The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-26
NoRFoLK, March 10.
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Hitherto our courteous enemy has con :
sued his operations TO the mere biockad c
OF our bays, rivers and creeks, without es
saving 20 do us a more essential injury -
but subsequent events prove that this show
OF forbearancc was all an article to throw
Us of our guard.--Ihe good old women in
the neighborhood of the waters which these
intrusive visitors have the sovereign con
trout Of, having survived the fright coca
stoned by the hrst appearance of their
terrible armada, began to believe at last
that they really did not intend to land and
attack the Count ". How much were ,hey
mistaken !--Atthc very time they were i'm
dulging this delusive fancy, 10 ! two DOW :
erful expeditions were actually fitting oue
tor that very purpose Not to keen the
reader unnecessarily in suspense, several
OF the enemy's boats, Che number WE can
not positively state, as some people are of
opinion there were three, some FIVE, some
ten, some fifty, some an Kindred, and SO
on)--all weli-manncd aud provided with
munitions of war, proceeded up Nanse
mond river but day or two ago, as far as
Chuckituck creek, when eSpYing COM
Portable looking mansion on the margin Of
the river, entirely undefeuded, they re-
solved TO make descent, for which pur
pose & detachment of marines were landed
TO recornoitre, covered by two pieces of
cannon. aud meeting with no obstruction
orders were given for a general dcbar6a-
ton, when the whole marched rcsolu ely
up and took possession OF the farm ward in
the name Of their Suvr'n Lord King George
the Third; nobody but an old negro NO
men appearing to dispute their title. All,
except corfts de reserue left in the rear
to secure a retreat in case of accident, were
then drawn up i'll battle array, when the
commanding officer arranged the plan of
attack on the Notifications in the following
order. The marines being most accustom-
ed 10 that kind Of warfare, we're sent round
to the rear of the hnuse by private ave
nue, under an ofhcerof great experience,
20 surprise the hen-house another party
composed Of the most reSoiute spirits. were
ordered to storm ncighboring pig sty, and
the third being the remaining dsposabe
force, headed by the commander i'll chief
proceeded to sack the dairy and smoke
house.--The arrangement was excellent,
but unfortunately the marines. by emitting
to send out an advance guard, were sur
prised. while defiing through a narrow pass,
By flock If turkies, who charged them
turiously III flank and rear. After sharp
engagement OF near half an hour. however.
the assailantS were either killed, taken pvi-
soners, or put to fight, without the small
est injury to has majesty's troops, except a
sweat, common on such occasions. The
antipathy turkies have to red coat is re-
markable ever since the last war, when the
British soidiery were so famous for their
dePredatiOns OF that species of the feather
ed race. This will account for the obstina-
cy with which they maintained the conflict
vita the British marines.--But to proceed
the turkies having been defeated, the hen
roosts we're soon taken possession of; the
pig"sty was carried after a slight resistance,
the store houses were sacked, and the
whole forces retrcated in excellent order,
ladenw with spoil, ard without the loss of a
man
While these operations were going on,
another expedition equally formable made
II descent upon CTaney Island. The result
was glorious and profitable to his majesty IS
arms. Allthe bacon and other sailed pro-
| visions 81 the island, together with all the
poultry and pigs that they could catch,
were the spells Of this redoubtsble band Of
heroes, who retreated TO their ships in per-
teCt safety.
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