The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-09
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ne t'VsrnOf. Has received Two expresses frOF
The bor'ier~ of tte Hspp.,..a"nuek- from Johr
4. HuAs.riord Esq. hrrgau.er Genera, Oh the i4,i
brfg- fh9S dispatch vaelpses Two eouinIu,,.v-toms
from two "ri.,,s, Ia the county Lancaster. uIit
ten Ia great haste hos. wriIers had Opportunity
Ci 5sceitanins the exact situation 81. Affairs MAJOR
Ne"sst OF the ySd uesi'ntnt, the 5t,
S"r isi.ta l''d an engagement, at CIewn
Font yesterday and e ha.ase that are statione,
at MI Marnn ohear,nan's, where have had "a .i.tx
scuile thus iLorpins without any sn,uiy." Colonel
john Chswnins OF the same county writes the 5tl,
O'Clock that there we're several vessels Vt war at
the mouth OF Currotoman with about 20 Barsess
:" they have been con. nitt,ng de;,redatuns thes &c
two days. We had a sharp action Yesterday on the
Currotonan Observation-Disclosures from Richmond,
W estmoreiand and NUfthuui ber!a,d were tnov,u.
To the scene of action.
The other express IS from Colonel John Dang en-
heLi ut the county of Essex, Col Co.nun.n.
dant oil the 9Th Regimsnt-His despatch bears d.t e
on the 6th.-He states that he had received iniur-
NATION that some engagements had taken place on
the ksppshannock in sight of Urbsnns +; that some
vessels hsa De.n taken that the British had landed
derredating the property 1t individuaIs, &c. &c.
Orders were therefore i.r edIatev issued for rs.
senibiing the militia under hio command and n de
tsehment has been dispatched to Middlesex to aid
Col Muse OF the l09th Regiment at Urbapns.
The Executive has most promptly sent ariup mu.
ntions kc. to that section.
ADDITIONAL.
we have seen the young Gentleman,
who came rs an Express from Col. Dam
gerheld to the Exc cutive. He says that on
Saturday last, about IS Of the British bar.
ses, each of them said to be double manned
md supposed to contain so or 60 men, had
IN action, with two American Letters of
Marque, near U'banna, IN the Rappahan
nock river. The whole scene was in view
at two companies of Militia, near Urbanna.
but the barges were touf.r out to be reach
ed with tn, ir musquets. An English Pri
4 nj tor % vrac al 81,
aid o. the barges. -rhe Letters of Ma~oue
were from Baltimore, laden with cargoes
and supposed 10 be bound to France. For
several da,s they had been laying round
y ORTIZ Point ar the mouth of the Rama
hammock, waiting for an opportunity To ge,
out; but on Saturday morning the, went
into the River: The barges moved up in
pursuit OF them, ON the same morning
The renContre was about 4tniles below the
town OF Urbanna, in the County of Middle
Eek, situated few niles iron, the rivers
mouth. The firing of Cannon commenced
alb ut O'Clock in the morning and coati
oued till 1.-THE discharge If small ;.rns
was much shorter, being only about !. 3 or
Sd of an hour in duration. One of the let
ters of Marque being deeply laden & not
sailing very well with a light breeze, could
not get up so high and was more easily o.
vertaken-17 Of her crew escaped In boats,
and landed on this side of the river at
Brandon about or miles below Urbanna
The other Letter of MarGse made A most
gallant opposition she was boarded. bu,
never struck; the enemy had TO haul down
her colours. How many lives were los, on
either side, was not even conjectured. At
ter the engagement the Barges returned 10
the fiotila, few miles below Urbanna.
which was seen by our informant and SUP
posed TO consist of frigates and 2 briggs
ii is very likely that there is some mistake
about the formers other vessels were re
ported to be laying at the mouth of the i
YER.
On the evening of the same day, bar
ses boarded and captured ship, which
had been Laden at Tappahsnnock and was
then laying at Carter's Greek.
On the mex day Sunday some men land
ed at the house of Mr.. Chewing about &
miles below Urbanna, on the sane side Of
the river. and plundersd his poultry and
stock without paying a sous for them.-On
the same day. another detachment debarked
on the other side of the river, in the county
OF Lapcaster, the most extreme point in the
Northern Neck; but were driven hact hu
the militia. On Monday, a larger force
was landed, from Is or 90 barees. who
drove the militia before them, after sbarn
encounter. Il 10 rot ascertained, II any
lives were lost.-ThiS is the last account
we have from that quarter.
Inc militia were marching from the con-
tiguous Counties to repcl these frse-booters
Troops in Lancaster and Richmond coun.
ties we're posting to the shore-And on this
side OF the river, similar orders had bepn
dispatched to Caroline, and King-NVilliam
A detachment of the Essex militia is alrea
ry in Urbanna.
az n. Il. We give as ne eet-bnt tn e
above accounts are probably much exagge-
rated.
Randolph cut The Poll in zott.
(last Mond ~ stood thus;
Randolph s45
Eppss I77
MAJORITY Tor x. 1913
Charlotte was RS strong hold his friends
had calculated his majority there. at 800 or
55O--but he has got there only one of 16s
less than the majority of johnson over RS
TREND Grey in the two small Counties Of
Surry and Isle dwight
Il he other Counties in RS District are
Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Ed
ward.
The conjecture for these counties is thus
Bucklng ham, majority for Eppes $50
Cumberland SO
-
Prince Edward for r. So
Charlotte, 16s