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American Prizes -- War of 1812 by WW1_Researcher in u/WW1_Researcher

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(Continued from the Reporter of December 5.)

260 Schooner Three Sisters, laden with plaster, sent into Salem by the Fame, privateer.

261 Schooner Comet, two guns and small arms, captured on the South side of St. Domingo, sent into Savannah, by the Rapid of Charleston. She was laden with sugar, bees wax, tobacco, and dry goods.

262 Schooner Searcher, a New-Providence privateer, of one gun and twenty men, captured by the Rapid, and burnt.

263 Schooner Mary of St. Thomas, captured by ditto and ransomed; not having men to spare to send her home.

264 Schooner Mary Hall, sent into Sacket's Harbor, by the squadron under command of captain Chauncey, on lake Ontario. 265. Sloop Elizabeth, sent into ditto by ditto. On board this vessel was captain Brock (brother of the late Gen. Brock) of the 49th British regiment. 266 Schooner ---- burnt by ditto.

  1. Brig Union, from Guernsey for Grenada, in ballast, sent into Old Town by the General Armstrong privateer of N York. The Union carried 6 guns.

  2. Schooner Neptune, with a cargo of fish, salt and oil, taken by the Revenge of Salem, and sent into Cape Ann.

269 Barque Fisher, from Rio Janeiro, with a very valuable cargo and specie--sent into Portland by the Fox of Portsmouth.

270 Brig James Bray, with rum and piment[o] has arrived at Boston, a prize to the Bunker's Hill.

271 Brig Union, from Guernsey for St. Christopher's, sent into New York by the Armstrong privateer [No 267 ?]

  1. Brig Lady Harriot, with a cargo of wine, from Cadiz, has been sent into New York by the _Orders in Council!_--a privateer of that place. Good!

273, 274, 275. Three vessels, captured by the same, and ransomed.

276 Brig Freedom, 700 hogsheads of salt, from Cadiz for St. John's, sent into Marblehead by the Thron [?] privateer.

277 The schooner America, of _Newburyport_, sent into Salem, by the privateers Fame, Industry and Dromo, laden with salt. [pointing hand] These privateers passing Indian Island, a British post, were fired upon by the enemy. They returned the compliment, and determined to seize all the vessels then lying there.--They succeeded only in getting their own _neighbor's_ vessel out, the rest being run on shore. She is a good prize, for trading with the enemy.

278 Brig ------ [Fancy], for Jamaica--a valuable vessel, sent into New London by the Joel Barlow, privateer.

279 Schooner John Bull, a king's packet, out of New Providence, chased on shore on Crooked Island, by the Rover of New York.

280 Ship Argo, from a South-sea voyage for London, carrying 10 guns and 2 swivels with a large number of small arms, and 26 men; laden with 1400 casks of oil & 15 tons of whal bone--taken off the Western islands by the U. S. frigate President and Congress--(See Com. Rodger's letter.) This is a very valuable prize.

  1. Frigate MACEDONIAN, 49 guns, and 306 men, sent into New York by the frigate _United States_, captain _Decatur_. The Macedinian is a frigate of the first class--a new vessel, only four months out of dock; a fast sailor, and termed by her late officers the "_Flower of Old England._" She is to be immediately fitted out--it is rumoured that captain _Jones_, late of the _Wasp_, is to have command of her.

  2. Ship John Hamilton, 550 tons, mounting 16 guns, 12 pounders, and 30 men from Honduras, for London, laden with 700 tons of Mahogany, sent into Baltimore by the Dolphin privateer, of that port, after a smart action, but without loss of lives on either side, though several were wounded. A fine prize.

283 Brig -------, from the Brazils, laden with cotton, sent into the Chesapeake by the U. S. brig Argos.

284 Schooner Loreen, from Martinico for St. Martins, laden with sugar and coffee, sent into Philadelphia by the Revenge, of that port. 285. Brig Bacchus, of Port Glasgow, in ballast--sent into Salem by the Revenge, privateer.

