The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-30

Waln. Captain Page, in AZ DAYS from Lisbon. The
isoosrt w was brought to in tLe Bay, and bra dea
from the Folcuers "a, commodore Sir j. u y res
ford, who on being Informed that CAPTAIN Page
was IN low state Of health, and his shin short OF
provisions, very humanely permitted him 10 p, >
On to fmsaelphia Captain Page speaks in hand
GONE terms OF Commodore Beresfor. 3 opuduct who
told him that tie was ignorant that IL " sh Pk tred-
SON the magistrates of Lewiston IL supp HIM
with provisions, as he had required, or lie would
not have made the requistion in the mana I he
did The British squadron consists sC thc Puicters
the Beividere, and some smaller vesse!s--seyerI
others were expected. i"'is. go ,s,.
The Spanish sehr. Armisted, hence for Havana.
has been detained by the Poicters. She was at an.
u. '"e
Burning ofthe Schooner Fancy. IRIS.
The schooner Fancy, capt. Dunton, from Charlse
ton, for this port, WAS the vessel burnt bv the Rri
fish al Lewiston Greek, on the 18th inst captain
of that transaction
tuesday. March 10. at a a. NJ. captain DuntoD
made Cape He"'ope", bearing n. w. dist2 &C
I'VE miles, the wind r.. N. r. At S. minutes pnst
,, saw two sail upon the lee bow, which CAPTAINS d.
~, ,I ineh'atey discovered to be "a and flisate
lie then wore snip Tor Lewiston Roads; at O'Clock
same IN two tathems water, and hoisted his colors
TOT plsot, 6utnone came of to his assistsnce tho
huIhoer were on the beach. He then went ON
sho'e, brought off nurrber of Pilots and CON,
nencsd discharging the Cargo i'm lighters cot mn,
III me cabin furniture, guns, unton and some
o. 'he cargo, the boats OF the enemy then in sigh
CAptuh Dunton continued sending his carpo on
shore, untitfour British, launches came with gun
shot. when he opened FIRE upon them from breast
WORK which ne had erected shore and piled then,
wen with round and grape shot, which it was b+liey
ca d'' them much damage, they hauled OF to
'tahce ana tor some time return j his are Can.
am Dnhton Kept up an incessant 6ring on them
Notwithstanding which they iss' succeeded in set
aS -: sS''oOier HrG at +. NJ. They then
went otto sorne distance and gave : cheers while
captain -. continued Ia give them the contents Of
ms little battery and several of their men are be
ieNed TO have fallen, SO st p. NJ they Withdrew IL.
a considerable distance. Captain nunton then got
a small boat and proceeded towards the schooner
to endeavor to extingnish the fire, but the enemy
Immediately returned and opened brisk fire On
hin which compelled him TO return 70 the shore
At O'Clock captain ID. succeeded getting OH board
the schooner which wos then ia aames He con
lfVeI to save few more articles and then let her
Mr.. Campbell, will, an express for the Governor
OF New-Jersey. left the Capes on Sunday morning
passed through Woodbury. yesterday, and informed
at that time there were two vessels suppos, ID to be-
74s opposite the Light House one appeared to he
diSmasted-e ~ irigete, sloop Of war and n tender
at the buoy of the Brown. They had taken = pilot
boat, and burnt several wood shallops. sloop be-
longing TO Mr.. Jeffrey Clark, OF Maatua Greek
was taken at the mouth of Maurice's River SIEVE
raj vessels OF war in the ofing A heavy firing was
heard during Thursday, of iIewistoyn,