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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-01

Captain Hummings and crew of the sroo,,
Le.nnhy' OF Edenton. came up fromNViIloueh~
by one of the enemy's schooi,ers near 60
Charles on the 24th inst Capt. II. relates.
that bel LETT Alexandria the 18th. and Vac
bound to Edenton, his vessel in ballast. Tbe
enemy alter taking quantity of rigging and
other articles rom the sloop, and 500 d9j, ars
IN specie from Capt. ii. ordered him to pro-
eeed v4th las vessel to the Admiral's sbin.
Tor adiHdicaaon-Capt II. however. ,ho's
proper to save the Admiral any trouble or.
accom- ~ running the sioop aground
on the sprA Wiilouglby's, when he and
his bands took to the boat and came ashore
Leaving the sfoop iii possession OF dc Nj
liIi7 on the beach. ~A0 III
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-01

PAINTIEG.-Applicat has been made
to an eminent Artist of this City, for am His.
torical Painting, to represent tie ByJt;rb
Generals 1ectn,sdh and Brock, 6ufcherinr-
ana ScGtfiinS' the american zuoncn and mil
drcn AID svoa',ded Prisoners. The sketch
tor the design is highly spoken of it will
prove proper record of British humanity.
No subject could be better chosen, or more
certain 20 reward the Genius of the Pencil
1t was said that one thousand dollars is insnr-
ed TO the Artist, should he prefer that sum
TO Public Exhibition of the Picture: we
are inclined to believe it would produce
considerable revenue to the possessor for
long time to come. If our Countryman Mr..
w Eo cnaid be prevailed on to execute
such work, 1t would immortaiize his fame
We confidently hope this felawi not re-
man unoccupied. Painting and Patriotism
are allied; they dwell together.
Military Monitor.
APoLoGY.-The LITTLE BELT struck
her colors, because she was too little.
ne GUEkRIERE struck, because she had
rotten mast
Inc SzAcEDoNIAN struck, because She
was not prepared for action, and did not
expect an American frisatc so far from
home.
The FRoLIc struck, because her spars
were on deck instead of being in their pro-
per places.
The JAY< struck, be be-be> cause,
- because" wait, sir, L am in ahur-
~, and must go TO hear the news by the
British Packet just arrived from England
via Halifax, will see you tomorrow :''cru
"nruttering aamnfhe JaUa and HE because. -
IT,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-01

we cannot state with certainty the num-.
per OF the enemy's shipping at present EN-!
Pioyea IN the blockade of the Chesapeake.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Hampton, who crossed tbe,
roads yesterday, informs, that the Dragon.
I4, was at anchor about seven miles below
oid Point Comfort, aud that three 74's and
TWO irigaies were in Lynhaven. THESE
are al mat he could see, but there is no,
the bay. "'' W
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-31
TEE BROAD ROCK JOCKEY CLUB
FILL RHCEN

SEjlLL commence on Tuesday the 2sth day of
w September next
FIRST DAf-3'be Colt Sweep Stskes for three
years Cd ooto and FLIES, running 2Ojie heats, car
rying weight for age agreeable the weighss Of the
Jockey Club entrance $780, half forfeit; "a which
there subscribers and closed; the names of
ths subseribers foliows-john MiDge, john,
Avery, Thomas Graves, BErweil Wilks, Thomas
CheathsB snd ZgehGr;sh Brooks
SECOND DAX--Phs Jockey Club Purse Of 500
So!lsrs. four mile heats.
THIRD DAY-I'he Proprietor's Purse of $500
three mile kess, entrance SIS, which also 10 be
added - The purse.
b FOURTH DAY--An elegant Silver Cup, WORTH
SIPS, free for al ages and persons whether they
are r,4lbeis OF the club not, carrying for age
agreeable TO the wts. OF the course, running Iole
heats, entrance to be proRortoned agreeable TO the
number OF horses entered; four more TO make
race. Fer this rsce nag which a winner on any
cf the preceding days races, viii be allowed to start
Entries Tor The cup Is DC made "a evening Of the
second days race JOHN WORSHAHf,
Proprietor Of the Course.
~ Statiesge and hitter furnished race horses
Tra'ie, Those who Upay want old fodder old GA Is
Dor race horses, will be furnished by the Proprietor
ef tie Course with both of the best quality.
A few Booths to be rented on the Race Field
The usual Toll will be collected at the eates.---A
Dinner viii be provided by the Proprietor tse day
ct ihe jockey Club Race, for the members Of ,he
Clu, to be paid for out Of the subscriptcn of the
Cb, agreeable 90 the resolution Of the Club at their
last i all Meeting. Angus a. Ct
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ATTACK ON QUEENsrowx.
To The Editor OF fhe GtQT,

