The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-24

siyioE che "a shelter under her lee.-The 1st
o. "a snot from that SHIP huNed the WOLFE.
| ne sd cut down her m'zcn top sail ward.
which mode Sir flames give pp his chico, IS
Getting oil our rear vessels. ard hail, cl,,,a
by the wind, avoiding the GENERAL p1yE
| rs ne would ec0tagioD. His shot ALI ,xer,
over U.S. huS should we have abandonment,
frustrated his advantage but fer the mad
bravery OF the two sChooners, to w;ndv,rd
who instead OF following her motions: and
kseplng under rprotection,tucked 10 Ty,,,d-
T'crd & the enemy got betwecn us * Them.
ILin>, HI"ever; sold themselves most
dearly, and have shewn him what gfv0 We
are made cf-1hey jeught me yhoie
Squadron TOR thirty ninufcs and Rae ,,,
Gould sec, by the full mooii.) did ne, snrrere
der, until, AZ we believe, ore SINK and ~.
other wsS, literally, c01,es ed suisb sLot bo,h
musketiy and grape, and seeing US so far IN
Reward as not to be able possibly to assist
them. ~''s'
We lay to all ngh.. and until la,e t,o
next morning-but he would not return, ~
the Combat. We had now STAYED out 90
long as we could-havng left port only for
lew days we were entirely ont of nro-
INisions-and, as there were none to he pro.
corea q! Niagara we bore up and came to
oacKsts barbour. We have. besides
three 0fAcr Sthooners here. which we aoqy
want. We lett this place on the 22d of
! a
| TONS larger than the Argus was laid-and
She rs noFp rtody TO idnnch. She is to mount
20 guns (Carronades,) or 6 long 50 poun-
d RS, and as she will be a very fast sa;jer
she will add much to our STRENGTH W.
came IN at Il O'Clock this morning, ard have
provisions q stores for 400 men to ship and
| S'o~ away, reaap TO sail fo.Hghf.
Dur'hG the long and painful suspense,
l"hic cndeavoring to bring the Enemy -
b"ttle.) thought of noihine but nov WIFI -
tamiy. "'tfl GngGFedand then Itlouedt Of
|" t'L0RIoUS pIc7oRr II br71bi,1 ~
ced my trust IN him rvho he'd alycoys hro.
feCted ne, IN (Which trust / .trh secure.
we can beat tho enemy if we MANAGE
right. hey have half me number of -
sf[S, 7VIth o"e 'h!rd mare g,h.G. They. of
course, have much the adv ;ntspe In , ,:.I.
action, by Cor fusing our numbers I .f;Ia
they cen act in a compact BODY. .Hs the, NV.
sfhH cut, Tce are ar 1j0us not 10 lose - 49,,
n'enf IN meeting Mcn.
~ We are indebted to the offce or ~. n.
| tnik Evening Post tor the following intere,,;n,
| '' " '"s'e" 10 .sy before our readers:
| n NEW YORK, AUG. 10
1s"s "e 51o9ny 'd,8aS oj Z ..esday, .4uonst e.
Tf"ni LGFe cntdri0-A friend hes 6bi;g;n yIy
favored Che Editor ~ the Argus with lie ioIIS o.
! interesting Intelligence which COM. - " '.H
entitled tn me fullest credit - '''N'~ &c
"'' q a IstfeT rom a gen'Ee1na'. at Saeke,.,
,<,., ''"CoI, d3ted .7ueRSr IS. las.
- ne Meet arrived mere this mcrnjuo rroo, Nr;.
ra, beng obliged 10 put IN for prnyisinns on, IS
the mario ,'-o!ght. On Sunday Tie British At
novo IN s'shi ~id'n view Of Niagara, ard orc down
upon toe American squadron when iindr % !, ,,-ot
ty well prepared for action they sfri - PEI
dehtly having for their object to deta,l go -.
Ct oor squadron Com Cbaunc.y m,aLe sail a, ~
mead OF his squadron and Sir 4 W., ,I;.h; &c
could deeoy the Pike, mavosuyrej far III, ,,, "e
out ised IN succeeding to detacb he. from The e.;
ney were "ithhn SIGHT OF each other constantly fn
lays 'Ie u ihetiean squsoroE ea6cavtris TO ir,o,
'lt fneIny TO action, who assiduousIv 40; az
and could choose their own time for fi,ifin 80 y,
were TO woodward In this situation ihev %, I5
suSeeeded III Hu'tns OH Two Of our sehoo1ers 80
were too SLOW t. keep up with the leet the go
mander of one, Mr.. Trant q eaIia,t c,,' "'5 S,'a'
hhnset cut cit from the squadron laid ~; "s
bark alongside the British Commodor.,s ~; g ' "a
n"y"' Jorge, where he fired so rounds Of Is and
o7'o' shot' ul''i they literally blew lin, from lie SO
ter--lor be declared he never wo,,,i CO e va
down IN that situation! The other ,ebr ys .' .'
RED. "o other schooners OF the SQUADRON M, -
the gale of Sunday night aud cut ~ o. 80 :"
~ 10 were picked up, after enp an brn IN IN on'
lnmutesn the water -I.ieuts yYinter &, 6 sei
were CON crowned. The dcet goes out to.niab H. r.
ta,etIa "' q "se "eess cruise, and determined. ie
possible, To bring the British Feet 10 action -,
enemy have superiority already & ,ra eli IN. nc
m'nso not L" risk an acton until tler force is
SEQ y ~, the p rfasal now building Kingston w ~
been SC much injured by the fire Of mr. a' ~ nave
10 DC oohsed To enter port To- reft Con,,'o - !,
Ci!ssheey told me to-day that he could spbt 40 III
W''hout the sehoonsrs which have been Loaf ss ;S
them' Tor by their dull sailing thew nrevertoa ~!
niahHuNFng to advantage. The loss Of our I, 80
otneers and seamen is much to be rspre,,aI ~,
army on ne Niaesrais about to Commence na
Operations" Intensive
zen. Wilkinson arrived here in The s,oor, D..
U" SUNDAY, ana has proceeded TO the frontiers ~
hUout zUO British prisoners passed rhronsh 49,,
on sunday morning for 6reenbusb o. ~ VI
us stated that 100 soldiers belonging N ,b ,oe,
q iVoth hegtsdeserted the British when AZ So
Ton, ana number left them az Pjstt,burah Gu.
o ,he men have arrived in this city,
II bas been intBated that Cen Ho-,r.. -, :,
refuse TO serve under Gen. Wilkinson, on ~
some Oil differences which are said n baue .9. "
between these officers " nave existed
a party lately made an neurs;on into Canada -.
yer command Of Gen. Porter and returned v;,b 80
.unoer OF prisoners, quantity of stores eatrle g.,
h'so'Ig tne Pr's"nsrsa are Uinte,1aoos 81 C-eyboT
'"o bo'eu eharaetersot the revelation
l
| IN neSer rdiHs bur IL eoKr,',
no" often has the poor Printer oooo-:
tm, Proyerb Our present impression Is -ros c
~ TOR the two FIRST days had nothing ne y ~ r ~
n'o our paper We were compelled 70 Dr. ~ ,. p
"Nr ho'y archives, for sIreds and nafcbss ., g.,
our eo'o"n'. When 10! such a torrent Of - ..'
poured nPon us yesterday from a variety nj ona"ta
rom England, spain, WsJbineton, Tar. Or,o.;
Nnu otHer points OF The compass that orr Ill a. ~
vas 10 select the most interesting. We -. ."'
utN IN as much w"