The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-16
ENQUIRER. oFFICE. July 10.
70 rae EDITOR or r9f 4Nou1RER.

70 TAE EDITOR or TIE Enquirer.
SIR-Having just returned from Il amoton,
~hsre mate myseli acquainted with ali the
particulars of British outrage, whist that
place was in their possession, | ana reaucs
ted by many persons to communicate ihro'
you, to,the public, the information have ",
ven hiem- do this vita no nope az expec
sanon Of satisfying ting. who required, other
testimony than MILO Crutchhei or Cart.
Suoper.as-s too wen know there are thtse
among as, VINO VIII still! doubt o. fiy'eEe,id 20
coGbt.--3ut as beiieve tuis class Co he few
IN number, and insigniicant in public elt.-
naaticp ; as firmly believe that a LARGE ma
lority of all Political persuasions are optn-to
s,n.viction and taelingiy alive 10 ;leir { oun-
tIJ's wrong; caaiot- withhold from ;hen.
Tue IScts, whose siinpls recital wilh accoed
s1g 60 their different teri pc ament, lnfane
t..-m w:th rage or fill ,Ecm wlth nnrrur.
Nie name you are al liberty to give t.. tie
PGelic. ar Only To those eht inquire TOR H. as
sad think y oper. have reason 20 bslieve
shat thote who know me, whether Federal
81 Republican, will know and acknuv. LEDGE,
Mat am incapabie OF puhlishiug Il fa.scLood
and aver, thatevcry statement IA .ou SIS
tent with thc following, no natter Oh whose
a'eh"t,.y IT'S maae--is un.rle---in praof OF
r1!cat sc.e. oIl u.ia lt4 Ike Def,>Ts tt,Cs wor.u
foestabiish every fact contained IN u, pro
r'dea ANY Gentlemen, viii sign his name t. a
astiai OF either Of them
went TO Tia upton with determination
e'fenGpir'ng minntely INTO the truth of Re-
Fcr:s, which hoTisd. Tor the honor Of |. SOL
eieT's profession aud Of hurn an nature, to have
hshti exaggerated. IL the Investigation I
resolved TO depend on the second hand
sia ION OF no one, where could noun, TO
tae Original source of evidencc---but since
/. nc
1t duty carefully TO distinguish The one
class from the other.
A at the Town and Country adjacent va:
FiVen up to the indiseiiminate plnnder Of =
scentious sqldiery, except perhaps the house
FhSre the mead quar- ers were fed, is an
rndeniabie Truth Every article of vAlua
bif property was taken from il. Ia MANY
houses not even knife, FORK or n plate
vas teff. B7'Hfsh Officers were seen ~
5'ooI,' lotion IN the z CT Of pundering q Mr.
Jonfs's store. HIS hou;e, althouen ne "a
raaned in Town, was ri1ed, AID dis med,
cine thrown into the public street lust OF
posite where many officer. tnok uD th:,r
curriers', WHO must have been eve y;itn..sss
o. the scene. The church was p,llared AID
fhe piafe belonging ii taken sway. aIthn'
described viii the Donors nome. Ihe wind
mus M the psigib Jrhood were strpt Of ,beir
satS: me closets, private draw rs and
trnnRs OF me iDhabit M were broken eDcn,
= q scarcely any thing seemed to lie too
Hia'ng an object to excite the cunidiTv nI
rne'e robbers. Several gent, enen informed
rae that much Of their plund-t was brought
INTO the aCkyard of Mrs Westwood /.
Aousc where Sir Sidney Beekwith and AID
satral Cockbu II resided. EutI had 10 ON.
rsftHnI'y oE eseing this lady, who IL s,e,
81" 7Oond testify to the fac,. In short.
hampton exhibits dreary ADD d. ISOLATE an.
Pealapce Thieh no dtrtriran ON witness
pnm"ved. Doctr. Wardla aud Mr.. ] bu
-. '"'t"' OF TINS city, VISITED il in company
W Il NC aud their indignation was eduaI
10y. and every ere, who saw and Esert
|h1t nave stated. united in execl.atipet fh >
"ppStefs who pcrpeSr2ted these enornitics
political distinctions. if any existed
A, ~efe lost IN the n0bisr feelings OF p;ty 10,
.Eun1feFs, and generous ...dor Ia A.
vcnFe their wrongs.
F8eTe u MAJ b. necessary 70 notice = Dut.
nCation have this moment read in The A.
feSAheFl2 l.alat,- "a the i2.p, where among
~ hiinE' Il Is said O. ;ie go hory % q
1eh,t man who vas ir Hampton Tie da,
S"tr rs e. acuGtion by The enemy" that il
vas be iuvsd tbcrs " tha: nearly a,l rhe linn.
seFDg was committed b. me ncrrces - and
AT ne saw MARY " articles bfDiYrt In tic
itasistTates Which had been secteted ia
negro houses. "----Erat s11e ulut,deriug
may nave beer cumw .ttcd bv the neeroe-
VINO tas vas told) were embodied and ga.
kfueo througb the streets, is probable e.
'"NSh--tnat tie expression Of shrf an OBI
S,oo nay nave Bees heari in Haur,cn. !,
.,Ke wise prohabe--~but do ut,eTy den
.sat d IS believed there, b. any pers5n ,,or.
!thf u credit, ,hat "0early alt the plarAe,
!hs was committed ~ them" I.etthe gca
s'S'nan; 'hen, who gives mis- account, STATE
~ Wno'E he derived lis Information. lie,
yecrtved the pluuder thos fond. and ri,
s'0p and lct him declare, what were th,
h'ail arie'es ne saw brought in. ! will no,
'"'ectIy hAzarJ the asse-iios, but am We.