bear or--I avail myself of leisure mo
ment {" give you, for the information Of your
neign6ors sketch of the attack uuon
Queens Town on yesterday morning.
about 10 minutes bafOre O'clock, A.. n.
We received intelligence from our troopers.
stationed as out post videnes, that the Bri.
ush IN considerable force were on their
march from Kent Island towards Queens
Town. a foil company Of infantry having
been pushed into Puey Neck the evening
before, tor the purpose Ct securing the neck
ana iNserceptlng all communication with the
enemy, our force now Consisted at Queens
iO"n CT about 200 ingntry, 100 catelry
uhder my command, Company CT art,fie
~ about 20 strong, under the command Of
C2pt- C15tavus Wright--the whole under
the command Of M jor Nicholson, the re
nior officer (Col. Wright being .htn sick.)
Our arrangements and positions for de-
tence having been previously agreed on
about lj minutes alter o'clock every c3u,.
pany was in place and ready for ac' lon--soo,,
after which we observed by signal rockets
which were hred from the tuJIth ofQ iser's
Town creek as well As from eue column adj T.
vancing from the ferry, that We were to
have an attack from the water as wei as
The land side. About 10 minulci before i
o'clOcS, not yet light. The enemy from his
~ 'tiii'A oiNSs " lAlAstl " tilen
played, and also from the water, coiou,snc.
ed iIre OF rockets aud round shot. upnn
which. Major Nicholson then hearing that q
landing was effected at Halls where we
had posted no men. from the barge, and an.
tepatirS an Immediate attack In the rear
of1ered .hc artillery and Infantry, w.thour
bring, 20 retreat, which was done in good
ordec aud without aay loss. VITA the ca
valry was posted in very advantageous
position 70 Charge upon the right wing 0f the
enemy as coon ~ the action should con.
neu%ein the centre. BY some neglect. !
did 2c1 receive Olds!s t. feSreas Bniu soy,s
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IUSV PIIRI.lSHEn

4 Nd For Sale at PETER C0TTOM's Book =.
Stationary Store, seeosd +o,r shove the Eagle
fsyern--the following New Works, viz:
Horace IN London, 10y the authors OF the Rejected
Addresses
3urke's Postunons Works, volume FIVE;
Christian Morals, by Hannah Moore, au,soress af
Pract;cgl Pietyi
MsgdeiS or the Penteht OF Godstow, novel
by Elizabeth Hele,e
Res.arehes ia Russia;
Miss Aiillorf's Poems, second edition.
\ Bndai OF fTiermsn, or the Vale Of St. John. a
Lovers ale, SAID TO be written by T. Erskine.
.4jso, .Fus' PecriUeu
n fresh supply OF DUANE's Hand Book. for In.
fsntry aud Rhemen.
ne dtro erhects in a /ezV davs,
WOodtsll's Edition Of Juniui's Letters. with Fac
Siraiss and ssVerlL ether nav works
August 20 It
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TgLU.9BLE pROpERpF FOD NgLE


Na nv IL. ~.
FSNHA'r in virtue OF Deed Of Trust executed to
= u,e by Miss Fanny Gfor, (whi.st she was 81
Fe're Sofe) now Mrs Fanny McEeon, wife of John
Mekeon, shall, on Saturday the 4th day OF Sen.
'en0sr next, upon the premises, expose TO sale by
p,bie auction to the highest bild-r. upon credit q
ninety days, certain Lot parcel ut stound known
ny The No. 49, wirh two story house thereon, near
Inc Fedora, Sering, in this city the purchaser TO
give nesoe'ah!e note, with an approved endorser,
payable OF either OF the B+aks in TVS cty.-1his
sale is made to indemnify snj savs harmless the Sc
c''rites Of Miss Ginn, specified 10 the said deed
July II corded in the Office Of tie late District
Court, hciden ct the Cspi cl in this City.
SAM McCRAW, Trustee.
Richmond, eth Aug 1918. tbs
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ONnoARp 4'Hr poMrHrco.
FRoM TaK coLuMR1AN.

