The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-25

leading topics which call for present consi |
Iteration. Var un2 ptsor, heaee with |
honor, we know, is the voice OF the nation. |
To this sentiment, we confidently antiCi |
pate, the measures oi the Congress will
hGrmcniously Responsibilities. int.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
Charles Ludlow. esq. lately an officer in
the Navy of the United States has publish
ed in the N. York papers a letter ofi great
length, stating at large the reasons which
induced him to resign his station in the
lazy. 1t is due to truth and to the officers
of the Navy, to correct an erroneous inn
precision which part of that publication is
calculated to produce, relative to the APP
ointment of Mr.. Lloyd Jones to be a mas
.er cvmmandant of the navy UT the United
States, with the circumstances OF which VI q
happen to be acquainted. =
This appointment we understand he re-
ceived for the special purpose of comman-
ding the United State cartel slip Nep-l
tune, which conveys our minister's TO Russia,
merely with, Intent to give weight to the
oommaud abroad, and expressly limited to
the objects Of dt,'Ation Of fhat Uoyage with
out interfering with the rank Of amy officer
of the navy. That he receives neither pay
nor einolumcnt from the Navy Department.,
but is compensated for his services by the
Department of State at the rate which he
would have received for similar services on
mercantile voy age of the same kind that
the condition of his appointment was entered
on the records OK the Department at the
time. Nat. In!.
Baltimore, May IS.
AZ Ertracf Ola letter from Stephen II.
Moore, Captain ofthe Baltimore Yoiun-
teers, 90 his brother in this eng, dated
"Nfagura, 5fh May 1918.
IL last wrote y GU from he fiarbor, sta
ting that as'then about to embark with
my company, together With general Pixies
brigade, for the purpose of making a de-
scent on the Canada shore. l'haye to in
form you now Of the result, which has been
victorious and glorious to the American
arms, although peculiarly unfortunate t..
me. We arrived at the head of the Lake
Ontario on Tuesday morning, the 9th ult.
and debarked the forces about a mile "a
bove York, the Capital of Upper Canada
here We were me, on the beach by about
500 British regulars and $50 Indians we
contendcd with them warmly for about one
hour, when we succeeded m driving them
before US, and made good our landing, with
loss Of some brave officers, and about 40
men killed or wounded wes then formet
immediately, moved up to York, and wher
arrived Just at the opening Of the main
which destroyed about so of his own men,
and killed or manned about $50 of our men.
This horrible explosion has deprivedfme of
M; left leg, and otherwise grievously woun-
ded me- was taken from the field, and
carried on board the commodore's ship,
where my leg was amputatcd, AID am
now likely to recover. Two OF my compa.
ny were killed at the same time, and four
or FIVE more of my brave fellows were Sc
verey wounded--now out of danger. =
I'VE have taken the capital of the enes
my, and about million and an half worth
of public stores and other properly. We
have killed and wounded about 500 British
and their savage allies, and have taken
prisoners about 700 men. We have taken
from them also several vessels Of war,
which were found in the harbor, and des-
troyed a SO gun frigate, then on the stocks.
"Ths is the severest blow the British
have felt since the wars and is to them IL
rsmediable--it win teach them q lesson of
American bravery, which they cannot soon
forget. The conquest of Upper Canada
is now no longer doubtful, as almost all the
guns, munitions of war and provisions ne
cessary to carry OF the present campaign,
were deposited at York and have been ia.
ken by Us. General Pike, however, the
brave and gallant protector of this enter
prize. fell in the very moment Of complete
victory, at the head of his column
We have suffered severely in loss of
6fhcers--2 captains and "A licutenants ha-
wing been killed, and Ave captains and Sc
ven licutenants wounded. My wound, they
say, is a very coed one, but il has MANNED
me for life.
" Lieutenant Irvine received bayonnet |
through his right shoulder, at the moment
of stepping out of the boat, but is doing |
very well-GILL and Warner, escaped
nnhurt -,
I" P. S.--My Company distinguished
themselves sloriously, and were noticed for
their determined spirit" Wig.
BRITISH OUTRAGES. I
The annals of civilized Countries have sela |
dom recorded more waDton, brutal, * wick |
ed acts of atrocity than those which are
detailed In the following -
Extract Of q letter from lady near Havre-
de-Grace her Brother in this city, dated |
May 7th.
s'Since wrote you last. Havre de- Grace
has heen visited nv a terrible lombard ment