The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-27

items that fishing schooner belonging to that
lace was spoken on Tuesday by the Rat
ler, and informed that the United Sta,es
fr'gate President Com. dodgers. had beer
oaptured and sent into Halifax. We put
little or no credit in this report.
We understand that the two regiments of
one years men, now doing garrison duty on
the sea board. III this state, are ordered to
Burlington.
SALEM, Aug. 10.
This afternoon arrived at this port, the
Nag oftruce brig Henry, Growing shield.
with the bodies of C.ptain LINES LAEy
RENCE. and Lieutenant AUGUSTUS c.
LODLO V, from Halifax in live days.
Ad. Gr,!fiths in 4 rag e (AIajes.ic) had
arrived at Halifax.
The report about Com. Rodgers, is not
true.
BOSTON. Auo. 10.
From or oaiuasIc Correspondent.
- NEWPORT, AUG IL.
The ship Leda. billiard, arrived at tLis mort iste
ON Sun'J afternoon, in IS days from Lisbon.
Captain II. states, that q few days prevouy TO his
departure for. America, news had arrive. from
the frontiers or Spain, giving an accoc.t OF a
Anglo LII
stano- Spanish army umlsr Lord Wellington, aud
the French forces under JOSEPH Bonaparte In which
the Ensis, lost 5000 men killed aud wounded -
The French loss wac not known. but supposed To be
Sr:st Lord wellington claimed the victory, & lad
driven The French army ~itlin IL leagues Of Bay.
onne: AT the time az the battle. gen. C,ausei was
marching with about IL 600 men 20 ,oa the retreat,
Ing armys bot the battle was decided previous to hip
arrival. Chrosicle.
Shit N~ws.
Ship Hope. Emery, sailed the day be-
fore the I.eda chip Gauges. of N. Bedford
Tor 81. Ubes in few days. Shoke, July 23
La. 81, iorg. SO, and was bnarded fl 10 the
p,ivateer Snap Dragon, Burns, of Charles
ton, 48 days out on cruise, on her. return
u the u. States having captured he follow
ing vessels Brig Good Intent, Brig Pan.
dora, brig Jane, barque Henr:etta. brig We
nus, sent to st. Johns IS L cartel; brig Hap.
gy, and oarque Reprisal, given up scbr.
E'zabe.h, do. brig Ann. from England
for n. Scotia. then in CO. with the Snap
DrsSon, laden with valuable cargo If
nroa cloths, cessimeres, linnens, &c. valued
"a 100000; the Snap Dragon had taken
out of ner the greater part Of the dry got ;,
and intended keeping ia co. with her for the
~ S. Passengers in the Leda, MIR. FoRBEs
and family.
SALEM, August 13-The .chr Peacock. Of To,
to"' ~ nsysTem Saps aehry, (hayti), sugar, (ar-
rived last veek.) The schr. 81. Vincent, from ga.
lem, had touched at the Cape psd duties and pro.
| ceeded TO the ieeward---Ths Sauoy Jack priyatser
or Charleston, had sent into the Caps an English
aioop, OF aud from Turks Island, with salt, which
was ordered ont again by the government, and 20
sail next dsy--ths piize-inaster informed that the
| Savoy Jack had captured valuable ship and scbr
IRON Barbadoes To Jamaica, and ordered them tor
the u. States.
We learn With Pies-l-e tr.t Comm o,ase Joshu,
Barney, ct Baltimore, revolution nv oieer OF great
nautical ability, is appointed TO command tie Uni.
teu states hots IN t.e ssters adse.nt that city,
and that he takes rank as Commodore in toe Navy
Com. barney left town "a I'hursdsy.
Frssidsxss PATRIOT.
- NORFOLK, August ea.
HOERID MURDER !--,1n Saturtay nighf iss,
| nsst shocking and Unnatural murder was commit.
ts- in Chapel Street by FrsncI,u.sn, named CD
det I,drns, carpenter, on hs vito. ihe deoe.sed
was ~ei known NJ prudent, c;issrest wor.sn, aud
her husband rs prodiEat and ci3so!ut. character
Ha-ing .qusndered away the greater part O; his sub
STAGE, his ~ne found mem, TO put what .;te was
.sti beyond his reach Filming he cou d not Ly the
prscantion OF his wife, eh. entire Of their ;,.e
property, he lett her for seversl moohs aud retur
ned ON the very day lie committed the unnatural
crime He demanded Of her \ wstoh which he ssid
he had at some time gwen her 10 uresent,
which she, knowing his d's,oiuts ~sy OF life, prudent
y refused to aiiedsipe that ss hs had MADE
her pre- sent OF it, nc hsd no rghs 10 i. ass,u -
wher Upon he drew a large sharp poin,s Knife and
stsbbed her directly rnder her right breast and sne
uieu 10 about ha'f an sOnr after. Her screams brot
several ct the negbsors to the bloody scene, who Sc
cured ne murderer aud Immediately lodged him in
Ja1--th he knife was thruet in between the ribs viii,
such violence that he could not immediately olsen
gsge IT. as he attempted to ds, but procured oaae
knife which he held in his BAN, when he was tsk
bat whether with view 60 murder some of s.,,.
rect OF the family, TO defend himself or to tske =.
way his own lie, cannot be determined He earn.
eSty ensrested the byestandsrs alter he was ssou
red to put him 10 death, enchanting, /" kill me
kill NE - H,slL
Ertdc. of a ke,ier-dateS
NEW-LONDOE. Aogcst15.
Yesterday morning he hamies and Urpheus
beng at anchor near the light house, sri The w,no
being 'ight,wth an appearance of its becoming calm
the b7ats from our squadron all u.s. were manned
sud armed, and procp eded down the iver On reach.
ing New.London, the two gun boats which are here
were sot under weigh and towed out of the hsrsor,
when unluekiiy breeze from tic Southwark sprane
up, and the gsn.boats were anchored with the shps
boats around them at distance Of sbsut or miles
fom tie ene'nys vessels; there they continued un.
ti dark, WIN NO favorable opportunity for attack