l"'hressed and imprisoned seamen. To
the crime Of impressing, Great Britain since
the warhas added that of imprisonng Ame-
rican seanien, whom she bad previously i'm
pressed
A day Of " reckoning and retribution .''
we trust, is not far distant,
The following is an extract of Il letter
from an hTeiican seaman to his brother in
this city.
" Prison slip Glory, Chatham. INK. ,
JtJte 1914, 1918. s
You cannot imagine how much I repre,
the loss or I6erty--after beinG in The accnrs.
ed service Of the King, 20 be sent (gGfh a.
bout seven hundred others) to prison }ila a
convict instead of Seeding us to orr naive
countrY.--But since We are not exchanged.
think our country s not in want OF ou. ser
vices, or they you'd send person out more
nj tor the station Of agent than
-; - Tor ne IS afraid to spssk in our he
half, lest the English government should dis
place him. 1t seems that they would al
most wish to starve us and ihry are in =
good way for it, as the agent does not give
us any assistance which the u. States al
lows. wish you would state the case. ITO
the proper euthoritiesl and that there are a
greae number gong into service again ON &C
count OF not being sent home The most Of
tiSW s.tS "lt"uut CiO'nSS, or a1Y thing 10
wear to hide their nakedness. owing to the
short allowance we get from government. !
have sent home list of those who came out
OF service, tobe published as soon as the iast
cartel arrived in Boston, tit has not yet ao-
pearedl 10 hopes some of our friends will get
us released as soon as possible, and not let
us linger in this degraded country thew cal,
England. am happy TO hear that our ma
Wy is dong so well ard hope Providence
wiz give me az opportunity Of joining i, in a
shorttme. / feel q spirit OF libsrty. altho'
confined in a PRISON.
." IT the two Couniries make pesce. II
will never be peace with me add English
men, ss long as live. for the usage thov
have given. They have inhressd 2.e aiI
times since have been from home. and
have always made my escape from them nm
al this time and now they have seet me
to prison for all my services. They 4rs
worse than the Gu5ks in Fripoi: ,hey first
get all the work o1C Of you they can and
men sell you for your skin. OithatI NAV
have the pleasure Of shifhiHg some Of them.
As they have me and Others. ,
Weha0e green and sahhresssd Eregaenf
COMPLAINTS against mis- aren't LVt ibeir
continued increase, 71c corceiUe, dc,7aads
fhe attention # oHr government, in 6ehalJ
% our 5il3cTing and abuSed countrgs,en.
EDIz 1
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Domestic.
CHARLESTON; .Ang. 81.

EXTRACT FROM TIE Loo Book or 1aE
DECATUR.
Relation ofthe batfte 6efzVeen the .A,neri.
cGnfT1Uateer DECATUR, armed 4pish sir
1910. carronades, and one Is houlder on
hiDot, svifh 1O3 men, coH1D5aildcd 6n
Monsieur DoMTHIoUE DIXON, and hts b
NJ. schooner DoNINIco. If - 1910 car.
fonadcs, f7oo lang 6'a, one brass I ID. ana
, / SID torTona6e on a tiUof. 7yith 90 ;re1i,
commanded by Lieut. GEoRGE WILuoq
BARRETTs--darried by boarding..
On the 5th of August, 10. 8, lat. %, 4.
north iong.---standiHg north--at hslf past
10 in the morning, the man az the mast
head discovered 2 sail to the south ward
az II these vessels " ere ascsrtaihed To be p
snip AMI a schcOner--at half past II went
About and stood towards them, in order 70
reconno;tre--aC half past 2 found ourselves
ABREAST Of the schooner, which hostcd En-
g,lsh colors At one O'Clock the Dccully-
wore round; half All holr after the
schooner fred shot without effect ;
the Captain then gave orders to prepare
every thing for actj0n 10 LOAD ali the can
son and n'usketrY, TO hGvC the grapplings,
swoius. &c. ready, and having previously
got up tie necessary ammunition, water, &c
WoH below. ordered the matches to be fas
tened down. At 3 O'clock the Decatur
having wore ship in oder to take The schr.
a. Il. she drcd another sho, winch passed
over US; az quarter past We fired or
large glo and hoisted American colors At
ihe peak we hred cor piece a second and
q laird time Which she answered BY firing
two guns from ner battery our distance
va; ncw about laH gun shot it was nov
bali past O'clock, the schooner eYinccd a
desire TO bear away, observing TIT, the Dc
c1inr, haU'cd upon the laiJaard tack, in o..
certc present htr bow ~ she encuv 10
minutes after the ercmy fired q whole
bro dside, WHICH caused 70 dsnoge to the
D6cafWr, except some trifing jary to- the
rip8.cg hiter having answered Ter by
80 from on Ia pouodef, tue csptain 81
h. y c0fHr orderea every on 70 his DOS;
)" cideT 20 carry hsT I'll b arady, when
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Centreville, Aug. x. lsi3.
ALsAEY. August 90.