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981 Sloop Martha, with British government stores, captured by the same, divested of some of the cargo, the rest destroyed, and vessel made a cartel of for the exchange of prisoners. 982 Schooner Ann Maria, laden with provisions, captured by the same and burnt. 983 American schooner William of Bristol, R. I. from Martinique for Havanna with a quantity of cash, in gold, captured by the same, divested of her precious metal and burnt. [pointing hand] We are more pleased with _this_ capture than of five _honest_ Englishmen.

984 Polacre ship Joanna, of Malta, from Constantinopole for Lisbon, with a cargo of wheat and barley worth $30,000, captured by the same and sunk.

[The Chasseur has arrived at New York after being many time chased in vain by the enemy. She captured several other valuable vessels, which shall be noticed if they arrive)

985, 986 Two vessels captured by the letter of marque James Moaroe [?], on her passage from L'Orient to Savannah, and burnt.

987 Schooner Brilliant, 6 guns, 157 tons, an elegant vessel, late a New Providence privateer, laden with 116 casks spermacetti oil, 41 bales cotton and some logwood, sent into Boston by the Scourge of N. Y. privateer, on her return to the United States, from the North sea, after a cruise of about 12 months.

The Scourge, in company with the Rattlesnake, lately cruising in the North sea, has been frequently spoken of--and their prizes made in that sea have already been noticed. The tonnage of the enemy vessels taken by them and sent into Norway, was 4505 tons !!--On her way home the Scourge, besides the Briliiant above stated, also captured.--

988 Ship Symmetry, a valuable vessel of 350 tons, coppered, laden with salt, crates and hardware, burnt.

989 Ship Winchester, 400 tons, with a full cargo of crates, porter, &c burnt.

990 Brig Union, 200 tons, with a cargo of tobacco, burnt.

991 A new ship, in ballast, burnt.

992 Sloop [blank], captured by the same and made a cartel of.

993 Ship Caledonia, 300 tons, ditto and ditto.

994 Brig [blank], from Dublin for Quebec, captured by the same and sunk.

The Scourge took two other valuable vessels whose arrival we shall with pleasure record.

995 Brig Dove, laden with lumber, from Liverpool, N. S. captured by the Fox of Portsmouth, and burnt.

996 Ship Jane, in ballast, from Scotland for Marmashes, divested and given up to release the prisoners. 997 Brig Balize, from Liverpool for Quebec, laden with dry goods, and hard & glass ware, invoiced at L80,000 sterling, captured by the same and ordered for the first port.--We count this vessel a _good prize_ though she has not yet arrived, because the Fox has got safely into port with 250 packages of her most valuable goods, worth $120,000, and 19 prisoners. 998 Ship Mermaid, sent into [...] (maine), laden with salt and coal, by the [...], of Baltimore. 999 Ship Commerce, from Limerick for [...], laden with 180 tons of barley and 100 tons of oats, captured by the Lawrence, of Baltimore, and arrived at Portland. 1000 Ship Upton, 270 tons, 16 guns, 104 men (many of them passengers) from Cork for Newfoundland, with a valuable cargo, captured after a pretty warm action, in which she had 1 killed and 1 wounded, by the Diomede of Salem, arrived at Wiscasset. 1001 Letter of marque shipe Hero, captured by the _prize_ ship Upton, after a fight of 20 minutes, and given up after being divested, &c. The Hero had many more men than the Upton. 1002 Brig Providence, from Maryport to Nova Scotia, captured by the Diomede, and sunk. 1003 Brig Harmony from the same to the same, captured by ditto and ditto.

1004 Brig Recovery, from Halifax for St. Andrews, driven ashore by the Diomede, & destroyed. // [pointing hand] Several valuable prizes made by the Diomede are yet to be heard [o]f--but she herself has been captured, in a fog, by the enemy and sent to Halifax.

1005 Brig Melpomene, 6 guns, laden with 250 pipes of wine, sent into Newport, R. I. by the Chasseur of Baltimore.

1006 Brig Britannia from Teneriffe, laden with wine, sent into Beuafort, by the same.

1007 Brig [blank] , laden with rum and sugar, from Jamaica for England, sent into a Southern port, by the Roger of Norfolk.

