The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-26
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- TIE SLOOT OF H.9R CY.9NE
Of this vessel (Which is now in thi, port prize to
the U. States frsate Constitution the London Suno
OF the I'd of January, onains the following Hmice -
The Cyane 90, capt. Falcon, which took under her
protection the last convoy from England for Lisbon
had arrived out SAFE and in consequence Gifts being
reported that the Constitution at sea- sailed again
10 strengthen the CrocOdie's convoy. The Cyane
will continue on the Lisbon station during the winter"
twill be recoected, that when the Cyane parted
from the Constitution and Levant, they were pursued
by British ships of war. The Levant it is said wa.
re-captured by one of them and the other two pro-
baoy continued IN chase of the Constitution -
Whether our hitherto fortunate fieate csn,red her
pursuers or was herself captured, escaped by sup.
r'or sailing, we have yet to learn the latter however,
we deem the most probable. ". y Co,, nh,
We noticed in yesterdays Gazette the arrival at
Boston OF the privateer schooner Brutus, from a
successful cruize OF which gave many particulars
In addition thereto, we learn that she has valuable
cargo OF raw silk, dry goods frs that the CARGO of
the brig thobe, one ofhercaptures is valued at $40.
900; and that of the Tagus at S4Oo,OO0 prom the
latter vessel she took out and has bro in is bales of
raw SILK, weighing %, $50 lbs besides Quantity of dry
goods and fruit The Tasus from SMYRNA the 18Th
Dec and left there the ship Ann, Holconb of Boston.
ID.
NEW York, April 81.
CONSTITUTIONS RIG ATE SAFE.
Yesterday arrived the schr Selby, cant.
Selby, in - days from ST. Kits, and la DAYS
from GuadalouEa. On the passage capt. Sell
by tell in with the cartel brig Elizabeth,
from iPtaTbatioes, with I76 American prison.
ers: capt. Selby took out of the cartel Capt.
Calder and IA others belonging to this city.
from them he learnt, that previous to their
sailing from Barbados, (5th of April the
British frigates Newcastle, Lee nder and A.
casta' arrived there after an unsuccessful
chase after the Constitution frigate. They
had her in close pursuit for long time, wher,
oJog came on, and Old Iron Sizes gave them
the slip.
Capt. Calder states, that admiral Durham
who was at Barbados, had detained the cant.
OF the private armed schooner V,!ette Of Raj.
timore, on account of some quarrel between
them.
From Mr.. Ballestier. passenger :. .hs
Seby, we learn. that Sir James Leijh. Cover
nor OF the Windward Islands. sailed from St.
kitts In "a. on the 7'h of April, for St. Croix
and St. Thomas. for the purpcss, it was IN.
derstood. OF delivering formally those Islands
to the Danes.
Capt. Selby informs us that admiral Count
LIMOS, Governor of Guadaloupe, treated the
AMERICANS With great civility, and was very
Inuch HReu ty the Iur1aL.tsnts of the island.
lie further states there had arrived at Point
Petre great number of American and
French vessels-the latter were COMING in
daily, some in short passages, and brought
Far1s dates to the last CT February. A large
sxPfaton was fitting out in France against
"'' DoNni'So. Post.
The U. States frigate Macedonian, Capt
Hull, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon.
In 3 days from New-London, (outsidel- and
anchored in the North River, opposite the
Battery.
The steamboat Paragon, Wiswall, arrived
yesterday morning from Albany, with 1870
passengers, among which are General Brown
ton his way to Washington capt Hickey. of
the British navy on Ontario, a number of
military officers, and the members of the Ie-
glslatdre from the districts and counties south
of Albany:
,,,, Harrisburg, April 8.
we understand Steam-B Boat is building at Yer.
gennes, designed tOruu from Whitehall to ST Iobns
gentleman from Canada inf, ms us that it sin
contemplation to build q Steamboat at ST. Johns the
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