The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-25
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

The following extracts we make by per-
Dlissdl from letter written by resoec
table private in a volunteer corps, to MS
relative in this city.
&c Camp az Forf George, Junc 9, 1918.
=" walked down to the beach yesterday
morning, TO see some English prisoners
brought in boats the night before from
place called Forty nile. Creek. 'Eaey are
Very clean, smart looking fellows.
+" Gen. Chandlerhad taken the command
before our array was surprised by General
Vincent. Our camp, they say, was badly
aud loosely laid ont. The British advanced
silently with fixed bayonets not a musket
was allowed to be loaded, for fear of alo7D
ing their design. Some officers and men
advanced at some distance ahead ef chem
who hailed, amused and stabbed some OF
our centinels pretending to give the coun-
tersign. The advanced guard was first
alarmed by hearing the diving groau of a
sentry who had been run through. Five
pieces OF light artillery were seized and
fred against our troops (; and they say, that
Gen. Winder was made prisoner in making
a desperate attack on the British TO re-
take them.
-" The regiments in the centre and rear
never got TO the assistance of,he front. The
10th regiment, when formed was broken
through by our cavalry that had cut their
way through the 40th Britshl regiment.
and could not stop. Owing to that and the
darkness, some of its companies unfortu
nateiY engaged their own men. Colonel
PearCe, very good ian, was left sick at
that place, and COLONEL Dennis had cleared
out for Philadelphia after being only two OF,
three days on the lines! Captain Steel had
the command he was wounded and taken
prsoEer--but in the end, cur army killed
trree or fourto one aud made the red coats
camper Col. Burn and col. Milton are
said TO save saved the army.
" dou'' know why our army was order
ed 20 come back. 1'hey say, every man 8,
officer was in rage FIR losing an opportp-
nty 90 be rcvenged Oh the English and
Indians. Perhaps the appearance OF the
British feet off ths place frightened some
people. Bot / guess that our fret will
frighen theirs before they return to Kings
ton. One ot the officers who had charge of
tie hosis, tsid the following anecdote at
the beach. lie says, that the commodore
sir James Lucas Yeo, sent nag yesterday
morning asii"ie to demand the unconditional
surrender Of fhe American army to his
BrifajtHic 0aJcSfy's arms for his ll0jcs
fy,s army was OIL one side his bZljesfg's
indians on tlic ether. and mir MeJ-etv's feet
on another, and that trey could not escape.
Curgsneral laughed q; the message.
HE inhsbitants hereabopts are almost
altogether very iniuical 20 the Yankees
the men would scalp them. and the women
OF &c lark arc loyal cnoUgh to eat their
hearts and drink their bloyd. 90 not BE-
lieve th1t wolves are more crue', II they
dare wonder that the men are not de
Prifed oi all the arms IN their honsss, anG
prevented from going at large Several Of
them are married into IuGian families and
IRE captains rmcng The ssvages. Carr,
Is prton, Dickson and ferguson, and other
1co'chmsn, are ia this pcrdicament. In
stead OF giving ;berte to such wrctches who
nave murdered many a Yaakee, think
,hey ought % be hung mp. bol the three
frst are with HE English army or the
lians. Many cr1clties Committed on ou,
friends b. these and other whitenien in Iu
"a" dress are 1Ise'y charged 70 real In
liaos. lh'iT ;hsse villains wit be put o.
cath ana d's,r estates conhscated. wei
AN never tT1st thcm.
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