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The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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Report from New-York on Nov. 12 details the Blockading Squadron off Ocracoke bar, including vessels brig Conflict and schooner Paz, recent captures like Swedish brig Madidelphia with flour, and Captain Pike's narrow escape from a 74-gun ship while arriving from Newbern.
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The Blockading Squadron off Ocracoke bar, we learn from Captain Pike, of the schooner John Jones, who passed them in the night, and who arrived here yesterday morning in 6 days from Newbern, consists of the brig Conflict, of 18 guns, schooner Paz, of 1, and another small schooner.
They have lately made several captures, amongst which are the following vessels: The Swedish brig Madidelphia, Captain Smith, from Elizabeth City, with nine hundred barrels of flour; sloop Charles, of Newburyport, and several others, names not recollected. Yesterday, at 10, A. M. in a fog, Captain Pike found himself within half gun shot of a 74. He escaped, however, as he supposes, unperceived by the enemy. About two hours afterwards he fell in with a part of some vessel which had probably been captured and burnt.
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Ocracoke Bar
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Nov. 12
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several vessels captured including swedish brig madidelphia with nine hundred barrels of flour and sloop charles; captain pike escaped unperceived from a 74-gun ship; found parts of a probably captured and burnt vessel.
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The Blockading Squadron off Ocracoke bar consists of the brig Conflict of 18 guns, schooner Paz of 1 gun, and another small schooner. They have made several captures. Captain Pike of the schooner John Jones passed them at night and arrived in New-York yesterday morning in 6 days from Newbern. Yesterday at 10 A.M. in a fog, Captain Pike found himself within half gun shot of a 74 and escaped unperceived. About two hours later he fell in with parts of a vessel probably captured and burnt.