The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-02

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York CsuH5y, Hay- nay House
A., ]nne 2oh. lS13
communications partial account Of The
shgasetasut with tie ensiny at HatoD,nn
on he S5lh Instant, VIII now. lawn -
more IN my power. beg leave 10 communist
cate to Your EXceliency 4 detail o: the o..
currences Of the day,
AT an early period of the mornin9, nf thu
Is INST can Mill Creek patroI cave ;nfor-
NATION tea' from thirty 10 forty British bar
49, .ieH WIN men, wee approaching the
mouth OF Hampton Greek, By the innec
channel, from the direction OF NewDori's
ho'se--~hen Oar troops were intmediate)v
t"rned or their eAcampn,ent on i.itfje E.nsl
tshd plantation, South west of, aud divided
ITO ~ Hampton by narrow cree. OUR
NhlCh a si!ghi foot bri -ge hsd been erected
III a ve'y sHdrt tf<;C afterwards. our CeIev,s
patrol fepored the landing and APPROACH ,f
nualcer e ting cnetny'. troops in out r-nr
= MUG hi'rr o'clock, several harges were
sen approaching Biack -heno's PG.nt, The
He3ut most o. winch commenced = Fl ing of
rrouad shot which wa immediately re.up "a
from our battery u iuug we've rs,fnde,..,
ise e"eny' nti idaitd by the qick ma
uirec' hre Ut our canton, Dire IS back and
sheltered himself behind the p vint. ann frc,,,
the"ce Continued ~ throw hts round tv,eive
and Shteen pound >iess, acc sn,uaniefi n =
-great aumher Of rockies charged with c.rp-
bus'lO'e matter, which, with vcrs few p ".
IeP''ohs' ana those without iDjLrlou. cs!.ct
upon cur detachment or encsnpmenr, either
teN snort OF, or overreacbed heir -t+-rts
For the space of thfee quarters Of an nom.
or more, during which dine a mutual inter.
change OF discharges took place without Inc
enemy DONG any damage our infaetr,,
troops were poAed under cover Of a b;s6
ditch Immediately IN front Of IA cam
During ems period many rock, S and lar,e
shots teii within our cnclnomCnt AZ tlIia
time our rliie conpeny, which upon the ear.
i'eSt 'ntlmatio1 u the approach of lie enc.
y" ~ J. No naq,Geeh d,3S3tCh~d TO c, aGeal
themselves. IN ,he wo d near The road t,,
"hCh-It was supposed the euemy was an.
preaching, commenced its welEdirertsd :,
destructive fire upon the head Of the jnva-
ding columns
l'eing now we'll satisfied Of the c;n, RI
attack upon from the land side. and AZ
covering, from the timidity Of the eper,,, -.
his barges. that no landing was intended 10
be made ON our wa er p sitirn x knovy;,r
that our Efe Corps, from its great ipfsr;.
oi1y 20 IHe enemy was IN "A very critical 81
tnation, marched with the lpfan+,v &c. 80.
under my command 10 the point Of aftarI 20
order t0support 1t, IS well as To annoy ,bs o.
nemy 10 his approach, & % prevent hisms-
khg an aus. on cur rear advantageous m
is vlews, and in aid Of his intention ~ syr'
r"un' q Cut u oh from retreat entirely.
we advanced In column Of platoon, ihro,
= lane and an open coru-Scid which led
rom our encampaent to the enemy and to
nc nam fha Celey's roads and when in
''o "e'u anu WITHIN iwo hundred Yards ~
ne gaze which opened into the Ceico go
shd urn hicket Of pines, We were 6red
mon ny the enemy With his musketrv. fro,,
4 thck wood at the upper end of the 6eI9
snd immediately bordering on the road =,
Upon this discharge, orders we're given :.
'N'eel on the LETT into line nd 20 march nm
IN the enemy III this POSITION we had
marched not ulore .hso ! Ssy Yards, var