The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-07

signated vessel, and in presence of the |
lordsof the admiralty with many naval cha
racters assembled to view its effect from
the Sand-Down castle of the Cirque ports
near to Deal & the Downs. They also forget
lord Gray's recent statement in Parliament as
10 the committed payment as the then lord of
the admiralty which he made Mr.. Fulton
upon it. wide mis- lordship's speech upon the
naval enquiry question as published in the |
morning Loadon Chronicle of May 18th |
1889 Nor rejecting too that the Bri- |
fish ministry has induced the trial of eff |
feet from torpedoes upon the French fotiI- |
Ia at Bouiogne, a long time after Mr.. Fulton's
SandowD Castle experiment I6.
BALTIMORE, August 81.
OUR TERRITORY INVADED.
kxTRAcr OF A LETTER; DATED
Eoston. .fng. 26.
1--WE are all in confusion here. This
morning, about the dawn Of day, the British
Landed 1890 men about two miles below St.
Micheis. 1t is said they mean to take pos
session of Talbot county, and make this
town their place OF rendezvous. Almost
every body is removing. Only few old
men, women and children remain in Eas-
ton."
INVADERS RETIRED.
gentleman from St. Michals informs.
that on Thursday last, the enemy from So
q spot where Creek from Miles river and
Broad Greek approach within half mile of
each other. There they took post in a large
body, within or s miles of St. Michsls
whilst the residue plundered the country in
their rear. They were informed by a negro
of the force at St. Michsls the guns noun
ted, and the extensive breast works thrown
up. and retired without daring to advance to
their intended attack. Seven hundred men
had been assembled others were has
tening to their aid, and the general wish
was for battle. Some deserters had come
In, q others were known to be in the woods
LATEST FeOM THE ENEMY.
BY gentleman direct from Annapolis
yesterday morning, information is received
that the greater part of the British Rect
which lay between Poplar and Sharp's is
land got under way on SUNDAY with the wind
at n. e. aad stood down the Bay and this
morning at 10 o'clock, Qhe time he left
there there were but briggs and schooners
in sight from Annapolis.
No information had been received there
from the Eastern Shore. nor can they account
Tor the causes Of this precipitate movement.
c. 81. Books.
COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Editors ofthe Whipl
Ifyou publish the article from the Rich
Mond Compiler of the 9th August. it may
be proper for you to correct the information
1t contains. The ships mentioned by it are
not reinforcements. The Dragon "a, was
off the Patapsco in April, was badly man.
ned, and after watering went to Halifax, &
has since been cruising. The Valiant ~,
hcasta and Iaceaemoniau, after watering at
Kent Island, went down the Bay. The
latter was ten days from England, and had
no troops. The Success had been 4 80 gun
frigate, is a troop ship, carries few guns,
went with the French corps to Halifax, re .
furned without troops, and after watering,
dropped down the Bay with Admiral War
rem. The Marlborough "a, got under way
off, River the morning Of the 25th inst.
and went down the Bay with press of sail.
RICHMOND Volunteers
The patriotic Fashington Yolu7tecr
corts from Richmond, commanded by capt.
BOOKER, marched this morning from our
city for York, in Pennsylvania, there to a.
wait orders for their ultimate destination -
They we're escorted from town BY the hand
some corps Of Independent Blues, comman-
ded by capt. AARON LEvER1No, and the
corps OF iagers' accompanied by its ele-
CANT band Of music.-The good wishes of
ali patriotic citizens go with captain Booker
and his company. The truly brave alw avs
merit and receive the plaudits of grateful
nation. Faction only withhoIds the tribute
due 90 those whose love Of country &c of glo-
Iy prompts them to heroic enterprise in it's
service. B,
ETtract ofa letter from gentleman in
RoekAaH 10 the Editors Of fbe Baltimore
Psriot, dated Aug. 81.
l was informed by gentleman on Kent
Island yesterday, at whose house general
Beckwith and Admiral Warren had their
head quarters. that they received despat.
Ches on the 22l instant from Halifax of
commodore Rodgers having destroyed IS
sail of the bomeward bound Jamaica feet
off the banks of Newfoundland, and had
taken and manned two others for America
one a valuable packet, with the mall both
of which were retaken the same day. A 90
gun ship and frigates were dispatched af-
ter him. and that they had information of
their being twice within 1s hours sail of
him.
/ would give you some interesting spec
ulative opinions of Beckwi.h and Warren,
during their stay on the Island, but have
not leisure at present. The Islanders les
reciaily the poorer classes) are left wretch
cd indecd--many without a morsel of pro-
vision, furniture or clothing, save what they
stand in---somc few have escaped the GEM
ravage.
P. S. The eneny's shipping have moved
down abont Poplar and Sharp's Island, an d
t.nncf ufrat qd about tho tnrnfh of Er.as