The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-16
WAsatNGroN. Nov. II.


tnde 'hat reh@ctY credit as well on their un-
derstaIdnss rs on their disposition to ac-
cCmmoGd;e the sheS of the Public have
made atrangeme hts for transferring the
Newspaper as well as Letter Mails, during
the winter, on pack horses, ca the main
road from Petersburg in Virginia to New
YorS. Inc newspaper and letter mails
Will therefore in future travel. literally. nan
fdSsu--indeed. We believe the same bags
will contain both. We are Inclined 70 think
TINS necessary arrangement will burthen
the Post Office with very little additional
cxpence, aud VIII certainly relieve the De.
putv Postmasicrs CT muyh Of their lal>,r
We cannos omit this opportunity OF c.fes-
my the tribute of our respect To the unwea-
RED assidlty ard interchangeable eYertiuns OF
the Assistant Postmaster General AsRA.
HAM BAADLKY, Junr. l.: q. in tie line OF
MS duty,--to whom. no disparase,nt ut To the
i"teliigent ottcer at the head OF il, the Post
Oihce owes much of the perfection it has
now attained.
Against the conduct of particular con-
tractors under ii, and against some stbordi-
nate ARRANGEMENTS, there may be coppl=ints
-some OF them perhaps well founded But
| they do not invaitis,le the opinion we bayS
sire ady expressed. of the correct and iu-
diciaus management OF that depari mens of
the governmens. .lat. Lyt.
NV. t2.
Cohy Of a letter fran Cor, Icqyis 10 he
Secretary Of tie -Naul.
| Nczv YORK. .Nou. 1915.
! S1a--i have the honor to INTERN ycu &C
The re capture Of the American scl,oone.
Sparrow. Of Baltimore, from New Orleans.
bound to this port laden win sugar ard
lead On the 81. the enemy's ship Plan
! tagenet chased the said vessel on shore near
Long Rranch, six miles distant froln where
! tae til uiia Is stationed. and took possession
OF her with about hundred men, A oetach-
! ineht iron, the tlatilia marched against them.
attacked them, drove them from on board
ne vessel, ana took possession under the
| fire or the epemy's ship and barges. In the
| affair we lost one man the enemy's loss
! must nave bsen considerable as many were
seen TO fall. Ghc whole cargo, t0ee tt,er
with sa1s, rigging. &c, have bsen saved, yes.
| sci biiSed.
| 1 !ave the honor, &c.
| Hon. WILLIhAr .ToNEs,
| Secretary 81 tie Nary
We learn, with hsh satisfaction that th,.
! president OF the u. States has Conferred the
/ office Of collector of tnc .Revenae for Inc c.
tv and county OF Baltimore Vi, s. affirm II.
A3oorei Esq. VITO so CALAMITY Distinguished
himself III the battle 81 Ycrk. MAJ. E,it.
The 36th regiment of infantry lateH en-
icanped near this cry have marched -
Captain Joseph Hooks company to sarr.s :,
Fort Washington on the otoiHac--captain
Merrick and Dencaies companies, of 100
rnen each, 10 garrison Forts Madison and
Scvern; .le residue of the SSH res:men,.
under commend of co!oEe, Carberry. To
winter quarters at Fredericktown barracks,
| detachment OF the 5sth regiment of 400
men, Under III command Of major fraiiey.
will strike their tants Oh Friday and embark
tor Forts Nelson ana Norfolk. The residue
Of nc 58tA regiment, we understand IRE 70
irrison Fore M'Henry.
Near a thou sand men Of those regiments
nave been encanped within a mile of the
Capitol, since the FIRST day Of September
and Al that time oHlfg four men have died.
Mar. j3lt.
Waer the following paragraph was pub
Iished and republished in this civ, we did
not ueem 1t necessary tonotce it, but when
we see the same paragraph transpisnteS
into respectable republican prints. ana lks
500" ball. gathering weight as L rolls we
deem 't advisable to declare that we o., nor
believe any part Of 20 be founded in fact
that we DO Know that the story Of Mr.. Gst
latih's re-appontment is 80 far fr.,u heit.
true, that other instructions and powers
have been s'Gt out 10 Messrs, Bavzrd ana
4 hdsms, TO the exclusion Of Mr.. GaIjat;n
Ihe President Of the l.. States IS deter
mined mat It peace can be had on honotab,.>
} terms, we shall I'VE it, aud that if il can.
not be hau he will put the government of
!. Great Britain sofaAha6iy in the wrong. thar
every honest man in the union shall arEnow-
ledgedgc it. Dem Pr
4 FkoM CHE PHILADELPHIA GAzETTR
" Reports from the uthward saw gths,
Nr- Clay speaker of the house of rsnregep.
tauVes' has BEEN appointed by the President
seer .tary ~ tiie treasury. 1t is also added
thai M. CaIiatin has been re appointed. bv
the President minister pleppotentiary, un.
DER the Russian mediation"
I .9fe.CandriG, Nor 10
BY respectable captain wno arrived
Yesterday morning from Leonard Town. we
have received the dsagreeablc mes tha,
The SiCop Quintcssencc and schooner Ale.
andria, Baltimore packets, laden win Aont
and merchandise from this place 70 the
head OF Elk and Baltimore, and the sclr,
Jonn from Georgetown to the same place,
'aden with Hour, were Captured by the enc.
my on Friday night last in ST. Marv's.
(rotomac,) where they had put in for safety.
Herald.
IN Nav last, the boats of the British fri.
gate BacAante, captured the town of Harla-
oayo, On the coast of Dalmatia, in the AdrI-
atl5-- destrey ed battery Of guns, put the
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