
! "a, Teneriffe. Cape de Verbs, and last in
IS DAYS from st Salvador, where she touch
ed tor wafer. Left there the True-Blooded
Yankee. from France, where she had been
3 months. The Warrior ha, made prizes,
manned q, burnt 1, and made a cartel OF the
other. Bought in 800 bales, trunks and
packages of dry goods, and a quantity OF
| specie in dollars, taken out of her prizes.
| Ertracf from. her log book.
Sailed from New York on the 18th Nov.
and on the 21st was chased by "a, for lo
hours. lost sight of her in the night No
vember 26th, at half past I, A. M saw
sail to windward; made sail in chase,
| thick cloudy weather and at half past 10 as
certained her to be line of battle ship.
| Tackled and stood from her. 2Sth, lat. 4f
long 81 experienced a severe gale from
| N. N. w in which we carried away most
1T orr main rigging, and had our maintop,
sail Blown away {; and on the 9th Dec. an.
other gaze, st.' more severe, from w. s.
w. which obliged rs 10 sail under bare
pqies 20 hours. $50, thick hazy wea-
ther and squally A. 8. a. M on going into
Fd,al, where We intended refittng our rig
ging discovered two sail at anchor, one of
which iT aiedistey slipped ler cables and
gave chase to us. At2 so, p. VI. the chase
about two miles dis ant ON our weather
quarter carried away our foretopmast
sLadding sail boom, and lost the sail. Think.
ing her to he sloop of war, got all ready
and GEAR tor action. AT 8 she commenced
hrins from sher bow gpns. throwing her
grape over us Got Long To1r to work
from the stern port, and gave her several
snot. At 80, luffedto let the enemy come
up when they took IN all their light sails.
and intfed to also hen discovered her to
be frisate. Made all sail before the wind.
and altered our trim, he keeping up a con
slant fire until 6 so under A american colours
AT IN squati altered our course, and
lost sight of him. December 18th. in lat
40. long. II, captured brig Sarah, Delarue.
from St Johns, ". F. cargo fish, Tor Ali.
cant, and burnt her. 27th, off Cape St.
Win cents, at II p. NJ. made sail on our
weather bow; shortly after discovered her
TO be man OF war brig, which gave chase
to us.-Out sailed her with ease, A. 2
A M. tackled ship, and shortened SAIL % h.
at noon, made sail to wipdward: gave
chase, and at 2 P. M. captured the schr.
Favorite, forme,iy the Cashier, of Bait.
morel Robert Willes. from ST Johns, New.
foundland, with fish, bound tor Alicant. am,
ordered her tor the United States the man
! OF war brig about two miles undr our lee
3lst, landed our prisoners at Porto San,o
January : 1915 was chased by sloop Of
war. Same day boarded A Portus uese brig,
pound to Ieneriffe from Madeira. Cd, cap
,ured The brig Hope, X. .ingle, from Glass
gov bound % Buenos "A res. with a vaIna
: pc cersq; ruered htv tor the u. States
II, caftIred ,ne ship Francis and Eliza
WIN Harrison, m5un,iug Ten 18-Donno
caTfonades. SO men, with l24 conv,cts on
ooafd, bouaa 20 New South Wales gave
ner u t. ne prisoners. ith, boarded
. rfcssiaG snip Char te, bpunu 1T. Croix
---i%'h, DoardeG Spanish iii . Joseph
pound 40 NAraccas.--i3 II, boa aed French
mp rceiais. Aquiel, rom Bufasa,,x fol
iS''SaCcid' oaine niy Vas Chas-c nv f,i,
Sd Oat easily ~ aned her. 24tb, boaro
Gu the spanish snip Espera;a Castina
from Cadi- tor Lasuira 25 boaroet
rreHca orig busk, fr~m Naa,z Ter Mai
, "a Jatuary 3o,n. az p VI de n1.,.
OCT oi san 20 wudVard a. z all So,
chase' q at sundo n crul o, cove tw.
!, iafse vessels ktpt close o. d wind tj,
ms ne nignt anG ,scovered hern Al "a.
ight on our weather bow -fo 4 III
E wind very Ugh, g., close der ne lee %
4 inc sternmost snip NilhIn asSct shot s. he's
we discovered uer to De u Irpcd.at
, wore ship, when she comFne ced fJD.s An.
{ mace all SAIL IN chase of MS winch ,be con,
: unued about three quarter f su hour. he,
e rounded to, gaze US Sc eral orc lds.des. non,
D OF which did us any injury, aud g. se up the
T Chase Next day saw a schooner aetern q
u under press of canvas, from APP ar
ance az American Irivateer Aoye to 70
her to Come up, when she hauled her wind
ana would not come within or 7 miles O
. us. hePt with the convoy for 8 DAYS. il
. hopes TO pick soGe of them up; nut the,
continued so close together We could no
. succeed Feb. Sd, off Bonavisla, was chas
1 ed by frigate 8 hours, and sprung ou
E maihmast 9TH, anchored at Isle of Nav
/, niieu cur water, and sailed the s h. 18Th
!. IN lat ~, 5 boarded Portuguese ship Mcr.
a cuto' OF 70 guns, from London for ST sal
vaoor, 18th, bearded Portuguese bris
: from Rio-Janeiro tor Pernambuco, 90 n
! boarded Portuguese vessels from ST. Sai
vador. 9th, spoke Portuguese ship frog
OPorto, and government ship of % guns
from Klo Janeiro, both bound to Ss. Saliva.
DOR March /, anchored at 81. Salv dor
> ana got supplies. 4.h, boarded he ia cl