The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-12

relative to the melancholy shipwreck of the
schr oagpriSc, on barnegat. The pilot boat
Eric, was dispatched from this port yesterday
morning, in pursuit of the wreck of the Sur
prize. TOR the humane purpose of saving the
people who were left on board.
4 We have received Montreal Papers to the
25th ult. They mention that Sir George
Provost would shortly leave Quebec FOR Eng
land, and that the Provincial Parliament
have voted Five Thousand Pounds for the
purchase of a service ofplate, to be preseut-
ed TO him as q mark of the high opinion
they entertain OF the services he had render
ed the colony. He is to be succeeded, hyo
tenihore, by Lieutenant General Sir Gordon
Drummond, as the officer next in seniority in
Canada.
April z.
The pilot boat Erie, returned yesterday
afternoon, from of Barnegat, without having
found the wreck of the private armed sckr.
Surprize. Great fears are entertained for the
safety ct the unfortunate mariners left OH
board the wreck.
THE CONSTITUTIONS PRIZE.
Capt Esdale, of the sloop James, who ar
rived here last evening from Baltimore, in
formed us, that, on Tuesday, off the Capes of
Delaware, he spoke ship of war, monhting
y guns on her gun deck, prize to the u. S.
trigate Constitution, Lieut.. Hoffman, prize
master and understood her name to be the
Atlantic. Capt. F.. parted from the prize
ship in fathoms water and left her standing
into the Delaware.
1--WE shall probably learn the particulars
OF this prize by this mornings mail from Phi
ladelphia.]
" The last Philadelphia Papers begin to
express some doubts about the truth of the
story.-Ihey say, no prize had come in,
though the wind for several DAYS past had
set in fair from sea.
The British sloop of war Morgiana, arrived
at Newport on Saturday last, in days from
Bermuda, with rs prisoners.
CIUic Honor.-At a meeting of the CorDo-
ration, at - o'clock yesterday, in the Coun-
Gil Chamber, the freedom of the CITY was
conferred upon capt Jacob Jones, of the ma
Wy, and an elegant sword was presented to
MN IN honor OF his brilliant victory over the
trot'C. His honor the Mayor, on this occa-
sion, delivered an address of some length, to
which capt Jones replied, as nearly as can
De recollected, in the following words -
"Sir-Ihe honor which this board has now
conferred upon me, receive as proud tes-
tnnony of the appreciation OF my conduct by
my fellow Citizens of New-York."
A PRIZE.
Arrived at New-York, British shin Spsan-
ha' prize master Gambler, from Bueuos Az
res Tor Liverpool, with hides and tallow. can
tured February IS, in sight of the Rock Of
Lisbon, by the u. S. frigate Constitution
capt. Stewart, addressed to Mr.. Macon,y OF
}biiadelphia.-Dec. %, to the eastward Of
bermuda, the Constitution captured the BRIG
Lord Nelson. with fish, brandy, wine, sc
Took out the most valuable articles and des-
troyed her. The Constitution has cruized &c
INC eastward OF bermuda, thence to Madei.
IiiSterre, tue iGtil OF FEB
they learned the news of Peace, by Swedish
ship from Liverpool. The Susannah parted
from the Constitution on the 18th of Feb. lat
SO, long u. so Saw no cruizer since. ex
cept Portuguese frigate. The prize-nas
ter OF the Stssannah, supposes that the Con
stituuon may return to the United States If
the course of 10 or . days.