The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-09 00:00:00

• 5 P. M, were -distoVered malting great preparation
with troops•for landing, having a number of boats,
fJr t!io purpOse. Finding Craney Island rather
Weak nr tuned, Captain TARBELL directed LieutS:.
SnUBEICK and SANDERS, With 100 sea-
tnen'nn shOre, at I 1 P. M. to a small battery on
theN.W. point of the .Island.. Tuesday, 22d, at
•t he dawn, the enemy .were discovered lauding
round the .point of .Nansemond Itiver; said: to
he foair thousand troops.; 'and at eight
the barges attempted to land front of
,the.
Island, out of reach of the shot froni the.
gun-boats, when Dents. SHUBRICK, and
SANonits with the sailors, and Licut. BREEKEti-
RRIDC; E With the marines of the Onistcllatioa, I i
iu number, 'opened the tire,.which ss'as so Well
directed that the 'enemy were glad to, get off, after
sinking three of-their largest boats. One of them
celled the Centipede,. Mmiral WAR an N'S boat, 50
feet in length, carried seventy-five inc n , the 4;re::t-
est part of whom were lost by- her sinking. 'Twenty
soldiers and sailors were saved and the boat haul-
ed tip. From the boats that wrere. stink, I'pres,unie
there were 40 prisoneri. The .troops that were
landed fell back in the rear athe island, and
`Commenced thrOwing rockers from Mr. Piss's
house ; when gnu-boat 67:threw a few shot over
that tray, andthey dispersed and went back.
" We have had all clay deserters from the army
coming in ; 1 h•ave nqsell taken in 2,,i,-and l pri-
soners belonging to 'the Centipede.
" The °dicers of thc:Conittliation fired their IS-
pounders quote like riflemen: that artillerists. I
never saw such shooting*, and seriously believe
they saved the isiand. 'ln the evening their boats
came roe out the points'ofNauseinoutl, and at stor-•
Set were see!' return..itq; tollieir ships full of Men.
At desk they strewt:d the shore along with fires,:
•in order to inn away by the iigat.
• " I have The honour to be, Sir,
" Your obedient.humbleservant, •
" Joint-CasSrst.
" The Hon'. W. Jone,,Seetetaty of the ;N:avy."
" P. S.--Captain TAM" ELL has this moment
come up, and informs that the enemy has with
draw'u his troops from Crane), Island, andlanded
a Newport news, and is firing Congreve rockets.,„
• •
" Lt.:DoEtt-oFFicc, NOWFOLK, JUNR •za.
" PTO TA E !!--=l;urlythis morning .tbet-
•encmy wade eau attack by laud twat water upon
Hampton. One party landed about five, miles
above that place, while aoother proceeded directly
by water. • Our information is derived from a per-
'son who saw what passed IYOM this side of Hamp-
ton. Roads. He states that the firing was kept
o up-
for nd hour and 40 minutes, when it ceased, MIA,
he distinctly saw the barges row into the creek and,
land at Hampton. The firing from the fort ceaiell
with that of the nitbketry. AVe 'cannot state,wlifte
became of the troops stationed there, bat it:ls
hoped they have escaped. The force• was, us we
understand, between six aini eight hundred.
" Two Inthscts were set on fire by the rockets, but
our infortuant.thinks the fire was extinguished."
Extract-of is Lettei ftom Itit;hruond, to a t=ootlelumi of this
City, stated itielunond, June 97-
" ihnlOton iS:not destroyed, bast in possession
of the enemy, who may easily scour the country as
high up as Little York, in Which neighbourhood
good meats, water, &c. may be had in abundance.
The Britiah attacked the place in two detach-
ments of 40 barges each, one landing below, while
the other came immediately up Hampton Cre.ek. Our
corps at militia, about 500 strong, behaved with
great gallantry and intrepedity—tave the enemy
a traria reception at both' points, and,' when mt-
able to maintain the contest longer, made retreats
in small detaehments in a handsome stile. Our
loss is said to be, small, 25 to 40—very few, if
any Officers. Major CORE! N is not, killed, -but
wounded in the. arm and leg. The enemy, it' is
believed, 105t.200 killed and wounded. A coin-
pany of rifle took a favourable position-in ditkh, ,
beliMd• a fence on a rising ground, thou" the,,rve
whence the enemypas!;ed, and opened• a'galling;
and destructive tire ninon him.