ALsAEY. August 20.
The last aaiiG brings as nothing Of inter
est from the frontiers. The particulars IN
tie !ast Argus relaiye TO our squadron.
were substoDtialy correct. Com. C6aonoeg
sailed from the Harbor at / O'Clock on Sa-
tuIdey morning. The brig building at tt4
tiarbor is probably lauucAedere tAis. Hex
tonnage is nearly equal to that of tie Mud
iSon, though she viii carry bat &c guns.
phe Vice President of ihe United Siates
arrived here in the steam boat on Wednes-
day, in company With his Exceheucy Coy.
Tompkins.
avery movement seems to indicate an aD-
preaching crisis which Is to decide the for
tunes OF the present Campaign. The pre-
psrations OH the lakes the concentration
OF force at different point.--she reeui.tioIi
OF militia, probably to occupy the .rontier
posts and tic visit Of the Secretary of war
to tie frontiers, conSpire TO raise an ex-
pectation that some movements e magnj-
tnde are about 70 be made. Without IRE
tending totknnw the plan of operations. cur
hopes presage that some efficient blow ,;;f1
te mate ere long time elapse.
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[Vol. 10.-----No. SIS.


! inmates bad elapsed after the retreat Of Tx.
'nt2.!''v, &c. WHICH the rigBt, ard Observing
the s.2rosches @; the enemy, prevented p.e
srofa saeing- EIrDs this tiIps VIC were X
posed e. TIC whpte. .nd radiviLed firing OF
the eneIny's artillery, who were Aoe more
tran b0yaFds !rola Us, whsr we con- .neRc-.
ed = retreat hictI we maintained in COOL
oiccr wi,aou9 i..y loss, urth We overtoosa
tic intantry and artillery. The upeven-
ness OF &c Glouud Upon which the ,heIuy
worked his Srtiilcrt alone pre- vented bin,
from making sad havoc amo, .. us. They
took possession Of the town. ard hsld it a.
boat & few inmates. dong it'll. other injury
there than king III a pare Of our stores cis
fbteai ard bacon. At EaB's the force thaA
landeti there under Cockhurn, Injured his
houst a"d furniture, / understand, th.t was
e't, gcud zeal.
The force that advanced by Land we sup
posed tq be ssout SEQ men, urtier SIT Sidney
beok~itA ;; those tat landed from the bar
ges Is IN nufQGer. under the magngsifsaocs
Cochhuin,~ Ne cStiniit4d at sbOu, 9OL4--i1,sk.
ing, 10 she whole, ahnat 1880 G,Sn Xester-
DAY o~sSi tr.' came ~ Nhc stated sse, fcrce.
that advanced by lana tuhe 20G5.--1his
statement hes teeo strengthened by tbs
o, no t 9, onfHen' T.e I'D ihem retaining
We expect an attack at this ulace every
- ~ az 5 NsiShlt'S out Slowly,
bc' nope when We have another rencontre,
10 give AN account ct mere impressicn made
upon them. .tn out guard about one and an
hall miles from Queens Town, attacked
them in dehie, ii they advascod, and ex.
changed several rounds with them, aud aE-
forwards retreated and joined their comma
ny Snoe. the hogs have rooted up orc thar
vas buried. and = morse was left dead in tho
road.
he company thst had advanced into Pr
ney Neck, crossed Wye yesterday morning,
and is nov here.
Yours respectfully,
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PENiIENTIAi{Y, 9Th August, 1915.
ROR SIR ID