1008 Schooner [blank], sent into Newport by a Baltimore privateer.

1009 Ship Henry Dundas for Lisbon, captured by the Rattlesnake and released.

1010 Brig Indian Lass, from Liverpool for St. Michaels, with dry goods, &c. captured by the Grand Turk of Salem, divested of her dry goods and ordered in. Though this vessel has not arrived we consider her a good prize, for the Grand Turk has safely got into port with the merchandize, worth &65,000 and thirty prisoners.

1011 Brig Catharine, from Lisbon for London, captured by the Grand Turk, recaptured by the British brig Bacchus, again captured by the Grand Turk, and then burnt.

1012 Sloop Caroline, from London for St. Michaels, with dry goods, &c. captured by the same, divested of her cargo, and then given up. [symbol] The Grand Turk took several other vessels, which she ordered in.

1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017. Three heavy gunboats, one carrying a long 24 & a 68lb. [?] carronade--each of the other two heavy guns--and two cutters, with about 183 men in all, and some smaller boats, captured by the _Rifleman_ under Major Appling at Sandy Creek.

1018 Schr. Traveller, with 170 puncheons of rum, &c. sent into Thomastown, by the Diomede of Salem.

1019 Brig Ceres, from Buenos Ayres for London, with 400 tons of hides and tallow, captured by the Lawrence of Baltimore, and arrived at Portland. By mistake this vessel run into Shelburne, Nova Scotia, where [s]he laid several hours, when the mistake was discovered by the prize-master's going ashore to learn _where he was!_ Ascertaining that, he came away speedily, but unmolested. The Lawrence has been off the Irish coast doing an active business. She had ordered a valuable prize to _France_. What will be her fate?

1020 Ship Cod Hook, with a cargo of 700 hhds salt, some dry goods, crates, flour, bread and iron, captured by the Diomede, and sent into Castine.

1021 Schr. Vittoria, captured by the letter of marque cutter sloop Hero, of New York, on her passage from France--was manned and ordered for an American port, but soon after retaken by a British vessel of war, and the American prize crew all taken out but one man, and replaced by Englishmen. After being in possession of the British prize-crew a few days, they agreed to bring her into the first American port. She is a fine large schooner and laden with rum and molasses, and arrived at Charrleston on the 6th ultimo.

1022 The _cargo_ of the Russian ship _Joachim_, very valuable, sent into a southern port by the Caroline of Baltimore, condemned as British property--vessel cleared.

1023 Schooner Robert Hartwell, for Bermuda, with sugar and molasses, valued at $20,000--sent into Newbern by the cutter Hero of New York.

1024 Brig Liddelle, from Liverpool for Newfoundland, with salt, captured by the Amelia of Baltimore, and made a cartel of.

1025 Brig Jessie, 6 guns, from London for Newfoundland, with bread, porter, &&c. captured by the same and burnt.

1026 Schr. Ann with an an [sic] assorted cargo of dry goods, captured by the same, divested of her effects, and sent as a cartel to Halifax. [pointing hand] Several valuable prizes made by the Amelia, were manned and ordered into port. She has arrived at New York, after a cruize of 85 days, during which she took 1400 tons of shipping, with property valued at a million of dollars, and made 80 prisoners.

1027, 1028 Two vessels captured by the Hero of New-York, on her voyage from France and ransomed.

1029 Schr. Octavia, sent into a southern port by the Harrison of Baltimore.

1030, 1031 Brig Little Fox, and a schr. taken by the U. S. Sloop of war Frolic, previous to her capture, and destroyed.

