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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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On May 22, British frigate Aster appeared off Rebellion Roads under white flag, releasing Capt. Hubbard and passengers from captured U.S. schooner William, taken en route from Havana; frigate detached from convoy to intercept prizes.
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A British frigate appeared in the offing yesterday, with a white flag flying at her foretopmast, and last evening she sent a boat into Rebellion Roads, and put on board the U.S. schr. Carolina, lying at anchor there. Capt. Hubbard, late master of the pilot boat schr. William, of this port, which vessel was captured on Thursday last, in 18 fathoms water, on her passage from Havanna, with a cargo of sugar, coffee, &c. and ordered for the West-Indies. Capt. H. was treated with much politeness while on board the frigate. The commander of which put himself to some inconvenience in order to land Capt. H. and two gentlemen who were passengers in his schooner. Courteous.
The frigate alluded to above from which Capt. Hubbard and his passengers were landed, is the new frigate Aster, of 36 guns, Capt. Cramer. We did not learn that there were any other vessels of war in company with her, but understand she was one of a convoy of a large fleet, from which she separated in order to cruise along this coast to intercept any of the fleet, should any of them be captured by our cruisers.
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Rebellion Roads
Event Date
May 23
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capt. hubbard and two gentlemen passengers were landed politely after release from the captured schooner william; no other casualties mentioned.
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A British frigate appeared in the offing yesterday with a white flag, sent a boat to the U.S. schr. Carolina at Rebellion Roads, and released Capt. Hubbard, late master of the captured pilot boat schr. William of this port, which was taken on Thursday last in 18 fathoms water en route from Havanna with cargo of sugar, coffee, etc., and ordered for the West-Indies. The frigate is the new Aster of 36 guns under Capt. Cramer, part of a convoy from which she separated to cruise along this coast and intercept any captured fleet.