The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-29

BY Major Cratchhcld, in letter of that
date Fet
{" AT a little after five O'clock, the enemy
commenced FIRE oi round and rocket shots
rom their tenders and barges in the river,
and creek opposite 10 Hampton, and very
Isnor,ly afterwards b, aine hundred troops
n our rear. Their Attacks from the water
direction, uhich was kept ue necessarily,
was repelied BY cur batteries under the
command az Capt. b. "a. Pryor, in a
nanDes worthy ot veteran troaps. UDson
the attack iSom tie land SIDE, l proceeded
"'tn the infantry companies tn the read. in
order nost effsotualiy to crunteracs the
Designs of tie enemy In sthae tIuay.er, but
had not gained the desired point Of ties,ina-
s'on before The mn.kets of the fee assa:led
our troops FROM 81 skirt IF weed near where
| the Hif,emen, Jude, Captain K. Scrvan', hid
Ebeen placed, and who for some consi e rabie
Tune, with much cooness, and no doubt. eX-
| ce'ienteffecr, kept them in check From
our line az march in Column thro' q Sel5
| where We were attacked, Immediately
formed line and advanced by quick time
| towards the woods, where the invaders had
formed. We had not proceeded FAR ia this
| iine before tile enemy opthed 4 he avy and
! continual fire Of grape a;,d other shot upo
us. Ihe view OF the enemy, troops which
now took, rendered it necessary On our
part 10 form again III columns ana enGea vor
10 gam the wood, now within one or,,two
hundred yards. In sndeave,ing 20 obtain
sucn position, our trc ps we're necessa
riiy Ter q short tiiae. enposeds rte jtrs cf
I e.Fe e.TenIy, -. Major Crutch6eid then men.
t,ans in very high terms, the oonsuc5 of
captain Shields and his company !; aud
concludes by observing that the enemv,
! pursuing the rest OF our troops with rapi
slty and success, retreat took place
This dispatch was written az the Half Way
| house from whence our army pros eetled Il,
York. Major Corbin was wounded in the
I arm and leg, ar the head ct ms column
| --Captain Pryor, for whose safety Major
tIrutchheid expressed grea. appsehepsions,
| after handling the enemy most severely at
| the batteries, spiked their own Cannon,
SWAIN across the creek ani rereating III
the',r OF the enemy, arrived in cur
csu6!' With the most az his brave men.
No. ..
| MoEDAy, 2Sth June, 1918.
An official dispatch received this morn
ing, ny the Executive, from Maj. Crotch
neid, states The force of the enemy who at
tacsed hampton or the morning fine 25th
| 10 nave been upwards of $500, Of whom 400
| were EHcaaen. Our less Odd noe exceed 90,
wnne that ct the enemy WAS at least 300
| ne british force now at Hampton, is be-
the enemy. and Of his force, which was at
..rst communicated by three FrencIr desert
ecs Zone OF whom is an intelligent heu,cuant)
was confirmed by three British dsserters
! VINO arrived at camp, just as MAJ. Crutch-
heid was ahont to close hisletter.--The en-
envy IS Pil!aging in all directions, and deter
mined to mount all the horses he Can col
lee: with rihemeo, and pursue our little ar
nv.
4 tn
capt. Servant OF the Ef.enea, and CAPTAIN
Shields OF the Infantry, of whom Niaior
Crutchteio made honorable raentioo III his
oispatch CT The goth, he speaks in high
terms OF the services rendered by Captain
cooper OF the Cavalry, and Capt Brown of
me infantry AMI The cool and intrepid con
duct OF the officers and pfivates OF ali the
auvye -companies.
~ A letter from Ger. Taylor states the
arrival Of another SHIP OF the tine in oar
waters.
In addition TO th- Official account Of the
attack upon Hampton, aud the capture Of
thst post, WnicR Confirms as far IS IL goes,
TIE verbal intormatio +, ID ucEt by the stage
on Saturday night Lass, We lay before our
readers many other Interesting particulars.
with which We have been furnished. not
embraced in the official letters, bat derived
from d source entitled to tie highest credi,:
On Friday sbast dey-b-eak Intelligence VIZ, ,.e.
ceived from Use vitsts 5ae5 On th shore finn
ting Hampton Roads, that the enemy we're land,ns
from their barges in considerable iorsa some N.
tie diStaiee sbsSs Black Heurd's pomt Captsiu
Cooper with his troop immediately dspstcheL
10 tat quarter TO recohnore and oriug int gence
file had proceeded about tale iu fuii sIs.G wis
abruptly turning corner INTO road leading i,ro, sL
the WOODS, forming nearly right angie with the
in4h road which be had left, tie enemy presented
themselves IN tnii view, advsne,nE win \ quick seD
almost WITHIN pistol shut he fastened back sitj
thsiuorT.atio,, ard troops imIne Istely fnrIn-
e aAu prepared Tor action, STAGED in the official
account In atsw moments the enemy approached
and the battle eomiseGred Ascot the same time
upwards on forty barSes and some tenders including
the hssehue Cutter recently cAptrred from %,
Wh'oh nan becn aging TO off the mouth oc Hstopton
creek, began to move. 4 small boat FIRST entered
apparently Win some degr g of csaton---An ofieer
rose up and alter looking around hin, waved ME
nat; shortly alter snoiher soat entered and the
same signal Was repeated from her. when the who.
hOtiia followed on and approached the Town Lin
tenant LIVELY of the artIeiy STATIONED with two for
Pecea at Poiiit the right hand side Of the ereek
near It's mouth opened FIRE upon them Az thev
advanced captain Pryor who with two ,,.cc.
more was stationed ut another point on tue sam.
SHE ut the ere x, and very nsar the Town coao
menCed q hre upon them ike wise, whieh was kent
up, ny h'm a"d 1t. Lively with great palIsn.
~ Tor some tine, when tnding further rsss,ncc on
'hsif part would he useless they snikeh their gun,
ana made good their retreat ser0s an arm OF Uamp.
fon creek, IN the Of Ire eafsn; sI,o were al.
ysneing BY iaId--Iuosi Of their httle party soon -
Uved ut capt Armst AIS, abort three ,ilss iron,