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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Extract of letter from Capt. John Shaw of USS John Adams at Gibraltar, June 15, 1805: Arrival after 34-day voyage from NY, separated from gun-boats in gale. Reports on gun-boat conditions and departures. Barron's updates: No peace prospects, siege preparations, rigid blockade with two cruisers escaping. Bainbridge well; Shaw to sail for Tripoli.
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"With pleasure I inform you of my arrival here (after a passage of 34 days.) from New-York. The second day after my leaving Sandy Hook I unfortunately separated from the gun-boats in a heavy gale from E. N. E. to E. accompanied with a thick fog. which lasted three or four days. On the 10th instant, I fell in with No. 10, lieutenant Carter, out from Norfolk 27 days. He reported. his boat far exceeded his expectations. and was capable of living in any sea, and that he lay to remarkably well. I found lying to an anchor here gun-boats No. 3, lieutenant Maxwell, No. 6. lieutenant Lawrence, and No. 5, lieutenant Harrison, all perfectly well. These boats all exceeded the expectations of their officers. No. 2, lieutenant Izard, No. 8, lieutenant Harraden, & No. 9. lieutenant Elbert, sailed from this port for Tripoli yesterday morning.
"Letters from Commodore Barron, of the 21st April. make no mention of any prospects of peace, and state that he was making active preparations for this summer's siege. He has bought three large schooners, which he has cut down, strengthened and placed bombs on board. The blockade has been kept up the whole winter very rigidly by our squadron; but the north winds occasionally compelled our fleet to weigh and beat off the shore. The result is that two small cruisers have got out. They have been lately spoke off Corsica, which I presume is their cruising ground.
"Captain Bainbridge, officers & crew, are all well and not harshly treated. I flatter myself, that they will be all liberated this summer, as I am sure every exertion of our officers will be employed to effect this.
"I am employed this morning in mounting the cannon on the boats, with my main yard, and the instant it is done, if the wind will favor, I shall weigh my anchor for Tripoli.
"Captain Stewart sailed from hence on the 2d in company with one of our store Ships, for Malta.
"P. S. Commodore Barron's health is perfectly restored."
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Gibraltar
Event Date
June 15, 1805
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no prospects of peace; active preparations for summer's siege; blockade kept rigidly but two small cruisers escaped; captain bainbridge and crew well and expected to be liberated soon; commodore barron's health restored.
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USS John Adams arrived Gibraltar after 34-day passage from New-York, separated from gun-boats in gale and fog. Met gun-boat No. 10; others anchored and performing well; Nos. 2, 8, 9 sailed for Tripoli. Barron's letters: preparations including bomb schooners; blockade with occasional retreats due to winds, allowing two cruisers to escape off Corsica. Shaw mounting cannon and plans to sail for Tripoli; Stewart sailed for Malta.