Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-07
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.

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northampton County, "a SEM. %. 1919,
AS suppose the proceedings of the enc
my IN our bay, are interesting to you and the
peblic. beg leave to communicate he fol
lowing information.
On Friday last about o'clock p. NJ. a
British tender and two barges pursued a
small schooner into Cheriton alias Cherry
stone creek or river The schooner outsail-
ed them and arrived two miles ABOVE the
entrance OF the harbour, within about fo,r
hundred yards IT the house, lately the re-
s'dence of Mr.. WIN. B. Savage, deceased !;
wnere she ran aground ; The British tender
sounGec near the entrance of the river; the
Two bargeS. however, continued the pursuit
and the wind favoring them, they arrived at
the schooner and took possession of her in
hieen r twenty minutes after they had en-
tered the river, as the schooner's hands
had taken off her sails, and she was fast
aground they left her in a few minutes
without injury, and took possession of ano
ther shaliop loaded with gram, lying a little
iower down, and proceeded immediately to
the mouth of the river with her, the wind
beng also favorable /: a small party of mil
TIA had by this time collected on the shore
ana attacked them: they ran her aground,
ana the fire OF the militia being kept up
Sharply upon them, after a smart conflict,
they SET hre 10 the vessel, and thought pro-
per to draw off the tender, which was still
tast aground In the course of the night, the
militia brought a field. piece to the land near
est the tender, and very early the next
morning. as she was still aground and the
barges alongside fire was commenced from
the shore with the piece of artillery, and re
turned oy the tender, and undo: sails and
oars went. 1t is supposed, to Lynhaven for
reinforcement. The militia continued firing
on the tender, but from the distance she
was or, 1t is supposed very little damage
was done her. The British, however, ceas-
ed hring, leng before the tide arose to ena-
Die them to get her off, and the remaining
barge, full of men, left her, and LAID off at
such distance, that the shot could not reach
.hem from the shore-the militia were with
out boats TO board in the afternoon large
snip made her appearance and came in to-
wards the tender; several barges were also
seen coming tram the ship; but, before they
arrived, the wind and tide favoring, the ten
der got off and stood down the bay, as did
also the ship and barges. In the two bar
geS were between thirty and forty men, how
many IN the tender is not known.
o. the following Tuesday yesterday 2lst
inst.) early IN the morning, six barges chas
ed the same schooner up Kings Creek
which creek and cherrystone communicate
with the bay by the same mooth or inlet.
They took possession Of the schr and ano
Their shallop lying in the creek and attempt
ed to carry them out, but TIE militia appear
ed again and attacked them the vessel
ran aground, and after some contest with
the militia, the enemy set fire TO the vessels
and left them. still continuing the contest a
long shore, until they found It convenient to
retire to a brig which had been lying off and
on n ar the land all the while, and at length
gfou ded large ship also near, and upon
The briggs firing, she came as near as she
could and dispatched her tender and two
more barges to the relief of the brig, BY
whose assistance (the wind favouring) she
got out on the full tide. and they all moved
towards the western shore, aAd appear now
to be beatingup the bay against lIgh, wind
The brig while aground firing several shot
TO the land, but no harm was done by them
No injury has been done the militia-seve
raj OF the enemy have been killed and woun-
ded-muoh blood being found on The decks
of the two vessels which they attempted to
destroy. Men were seen to fall one an
officer.
Yours &c.