The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-01


a volunteer 40 efthe Genets, and who was woIn.
Ged with the general when he fell.
.-'.''' Boys I|z|l' .''''- ''..
car,.incrsne. Ill j Scapta:n Howard.
AIOUENFRS.
Volunteer corps without arms.
Second brigade, without arms.
Artillery, witLout arms.
I lissine corps, without arms.
Seamen.
SutGtcfns.
l sri Captains.
tg Field officers.
General Chandler, .Commadora Chauasey,
and <nite.
CITIZENS.
BY leters from Iisrrisburg o learn that in con.
| seonence oil Representations made to the Governor
| by tn people % Delaware county OF their want of
arms. Ne TO repel the 10Y, his exceene, on the
18th inst sept To Chss;er $50 good Nusk cts aud 500
Car.cuch scxes issued directions to furn,b the IN
W.T., Tents &c. fthey should he required. We also
learn that -jor Foefins. the Deputy Quarter Mas.
ter General, has authority and is instructed 10 have
| ,a,de new Tents, Camp Kettles. &c for 100 men
| aud 10 r,roi'aae gQ'.ponder. lead, &c. ~.
TIE GoveTRcr. We learn has written TO Major
General SteeI, aarrobating the patriotism al the
Militia in his divsian that hsve so promptly urtied
TO defend the houses, fresides and altsrs cft,er
| brs tiiren at the state of hlary lsnd. ~
Joseph Worre and Isaac Fors7th I,avs con tra.te5
with, and given bond 10 the Com ~ on wealth. 10
build the New State Asensl on the site where The
old one now stands, agreesbiy TO plan apprssed
by the Governor, The building is 20 30 of brick
and sufficiently large TO contain 2s pieces IF eic.
ry With the necessary apparatus; 10 oGo Musk e,s
900 Tents 5000 Knspsseks 1000 Canp,K ettJ,s
snd workshop for three nrmorers. The whole TO
have cellar under it and the expense not TO exceed
J ,eo4 dollars = 5...s Dem P,ess.
Extract TO she Editor. of The Baltimoye Mir.
---.,-., :, YoRK:HARsoua; L. oatario)
May 9TH, 1918.
'' Before tha reaches you, doubtirss the news of
onr e-in and lass in the skirmish at York OF the
eth uit will have made its way to the public in
some shape or otter i wish could reflect ON
thst affair With more onmpiseeney than can Our
and officers evinced st.aly bravery whenever
II was tested, hut do assure you there appeared no
gen-rsisbp Had we landed before day light and
attacked the enemy az day break. it almost cer,s n
we eond have made all the British regular prsor-
ers with Sl,eaf INTO the BARGAIN b sides preventing
that trescherous coward from blowing up his last
| magazine upon our column The landing was how.
ever eft cted about o'clock, 4. NJ. in tina face Of
some British and Indians, Between whom aud For.
syth's riaemen and few OF the 18th, = sharp bush
light OF ten minutes ensued. Our men fought bra
iy ; the enemy very sby--and from that moment
there no fighting, except between our s-hoon.r,
and the fort.-GensrR Pike having landed early.
formed the different oorpsss they debaFked - about
miles W. CT the SosfD TIE nu,,yr,-s -,NrcheS
charming .orner--no euesDY
ted it's progress,eS The sehooners had in effect enc.
ed the forti bat AS our little army approached, sCo
barrels of gun powder eSploded carry ing up stones
iron. timber, ETC. TO extreme height. which falling
thin an area Of about half mile square, crushed
| whatever they struck. Pike was killed BY one of
them,-and, unfortunately our troops deprived of
their hesG, lost the advantages in prospect by no.
gecting to pursue the sneroy. Sheaf had lust ae,I
with has regulars who survived, ect having pre
vrousJ ordered bomsarder to apply certain sort
OF match to the msgsane, calculated to enssrne the
powder At the moment =.tR troops should have
entered the fertilization --Proydentjay, there was
delay OF about Eve minutes in the advance of our
corps, oceasioned by mhedinents in the way of oar
artillery and this, think, saved our men from 20
tai destruction. However, the Iors is too great
general Pike, ect Get and two worthy members Of
our company Edward Edwards and Thomas Haz
etine) killed on the spot mortsliy wounded, cap
tain Moore's left foot and ance crushed and broke en-
since amputed, ect
Several hundreds of the inbabita nts signed lheir
pNrole prisoners on the following dsys-Dtany in.
veafed vs. TO hold the place and Sise theSs 5rotee
Gon, promising us aid, and depreeating fresh expo
the fury and persecution of The royalists
Yet, troops were ordered-to eyacuste the place
and they Te-embarked on the evening of Nav Isl
II was not originally intended hold the place at
present,-it being the object Of the expedition to
take or destroy the public stores deposited here ]
NV corc. aho,4 ono w.