The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19
j. II. DACRES:
Extract IF a letter from an officer in the u. S.
army, to his friend in Baltimore, dated


| Sactet's Nar6or, Nov. oS.
!" After tedious march of fourteen days from
| Albany we have arrived ut this place,-Yesterday,
COL Tacombs regiment of Artillery, long train of
| Artillery, ammunition, sc. "A large detachment of
Light Infantry from Baltimore under the comma nd
OF capt. GrndaSe, and detachment OF Light Artil-
| lery, all under the command OF Major Mitchell, oil
Maryland, arrived here, and eneamped the snowy
| banks of Lake Ontario
&c The officers and men are all in good health and
spirits, and are animated with genuine patriotism.
their linen houses astonishei the people of the
thern CLINE they say they hope to live in these
until they deserve better on the opposite shore. l
| am much pleased with col Macomb he is much
esteemed by the troops and is truly the gentleman
| and soldier he altcrnated the command with his
neid officers. Major Mitchell is very assduous and
devotes all his time to the theory and practice OF
arms he is thought severe officer, yet is beloved
and respected, knows and does his duty and makes
those under him do theirs"
Elizabeth Iogvn, (.New Jersey Dec 8.
Last Sabbath day, as the neighbors were
| assembled at the house of William Green,
the Township of Springfield, for the pur-
| pose of attending the funeral obsequies OF
his son, Aoron Green, the beams of the
| floor on which they stood suddenly gave
| way and about seventy persons, mostly fc-
| males, together with the deceased, were
prccipitated into deep cellar, where they
| lay mingled with chairs, tables, chests and
| other furniture, in one promiscuous heap
| he groans of these who were thus buri-
ed beneath their fellow. sufferers-the cries
OF the others severely bruised, the asoni-
zipg screams of mothers for their infant
children, forciby torn from their arms, to-
gother with the coffin, shattered to pieces,
all formed scene equally novel; unexpec-
ted and distressing.-By the eXertions Of
the neighborIng men, who surrounded the
house, the sufferers were soon extricated
from the ruins-and we arc happy to add,
that although most of them suffered some
slight injury, yet not one bone was broken,
nor, as tar as we can learn, one drop of
blood shed.
u. STATES & MACEDONIAN FRIGATEs.
"A letter from gentleman on board the U. States
sae' alter stating the particulars of the action, OBJ
serves:-
q" am aware it will be said, she is little ship
WIN hVe guns less than you, and hundred men
less and carries lighter metal, Sc.-welI, all this
uue-she is inferior in all tese-but she is Just such
ship as the English have achieved all their single
ship Victories in Twas in such a ship that Sir Ro-
pert Barlow took the .3fricaine : that Sir Michael
Seymour took the Bruno, and afterwards the Me.
men that Capt Milne took the VenSeance ; Capt.
Cook, La Forte Capt. Laye, the Gue,riere -
capt. kowiey, the Venus ); and God knows how ma
ny others she is in tonnage. men and guns, such
ship as the English prefer to all others and have
I'LL the Cneryieres loss, always thought match for
any single deck'd ship afoat. You will observe the
APP wasJust out ofdock-her masts better than
compliment was full. She built of fir, thirty
years ago. us was said of that ship, but of the best
English oak, two years since'' Bost GAG.
The rate of the q. S frigate has been Incorrectly
ststedin some OF our papers; she is ~, carrying
ity.four guns and the Macedonian is SO, carry.
ing 80 guns H.
| During the engagement between the fri
gates United States and Macedonian, the
ships were SO distant that grape shot were
OF no use. The Macedonian received ll3
shots IN her hull, several of which were
between wind and water.
| Capt. Garden defended his ship as long
as she was manageable the United States
drew out OF the line of his fire, and was in a
position to rake him, when he struck The
| United States had but nine shots in her hull
and not an accident or deficiency occurred
on board. In rapitlity of firing, as we'll as
precision, she had greatly che superiority o.
| yer the enemy; giving broadsides for one
during the whole engagement. IT,
| The Mayor and Aldermen of the CITY of
| New-London, waited on Commodore De-
catur ON Monday last. and presented him
an address in which they Congratulated
him on the honor he has ACQUIRED. for. him
self, his officers and men, and for the A.
merican Navy and Nation, in his brilliant
/ action with, and capture OF Ii. B. M. shin of
war the Macedonian.
To which the Commodore verbally re-
pied, III substance--that he highly aDDre-
ciated this testimony of their respect-
that whatever Of honour or consideration
may have been acquired in the victory, his
officers and men mad merited their full
Il proportion. He fought for his country. and
the appreciation ofhis conduct by his .ellow
citizens Constituted his great ambition and
happiness.
;, We have been favored with the followingex
i tract Ut a letter to gentleman inRhode-
4 Island from his correspondent IA New
| London, dated December S. 1879.
q" This day had the pleasure of seeing
I the u States come up TO town, and have
been on board her. have seen the Cap
4 tain and Officers, who have landed here
this moment Capt. Garden has lust said
" hat he shall advise his h. M. Govern
ment to order all the frigates from this sta
ton, as no British frisatc can cope with
I Yankee, and none but a ship of the line can
do any thing with them. He has seen much
service, but never saw such a tremendous
iire beiore--net even az Ira/aLgar or the