The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-05

manded, but without success. VIC learn
also that the spirit and zeal of the army al
Fort George will suffer nothing by !, com
parson with even commodore ChaInccy's
command. Gen. Williams declares that he
found on his arrival. and saw among the re-
si,nents during his continuance there, moth
ing but one common anxious desire 10 be led
against ,he enemy. In that army ttere are
now no parties, either OF a political or indi
viduai characterize received Cen. Wilkn,-
son in the best possible god dispoSision.--
Even those officers who he'd been at points
with him prior to the declaration oil war,
bad determined 10 merge every private con-
sidera'ion in tee nober' oae, public service
all would execute his orders it'll spirit &
t:beerfrness. TIE general had leen very
i'll, hut was much recovered. -
Gen. ID. K. WHLrAns reacted this city
Yesterday sfonl Fnr, @ eorge, under orders
for tue sixth military district.
Oetobsr1.
PRIVATE coRRFsPoNpEEc
.Noriho n.hton Eounsp, pa Sef,t. %, 1918.
As suppose the proceeti;nes oi the cue
my in cur bay, arg Interesting t"you and
The public, beg leave TO Comnunicate the
following Information.
On Friday last abcut O'clock. p. Nj. a
British tender and swo barges pursued =
small schooner into Cheritrn alias Cherry
stone creek or river. The schooner out
sailed them and arrived two miles above the
entrance Of the hacbor, within about four
hundred yards of the house, lately the re-
| sdcnce ut VIM. Is. savage, deceased !;
where she raD aground the British tender
grounded near the eutranee Of the river I;
f, the two barges, however, continued the
putsuit. and the wind tavnurms them, they
arrived at the schooner and took possession
| ct her in fifteen or twenty minutes after they
had entered the river, as the schooner
| HANDS had taken eff her sails, and she was
fas, agrcund--they left heri q tew minutes
withou, idjury and took possession Of another
| s,ailtp loaded with grain, lying little low
| er down, and proceed immediately 10 the
mouth IF tie river with her, the wind be
| 'ng also favourable a small party of mi
| lisa had by this time collected on the shore
and attacked them--thev ran her aground,
and the hire ct the militia being kept up
| sharply upon them, after q smart conflict,
! they SET fre TO the vessel. and Thought pro-
per to draw off 10 the tender, which was
| sill fast asTound--iR the course of the night
the militia brought a field piece to the land
nearest the tender, and very early next
! morning, as she vas still aground ard the
lbarEes a'ongide- fire was commenced
| from the shore with the piece Of artillery &
I
| time, when cpe If the barges left the ten
der, and urider sails and oars went, it is sup
posed to Llnnhaven for rainforcement.--
HE militia continued firing IN the tender,
but from tsc distance she was of, it is sup
| posed. very little damage was done her.
lhe british. however, ceased firing, long be
fore the tide arose to enable them to pet
her off and the remaining barge. full Of ns.n
lett her, and laid OF at such distance, that
the shot tonld not reach them from the
shore--the militia were without boats to
board il tie afternoon large ship made
| her Appearance and came in towards the
tendcr---seycra! harges were also seen CO
ming from the s';ip---but before they arri-
we'd. The sint and tide favorng, the ,erder
got of and stood down the bay, as did also
the ship and barses. IN the two barges
were between thirty and forty men, how
many 10 the tender rs not known.
On the following Tuesday yesterday 21st
inst. )early in the morning. Six barges chas
led the same schooner up Kings Greek,
which creek and Cherrystone Communicate
With the bay By the same mor:il or inlet
Ihey took possession of the schooner end
another shallcp lying in the creek and ct
tempted tn carry them out, but the Ieilita
appeared again anc attacked then; the
vessels ran aground and after some contcst
with the militia, tie enemy set FIRE tn the
vessels and left them, still ccntinuing the
Contest along shore, until they found it CON
yenent TO retire 10 a brig which had been
| II and on near TIC land all the while, and
at length grounded +; 'arge ship also vas
near, and upon the brig's firing, she came
as near rs she could and dispatched her
tender and two more barges TO the relief of
me brig, ny whose assistance (the wind ia
vor'ng} she was got off on the next fu,
Tide, and they all meved towards the ives
tern s1cre and appear now TO be beating up
he bay against light wind. The brig
While aground fred several SHOT to the Iand
bnt no hsT1, was done by them. no injury
>as. been done the militia-severa OF the
enemy have been killed and wounded
much blood being found on the deck Of the .
yessels which they attempted to Destroy
Men were seen TO fall. one au officer.
Yours, &c.
Washington, Sef,t. so.
Cory ofa letter fran Cam. Perry 70 the