+ Nd ESPORTATION--four HfeIy "" f.
n q R NJ T. ~. who have been condemned
ard pardoicd by the EZecutiye--ther ages, ~, 20,
26 K SO yeato.--Oae OF hem a toersbie good Car.
perer--oHe Cooper--one Shoeusk e'--and the o.
Eher Planter.
Those ineiWed TO purehase viii make application
TO tie Exesuti,e -Four on E We Of tie best " spvers
sse nov ready 10 cave To- customers SID On roo
Grets tcv'as some q them are capsbls Of sayIaa
si.y titij u
FIGURED CLOTH
FOR Table Cloths Bed Coscra, Hc.--We have siil
on band the variety OF NhNuFAcrUReD At.rt-
cLES heretofore advertised fa~ SHE on low terms
Or GRler Jor R.4}Y .Ji.IJE6LAGS to .Ha.ajac.
IuTc.
Country customers would DO well to sndiite.r on.
ders Cor .NEGROES SHOES K Others before
~ tall season commences < the work sla faith
iu'y executed IN erroneous idea hiss gone ouf ii.t
She Manufactures OF TITS plsee are not 70 vel e 80.
TEL 90 ~ ihe county they 'Nay not have as gsod
pohsa, buttheswor' generally 10 fithiuiy done -
,Ss'-s a-e put if' tlt proc or sac aud safe sear
ins uH te t9liowiry terms, va;
fhsy are "a BIZ furnished with change of cioihe,
= e'mfet x IL ceots per day psid fpr thcir bu,i
II cas- % taeir ScsDo5s they nl5o pay tive expencc
O. pnyAoiap--snl tS,y sronld be .n poed 81 e.o.
tnn{ II purchased s paid Tor by che owner wheo
takeu cut.
Wri. CAMPBELL,
AeGfcy aaA [gcaf.
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BY Thomas Richie. /
LAND FOR SALE.

a Decree having been made by the County Court
OF Hanover, at their last term, directing the
sale OF the tract of land in the said County late the
residence OF Nathaniel Pore, Esq, (spbject Mrs.
Pepes dower) Iuclie auction, to the highest bid
dsrs-on a credit 9i twelve raonths; the Commits.
sloncrs in the san decree named, in pursuance
tlsreo, win proceed. on Friday, the TENTH day
OF September next, the prenises TO make sale %
Spd sixty Ave acres. "
august Is. tbs
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October So,
Nmhresacd Sen,,,.,


we have already frequently called the
attention OF the public, To the situation oI
cur unfortunate countrymen, who were dis
charged from the British naval service at
the beginning Of the war. and are now de-
tanned as prisoners of war by a refinement
OF hlachiavelism, Of which the British go
Fernment only is capable. The Colum6ian
of Saturday last has an article on this sub
IJect, Ia which il does not let slip an upportu-
NIFTY OF having sap AZ oir IN government.
whom it insinuates to be guilty Of reDiss
ness IN losing 20 the country the ssryices Of
50 large a hOrfion Of ,hi8 hardy md hair,otic
CLASS 81 citizens. Sow, we can assure tbr
public there is no around for such an insi-
mutton. In the first place, the government
has steadily refused 70 exchange these men
against British subjects taken in battle
Secondly, their case has termed the sub
iect matter Of he most serious discussions
3etWeen the governments. And. lastly. it
mas recently been considered in the cabinet
at Washing on, with the view OF ADOPTING
some eifectual retoliatory measure, which
We are assured wiz be carried into exscuti
on in dM. time. ]'hCse who he.vc oLsery ed
me rigid precautions adopted in supgrinten
dihs alien enemies, will be az no loss &c
Conjecture the nature of these measures
and we Can assure the public, that if (. the
Country continues to be deprived of the
services OF so large portion of this hard,
ahd patriotic class of IT, citjz rs" it viii
po' &c" through the reulis.uess OF our own
government, which has been earnestly en-.
denvoring TO procure their Liberation. ard
wiz not relax IN those endeavors until thus
end as obtained. Mr.. A4n
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Washin.g ton. .fur. 81,


