The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-29
EVol. 9------No. III.


LIST, CadetSpencer. rs ION -,
he last detachment of the eleventh
regimen lett this place about four o'clock
On fTfuay last, under q strong breeze when
tDey mao sailed about three miles. Doctor
aim brewster, surgeon of the regiment.
oy some accident fell overheard and was
crowned the vessel being under full sail.
ana having no small boat, could not give
.,riii any assStance; sergeant Hopkins. of
the New Hampshire line. however fi,,no' "
yer a board, and placed himself uDon il at
the risk OF his own life, to endeayor to save
ijr. brewster. but to no effect; beins a.
strong sea. he was himself i'm great DANGER
OF being drowned,
Ertract Of another letter, same date and
place. a..e
he whole of the military force at
Pla'tsburgh is about 1900 men. 'rhey were
YESTERDAY reviewed by Gen. Bloomfeld.--
zen. nun arrived there yesterday. He di-
ned with Gen. Bloomfield, Gen. Petit. and
about So other officers. He immediately pro.
ceeds to the southwark, probably to the seat
OF government
Military N1ovements.-Within few DAYS
past several attachments of troops have 4
led Off from the encampment at iireenb.sb
Tor the Western frontier-and the sending
forward OF cannon and other munitions nj
war; In that direction, has something of the
appearance OF. disposition not to have gen.
Van Rensselaer, in the situation of the i'm
fortunate Hull. ~ .Fk5ony IN,
Erohi the Buffalo Gazette, Of September s.
Erfract Of General Orders, dafed Head
Quarters, at LrSoiston, September 4th,
1912.
Major GeneralVan Rensselaer, announ
ces to the troops under his command that
the Conditional Armistice, entered into by
General Dearborn and Colonel Bayncs. Adj
jutant General of the British army. will
terminate at twelve o'clock, at noon, ON
the 9Th day Of September, inst''
Lieutenant Colonel Bloom, from Cayuga
county, arrived on the frontiers last week.
with the 18th regiment of detached Militia.
about 500 strong, belonging to Brig. General
Daniel Miller's brigade.
We understand that the Rife battalion
under the command of Major Mosely, from
|Onondaga county, is soon expected at Lew
iston.
Last week, full company of Lipbe
Horsemen passed through this village, des-
tined to join the army at Lewiston.
Two hundred and fifty stands of Arms Sc
quantity OF ammunition have within a
few days past been taken from the Cai.an-
caigua arsenal and transported to Chau-
tauque. A portion of the militia of that
county were ordered out to guard the shore
of Lake Erie.
N. y. Sept. 92-The 7 British frigates seen by tho
ship Mary (arrved at this port yesterday from Lv-
erpooD were in long. II, Oh NJ ontaug Point and not
iniong so IL is supposed that part Of this force
consisted OF American captured ships, kept tooeth-
er for the sake of making formidable spDear.
The brig Franklin, of Savannah, from LiyerpooI.
arrived at Cape.Ann on Friday, prize to the prSa-
I'm hoca LEI bon,
erpool for Philadelphia, supposed 70 be the Hunter
.;lere. .3dy.
We understand that capt Isaac Chauncev is an
pointed to the rank OF Commodore, and will leave
this city on Wednesday for the Lakes with GOO al
hearty tars ever hoated, who have volunteered
Their services in defence of their country. Gag.
Extracts of letters.
NEw-ORLEANs. 9th August, 1919.
" On the night of the 9th and morning of fine Goth
INST. we experienced of the most tremendous
hurricanes ever rem erobered in this country, which
iii us elects has brcU uncommoniy destructive We
refer You to the enclosed newspaper for the details:
but it is very faint picture of the rayages committed
by the element Mostly all the houses in the citv
loaded with produce of dill
ierent N'nds evc'cd with the ground, aud lying
i'll mass OF ruins, and to add to the dsastcr from
that time to this, it has been necessarily RAIN
ing, and no appearance at present of amy ehange--
he damage in the country is equally great, mostly
all the Sugar estates are wholly or partly DESTROYED
and the cane leyelad with the earth From the un-
per country we have yet positive accounts of wla,
damage they have sIst9ned, only that the gale lad
reached them, but not violent rs with us. The
lower part OF the country has been entirely laid un.
der water, and vast numbers perished.'
Same Date
" Last Thursday visited with one OF th,
most terrible Hurricanes known in these parts
IL is impossible TO give you just idea oft. More
than twohirls of the houses are unroofeh the mar
ket-housc and walls Of the garrison blown down
all the shipping in the harbor very much damaged
or entirely destroyed. The damage has been estima-
ted at four millions. Tile Harlequin from New York
which had arrived at the English Turn in almost 100
days passage, upset and sunk and ait persisted CIV
cept sailors and ono passenger, who were on shore
two ladies were among the drowned Every dsy
dead bolies are discovered. News reached town
this morning that the southampton, frieae, s. Bra
zen, sl0op of war, which have been bIOckading our
port, were both Dismissed, and on shore
" =, s. We since learn inst of e PASSENGERS who
were in the Harlequin op, two were saved Messrs.
Pierce and Ladow, they left the ship miles below
New-Orleans, days before she was lost"
"Erw- ORLEANS, August o5.
The Hurricane eXpeyicnesd here on The 1911, inst
blew down md swept away number Of bindings,
both in the city and country, besides unroofng many
and otherwise inluring al that remained. There
will not be bali crop oi sugar made Of about go
vessels in port, not one The brig Botanic esca4
ped injury. Several them sunk aud disappeared.
x maay that continue to feat arc not worth reBar-
ing great number Of liTrs hfyc been lost BIZ the
crushing Of honses aud oyrrllowing ct the river
Three vessels loaded with lour are entirely sunk II
is sad there several British Is OF jhe Baiize
aud that they have Ken pOss saion of the Block
House and mouacd some guns there, intendinc 60
Keep possession ol 1t some time" H.. PoSf