Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-03-06

to,evitN as men At hatcher, prepared
10 defend their country. They were or
dered, under the command OF COL. Cai.
borne, 70 q point on the river about q
miles above the city, there 70 remain to
guard the river, and intercept, tor IN
spection, III boats that might descend
the river. a., =. .*-......-
On the 18th I dispatched two of my
aids to Col. Burr, who had tendsred
his respect to the civil authority; these
gentlemen engaged on my part to give the
colonel IN interview 10 the neighborhood
df the detachment stationed at the mouth
Of Coles ereek.. Conformsbly thereto
I metthe colonel on the 17th, and after
q lensthy interview, he offered to sur
render himself to the civil authority, Of
he territory, and to suffer his boats to be
ssarChed. On the 18Th, colonel Burr
accompanied BIZ nv aids, majors Shields
and Poindexter, rode down to the place,
and was committed to the highest ttibu.
nAl, Of the civil authority, where he now
remains for trial.
Four gentlemen Of unquestionable RESI-
pecsability, with a detachmentof so men,
are now in the act of making -the search
ofthe boats, and tomorrow Respect
tfsif report.
Thus 6r, this mighty alarm, with all
its exaggerations has eveutuated in nine
boats and one hundred men, and the
major part Of these are boys, Or young
meujust from school.-Many of their
dispositions have been taken before Judge
Rodney, but they bespeak ignorance Of
the views or designs Of the colonel. I
believe that they are really ignorant aud
delpded. believe that they are the
dupes ofstiatagein If the asseverations
ofEenerals Eaton and Wilkinson, are to
be credited.
L.: -no:o:o:o:o:oo:-
NETWORK, February %. -
Particulars Of the taxing Of CURRA-
! Goa, extracted from q Tamaica p0-
Per IF January -. = :a7,~.s. :. ,,
On Saturday, last arrived at Port. Row
al, his majesty's frigass Anson, Of 10
guns, captain Lydiard, from Currzcoa.
with 600 prisoners, the colors captured
at thasisland, which was taken in the
moss extraordinary and gallant manner,
BY squadron of frisates Consisting Of
the a.. :. ...,,..I. =" >. :,
Arethusa, ..ss. guns, Capt. Brisbane
Latoua, 90 : =, ~, Wood r..
,A 9. 20 .>v,ts. Lydiard
Elsgard,s % III bolton
for skihin planning, sinss,larebolinsss
in executing, this event will rank among
the 6rst Of heroic actions.&sit is indeed
perfectly iu unison with every thing eio-
rious IN the past, and anlexample Of eve
ry thing great 70 the future. - ~
As Our squadron did no. possess. the(
means oflaying regular siege to the place,
captain Brisbane came 60, the determina-
tion Of sailing into the port, and storminp>
forts hitherto considered as impre gnable.
or pertaining in the attempt, for Tetfeai
was impossible. The tune chosen va,
daysdawa on the morning Of the LIST Of
Jan. when all the boats were hois,ed out
and thesquadron stood in with s,roo~
breeze, the Arethusa leading. The .ne.
my were panic.s.ruek at surh, unexpees.
cd tenerity all wss eopfusion--here
soldiers without ofiecrs-there officer.
without soldiers; alasat drums beating
IN all directions British squadron IN
their very harbor. and within pis,ol.shot.
OF their batteries, before snn.ri.e. -,
Troops collected at Ora Bandy- were;
prevented from crossing the water. our
ships interpreting; not more than 3.
eroadsides were fred from our frigates
when the ships companies and ofiicers
Of ting Arethusa and Anson,. wIh the
marioes Of the Latona, headed by eap.
tans Brisbane and L ydiard, were lsnded
Fort Amsterdam stormed. and an tn
out-works had British colors Ayinr be- H.,
fore eight o clock, ort-Republie on the.
bill and Caracas fort excepted. The
Fisgard had orders to act against Otr..
bandy. two batteries distinct from the