ne Io'io""g Passage-ia extracted from 4
letter from an officer in the array at San.
dusky, 10 Lis tI.end in this city:
" n party Of or friendly Indians picked
up, near he Lake, tour British soldiers, WHO
had made then escape 4rorn the dpch IT Fl,
:2andusky, bur were unable to oyertakA
their own army"
Tie fact narrated in this extract is con.
elusive IS to cue point that the india,
trinss are not so devoted to blood thaf ihar
Cannot be restrained from bathing their
limos az human gOre---aHd leaves Il fair in
terence, that the Indian allies OF HE British
are simulated By their ruthless tmnioyers
10 the Internal Crueltes they have re.5,.. ,e5l1
committed, since Indians are proved. vim
nnder a Different influence, to act In a very
different manner Here parry Of Indians
,'iehuy 10 the American Interest, and IN.
der ITS control, meet Nth four Of their md
our enemes--and, so far frcrc cutting ont
theiI Hearts or staying them alive, as t,s
red britons have done, they Deitker toroa-
ha"K or scalp them, but bring them safely
into camp with that civilized hurnsn;.x
winch the American people has taught
them We do not know taat we shonId bsve
called the attention Of our readers. 20 thie
L4ct,'r even have tho't it worthy of recordine.
Tor we Zee. no pleasure in delineatipg bru
AMY even IN an enemy--bUt that n nav
- ~ P"1 l" Shdbti VI Uey be SusCeDti-
Ole OF sucA feeling, the hartl:hood of those
PEihators OF the atrocity of the enemy, who
teii US ti,at the sayages cannot be restrain
ed Here is fact which shews fh,v
stand III need Of no restraint when leh
othe operation Of their own feelings. NJ.
reader bot for the tuition Of British Of
Gers Add agents, It would never be neceses..
~ toe%ercise restraint, To deter then, fro-a'
Sne commission 81 bujCherieS OF so h,r,ib l@
nature at are urknown 20 the NEST fe.oci.
oas, even Of The beasts OF the forest
Nat Int.
Hngagt g.
Cofies efist'srs /rorf Br{g. Gln. Boyq ~
tAs Secr2gJ War.
Hesd-Qarters. Fort Geo-ee.
August II, 1918
SlR--tn the Fast letter which bsd
the honor to address to you, had GO cum
mamcate the inf rmation that Cammodore
Chaunccy had CtI this part 81 the Lake:
Yesterday an express arrived from the IS
nile Greek, stating ,hat he was then off tbst
place, N pursuit OF the British feet, Which
was likewise t. be seen.
hocy ct volunteers, militia and indians.
nndcr enc mand Of Bcigsdier general
Portsr OF tile New York Militia, having ar.
rived at this place, ard very impatient 70
engage he cnemy, plan was this r,ornine
Concerted to cut of one ofhis pickcts. ~
bout 700 volunteers and Indians, under n
Command OF Major Chapin, wrs e. p =
this object, Supported by 200 resuias -dect
e9s coFansnd Of Majos C1mnaines SS"9er
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EAsToN, Aug. II

Since the action at St. Micha,Js, ei~bt dc
scrters have come into town--two on To~s.
day, ard six yesterday observation-disclosures
the latter is Midshpman, who Ycparts
that thsy conducted the captain Of the brig
Contest ashore on Kent Island, on SUNDAY
evening, q he not returning before dark, tn sy
put oit and Landed IN the lover part Of this
county that the brig had JUST come 10 the
oay--that shey were Informed by mid
shipmao OF the Marlborough, that the Ind
force wes under the Command Of Sir sid
neY Beckwith, that marched from the Mar
rows TO Queens Town, and that ADM
raj Cockburn had the compland of 40 bar
ees which landed in front of the town. that
they understood from the above source. that
IN the attack Civ ST. M.chGls, the British
lost capt. aud lieut.. of marines and 81
Privates u that one OF the barges was ma
tcrlallY injured
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-31
Aug. 50.

I'm the sth day of Oeiobcr next, will be offered
~ Tor Sale subhckiy the PREMISES, that vsIaa-
BILE
aG TRACT oTZdND,
eitusted in Campbell CsuAty on Stasntou River the
property O. Fayette Henry, late decd x com mon
Iy known 10y the of The HIPS Creek plantation
-This tract i5 supposed to con ain upwards OF ONE
THOUSAND ACRES the greater part of which,
is good Tobacco Land. The purchaser will be re-
Cured 10 pay down half the amount for which
hmay be sold and to pay the residue in Que year
EeOin that date giving bond and good security with
Dsod in Trust TO answer the peymen thereof
CHRISTOPHER HUNT, Ex'or.
tayette Henry, deed.
suy 90. e4tp