PHILADELPHIA. MARCH
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Exfra7 efa A1tcr from CAPT Ss.b5g Decatur, et


fbt United States aob Of cDzr DeAao01re, a1t.d


Caf Florida, F;B. ~.


600 the 9Th init, at 6 P. M Ew a large fhip
to the norlhward, handing after Us IT The fame
time dilcovereJ ieveral ri running down we
made fail to cut them off fon the lana. which
we foon did, and in the courfe OF half an hour
beat tie flip aRern hnli down. Tbs A ct pro-
we'd TO be the two cutters Governor Tay and
General Greene with the ihp America. with
provihons for US, and 1r other f1lallcr '. fels
bound 10 the H4vanna. Whit We were under
eafy fail, waiting for them, The frtt men ioned
ihip came up and fired iev:rAl fhot among The
fleet. | immedia elv hoiRed my colours and
went along fde with all hands to quarters.
when the captain hailed me to know where
was from | anf~ered from a cruffs, and that
my ihiP was the u. s. lh'p Delaware, that the
Hoop and fchooner upon my larboard bow were
veiIels belonging TO The u. States, and that the
black hip was vef-l loaded by governmeat
with flores for the ule of The ih'ps upon the
fation. He then informed r. that bis orders
were TO examine all veGels from the HAvanna,
for lontraban1 goods, but that he meant TO
give 10 trouble or detention. I told him, if
was Ot SIudA tNfSS: DG luOulA iOl SAdiliuG one
of them--l then pointed out the fhip and the
cutters. She proved to Be the Solebav, "a
guns, commanded by Capt, RowfAn. While
the leu enant was overhauling loop and a
ichooner, hurt at feing the flag over my head
iniulted, bore away, and the ref Of the feet
followed me. and he did not think proper to
detain any Of them


Marcb IS.-Arrived fhip Superior. Burk.
from Havannah filled under convoy Of the
Delaware floop Of war. On the zcth, the
Q1een 9S. rhe Cory 20. Romnev So guns, and
two triSates, Butiih, examined The HeeJ, treated
them politely and permitted them to proceed,
giving as a reafcn for this. thar they had re-
oeived Information Of SPaniih veiIels taking The
benefit Of American convoy and colours; they
afo informed that they were falioned 10 crun@
Of the Havana.