The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-31

ouns,ay morning, AZ which time no movement, of
s s. s.n,y mad nk.n p'sce.-Durins the last week
our p'eket guards have been almost constantly in a.
isrm. On Friday night last stack was made By
a pretty formidable icrc, but tie fiying artillery
passing out, the enemy dispered after a few shot.
hese sttseks are principally made h, Ind;.ns.
The main British force il now said 10 he .o,en,rat.
ed, nesr the mile ek. heck of Queep,,own.
lleserters from the enemy come in a,mos, i.jy We
understand their acesunts sgree in soe thines; The
brhsh army ia supposed to contain RISING qOO(lresu.
lars, or 500 militia, aud 9 or 4OO. Indians Tint
the British army IS short Of provisions cannot for
moment be doubted. - -. ~, y 49, :,
49,. nuRL1seroN. August 20.
FIFTY sailors arrived here yesterday morning in tho
Steam Boat, from the southwark. A iollyer set ~
ears we never saw together.
Our little feet which is stted up and ready
tore Prebic II guns, Hongomery II guns. two pm.
boats mounting each an eighteen FOUNDER and SIX
scews each mounting twelve FOUNDER.
The Frances OF Vergennes is fitting up, she il u
carry guns.
FROM fhe correspondent of the commercia3
.f6verfiser.
Wafertogrn, august 81.
On Thursday morning, the fleet urdeY
Commodore Chaencey hove in sight. Every
eye was in expectation of behcldne the
British Heet in tow but in this they we're
disappointed. I will not pretend to repeat
the many repor's in circulation, beth at the
Conduct OF the Commodore. Many condemn
and many approve his conduct, belieyE
al agree, that, at one time the Ccmmodors
mad a favorable opportunity To bring the
British to an engagement. On their lass
cruize, our feet went within so miles Of
Niagara. When off the Ducks, they saw
the hset under Sir ]. Yeo at anchor. On
the approach of the American squadron. the
British weighed and stood out for our fleet |:
put keeping the weather gage, the Come
modere would not engage. The British
fleet has returned to Kingston
A new vessel was launched OH Wednes.
Gay last, to be schooner rugged. She is
call the SYLPR. She is a fine vessel Re
us pierced for "a guns. This will give tho
commodore the superiority. It is exps cted
she Will be ready to sail on Wednesday
next.
Yesterday had the pleasure to view the
heet. hrst went on board the Gen. Pike.
She is as hne vessel If her size as ever
ftoated. She appears to be nearly, the .xv
OF the Macedonian. She can bring Is guns
to bear every brosdsidc. The Madison car
res carronades. She Is superior vessel
OF her Size. In fne, every vessel in the
harbor, is we'll manned with crew anxious
to try the worst of an engagement. -
while was on beard the Madison, a sail
was discovered standing in tot the hafbor ~
In short time She was ascertaised to be q .
rag Of truce. A boat was dispatched from
the Oneida brig (she being the guard far
he day. to meet her. Shortly amer tho
Lady Ct the Lake got under way, with or.
'ders from Commodore Chauneey to receive
the nag but she had not returaed When I
left the harbor. The Oneida boat, which
returned, brings the information that the
tag was the bearer of q letter from the Rri-
tish Commodore TO Gen. Lewis. She states
That, IN the late engagement with our schools
n'rs, we los. one man. 60
Yesterday two OF three Liauseaan.s n
the Navy sent in their resignation to the
Com m odore.
Yours, Sec.
p. S. Since closed this letter, ! hays
seen the British official account of the la,e
engagement < have been permitted, thru
the poiiteness of the Hon. Judge Richards.
to copy it.. You will find it enclosed.'
The following is the British Official Statss
ment mentioned abave:-
OFFICIAL
"HEAD QUARTERS,
"Xtngston. .14th hug. 1875
"By accounts received by his ExceIlencS
the Governor in chief and Cvmn ander of The
forces, from Gem. Sir James 'Yeo, dated
of York. al half past one, p. Nj. on the 1Ith
instant, the following particulars have lust
been transmitted. of the capture and des-
truction or -FOUR OF the tuemy's armed schoons
ers.
".On Tuesday evening last, the 10Th inst.
the enemy's Squadron under com Cham,
cey, got under weigh from their anchorage
of the moth Of Niagara river, and with a
hne breez e from the eastward; stood towards
our Heet, which was becaimed off the port
at IL mile creek. At sun set, fine breeze
Coming OFF the land, gave US the Wind of the
enemy, when our squadron stood for them.
on which they Immediately bore away from
us under as much sail as the schoonerg
could carry to keep up with the larger yes.
sells. The eneniy's heet formed long line.
the Pike, Madison, Oneida, and six scr's.
two schooners being placed to windward-
Tor the purpose OF r2king the masts of our
squadron, as they should come up. At If
o'clock got within gunshot of the sch's. when
they opened a brisk FIRE, and from hour eo-
ing so fast, it was more than an their be.
fore the Wolf our headmost ship, could pa,s
them.
At this time. the rest of the squadron
was between two and three miles asters of
the Wolf, and on her coming up with the
Madison and Pike they put before the wind
and made sail, firing her stern chase guns.
Sir James Yeo, finding it impossible 70 PEE
the squadron up with the enemy, as the
Wolf was the only ship which could keep
mp with them, made sail between them. &c
the two schooners to windward, which wa
captured, and which proved to be the Julia.
and Grower, each mounting one long SO Sc
one long ~ FOUNDER. Two of the enemv's
II ruaat ccbooppr- the pco,,ro,a .~c 4 n