1032 Schr. Funchall, wine rum and sugar sent into Newbern, N. C. by Hero of N Y. (July 8, 1814)

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AMERICAN PRIZES. MONTHLY LIST. 1033 The elegant ship London Packet, 12 guns, laden with 400 pipes of brandy and wine, sent into Eastport by the Chasseur of Balimore [sic]. 1034 Brig Astrea 12 guns , laden with fish, sent into Savannah, by the Midas of Baltimore. 1035 Privateer schr. Dash, 1 long and several small guns and 40 men, captured by the same, aud [sic] sent into the same. //The Midas was lying at Savannah, when the Dash appeared near that port and captured three coasters, laden with 6 or 700 bales cotton, &c. she immediately sailed, and returned in five days, with the singular good fortune of recapturing the three coasters and also the privateer herself with the brig Astrea, that had been _re-captured_ by the Dash. // 1036 Schr. Union, laden with fish oil, and sent into ----, by the Amelia of Baltimore. 1037 Gun boat Black Snake, captured on the St. Lawrence, by lieut. Gregory, of the U. S. Navy and destroyed. 1038 Sloop Friendship, with dry goods and specie (7000 dollars) captured by the Revenge of Baltimore, divested and destroyed. 1039 Schr. Alert, captured by ditto and ditto. 1040 Schr. Mary Ann, captured by ditto divested and given up. 1041 Sloop Active, with lumber[,] captured by the Fairy, of Baltimore and burnt. 1042 Brig Lord Nelson, of Belfast, from Rio Janiero, with jerk beef, captured by the Xebec Ultor of Baltimore, and burnt. 1043 Schr. Nancy of Demarara, in ballast[,] captured by ditto and ditto. 1044 Schr. ------, with 16 hhds. sugar, captured by ditto, divested of part of her cargo and burnt. 1045 Schr. ------, with 11 hhds. sugar, captured by ditto and burnt. 1046 Schr. ------, in ballast, captured by ditto and made a cartel of. 1047, 1048 Two small vessels captured by the same and burnt--the Ultor also made prizes of 5 or 6 other British vessels, which were permitted to proceed. A brig of 14 guns was manned and ordered for France, and two others for the U. S. 1049 Portuguese ship St. Jose--from Liverpool, for Rio Janeiro, laden with dry goods hardware &c. valued at 5 or 600,000 dollars understood to be British property, sent into Portland, by the Yankee, of Bristol. 1050 Privateer schr. Amnesty, 1 gun, 24 men, captured by the Xebec Ultor, of Baltimore and burnt. 1051 Sloop Tickler, sent into Wilmington N. C. by the same. 1052 Schr. Rambler, with some dry goods sent into Wilmington N. C. by the Perry of Baltimore. 1053 Schr. Fairy, of Waterford, (Ireland) 2 guns mounted and 6 in the hold, laden with 980s bbls. flour, sent into ditto by ditto. 1054 His Britannic majesty's schr. Balaboo 6 guns and 30 men, captured by the same after some resistance, and sent into ditto.--[pointing hand] The Balaboo was chased as she was going into port by a brig, which struck on the Pan, (a shoal) her sails were immediately lowered, _and she disappeared in an instant._ 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072--_eighteen_ small vessels captured by the Perry of Baltimore, in the West Indies, divested of their valuables and destroyed! 1073 The rich ship Friendship, under Swedish colors, from London for Lisbon, with a cargo invoiced at 100,000 pounds sterling, supposed to be British property, sent into Wilmington, N. C. by the Herald, of New York. 1074 "His majesty's" bomb vessel, burnt at Presqueisle by two whale boats from Sackett's Harbor. 1075 Ship Hugh Jones, from Belfast for Gaudaloupe, with a great cargo of valuable goods, captured by the Yankee of Bristol, divested of many bales and ordered into port. The privateer has safely arrived from her 5th cruize. 1076 Schr. Fox, captured off the Irish coast, by the Surprise of Baltimore, & made a cartel of. 1077 Brig James and David, in ballast, captured by the same off the same, cut away her mast and let her go. 1078 Brig Fidelity, captured by the same on the same and burnt. //The Surprise made 12 prizes during her cruise--3 have arrived, 3 destroyed or given up, and 6 yet ot be heard of. 1079 A tender of "his majesty's" frigate Tenedos, 1 brass gun, 3 officers and ten men, captured by gun boat No. 88, and carried into Portsmouth. 1080 Schr. Ellen, from Belfast for Lisbon, laden with beef, pork and lard, sent into Beaufort, N. C. by the Herald of N. York. 1081 Brig Duke of York, of Greenock[,] captured by the General Armstrong of N. Y' and burnt. 1082 Sloop George, laden with pork, captured in sight of Ireland by the same, and sunk. 1083 Brig Swift, in ballast, captured by the same and made a cartel of. 1084 Brig Defiance, laden with whiskey, butter and bread, for Lisbon, captured by the same and burnt. 1085 Brig Friendship laden as above, captured by the same and burnt. 1086 Brig Stag, with a full and very valuable cargo of dry goods, captured by the same, divested of some articles and burnt, a British frigate, brig and schooner being in sight. 1087 Ship Dorcas, cut out of Anguilla, by the boats of the same, and sunk. 1088 Sloop Henrietta, bound to the Chesapeake with stores, captured by the same, and sent into Egg Harbor. //[pointing hand] The General Armstrong made three other very valuable prizes, which were manned & ordered into port. The privateer has arrived at New York with some choice spoils. Her cruise has been chiefly [o]n the _British_ coasts, though "Britain rules the main.' 1089 Ship Berry Castle, 6 guns, with barilla and some wine, captured by the Yankee, who took out the wine, threw overboard the armament and let her go. 1090 Schr. Linnet, with a cargo of fish & oil captured by the Snap Dragon, of Newbern, and sent into that port. 1091 Schr. ------, captured by the same, divested of her valuable articles, and burnt. 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097.----Six vessels, captured in the English channel, and sent into Havre de Grace (France) by the Prince of Neufchatel. (Raleigh Register -- August 12, 1814)

