The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-19

GO. supposed them TO be American CruizerS
from their deck-during the chase, threw o.
verooard all her guns, in number. The
RIssell is about 500 tons burthen. Capt. Nj
chefs Ihornt,ike, late master of the private
ship Hyder-AlS Of this port, Came passenger
IN the Russell.
F,om Capt. Thorndike, We learn, that on
the 9Th of June last, While beating out Of the
Straits of Maiacca, bound home. with nearly
$50 tons cargo on board, (valued at about
SSc,co0} ne was discovered and chased, a.
day-iigh, in the morning, by the Salsette fri
gate of So guns. The chase continued Tor E4
hours, during which time 20 shot were ex-
changed and on the morning of the 18th, the
wind having Suddenly changed, he was ena-
bled to drop the trigate's hull down by dark:
Cn the morning OF the 18th, at tlav-break,
tell III with the Owen-Glendowcr frcate, :,
miles distant, which iinm dately gave chase,
and from to lS, the Hyder-A i was enabled
TO cutsaii her; but after meridian tn wind
continued to freshen, and the frigate came up
very fast with her, so that at 5, she nut !,
snot through her m tntopsail /; finding the only
chance letewa to endeavor to cripple her, ac-
COrdinyiy, fire was commenced from the
stern and or. guns, which continued until half
past q. when the trgate was in hail, pouring
her musketry into every part Of the ship, *
had shot away every lift, brace and top sheet,
and spar but what was wounded, and many
-
sistance no longer OF any service, fired a lee
gun. hoisted a light, and hailed the frigate.
when a boat was sent, which took Captain
Ihorndike on board. The frigate had her
main yard shot away in the sings, and four of
her main shrouds also, her main to,,-mast
back stays, a 12-lb. shot in the head 1T her
m;tin-mast and the boats stove on tie quar-
ters; two shot in the hull. ard her main
top mast badly wounded. The frigate arri-
M IF II.
June, where Capt. I. was treated with the
utmos: polteness by the governor, tie hon.
VIM. Petree. While Capt. T. was at the is
land, the late American ship Hunter. taken
of Canton by the Doris irigate,) care in there
AID sailed shortly after for Madras. CAPT.
Thorndlke went from p. w. l. to Canton. in
the hon. company's ship Eiphinstone, as pas
seGger.
In tile action with the man of war, rome
of Capt. rs crew were hurt.
CAPTURES MADE 66y tde Hyder-.dN durize hsy
- cruise.
May {, off Sumatre, British brig Favorite.
Ayton, from Calcutta, for N. South Wales.
sargo teas and dry goods ordered for Amer
lea, tre-taken.
May Z, brig Jupiter, Torick, Of Madras,
cut out OF l,abonagee, with part of cargo OF
pepper gwen up, after taking out the prop
erty.
May 10, Captured at Tramone roads, Coast
OF ormatre) ships Betsey, Bennett and Mary,
Alien OF Calcutta; Salamania, -, of Bonn
bay /; ana brig Junia Prince. Of Tappapo,lv
the two tormer, with cargoes of penpcr.
gum, benzoin and opium) were ordered f5r
America ['e taken. The Sa!a;:i;i5iiia, being
only IN ballast, was gwen up as was the Ju-
ma after having her cargo of dry-goods TIA
ken out.
May II. captured OF Prince of Wales ye-
and, two junks belonging to that place, laden
'ith pepper, teas, beetle-nuts, chua-ware,
sars and gum bsnzoin took out the prep
erty and gave them up. The Hyder-iji
vessels.
When the Hyder-Ah was ca ptured, she
had on board IS men. Part of them had been
exchanged at Canton, for the prisoners bro't
IN by the X Iynb)er, Ct Boston, and were dis
tributed among the American shipping 9TH
ers were on board the East-India ComDany's
ships, toins to England and the remainder
gone to Calcutta. They vera all well, as far
as Capt L. knew Of. None had died since
leaving America.
Inc Doris frisGte, which had long b,ocl,a-
ded Canton, had sailed for Madras. The
observation-disclosures then took her place. but
was afterwards dispatched to Manila. renor
Ted for money. The Grampus, SIS guns, was
lying at anchor off Canton, and the Russell
passed within about two miles of her in |
the night-at daylight, she was in sight a. |
stern, but did not get under way 70 give |
chase.
The lstter-of-marque ship Isaac Todd, OF !
London, arrived at Canton, 4 DAYS before !
the Russell sailed from Columbis River. last
from the Sandwich Islands, in a short passage. |
she brought accounts Of the capture, al the |
Islands, OF ship Charon, capt. Writtemore |
Qong absent from the u. 81 of Boston, ia !
ken by an English gun-brig. Part of his |
turs were On board, and the remainder on |
shore, which were also taken. 1t was also |
that the ship Isabella, Davis. of |
Boston. were taken at the Islands, but the |
particulars were unknown The two CAP |
tains were stated to be on board the cruiztr. |
Capt. Winship, of Boston, who had been en- |
pioyed in collecting sandal wood at the Is |
lands had left there, but where for, unknown. |
All the American ships in that Quarter. or !
on the Northwest coast, were consider |
ed rs lost, as the English were in oues. of |
t5em.
The Isaac Told came 70 Canton, iaaded !
with furs, from Columbia River, which had !
been colleeted there tJ The Americans and |
others. The establishment has been broken |
up.
Capt. Thorndike Informs us that consider !
able difficulties had recently existed between |
She Chinese anu English. One dispute arose. |
from sir George Staunton british agent ~ |
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