The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-27

party a. about one third that num,,rr-tbat
the war party were about 20 miles beyond
the Chatahouche, q distance Of perhaps 100
miles from this place. A battle was exec
ted in a fen days, after which, i'm the event
OF success, an attack was expected to be
made on the frontier.
SAVANNAH, August II.
BATTLE IN EAST FLOR DA.
1xsraet Of letter from a gentleman IN 81.
ASayy's, TO a friend of HE in this a,rce.
dated august IS, 1913.
~On Sunday last an engagement took
place in East Florida, opposite and in sight
of this place, betw zen the Patriots and Loy
flists Of that province A party Of about
90 men was raised at Amelia Island. who
embarked in boats and proceeded in search
Of the Patriots, about 80 arrived there and
on the approach of the boats. thew were
hailed, and ordered to surrender; FIRE i'm
mediateiy commenced from he boats, and
the Patriots brisk,y returned It; Mt that mo-
raent reinforcement of nearly all their
oumber arrived. The action lasted Is mi
nntes the Beats d;ifted away with the tide
and wind both being in their favor, the oars
men having refused TO row, fell in the bot
tom 1T The as e. screen themselves fr m
the fire of the Patriots. On the side Of the
Patriots none was injured. The I,oyalists
lost six killed, and twelve or fourteen woun
ded---among the latter is Joseph Ar
redonda, who was shot through the shoul-
der
:. The Patriots are Contiguous to Amelia
sno arc expected To att9ck that place soon
Inc people at Fernandina arc much alar-
med, and have removed their families. fur
nitn,e, negroes and effects yener.lly on
board vessels, and other places of safety
and the men are preparing for defence
What will be the final result, remains vet
90 beknpwn"
CHARLESTON, Aug. 10.
Det-eda'ionS OF TIE Enrmy.-The fol.
towiag Is a letter from Mr.. DKL1EssRL1Nr
an infirtn old gentleman. whose property has
been destroyed by the enemy. which will
show thht their savage character is not at al,
snteiiorated in their progress to the south,
aad teach US what we have 90 expect from
a iawless and abandoned foe.
DEWEES'S ISLAND,
Monday. Aug IL. II o'clock at night
DEAR SIR,-This day, about IL O'clock
A. M. discovered two briggs at nv bar. I
had just complicated r1y s.oop and was poine
10 load, when saw two boats put of ans.
standing in---I Immediately weighed anchor
and ordered her in remote Creek. m the
back Ct the Island. The ,enerxy ON seeing
her stand tothe Eastward, changed their
Course for Csper's inlet, and two other boats
put Off and juined them. We Immediately
armed ourselves and repaired 70 the back of
the Island, when we discovered four BEATS
we'll manned. with about 100 men. They
went thro' bowat's Sound, aud Captured, a
schooner belonging las am inforncd) To
Mrs. Horny, which they burnt thew then
cent three boats TO my sloop, and burn, her.
end came down the Inlet and landed AZ
Mr. Marion's plantation, where thew com
III ted every depreciation upcr his buildings
and stock that they possibly could-rhey
nsat came to my house & acted in the same
manner. Ihad fixed myself about 70 wards
81 N my house. ! had Il In nv Dover IN
have killed Some oF them, but refra Ted from
airing it had they certainly would have
destroyed a,y buildings, as nearly the whole
EHrty was there---after which they got into
their boats and went &c their vessels then IF.
: estimate MY loss at the lowest $500 dol i.
ieFs. Relieve me, my friend they did not
'St.Ve me ore necessary to assist my family
---what they couid not take away they des-
Sroyed- Eay situation is truly distressing, af-
Ter 30 many years till and labor, with .. large
sa:3iy to support, myself advanced and
crippled, to be deprived Of that which shouId
have assisted me, &c.
We learn from Capers' Island, that the
cneris landed there ON TUESDAY afternoon
End killed TEN Beeves, and carried of A
n1.nber OF Sheep and Goats, a,.d a quantity
c. Poultry 49, Times.
:, EXPECTED @oVEhEHT m cIyhD1.
<'1t'GH " a letter ~ me Fdifors. dafed
NoRFoLK, cath August.
have just seen letter from an officer
q the United States army, dated Fort
George, ~ Co. 18th Aug. which represent,
me number Of troops stationed there. p,
5000 electives, and states ,Aat they had
beer joined on that day by 500 Indians
ne general impression in the arn,y Voc
tnat thsy were soon to BE led 10 the attack
NI kingston, and that concentration of al