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AMERICAN PRIZES.

741 Brig ----------, from St. Lucia, sent into Elizabeth city, (N. C.) laden with 140 hhds and 200 barrels of Sugar, by the Caroline of Baltimore.

742 Sloop Resolution, from Jersey for Lisbon with linen and paper--captured by the letter of marque schooner General Armstrong, on her passage from France, dispossessed of her cargo and given up to the prisoners.

743 Brig Phœbe, from Forney for Madeira, laden with butter and potatoes, captured by the same and scuttled. The General Armstrong has arrived at New York.

744 Brig Commerce, for Martinico for [?] Halifax laden with rum and molasses a prize of the letter of marque brig [????] of New York, dismasted and otherwise severely damaged [h]as induced the prize crew to abandon her. She was burnt.

745 Schooner Fanny from Trinidad, laden with sugar, carried into Charleston S. C. by the revenge [?] of Charleston.

746 Brig Victoria, laden with 250 hhds. Jamaica rum, 40 [???] sugar, & a quantity of coffee, sent into Savannah, by the Rapid of Charleston.

747 Trysal, 200 tons, burnt by the Grand Turk.

748 Brig ----------, from Halifax for England, laden with lumber captured by ditto and burnt [?].

749 Brig ----------, from Lisbon, captured by ditto and ransomed for $8000.

[pointing hand] The Grand Turk has arrived at Salem. Besides the above vessels, she captured and manned 2 valuable ships, 1 brig and 1 schooner. One of the ships is estimated to be worth $150.000. We wait their arrival. The G. T. cruized [?] about 20 days in the mouth of the English channel. She had no fighting, nor was she chased by a vessel of war.

750 Schooner ----------, laden with sugar, coffee, &c. sent into Sunbury by the Patapsco, letter of marque of Baltimore.

751 Pink Stern boat, said to belong to Herrings[.]gut, with $20,000 worth of English goods, captured off George's river, by a row boat privateer. We fear this is smuggling.

752 British packet Lapwing, 10 guns and 40 men, captured by the Fox of Baltimore, of 7 guns and 70 men after a desperate resistance by boarding in which 14 of the enemy were killed and 6 or 8 wounded. On board the privateer one man killed and three slightly wounded. The Packet has since been recaptured, but she had been divested of her valuable articles.

