The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-04
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Letters of the 2lst ut. were ycstcrda,
,ceeived in this City from S,cke,,'s Har.
ior, stating that Considerable number ot
troops were cub I'll hoard OF Comma
lore Chdnncey's flotiils, destined for ,he
western part ct Lake Ontario. supposed to
be eithec Newark or York. There was no
doubt that the detachment was OF sufficient
strength to effect the obiec, of the cater
prize contemplated. wha ever it might be.
FALSE'REPORI'.
1t was stated in he Alexandria Gazette
lofyestcrdav, on what was deemed credi-
bic anhority, tha' the Postmaster General
had received a letter from Warren, in O
hio. announcing tina. a detachment of $50
Americans. with General Harrison at their
head. had been totally destroyed. on their
march from Fot Defiance to Fort McigS.
We are authorized and requested &c
state that the above report is not correct
that Mr. Graoeer received no such letter.
1t may be proper TO add there has been
some such r port as the above IN circulate
on. which is destitute Of foundation, and
which we have not been able to trace 70 its
source. Nat. Int.
l. kn Extra sheet from the Office of the
Statesman, Wilmington, dated April 90.
states that the British had landed in Kent
on the 26th and carried off IL head Of cat
tie. Several negroes had deserted to them
and become pilots for them in piundering.
.-.,'..t,> ,,... III.
VIRGINIA ELECTION RETURNS
General Hnngerfqrd; has Obtained in the
whole district a majority of % votes over
Mr. Taliaferro, who REPRESENTED that dis
tr'ct in the last Congress. "A letter frcm
Fredericksburg states tina, the election will
be contested. on the ground that fifty lille
gal votes were given in for Gen. II, In one
county. Both gentlemen are Republicans.
N. YORK. April IS.
We learn by the passengers in the NORTH
River steam boat, that it was reported at
Albany on Saturday morning. that the feet
under the command of Commodore Cham
|oey, had sailed from Sackctt's Harbor,
with Col. Pixies regiment On board, sup
posed to be destined for Kingston.
BY Captain Merry of the ship Niagara,
we learn that the privateer Globe. of Balti-
more, was in with the rock of Lisbon on
the 22d nlt. and captured or sail of En-
slish vessels. She was chased by the brig
Lenobia, but outsailed her.
Captain Merry favored the Editors of
the Gazette with complete file of London
papers down to the 4th of March from,
which they have copied several marine ar
|ticles.
Captain Merry also informs, that two
regiments had sailed from Lisbon fer Ca
NADIA.
A London paper of the 18th of February,
mentions the departure Of two battaliuns of
troops fer Quebec.
The Sceptre, of "a, had sailed from En-
and to reinforce Admiral Warren, prol,a
bly, the one that lately joined the b!ocka-
ding squadron in the Chesapeake
April ~.
Captain Delano. from Oporto, informs,
that few days previous to his departure,
a FIR nch corvette of 90 guns appeared off
the Bar, took and destroyed a number of
vessels. among which were several P.,rtu-
guese. their crews having been landed at
Villa de Condo, and who had arrived al
Oporto..
The American privateer Globe. captain
Moon, of Baltimore. was off the Burlings
and had taken or destroyed eight or ten sail
the Crew of one of which had arrived al
Oporto. and spoke in the highest terms OF
praise OF the generous treatment they re
ceived on board the privateer. The Globe
had been chased several times bur out
sailed all. The news of the capture OF the
Java and Peacock was known at Oporto,
which was not relished by the English there
Captain d. read London papers at Opor.
to- as late as the 18th of March, received
there by sloop of war in 4 days from Eng
land in one of which he saw an accoun-
of the capture of sloop of war and two
South Sea ships, by the ESSEX frigate.-
They also stated. that Dantzic still held
ont. but was hourly expected to fall into the
hands of ;he besiegers.
.lkrI %.
The Joiio7oine letter zvas received by this
mornings Eastern Mail.
NEw-LoNDoN. (Con.) April IS, 1915.
Post ilaster, We7o York,
SIX,
His Msjesty's ship orpheus Of Sc guns
came to anchor this afternoon off our har
Dor. flag of truce came up to town this
evening. to make an exchange of prisoners ;
they offer to give up 80 of our prisoners. for
bou, ~ Of theirs. which we have here
OR Marshal thinks he has not got power
to make the exchange, and the flag is about
returning 10 the ship what will be the is
sue of this business Cannot be ascertained
at this time-a ~ gun ship is within Mon
taug, so that cur harbor is completely
blcckaded at this time.
emain, respectfully,
Your obedie.t servant,
ISAAC THOMPSON.
Boston, HfrI21.
Another rcquisition was made yesterday