The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-14

SANDER than they fly to another with al the
facility of experienced vice. In the very
paper which contains hat may be taken az
a relinqus ment Of the former charge,
he same editor has the narcihoOd to make
the following assertion:
eve ayer that Mr.. Das6chkof male his fret
verbal overture to Mr Madison the 2Sth of Ianu.
airy, which Mr. Madison then defined"
Now without wasting words upon one who
must be as incapable of shame as he is OF
cardor, it will be sufficient to saw that this
charge is merely rcpctition OF what was
stated on the floor of Congress- hv Il .sdera.
men Der during the last sc ssjon, and which
was soon afterwards repealed by Mr.. Eppes.
in the most positive manner. NJ. 'Eppes'
con radiction has no. been q lestoncd from
any respectable quarter; and, we will
merely add that the assertion as reiterated
BY the Boston Editor, Is utterly and rely
fahe. Nat Int.
Seht. =.
Ertroct otra letter from Fort George, dated
fsr. GO.
"fhe attack IF the 23ti inst. was made
by the whole of the enemy's force with
the intention, no dorb', Should he fail i'm an
atte npt upon our entertainments, to draw
MS in o the woods. Gen. Williams, with a
part Of his brigade, advanced some distance
INTO the plain ; nut it was considered mex
pedent to allow him to pursue into the
woods.
i" The fleet is hourly expected. with gen.
Wilkinson on board. The enerly's feet has
for some days been m, ering of this coast"
E.rtract Of 4 letter from an officer oftheI
Worth 7Ues 'crn army, Gated at head guar
ters. Seneca toqvn .dupuSt 2oth 1873
We shall embark before the 18th Of
Sep enber, with upwards OF 5000 troops,
regulars and militia
E:rt~Gct Of a letter iron, an officer in com.
''lamd on Lake Ontario, to. his friend in
fhfS cify, dated
Sackett's Harbor, Aug. 81, 1918.
Zone Of the pilots and some of the men
from Mr.. Trant's vessel who was taken in
our late rcncontre with Sir James Yeo,
cave arrived here they made their escape
from Kingston and brought eff their guard
with them. The ri'ot states that our fire
IN that instance proved verv des ructive and
that the Wolf (Sir James' flag ship) was
very muca cut to pieces. They could nc,
ascertain the loss of men, because the pri
soners were hurried below as soon as the,
came on beard. and were not permitted To
c"me on deck until all was clear the morn
ng alter the action. He says the British
officers speak highly of our conduct on that
occasion. & Of the desperate vaior of Tran
and Deacon, although in their official &C
eonnt they have thought proper to give a
different congtruotion He says that Mr..
Lrant dit not surrey ler until within half
pistol shot. The enemy then told him to
strike or they would sink him. II answer
IS, " FIRE away,I am loading my two io,sp.
Toms" which lid, and in that situation
fred h'sguns double-charged, with great
effect. Lieut. y, aeon, With perseverance,
not to DC surpassed, tackled and run down
their line, and "oud have escaped had not
the rear vessel unfortunately cut away his
II 'yArds ard rigging in such way as to
l""'e him mere uDmanageaSle wreck
hckfcrd Che mastcrbuilder) has built and
launched new schooner of 34S tons in 81
ID VS.. She is row ready to proceed With MS
o" our cruise, and trust in God, befo,e VIC
return. we shall have better luck than we
have had. Sir Jan es must lock to it. The
winds will rot alwavs favor him.
az Commodore Chsuncey did not sail on
the goth nit. bur on the 28th. We have a
letter frem Sackett's Harbor Of the latter
''te' wh'ohi. says, &c the fleet is now getting
under way"