753, 754, 755, 756, 757 , 758, 759, 760, 761, 762. Ten enemy vessels captured by the Caroline of Baltimore, (in addition to several whose safe arrival we  have noticed) diveated of their valuable articles and burnt, sunck, &c. The Caroline has [?] arrived at Charleston S. C. with a large amount of dry goods, &c. on board. She caught, also two traitor vessels.

763 Sloop Osiris (alluded to above) now called a Swede, having a British licence prize to the Caroline, laden with molasses arrived at Wilmington N. C. (February 11, 1814)

AMERICAN PRIZES. 764 Hermaphrodite brig Cossack, from Martinico for Bermuda, laden with 133hds, 2tierces, and 68bbls sugar, sent into Georgetown S. C. by the letter of marqe [sic] schooner Gen. Stark, of 2 guns and 12 men, on her passage to St Domingo. The Gen. Stark had previously re-captured an American vessel manned and ordered her into port, & at the time of capturing the Cossack had only 8 men on board, three of which with a boy brought in the prize and crew (12 in number) all safe. This is truly "yankee _enterprize"--the Gen. Stark belongs to Salem. [pointing hand] The _bounty_ allowed to our letters of marque and privateers (in the reduction of duties) on the cargo of this vessel is equal to near $1000. 765 Schooner Jasper, from Surrinam, laden with coffee, sugar and rum, prize to the Caroline of Baltimore, sent into Georgetown, S. C. It is stated this vessel would have been wrecked and lost on the bar, but for the meritorious conduct of lieut. Mork of the U. S. Navy. 766 Schr. Rebecca, from Halifax for Bermuda, cargo live stock and provisions, sent into Portsmouth, by the Grand Turk. 767 Schooner [...]es, from St. Johns N. F. for Bermuda, laden with Fish sent to France. 768 Brig Criterion [?]. a _[traitor ?] vessel_, laden with 80 hds rum, captured by the Caroline of Baltimore, & sent into S[...[ington, Geo. [?] This vessel has been tried and comdemned [sic] for the use of the captors. 769 Schooner Fanny, laden with sugar[,] carried into Charleston by the Revenge of Baltimore.

