The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-22

VII Hu"tc TIC CH''ed StateS' Dig Hunter,
dated
Put in Bay, SeGf. %.
On the i0h inst. our fleet having anchp.,.
et in this place, discovered at six <. M CO.
veral strange sais, and immediately go. ON
der way, steering N. w. by w. and snn.,
perceived The strange soils TO he the ene,ny,s
Hset; ar ten, COmmodor Perry hoisted his
Union Jack, inscribed with the diving words
o the late Captain Lawrence 4" O1,i't oiz,e
IN tie Shth - which was received b. the
officers and crews of the different vessels
with loud huzZ2s- At half past ten. the
enemy's iieeC see, ed to clear away for ac-
ion, By. takingio top gallant sails, and haul
J.. 6 'H 'heir Courses ; AZ eleven, the enerv
,""noec bncie born oa /, .e,rd the new SIR,
i'eeroit, acco npanied by the loud huAzas cf
the crews @. tie different vessels IN their
50 naaron. ~ meridian. both fleets steering
Why n. three minutes past twelve, heard
the report OF q rnuskct Oh board Of the eng
my ship Queen CHAR TT, which was sue.
ceeded by one OF her wsist guns. aud wa
returned by an animated FIRE tron the Law
renee seconded by the brig Caledonia and
the rest OF the smaller vessel as thev came
up at halt past twelve, a tremendous &
ring was krpt up on both sides, being wi,}in
about point blank range OF each otbcr. =,
one, the commadore made the signal for
closer action, at the same time ordering the
Caledonia to rake her station Under hrs
stern, and run down in the fnidst Of the ere-
my's fleet when The action becas,e general
hetwet n the LGwrencc, the Caledonia. and
several sna'i vessels On the one side, and
the betr"', queen Charlotte, Lady Provost.
orig hnhter, and several smaller vessels on
the ctner. About three, the Lawrence be-
ing in the hottest of the action. AND i,v;ue
NJ rfr q vE N
ded' that the officers aud even the coD1,o
dore had to work the guns, and she bein, an
crippled from the fire of two Of the erer,v's
largest ships, the iHtrebid PERRY hauled
down his Wfoa Jgck, and, with his usual
presence of HPd. deliberately jumDed into
d boat, and got on board the Niagara. n
vessel or the same size with the IawrenceO
bore down upon the enemy and remeweC, tn.
action, when the Queen Charlotte stcucj,
and few minutes after the Detroit. aud
|thin twenty minutes OF fonr, the whole
lice. struck, except two small vessel who
attempted TO gst away by making sal. but
were chased and brought back BY our Dllut
boat and another OF our smaller vesscls-
Ihus oy the unparalleled skill AID bravery
OF Cvmmcdre Perry (whon every officer &
sea man Sc&h2wledges with reverence 70 be
The saviour OF the whole American snnadrcn
on Lake Erie) we iird ourselves IN posses
"a OF she ship Detrmt Of 20 guns. lf,rsc 81
Founders, the ship Queen Charlotte, Of 10
guDs, ,he brig Hunter, Of Oguns, the schoo
uer Lady Provost or - gus, the schoo,e =
CDppcGay Of ! gun and the sioou LIME
Belt. II suns---iu oil Ga guns.
ihe LtwreuCe when she struck had On
men woundcd and 20 Killed, lying ON her
DECKS, all her rigging cut away, and sDa-s
5nnch injured, With shot holes throneh her
IA every direction. The Caledonia vas also
Guch iijared, but has been repaired. and il
no" ready to sail and TIE Lawrence hos
BEEN sen to Erie with the wounded. wbere
she VIII be flied oui. TIE two cap.t,red
SHIPS have 10 pasts standing; they wers so
much cptup ~ the action that the FIRST yale
OF vino 0lew them OIL overheard and their
nulis are SO peppercd chat common sized
pi7'e cannot DC laid un them without cover
iD6 balls or ball holes they will remain
h-re iill We get possession Of Maiden. where
taey viii be rspai ed.
The mode OF warfare adoptedby the enc
ny Was very urEe1tleman.y thev fred
cf.c"7es sua every kind OF cuubustib.. ma.
ter'ais while we dealt out good and Whole
senc fa'ions Of round, grape aud canister
Since they have fallen im0 our hards. thr
huush prisoners have been treated Cls ,he,
acknowledge themselVes) bstterby Us thai
theJ were BY theirOwn people sod the hu.
| fnanty OF the Americans has, on this occa
| son as well IS on all others, seen a, CON.
SpiCGovs as their btavery.