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

articles as the corii,on of,her release toIa prison
~ "n4e". - .hey uoccrstGod the,n they n.re Duuc
st TO setvc arsiu.t France, hut A. aist tic s,,.e,
iesia iscldas Tho br,:.,, ndeed, had atteis pted
".th some success, 10 represent ol Ok as as SGoe
ages and with much art had tiled rcIsati- the Il,
,hst ,i.s frsneb who had deserted at Pig Post
had besn murdered ~ the A,nsriesnr, who gave no
! sort @: quarter. Tina persuasion wss so strong
4 thsS iie Ccneh Lieutenant Who aese=ted at lamp
TIN, eNr isc' his as,onshneat NJ resiisz in this e
| ~ with toe Sergeant ohp deserted at Pig Point.
! The britsh !scsd three rneu =. the front of tile
battle AT Hampton, aud so or 60 OF thrrs fen victims
90 pp'csh sss.--Fhey are .xsspsra,et against
the br'tsh--aHi IT our hoops brd been stronger IN
! Hampton, would have heen the frat 70 have turn
/ e.. tber arms against ;he;r slly.
Inc desereets underwent an examination
before tha Council of Siate---hat is the
result, has net yet TRANSFERRED. Snt we CLEAN
from the most intelligent private sources,
tiat all the British vessels which were col
iected IN Hampton Roads at the tune OF the
action were unable to disembark 5000 men !;
That OF these, 1000 were Sr0men, which
would OF course rroporiionably strip the
ehips ot their crews, Tin ons case a schr.
was ief, with but men in herr there were
pattalions OF maFiiies, to the number of
2,400-there are many Germans Ss about
go frenchmen left out of 500, who are
ready to turn their arms against their EN-
| picyer.-fhey had no broad.swords or hai-
eters--sndno horses, except those which
ihey picked up at Hampton.
III would seem, therefore, from this spe :.
cies OF cqu;ptnont as we'll as the description
OF their force, that no expedition at a consi.
dsrable distance from their great guns can
seriously be contemplated by such troops.
| The descrters seem be Of opinion, that their
principal object is the destruction of the
Const'liat:on triga:e & the fatieuing OF our
militia troops by { war Of plunder
We DEFY this fnrce--SA rrav f,afS, opa rs
much superior description. both in its
numbers and its discipline, il we do not sleep
upon our posts. We may ruin curse,yes-
bot it viii be our own fault if the enemv can
| i5Aict upon Us any serious mischief. a. pre-
seat we are wide ske--snd we are par
'ueded from the lessons we have experen-
ced that we shall not relapse into criminal
inactivity We boldly therefore, throw
down the Ganntlet--Sl "dcfy the devil & all
his works.
Wa ksd heard COME ssy, pest OF tha aaeodote OF
hiasrnan, who in the hest Of the action at Hsup-
too, han spisd a British officer with two Gsld El.-
auiettes On his shoulders and determined 10 try the
| q" cunniug ut his hand" upon him Our country
man hred with 20 sure aim, iha, the etiser i'm
IN e'stey BIT the dus, The rasy be tue
"a the French lieutenant says that Col WiLLIAMs,
ceionsl CommanSaat ofthe Marines, was Killed tiu.
rins the engagement.
Ertruct Of letter from gentleman in
WoT}eik, dafeG Tupe 20, 1913
we are still III the lsnd ot the living, you
see, but in daily expectation of an attack
frorc our fpdgpGHiHi9tls fee We have ius,
received intelligence of the scene acted at
Hampton, which certainly exceeds every
ta'Hg have ever heard OF in civilized war
fare for cruelty and barbarity. Bur sup
pose yau heard all about t long before VI
did. We were for Iops ,ime ignorant of
the iatc OF Hampton, ill . Gag of truce was
sent over by Glc General which broaslIt the
| f:rst corrert iptc.!igence. The general has
since received an official account Cf the ac
tioa fFom Msior Crutchfield The neigh
The works on Crarey Island are going on
with aruoI' and raPi:lity. We have now
nei'eve bel"een sc ara SO pieces nf osnuo1
on the Island. Tie British fnrce now here
is sbout 90 sail sAips. and frgates.
A squadron Of 5 Of frisaces SEIZED MP
James river to day, perhaps they intend vi
sitting the metropolis, but i: is generally sup.
posed that they are going TO SlnilLiieid for
ham.
AT meeting of the inhabitants of the CT.
ty OF Williamsburg held at tse Court house
OF tbs said city the :7sh day OF June. 1873.
William Coleman esquire bsing tlnsni.
mouSiY appointed Moderator Of the meeting.
took his seat, and the following, with many
other resolutions, were catered into and
passed:
ReSatped, unanimously, THAI subscrip,i
on he opened for the purpose of furnishing
shirtl and pantaioono for such of the soldiers
as nave lost their clothes in the late engage
nent at Hampton, and who are not able TO
repair their loss,
! RcSoiped, that the foregoing resolution be
published and copy thereof transmitted
! to the mayor of the cry II Richmond.
A copy,
Airy ROBINSON, s.e'y.
To The Edtor--.frooa Mem5sr oF Con-
| eress, dated
WAS hINGroN, 29th June, 1913.
50 You can hardly form Il ccuccp;iou OF
the state ofmy feelings tof tbe fca last days /:
/ expected every thing from my coun
| trymen but still my anxiety has been pro
digioua--I have always dosb;cd whetaer
the enemy would make en- attempt ON any
strong place, as tha;r disposition 20 prever.
the lcss Of men is Il predominant one, x a. :
stroug places, ard marrow waters are .ul
iIectS OF serious consideration In this min,