Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-06
q. s. FRICATE CONCREss.

Z. s. FRIGATE CONGRESS.
Jiiite l2th, lSI5-SaiIed from Boston with our
Minister, DR.. Eustis buuud 10 Holland, where VIC
arrived alter short and pleasant passage Of tlty
days Nothing OF material consequence ,sppened
during the passage; spoke great many Eaglish
eruizers On che 7,h of July made Ushan; 10th,
hove too oil Dover, lin the English Channel) Tor Il
North-Sea pilot. There great many iortii-
estons, which appear strols Tie Castle OF Dover
IS situated on high hill in the centre oil the town,
anl"ppears to have perfect command o! the town
and haitOr From Dover YOU can distinctly see
the trcneh coast, AMI. on a cleartay, the sleeples
IN Cala's Attsr obtaining pilot, filled away
On the l2th, arrived at Flushing, town situated
on the island o Waieheren, and contains about 5000
inhabitants 1t is place OF little commerce, being
great resort for men of war the navy ward i, in
Sooi order, and on very extensive plan there
was one lrgat: fitting ont tor the Mediterranean
1 here - very commOjious dock connected with
this yard, IN which there ten line OF battle ships
as iuany irgNts and vast number OF small vessels
sll IN state OF decay; the ward and all the vessels
were built by BOuapa,;e. Tie land is low and mud
uy, and canals OF dj ses running through every part
OF the town vessels drawing II feet water can dis
Charge their eGrgo.s many part OF the town they
mustha' { cost the Dutch imnease labor, and none
bat perssyeriug people could ever have perform
cd IT, The town was once well fortified and in
bouushinS state, bnt there is scarce any yestigs
remdniiS since Bonaparte left it,, all the guns
have been dismouute'l, * every thing appo ars to be
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love Tor Bonapartc, and many OF them Informed
me, that they ere ouch happier and more con-
teuted under IS government than the one they are
now ruled by. short distance from Flushing. is n
town called M'ddebure, much larger than she for
mer, and built in the same manner the houses very
low, after the Dutch style stone wall twelve feet
high surrounds the town, and has but two entran-
JVy 25-Ssiled from Flushing, and the wind
being ahead had an excellent opportunity 81 seeing
flasaa. .l-.lH..
both ON the French and English coast
'.fnSfs: conferred the Mcdtei r:lneau. Spoke
an English soep oil war going into Ghraltar-iuforn-
ed by her, that the Independence was Off Caps de
oau, hive days before. and that Gem. Decatur had
concluded peace with the Dey of Aisiers, and was
Il. p'
" .Ynguat 9h, came to anchor in C,rtleyena
roads; found here The Independence ~, Com.
Bainbridge, slo0p Erie, briggs Chippewav, Shark,
an" schooner orch, IN quarantine; this ship com
mig from the North of Europe was excused The
town OF Carthagena is situated between two noun
tains, and has very commOdiOus and safe harbor
Tor thirty ships of the line, with room 20 swing
the navy yard and arsenal very spacious and on
grand scale, sad TO have cost i25, 900 900 and
qualed but by few in the world dock is connect
ed with it, In which there is five isthGm. water and
accommodations Tor SO ship5 OF the line it row
contains hut three and three iigates without stores
and falling TO decay the offences are strong uatr,
has done much, and they have improved every adj
vantage; tut at this tim one frgate might Law il
Under contribution, owiag To The runous condition
OF gun carriages, and want Of men the town is sur
rounded by wall fifteen feet hiSh the guns or
rather ports fr guns point directly from tn. ton of
uie mnuatSln on the town Ia nay opinion, this place
niSht be made ss strong the rock of Gibraltar
there rs ohe tort that Overiooks the town sad TO hive
been built npcn the old Ronun founda,iou tha
guns are usnlounted, and in time of danger is u.s.
e asa place OF aiarmit has subterraneous Passages
runnI tnro' every part of the town.
" august i3th sailed in company with the I,de
peniehee, Erie, ChiPpcwsy, and Spark on a cruise.
up the south size ct the Mediterranean, and in
search oi commodore Deeatut's squadron Goth
passed within sight of Algiers the commodore sent
the Spark ia could perceive but ore forti6cstop
"hish appeared formidable; the walls around the
cty are high. Goth, hove too off Tripo.i; .h.
commodore sent the Chippewa and Erie in. The
"ny Tort to be seen from where were, WAS built
oy the Fhhladelpha's crew, last TrippIitan war in
the torm OF Crescent. The Chippeway and Eric
returned with our minister, who wcnt on board the
commodore (; he Informed Us, that CON- ID cotur's
squadio1 had been there ten days before, and left
there tor Malta ; dispatched the Erie TO Malta to
endea'or IN obtain some Intelligence of the other
squadron filed away.
- DSbtem1eT 5N came % AN anchor in Tunis
lay This is one of the most delightful and beaut;
!"i pays IN the world It is ntersperscG with small
islands, and has excellent anchorage there are aIso
several strong Turkish fortiications which apD,sr
formidable and capable ofmaking stout resistance.
none OF the ruins of old Carthage (the birth place If
hannbal) are to be seen a strong Turkish cas,Ie
and the temple Of Escnlapius is built near the place
where It stood 9Th, sailed the com semitic Gimme
wa to Malaga; the Spark rcjOined the sqamron.
l%;h, came to an anchor ia Malaga Roads; found
the Chippewa, Saranac, and Observation-Disclosures an
ancient city, remarkable Tor lis eXten i've commerce
yielding IN great abundance the most delicious fruits
winch they export to every part of the world
while we were there, 25 merchant vessels, sailed
ioi different parts OF Europe aud some Tor the Uni
ted States. The harhOr is not safe, but a spacious
mole sceHnccttd with it, which is capable of con.
tanning 100 merchant ships, and safe from all winds
tte city is large, and surrounded with thick wall
Which has nine entrances; a Moorish castle ON
point commands every part oft the most remark
aoie building IS stupenGeus atheda said 10 be az
large as the celebrated church ofSt. Pau's, in Lon
con, and equalledby rome in Spain. Ii isdccoraled
WIN paintings, ornaments OF g,d and silver images
OF wax ami marble, surprising all imagination. !
VISITED rc" OF the nunnciics but could not sec ANY of
TIC cnrosties, only being allowed II look through
Tie giMlng7. The United states, Erie, FREELY En-
terpize aud Lynx, arritetlTeeevch no intelligence
p Commodore decatur. Commodore dispatched
ne Lynx to Carthagena ard Enterpsize TO G,bral.
t'r. 26tn, sailed from Malaga in company with the
squadron. 2Q,h, atuvedat Gibraltar, anchored If
company with the brigs oh Algosirss, a small town
about miles distant, and Opposite charlottesville
remainder OF the sQuadi on anchored at Gibraltar.
AIStsiiHs IS s'usii town OF no consequence has
god anchorage.
Ocio5sr 3 :, got under WAY, nod anchored of
Gibraltar. This day, the Constellation, Maccdo
man, Ontarin, Fiamb AK Sptirc Torch & Lynx
arrived; lsii the Guerrero 1t Malaga. The own
oi Gihraltn is neither large nor beautiful The
hafbOT l1 formed hy q mole, which is comm odioue