The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-11

singNlarly obige the friends OF Captain
S'nciair, aad perhaps rendsr service &c
the public, by ing this iniguitous at
tempt If tory ism as extensively known as
possible.
TIE CEEsApEAEE TAKKN-Or, NO Flo.
nouy ioss o. gained.
We are afraid, pbst eveve raw of hoD,. is
exsinguished, asd that our fri;ate the Che
sapeake is in the.hahds of ,he ene;Dy.-Yet
We can rscora her loss with ths swe:e aud
nvigoratiug consolation, that thopyh the flag
ofour Country has been struck for once, Dis
greece has not added to the blow. I'VE
have lost one fIig axe (says Commodore Balm
bridge inhlS feeling. and tigniiied letter, J
but III losing her, ] am Confident we have
lost no REPUTATION :"
1t wa" " some tortnitous event happening on
board Of her. or some joui hiuv on the part
ot the enemy, which has produced this dis
aster. IL appears cert,ir. thae when the
SHIPS Were laying along side al each other,
" an r-rf.lo3ioa took place OH board the Che
sapsSke. which spread Il ire on her deck
from the foremaEt To the mi2snmass, appa-
rently rs high as her tops, aud enveloped
both ships in suIoke for several minutes"
As 80 The cause OF this extraordinary expic-
SION, wehavs no SORT of information There
IS q DysteTy which yet hangs upon it. IL is
most likely thatitwas some y'Isc ds Gurr,e
or the part OF the enemy, 'sous Internal con
trvance which they had RECOURSE te-and
IN their military character we see no rea-
,soas TO doubt the suppositioo. The hase
and uncivilized and cetestable arts which
they have er,jloyed against as, prove them
suhlcientiy Capable Of any species Of rasca-
lity and iaearness which riay supply the
place al bravery and skill
We have Conquered them ia fair fight
and they have taken one of our frigatcs by
stratagem or accident The Guerriere,
me froiic, the M acedoniau, the Java and
the Peacock. were won 10 fair and ooen iigh
they bear ample and honQrablr. testimony
70 the prowess and skill Of TIE Americans
the Chesapesae was Carried b. an explosi-
on.--t7o" stands the accoun; OF national no.
nor aud Disgrace! Elush, Eriton, blush, for
the victory which you have achieved I,
while Americans exuit for the dea, HESS
glory which they have acquired.
We invite the reader to pass from the
Ocean to the Lakes.-Our operations upaa
the land begin 20 assume a character which
has been long anticipated. Fort George
With the batteries Of Newark and Queens.
town, are now in Cur hands. We are be-
ter soldiers than the Brtons as the events
OF the present campaign viii demonstrate.
.nN
'vsr.the ranparts of Fcrt Erie; and all IT'S
troops. and It's stores are ours. if the Ri
fish vessels Oil the Lake 60 not take OFT the
garrison.
~ The following is the cIearest account wa have
yet seen.--It s,e~' as exclusive Of explosions. the
various disadvantages under which Lawrence must
haze fought.
BOSTON. Iane f.
Culture ofthe Chesanea&r.
On Tues day forenoon the British frieat
shannon, Capt. BROKE, appeared of ou
harbour, and displayed her colours. -.
The U.S.ates frlgate Chesaheake, Can't.
LaFvrence, was then at anchor. Just below
Fort Independence. As COON as the enem
was seen, she fred = gun, and hoisted he,
colours; Preparations were Immediately
made for sailing, and when the Once.
had assembled on board and the tide scrycd
she got under wav. The Shannon Drocec.
ded down the Bay, and the Chesape al c
followed under press Of sail.
Spectators were collected on ev,ry ,l,,o
in Boston, which commanded view Of thp
sea, but the frigates proceedc1 to the ems,
ward till lost sight Of from the town and
our citizens on shore were thereby spared
The distress Of witnessing the rasIIt. y pain
which those had TO encounter, who were
spectators ct the Conflict in boats & vessels
and from whom the particulars of The
battle, as far as at present known here, are
obtained.
The Chesapeake had a colour at each
masthead. That on the fore royal mast
was white and appeared to have some in
scription on it. She was put under her
topsails on approaching the enemy fred a
gum and ten o. twelve inmates before SIX
the cannonade became general and severe.
and the Shannon experienced some ipiory
III her spsrs and rigging, while the Chesa-
Ps9ke suffered no visible damage and APP
peored to have the ahvaxtage Of her anita
gonist. About six the Chesapeake, which
vas 20 wndward, run on board of the enc
my, ard the contest continued ysrd-arm 10
ward arm. In SbOat FIVE minutes thee
vas great explosion IN bnard the Chesa.
peake, but whether cause! 80 accident. or
any nov c0mbustible used ~ tho enemy. Is
uncertain. Soon after the smoke ,hus
caused had dispersed. the ships separated
aud the ENGLISH colour "a blue GaeN vas
seen Owe" eve American ensign Inverted ::
md bo.h vessels then stood To .he e.sf-
yard, undoubtedly for II7lfflx. From the
manner 10 which the action vas tneht
neither Of the frigates we're essentially IN
ured in their mass or rigging Sane f@h
rmeD who passed near The Chesabeake
tier her beiRg taken. Say she appeared
;ons'dersbly damaged IN her stern.
We know not thar any written challenge