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Foreign And Domestic Intelligence.
deavours . were bravely repulsed by the crew and passengers of the packet , and with considerable slaughter . Mr . Curtis , Master of the packet , unfortunately lost his life early in the action , as did the Steward , and Monsieur Le Roy de la Grange , from St Domingo , Secretary to Colonel Lpppinot , who was also on his passage to England . The Mate was shot through the body , but great hopes are entertained of his recovery ; the second Mate died of a fever , and the cpmmand . pf the packet devolved on the Boatswain , who , with the brave fejlpws left to support her , and the assistance of the passengers ,
repulsed the crew of the privateer in every attempt they made to board , which they perceiving , made an effort to cut away their grappling ; hut the Boatswain not being inclined to part with them , jumped aloft and lashed the privateer's square-sail-yard , to the Antelope ' s fore-shroud , descended upon deck , and with his mess-mates gave the enemy a few vollies from their small arms , which obliged them to call out for quarter , ¦ which was complied with , notwithstanding they had the bloody flag hoisted during the whole of the action : The prize was taken immediate possession of , and at eleven o ' clock the next morning , safely lodged in the harbour of Annetto Bay .
The following is a list of the killed and wounded on board the privateer : — -ist Captain wounded , since dead—ad Captain wounded , since dead—^ o men killed during the action—r 3 since dead of their wounds—14 wpunded-T-16 unhurt .-- ^ men , con . sisting of French , American , and Irish . L'Atlante was fitted out at Chariestown , and had been put a month , during which period , she had captured a Bermudian brig . The behaviour of MrNodinformerlmidshi is said bColonel Lpppinot
. , y a pman , y , to surpass description . He stood by the helm and worked the ^ hip , " armed with a . musket and p ike , which he ' alternately made use of ; when he perceived the meri climbing the quarters , he quitted the helm , and with the pike dispatched all that came within his reach , returning at ' proper intervals tp right the vessel , ' With this instrument and the muskethe killed several men , and continued his ' astpnishing exertions for more than an hour and a ' quarter , When the enemy called for quarter more than 20 men lay dead on the decks , and
several more had fallen into the water ; on boarding her , they found a very large quan - tity of ladies' and gentlemens' wearing apparel , pillaged , no doubt , from some vessels they had previously fallen in with . A representation having been made to his Honour , the Lieutenant-Governor , and to the House pf Assembly , of the gallant conduct ofthe officers and crew belonging to the Antelope packet , the sum pf 500 guineas was immediately voted to be distributed , as follows , viz : —200 guineas to the widow afid family of Mr . Curtis , the late master— . . 100 to the Mate-r-100 to the Boatswain—and ' loo-to the crew , "'
LONDON , J ANUARY 21 . 'The Session ofthe Irish Parliament was , opened by a Speech from the Lord Lieutenant , in which he informed bqth Hpuses , that " His Majesty ' s object is peace ; and that he will exert himself , in concert with his Allies , . whenever an occasion shall present itself , for obtaining this ' desirable end , without surrendering the honour of his crown , or sacrificing the present or future
security of his people and the rest of Europe , ' , ' 23 . Accounts were received from Mr Beaver , wht \ superintends the Settlement lately farmed on the Island of Bulam in Africa . These accounts are dated ' tbe latter end of July , and mention , that in consequence of death ) and particularly of desertion , their ' number was reduced tp nine whites , and between twenty and thirty free natives ; that there had not been a death on the settlement for the last six months , w , hich plainly evinces that it was not the climate that caused the mortality at first , but with irits he
the irregularity of their living , aid malting too free raw sp . He says . only wants a few well-disposed young men to make the settlement complete . Livestock of all kinds is in great plenty ; so much so that they have been able to accommb . date tlie Gentlemen at the Sierra . L . E ' one' Se ? tlcmsn &> with ' cattle , Bephants / are in
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Foreign And Domestic Intelligence.
deavours . were bravely repulsed by the crew and passengers of the packet , and with considerable slaughter . Mr . Curtis , Master of the packet , unfortunately lost his life early in the action , as did the Steward , and Monsieur Le Roy de la Grange , from St Domingo , Secretary to Colonel Lpppinot , who was also on his passage to England . The Mate was shot through the body , but great hopes are entertained of his recovery ; the second Mate died of a fever , and the cpmmand . pf the packet devolved on the Boatswain , who , with the brave fejlpws left to support her , and the assistance of the passengers ,
repulsed the crew of the privateer in every attempt they made to board , which they perceiving , made an effort to cut away their grappling ; hut the Boatswain not being inclined to part with them , jumped aloft and lashed the privateer's square-sail-yard , to the Antelope ' s fore-shroud , descended upon deck , and with his mess-mates gave the enemy a few vollies from their small arms , which obliged them to call out for quarter , ¦ which was complied with , notwithstanding they had the bloody flag hoisted during the whole of the action : The prize was taken immediate possession of , and at eleven o ' clock the next morning , safely lodged in the harbour of Annetto Bay .
The following is a list of the killed and wounded on board the privateer : — -ist Captain wounded , since dead—ad Captain wounded , since dead—^ o men killed during the action—r 3 since dead of their wounds—14 wpunded-T-16 unhurt .-- ^ men , con . sisting of French , American , and Irish . L'Atlante was fitted out at Chariestown , and had been put a month , during which period , she had captured a Bermudian brig . The behaviour of MrNodinformerlmidshi is said bColonel Lpppinot
. , y a pman , y , to surpass description . He stood by the helm and worked the ^ hip , " armed with a . musket and p ike , which he ' alternately made use of ; when he perceived the meri climbing the quarters , he quitted the helm , and with the pike dispatched all that came within his reach , returning at ' proper intervals tp right the vessel , ' With this instrument and the muskethe killed several men , and continued his ' astpnishing exertions for more than an hour and a ' quarter , When the enemy called for quarter more than 20 men lay dead on the decks , and
several more had fallen into the water ; on boarding her , they found a very large quan - tity of ladies' and gentlemens' wearing apparel , pillaged , no doubt , from some vessels they had previously fallen in with . A representation having been made to his Honour , the Lieutenant-Governor , and to the House pf Assembly , of the gallant conduct ofthe officers and crew belonging to the Antelope packet , the sum pf 500 guineas was immediately voted to be distributed , as follows , viz : —200 guineas to the widow afid family of Mr . Curtis , the late master— . . 100 to the Mate-r-100 to the Boatswain—and ' loo-to the crew , "'
LONDON , J ANUARY 21 . 'The Session ofthe Irish Parliament was , opened by a Speech from the Lord Lieutenant , in which he informed bqth Hpuses , that " His Majesty ' s object is peace ; and that he will exert himself , in concert with his Allies , . whenever an occasion shall present itself , for obtaining this ' desirable end , without surrendering the honour of his crown , or sacrificing the present or future
security of his people and the rest of Europe , ' , ' 23 . Accounts were received from Mr Beaver , wht \ superintends the Settlement lately farmed on the Island of Bulam in Africa . These accounts are dated ' tbe latter end of July , and mention , that in consequence of death ) and particularly of desertion , their ' number was reduced tp nine whites , and between twenty and thirty free natives ; that there had not been a death on the settlement for the last six months , w , hich plainly evinces that it was not the climate that caused the mortality at first , but with irits he
the irregularity of their living , aid malting too free raw sp . He says . only wants a few well-disposed young men to make the settlement complete . Livestock of all kinds is in great plenty ; so much so that they have been able to accommb . date tlie Gentlemen at the Sierra . L . E ' one' Se ? tlcmsn &> with ' cattle , Bephants / are in