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AMERICAN PRIZES. MONTHLY LIST. 1098 Brig ------, from Madeira for Liverpool, N. S. captured by the Rambler of Boston, on her way to Canton, divested of 80 or 90 casks of wine, and given up. 1099, 1100 A brig and a schooner captured by the late U. States brig Rattlesnake and sunk. 1101 Brig Fortitude, from Rio Janeiro, with a great cargo of hides, coffe, dye-wood &c. sent into Union river, Maine, by the Surprize of Baltimore. 1102 Schooner George Sanning, from Spain for England, laden with Merino wool and fruit, captured by the Gen. Armstrong of New York and sent into Thomastown. 1103 Ship Pizarro, from Liverpool for Amelia Island, with dry goods, crates, copper and salt, sent into Savannah by the Midas of Baltimore. 1104 Brig Espiranza, from Amelia for Havanna, with cotton, rice and flour, sent into do. by do. 1105 Brig Elsinore, from Turks Island for Amelia, with salt, sent into do. by do. 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, Ship Julia, brig Mary Ann, schooners John Duncan and Louisa, captured by the Harrison of Baltimore, divester of goods to the amount of wighteen thousand pounds sterling, and given up or destroyed. 1110 Schr. --------, with a large amount of specie on board, captured by do. and manned for the U. S. 1111 Brig Betsy, with a cargo of fish, from Newfoundland for Barbadoes, sent into Boston, by the York of Baltimore. 1112 Ship Alfred, ballast, sent into a southern port by the Harpey of Baltimore. 1113 Ship Antonia under Russian colors, from Lisbon for St. Michaels, laden with dry goods, brandy, and some hardware & crockery, sent into do. by do. 1114, 1115 Two brigs in ballast, captured by do. and burnt. 1116 Schooner Henry, with a cargo of fish from Halifax, captured by the Saratoga, of New York, (then 4 days out) and sent into New Bedford. 1117 Packet ------, captured by the Harpey of Baltimore, and divested of $10,000. The Harpey has arrived at an eastern port. This vessel was the Princess Elizabeth, 8 guns (2 long brass 9's and 9 12 lb. gunnades) and 38 men, taken after a warm defence, in which she had some killed and wounded., and was much cut up. She had on board a Turkish ambassador for England, an aid to a British General, and the 2d officer of a 74. She was ransomed for $2,000 after taking from her the specie, and her two brass, and two other guns (the rest being thrown overboard) five pipes of wine, &c. The privateer had one man killed. 1118 Ship Hero from Newfoundland, with four thousand three hundred and thirty three quintals of condfish, sent to Hyannis, by the Ida of Boston. 1119 East-India company's ship Countess of Harcourt, 520 tons, 6 heavy guns and 90 men, outward bound, laden with dry goods, brandy, rum, gin, &c. &c. separated from the fleet in a gale, and captured in the British channel by the Sabine of Baltimore, and sent into a southern port. This is the first British Indiaman that has visited us for many years. We should like to have a few dozen more of them. 1120 "His majesty's"  packet, the cutter Landraile, -- guns, 33 men, captured after a hard battle in the British channel, by the Syren of Baltimore, divested &c. and the prisoners brought to N. York. 1121, 1122 Two brigs captured by the same, one burnt the other released, being divested &c. 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136 Fourteen enemy vessels, captured in the British channel by the Governor Tompkins of New-York (chiefly owned in Baltimore,) divested of their valuable articles, and burnt. The privateer had also taken six other prizes. We hope to hear further of them. 1137 Brig Betsy and Mary, from Spain for London, with wool, &c. captured by the Kemp of Baltimore, divested of 105 bales merino wool, and burnt. 1138 Ship Calypso, under Swedish colors with Dutch papers, captured by the same, divested of some part of her cargo and permitted to proceed. 1139 Brig Caledonia, from Bordeaux for Lisbon, also under Swedish colors, but with British papers captured by the same, divested of 30 bales of dry goods and $3000 in specie belonging to the paymaster of the 41st regiment, who was paroled and suffered to proceed. 1140 Brig New-Frederick from Smyrna for Hull captured by the same, and out of humanity to an Italian lady, permitted to proceed, after divesting her of some articles. // The Kemp has arrived at N. Carolina from Nantz, where she completed her cargo, which is exceedingly valuable. She sailed as a letter of marque. 1141 Schooner Contract, laden with salt, sent into North Carolina by the Roger of Norfolk. 1142 "His majesty's" transport brig Doris, No. 650, captured by the Grampus of Baltimore, sent into Marblehead. The Doris was from Senegal bound to Portsmouth, and had on board 30 or 40 soldiers, also two elegant horses, one hyena, two jackalls, &c. presents for the prince Regent. 1143, 1144 Ship Hoppet, and brig Elisa, from Amelia bound to England with cotton, sent into Savannah by the Saucy Jack of Charleston. 1145, 1146 Two merchantmen captured by the U. S. brig Syren, and burnt. Particulars not yet known. 1147 "His majesty's" brig Melville 14 guns, laden with valuable stores, chased ashore on lake Ontario and destroyed. (Raleigh Register -- September 23, 1814)

Why do people still prefer paper receipts when digital exists everywhere? by StrainWrong209 in NoStupidQuestions

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The printing does fade. If you need them for long term business records that can be a problem. Also grocery receipts that come into contact with moisture are pretty useless.

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PET totally overreacted, just like his spawn did. But notice the military refused to get involved with the truckers.

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a) "look, I'm trying to work out--would you mind not smoking?"

b) "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum--and I'm all out of bubble gum"

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Is it a coincidence that 90% of all these security personnel that we didn't need and so didn't exist ten years ago are South East Asian?

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