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Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger
Norfolk, Virginia
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The privateer schooner Grampus from Baltimore arrived in New York on Oct. 25 after a 5-month cruise off the Western Islands, capturing six prizes and engaging the British sloop Ariel on Sept. 4, resulting in Captain Murphy's death and other casualties. It also reported on the U.S. Peacock's activities.
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Office of the New-York Evening Post,
Tuesday Evening Oct. 25.
PRIVATEERING.
Arrived, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, the privateer schr. Grampus, late Murphy, belonging to Baltimore, consigned to John White & Co. from a cruise of 5 months off the Western Islands, during which she has made six prizes, manned 4 of them and ordered them in. On the 4th Sept. fell in with the British sloop of war Ariel, disguised, and after a severe engagement in which she received several shot between wind and water, succeeded in beating her off. Capt. Murphy during the engagement, received a grape shot which carried away part of his right jaw and tongue, and a musket ball at the same instant in his right thigh, but reluctantly permitted himself to be carried below. He expired three days after: killed in the engagement Henry Young, and J. Abbott--Martin Baker a marine lost a leg.
The Grampus put into Lanzarote, and was there informed that the United States Peacock on the 2d September had been there for water, and finding none had sailed the next day for Fuerteventura. At Lanzarote they landed 12 prisoners, who informed that during her cruise the Peacock had sunk two British sloops of war.
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New York
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Tuesday Evening Oct. 25
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capt. murphy expired three days after engagement from wounds to jaw, tongue, and thigh; killed: henry young and j. abbott; martin baker lost a leg; ship received several shot between wind and water; beat off british sloop ariel; made six prizes, manned four; landed 12 prisoners at lanzarote.
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Privateer schr. Grampus, late Murphy, belonging to Baltimore, consigned to John White & Co., arrived at 1 o'clock from 5-month cruise off Western Islands. On 4th Sept. engaged disguised British sloop of war Ariel, succeeded in beating her off. Put into Lanzarote, informed U.S. Peacock sailed 3d Sept. for Fuerteventura after no water; prisoners said Peacock sunk two British sloops of war.