The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-08

friendly powers Of Europe.
JAMES MADISON.
February 25, 1915.
The message was read and committed in
each House. ~
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS
Inc following high appointments have been
made by the President, with the advice of
the Senate, viz.
JAMES MONROE, Oate Secretary of
War) to be Secretary OF State of the United
States.
JOHN OuINcY ADAMS, to be Minister to
g. Britain.
ALBERT GALLArIN, to be Minister to
France, vice William Crawford, resign
JAS. A. BAYA2D d, to be Minister to Russia
vice John O. Adams. '''''
joseph AMBER ON, (now a Senator from
Temp to be Comptroller of the Treasury
vice Ezekiel Bacon, resigned.
CHAs. J. lNGERsoLL (now a Representa-
tive in Congress) to be Attorney Of the II {
for the District of Pennsylvania, vice A. ].
Dallas, resigned.
Capts JOHN RODGERS, Isaac Hun and
DAVID PORTER, to constitute a Board of
Commissioners of the Navy, under the act
recently passed.
All the above nominations are said to have
been unanimously Confirmed. Yesterday. Win
the exception OF two, to each of viii ch ,here
was one negative.
The office of Secretary of War being now
vacated by the return of Mr. Monroe To the
before Congress adjourns
Coty efo letter from Com. Decatur, 10 h,
Secretary Of the Nary, dated
II. q. NJ ship Endymion at sea.
- January Is, 1915.
The painful duty of detailing to Won the
particular causes which preceded & led to the
capture of the late u. S. Frieate Pree;dar,
by squadron of his Britannia Maiestv,s sbins
las per margm) has devolved upon me Tn
my communication of the 18th, made known
&c you my intention of proceeding to sea nm
that evening Owing to some mistake of tho
Pilots, the ship in going out grounded ON the
bar, where she continued to strike, beav;iv
Tor an hour and half; although she had
broken several OF her rudder-braces, and had
receives such other material injury as to rem
der her return into port desirable 7 was NM
BILE to do 50 from the strong westerly wind
which was then blowing. II being now h;oh
water, 1t became necessary to force her o.
yer thu bar before the tide fell in this we
succeeded by 10 O'Clock, when we sbane6
our course along the shore of I.ong-Island for
so miles, and then steered s. r.. by J.. A.
o'clock, three ships were discovered ahead
I'VE Immediately hauled up the ship and
passed two miles to the northward of then,
AT daylight, we discovered 4 ships in chase.
one ON each quarter and two asterD. the lea.
ding snip OF the enemy, 4 razee--she com
menced rre upon us, but without effect.
AT mer dian, the wind became LIGHT and baf
fling, we had increased our distance from the
Race, but the next ship astern, Which was
also a large snip, had gained and continued
TO gain upon us, considerably we immedi
Stely occupied all hands 10 tighten snip by
s,arrnS wafer, cutting away the anchors,
throwing overheard provisions, cables snare
spars, boats, and every article that conld be
got at, keeping the sails wet from the row
ais down. At 3, We had the wind unite
Light the enemy, who had nov been io;ned
by brig, had strong breeze, and were com
ing mp with us rapidly. The E.ndvmiop.
tinou'ting so guns. "a Founders on the main
deck had now approached us within p,,n.
shot, and had commenced FIRE with her
bow guns, which We returned from our stern.
At 5 o'clock, she had obtained position ~,
our statbOarl quarter. within half point blank
shot, on which neither our stern or ouarter
gins would bear; We were now steering T..
By N. TIE wind ". w. remained with her
IN this position for half an hour. in the bone
thst she would close with Is ON onr broad
td- 10 which case had prepared INV crew
20 Doafd, but from his continuing 70 yaw his
al'p to maintain his position. it became evi
dei't tnzt to close was not his intention. Ry-
CT bre nov GU some OF our s1ils or rigging.
To have continued cur course under tbese
circumstances would have been placing II in
MS power % ceippis as. without being suh-
Jet 10 injury hiUsef. aud to have hauled up
nofe 20 ihc nortnwari to bring our stem guns
90 pea, would have exposed US 70 his rakine
RE. u WIS now dusk. whcn determined to
y .t-r NY consSe souCh, for The purpose Of