The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-01
EosroS, Aug. Is.
FLAG OF TRUCE. -.

Lieut.. Scott, DAYS from Halifax whence she sailed
with dispatches at an hours notice. after the arrival
OF frigate, 50 days from England aud has orders
to wait answersfrom Washington.
The Hope had Just returned TO Halifax from
cruise; but we have not heard from cruise
but we have not heard whether she had made any
captures.
The prvatecr Lewis, of New-Lonion. and ONE or
two other small ones, had been carried into Hall
fax: also brig which had erockery ware on board.
The United States frigate Essex has taken
eight English shiss, and scnf the prisoners 70
Newfoundland. .t
A cartel for Boston TO sail in day or two.
FROM SPAIN.
BY Gentleman who came passenger in the slip
tiuntress, which arrived yesterday from Cadiz,
were favored with papers to the It'll, ut.
The French continued their fire against the city
daily but with little effect.
The Regency had given the command Of the Bay
Of Cadiz TO the British Admiral.
The British Gen. Hn commanded az Badajo1.
The French Gen. Sout, had marched towards That
place but on accommodating the position and pre-
partitions of the enemy at Albuhera, &e. had
tired again. The British advanced guards at ST.
Martha.
OFFICIAL Cadis, Julys
The British Minister in Lisbon, informs under
date of the 4h instant, that Lord Welngton's army
on the eth ult. had taken the forts at Salamanca,
one by assault, and the other at discretion, and
made 700 prisoners. The French Gen. Marmont
was retiring the road Valladolid with all the
forces he could collect, except small garrison at
Zamora, before which place was Gen. Urban. Lord
We'!ingtons head-quarterswere at Fuenta-a- Pena,
June so. Gen. Santocildes was before Astorga,
which Marmont had ordered to hold out until the
9Th OF July. The French Gen. Bennett was much
annoyed in his retreat from Asturias and his
cond in command, Gen. Gautier, was killed.
The forces under Gen. Bennett evacuated the pro-
vince of Ast,irias in two columns-one retiring by
the road OF the frseso, and the other by that which
goes to the coast east of Oviedo They suffered
much on their retreat. The Spanish army in Cali
cia proted by this favourable sircum stance adyan.
eed and commenced the seige of Astorga. The
French having abandoned the country between the
Ella and the Cea, the Spanish guerrillas had united
IN Leon and other parts, and were assailing with
effect the rear guard fthe enemy. Gen. Bowes
was killed at Salamanca--ip the attack of fort.
We have good reason to believe that the Presi-
dent of the u States has rejected the proposed Ar
nistice between Gen. Dearborn and the Governor of
canada, and directed that six days notice should be
Immediately given to the respective officers of the
recommencement of hostities.-Phil. Gag.
N. YoRk, August 97.--At a court.martial held
lately On Governors Island, Peter Beam a native
OF Long Island, soldier belonging to the Garrison
was OF deseruon, and sentenced to be shot
Tie had hve times deserted, and times enlisted &
received bounty. Yesterday was the day fixed upon
for his execution. and the garrison were according
ly drawn out in the usual form--but at the awful
moment, which he expected was to be the last of his
life, the prisoner received a pardon.
A privateer called The Thom," Shaw, of -
guns, and 100 men, and another called " The Sci
ence, Fernad, sailed from Portsmouth, N. Ii. last
week, on cruise. ,,.
Two more privatcers are fitting out at the same
port.
y letter has been received by one of the owners
| OF the small privateer Leader, captain Avery of
Providence, stating that she had captured valuable
British prize, and taken her into Provincctowp
Maine.
II is with painful, and at the same time
with indignant emotion, that we have to no.
tice an occurrence which. took place in the
camp near Fort Norfolk on Friday last.
With the persen who has been the victim
or with the cause which produced the out
rage, we have no concern neither the one
nor the other are subjects of consideration
in the view we intend to take
On Friday afternoon, about four or five
o'clock. some soldiers belonging to the de-
taChment of militia cncamped near Fort
Norfolk, proceeded to the house of man
by the name of Marchant, where after some
conversation which excited no suspicion as
to their object, they seized this man and
dragged him to place where they and o.
thers had prepared the materials, and tar
red and feathered him, from. thence he was
taken along, and within ten yards of the
walls OF the fort, by the sally port he was
placed on the iimbers of gun carriage, and
IN this degraded state carried along the line
OF encampment with loud huzzas, and in
sulting epithets of Tory, &c. He was then
carried to creek, and thrown into it.
What further indignity and injury he might
have sustained cannot be ascertained, as he
was rescued by Major Nestle, having with
him about eight or ten soldiers.
We have already remarked, that we take
no part In this affair, as respects the man,
or the conduct which produced the occur
renee which is under notice. 1t is alledg-
ed that he was insolent, and threatened to
conduct the enemy to the Fort For both
these offences, ii committed, he was answer
able to the law. The public feeling has
been much excited by the acts of mobs, or
unlawful assemblages in a city of sister
state, but they were not military mobs, the
most alarming of all.
We appeal to the understanding and pat
riOsism Of the militia of our state, who are
in fact the people; we call upon every of
fCer & man, who regards the civil * militia
ry character of Virginia to unite indiscoun
tenancing acts so subversiye of all order &
military discipline, and so derogatory to the
character OF our state, lin which popular
tumults have been almost unknown, } and
OF tendency so alarming I'VE hope we
shall never have occasion to notice a ST.
mllar outrage if duty had not demanded
this exposition, VIC should have been hap
py to have drawn veil over a transaction
which give us much Coucern. Ledger.
BoSToN, Aug. 21.-Yesterday about 100
u. States troops, Artillery and Infantry
marched through town OH their way to Pitts
heid q Albany, under the command Of Col
FUTILE. They were followed nv a hand