The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-16
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lzfh inn, 1873.
SIR-tarn directed by the Genera. to c1m,I.ni
cat' y'.u that the ot-,.o, At teweil's rgunrt.
list evening Rat al. the En-mys So 4adron IN t.e
hpads got crder wSy, coassiins OF ships of tie
line, rsz.e, trigates & large ,;hoone,s 4 smai
and many hargss-& from the out pos. at the PIsa.
sure house am informed this uGfnins thai ,;,,s
brig aRh several ten,!e"s out Of sgnt 1T sun.
set last evening standing nj ihe bay TLer= remain
now ia .yn;avcn bay, only shi,, OF the line two
i:tgattS aud three tenders.
The jay before yca,erday, two deeerera came in
They arc mas'nes, thai paced cent nets to a
watering psriy vhch landed near Cape Henry
rhe, came 10 srpaca,sly and beng ,e.heeut acre
ciosey examined by the G~nrrat
From their corrUboratiye ttate onrn: Che Cenersl
IS under strong impression, that acme OF ,eir
transports have d'psrtsd tor rsn'orecments ana
he thinks, that no measures shoud he re.sxe,! hy
which the thture d signs Of the Euery may DO eli.
fSctuay eouuteracted.
i.aye The homer IN be; sir,
[bt o,aeyl JoRv .HYExs,
tapt g Nd IL CAMP.
Rs Exc. Jas. Rarbou~.
GoVenor Of N"giaia,
Urbon;fl ard Humanity Of he Bri-ish!! !
GThe following Rrhoyt ,ua, i,,closed IN n Lsttey
.t'o1'a .tiajoT Cralcaysem to tAr Executive.
YORK, 4th July, 1878.
SIR,
Anxious IN effect, as early az possible, the
objects OF the flag entrusted tsus b. you on a ist
instant, we proceeded, iimsdiat " after r. ceiv,r
yout dispatches Or Admiral Warre. and General
Tayicr, 10 l:aUpton. On our arrival At the ia,ter
place. sumo difficulty arose in procur.cg vessel n,
convey TO the Brilis fleet; and aitcT some glav
We were carapciiad to embark IL, small. open,
fOur-oirsJ hoa, the mi, oue IL sseueA yhjs,i tb,.
tn>y o he enemy hSd ,es capable o, hoatior. We
prucs !ed to- tnt lret of tie enemy with ,he nj
most dsrstsh whish little sS snd che ..ees,iva
heat OF t. Jay. wGnd permit; aad wlcu d slant
from he Sdm'fafs ship about half mile, were Iurt
snG hEi.ed ny barge c! the euemN, the officer oy
winch informed, had disI,atehes or admiral
Warren. We wee invites INTO The barge wh,c,,
uYtitiOn We aeacPted, well 10 relieve ourselves
from th' echtnement IN beard hutie vessel; Ia
glten as much as possible the burhcn OF our cars
,uen; and proceed with as much exyed.t;on 81,
was rscueab,e 60 obtain the objects of our iission
On our arrival ~ the Admiral. Ship (tne St d.,
mRgo), we were di eetcd 70 proseed to the &" S.ap
ire, line Ot67tte ship, on which we were ,nfo.,,,
eH admiral ,Sokdurn had recently hoised Isis gae
Arriving along sds ot this shin, we were desired r.,
the Officer OF me hsrge 80 ascend the snip. Upnn
our r,acng the deck, we found a lsfge assen si9e,
o. officers, certainly greater number ii1.n coud !,
necessarily att'ched TO single ship. In the space
Of ten miru the two stlrnifals Wsrr.z :. Cock
burn, approached. To the soriner we delivered
y ur Sisgatches. who. Upon peTusal, eyinced en-.
barrsss'neut, and attsr Short pause aad-that IA
prinCipii object oil the H1g appeared % be- 60 pro-
cure supplies Tor yeur Hosntal--he WAS nngv,er.d
in Che sirnai've--" Could not these supplies have
been as ea*y ana early procured irOuO Rickmoud
az from \ Norfolk /" We thought not Pie Adj
| mirsl then said hs would reflect upon the sui,
iect, ard return US On answer soon, and retired
With Admiral Cockburn ~ the cabin of the shin
period of about fifteen minutes thea c'zDsed
when Admiral CoekbArn advanced, and sddres,,pt
MAJOR Grthn, informed him that the Adrlira
would see him IN the Cabin Upon Malsr GSr;Tif'
reaebing the Cabin The two sdmirais only ,gi,li Li
Admiral Warren again repeated the opinion tha
the Hospital Supplies could be exsediiiously nro
cured from richmond rs from Norfolk savio. i
contrary TO their regulations to Der,nit 49,
Avg 10 go TO Norfolk that it was their intention 4,
lsnd MIR King, Who went with the Rag NJ sesvrli'
! Point X, Jointly with Admiral Cock 1uru exnrez,
~ an unwillingnes7 tn permit the a-s 60 proceed
! Tbey were answered That fthe Hsg was pe,uit,c,
| 20 proceed, ths supplies could be procured s,onet
than If che Fog compelled Co retlfs oertai,v /,
the oours. uf the following day that ifoomDsc /,
! resort to Richmond, three days, probably more
would pass before the stores could rcAch Hamnt.p
that "ur wOlnded and sick were suffering for Mod;
oine and necesssries;hat all the ue4iclne. pryst,
! Hs weli rs pnbiic property had been Wantoaiy dsq
trOyed by the troops who lately captured Hataptoo
ana that the supplies absolutely required for the as,
On the Hospital could not be procured in Ham pton
| The admiral said he had h.ard that the ncsf,,sf
! had received some snppiies-he wac asked ZION
! whence, and assured 10 not tho caS. E,ndi,s
The Ndrirsl sill. h.sitating, Mai Gr iin said ttg
| tse repmed hunqnity of Admiral Warren forbi.
1sJ0r CFutehhcld 20 doubt thpt the annie linn n,
the passage Of Tag to Norfolk would I've reE.,sl',
! After short pa6ss Mai Griffin was ihtora t,I tag
the flag might proceed, upon condition ~ yet,irfr,
along SIDE tie ship. IN the same vessel, VIA, fb
same persons and With no increase VI person
! Tile restri zion q the s3ne vess. was com
h'fted on the ground, that IN tbe event a
ihueli wind, the boat wes too slsaH 10 oay;
gate the Roads, and thus the oblec, ~ The a.
would ne defeated ; bui, butng no relaxation in ~
speH'en p,.rs''c,i 81 wes det;rmiHea, VEuH consul
tai'c" 'si,E L@soh Lise'gsto proceed.