The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-21

OIti IjUCgllls receives new lUtruCtiOns from |
Ha'ifax, ne cannot and will not defert his Ration,
! 70 tong as Re- has the neceilary fupplies. For
w,'at puT?pf- has he bee, 70 long detaieeci in
orr iur';,lidior! I, '.as mca clslrlr "a watch
the French armed v.tIel., which have been 70
.o''s Rh'iOncd H. our ports. Bli th.fe vsiiels
have rot departed. Tbs Patriot uf so Guns i,
| noW lying in the Pa'ux-nt; and he Cybellc OF
, So guns is now at Norfolk. UnLer flch cir
! cumitances. Commodore Douglas would ,oie
| his command and perhaps his head. according
to the naval preceden,s of England, were ne to
coniult the real interehs Of his oun,ry, or the
| peace o. our own, by retiring from his nation
He may leave the roads; or Lynhasen Bay ; or
even the Capes; but he will not fail 10 fu from
them. as 10 deprive himief OF he power Of in
tercrpting the French tiiips, or Of annoying us
wherever 1t .uits his tate, with Wifi to Eliza.
beth River.
"fhere can no longer be any auction, that
detachnen's from his iLips are daily landing ON
The COATS OF Lyuhaven Bay, to obtain rr,!h
I'M and water. From various reprefenia tions
which ! have heard of the foil of that coaa.
they can experience but little diffieu in pet
| ting the latter article. They have only to fax
their caiks over night, few feet in the fand
and in the morning they find them repleniihed
with water, which though very briny, is ftilI
more fa"oury than that which they have on
soard--The queitiou is, can this mode of fup-
ply be intercepted /?
"On Wednesday evening, O'Clock, Capt.
Sheppard of the Richmond Troop of Horie,
was lent with detachment of SIS Horfe from
the four companies, to the COATS Of Lynhaven
Bay. The purport of his orders has not vet
tranipired. But have that confidence in the
valour of Sheppard and his companions, to be-
lieve, that whatever commfion they are fent
on, will be faithfully and honouraby perform.
ed. On this day reinforcement of SO Horfs
from all the four companies, was to repair to
the lame point Of deltination under the COM
mand of capt r. Taylor, of the Norfolk T rooo
of Horfe.--Afiure the friends of my comrades,
that they need entertain no approximations about
their tate. anticipate the ridiculous rumours,
which w'll circulate among you, refpeeting this
tranfattion; and arrange to tell fuch idle tales
have already 10 much prevailed within few
miles OF this town, that waggoner was yeA err
day alarmed by the dreadful intelligence of the
landing OF 500 Britiih folders at Hampton, and
the cutting Oft Of the Portfmouth companies
who had gone forth TO meet them. Believe
not the lying tramp of fame. Life is TOO full
OF real caamities, to alarm ourfeIyes with ina
ginary ones. The truth is, our friends are not
Ito my aPprehenion) in the lighteft danger.
lhe four Brit:ih ihips do not contain in all
more than or 400 marines. They cannot
/ land the whole Of that force at any one time :
e.
as they think MOT advifable.-ShouId the Bri-
tlih continue to land, (of which bye-the-bye /
entertain very comfortable doubts) our Horfe
Will receive 10 large reinforcement, in very
, 'hort time, as will coop up the Bririlh in their
5 own fhips.
Gone more circumstance, which will exhi-
bit the itualion of their ihips. 1t is laid, that
on Wcdnefday crew Of about so men landed
at Lynhaven Bay, four of whom efcaped from
their companions, and deferted their fl,ps. j
. derive this Information from two gentlemen,
! who were themfelves informed by two different
perlons, that they had feen thefe defer;ers.
You will recolit6 the ftrong diftinetion which
: prevails between the ordinary framen in BrtiGl
ihips and their mar:ne.. Thefeamen are gene
: rally a motley crew many of them foreigners
and fome who have been inprcfrd into the fer
vice, and Of courfe little attached to the inter.
eils of their fhips. Thefe feamen are therefore
generally prepared for defirten, and are con-
fequently always guarded to flore by coros
OF marInes.--The marines on the other hand,
are generally Brltiih tubjetts; picked and drill.
ed; and oovoulY fitted for the execution of
any purpoie which their matters NAV Drefcribe.
IL have tAoufand reflections to offer, which
mutt reterve for my next lettcr.-Farewen"
/ Lat night Capt. Neitcll'S corps of ARr1L-
LERY, received orders to hold themfciyes in
re adncfs to march at O'Clock.
Eftra3 eta letter from The fame officer or Fri.
day night o'clock.
| Incidents crowd upon each other 70 fan.
that 1t is almoa impoiiible for me to record
them. have jult this moment parted with Mr..
Edward c. Davis, one of the troopers from
our city, who arrived about hours ago an ex
prelS from the detachment of horfe on the bay.
lie brings very interefing intelligence.
| About or o'clock lat night, a fhort
time after the horle had retired to their place
of enoampment, 8 or miles from the beach.
a boat with five Britifii fearnen landed on the
bay. party Of militia or neghbors immedi
ately ob!rryed and fired upon them. The crew
! deferted the boat and disappeared. The mill
tia took poffefion of it and dragged il upon the
beach. Notice was conveyed to the troon of
tiotte, and about one o'clock they arrived t
the fcene OF action. The crew were not to be
Teen. They poRed a ceu,inel upon fome ee
waited point, but il was not until day-break,
that any Information was obtained about the
! Biiti'h About that time, they were obleryed
IN the hollow OF an old wreck, making fgns
with their handkerchefs or haads to their hin.
ping in the bay. Capt. Sheppard diGpatched
HE OF the militia to take them when the
crew erquirsd, whether they were to be taken
puioners OF war. No anfwer was given and
the militia returned to capt. Sheppard He i'm.
rnedistely dispatched another file of militia,
when the crew iurrcndered themfelyes.-Jbey
conhit OF young officer who has ed as Lieut.,
| OF tbe Triumph Witbo'. commiffion, Young
mioihiPnsn and feamen of the fame vc1el.-