The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-02
@'rst.Ennirs.
NETWORK, Julye5.

NEW-YORK, Julye5.
Jamaica papers to the soth ult were received
yeiterday, and furniih few articles of intelIi.
gence.-Aii apprehension of danger from the G.
Demy had fubtided, as on the Esd martial law
expired and the militia were difmifetl.
KINGSTON, June Is.
The American brig Ontario, from St. Domingo
hound to New-Yors, with mahogany, f,,fic
and hides, detained by La Seine frisate arrived
on Saturday.
On Sunday laf, leagues to the eaftward
OF Cape Maize, the Lark, which carries s guns
and 5 men, engaged and beat off a French p,i
vateer. The following particulars are extraded
from her log-book. AZ
SUNDAY, June 8.
AT A. M. discovered fmall fail bearing
from us N. W. with her larboard tacks on
board, which proved to be an American trader.
AT 90 minutes paft 6 faw another fail to the s.
w. wearing every appearance of an enemy,
oy her crowdng fail, and bearing right down
on US; at fhe hauled her wind, As | CupDo
fed in orderto reconnoitre us and clear for aeti-
on; at l l minutes patt 8 The bore up ana food
Tor our weather quarter az ile fired gun &
! honted French colours ut her main peak fl,e
then being about two miles difance from us
from that period till half pan nine The kept etIe
ing down upon us under prefs of fail at TWEEN
ty minutes paf nine hauled nv courf-s m and
prepared for battle, the enemy keeping uD =
conitant tire during The latter period. Finding
HE intended to keep my Quarter ordered the
maIn-top-iail to The matt, and, before Che was
aware of this manruvre, l got her completely
under the bearing of my guns, at which period
the action commenced with fpirited and well
directed fire on both fides and continued with
great warmth, for an hour and twenty minutes
when the wind falling light, and the enemy
getting clo1sr to us, our hngridge and grape he
gan TO tell upon her to fomr purpofe Che i'm
mediately hauled cloie upon wind, and got
out feveriteen fweeps of iide to pull clear Of
us, which ihe efeeled under CALLING fire from
our guns. She proved to be fchooner OF anna.
zing length with black fides and 4 dirty look
ing yellow freak in the middle of the black.
a led coloured bottom, and carrying two very
blackifh looking gaff top-faIs. She mounted
'cveraI guns or INHERENT cdifbres, but, in parti-
cuiar, two eighteen Founders, which threw fhot
at leait halfa mile to leeward ofus. 1t was i'm
poilibie to count her men, they food 70 thick
and crowded on her decks fhe had, at the
loweft calculation, not lefs than one hundred
men,"
The privateer about an hour afterwards took
pofefiion of an American fch'r fuppofs TO be
bound to this ifland.
June SO.
We are informed that earl Camden fates in
letterto general Nugent, by the Packet, that
hcknets had broken out amsng the French
troops foon after their frft failing from Tom
Ion, the mortality having been occafioned bv
the fhips being too much crowded, and that on
falling fecond time they only took on board
1900 men, inftead of double the number; and
Earl Cambden fuppofed Spanih veiIels mutt
have no doubt the fame proportion of troops.
Their lois by ficknefs we leave our readers to
Ultimate.
The expedition for the Wet-Ipdics, under
Sir Eyre Coote, which may be hortly expected,
coniilts of the 9Th, oath, 29d, 3s.h, G2d, 7lR,
72d, SD, Seth, and 03d, regiments. The
Generals under Sir Eyre are Major General
Drummond, and Brgadier Generals Montre
for M'Farlane, and Belfour, General Coote, we
underfand, has in0ruetions to az where il NAV
be found necehary.
His excellency the commander in chief can
not omit this opportunity of returning his bef
thanks to the general officers who have been
in command of the militia, for the able a!1iA
ance they have rendered him and thev will
communicate 10 the officers, non-comniiIion-
ed officers and privates, his excellency's fats-
faction az the alacrity with which they turned
oft for the defence of the country, and his
appreciation Of their exemplary conduct while
under arms.
he zeal and attention with which the COM
miiiioners appointed in the feveral parilhes have
promoted the public fervice, have been highly
acceptable to the commander in chief 4: as his
excellency requeGs that they, as well as the Of
hcers ofthe general taft of the rilitia,to whom
he 70 much indebted for their ai1itlnce during
the period of martial law, will ALTO accept his
thanks.
Signed,
J. SIIAND, adj gen.