The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-18
NAvr-YARD, Portsmouth, IN H)

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Gentlemen, The very tatterinr letter
which had the honor to receive from Won
-" on the part OF venr fellow -cti zens. - has
LAID thus long ',answers d, that might.
when expressing my thanks for that. ac
knowledge the reception of the plate. It
has arrived safely. and is not only an ele
.sGnt sperlmen OF the iiberality of the inha.
o'tant9 OF Charleston, but oS the taste Of
arusts. accent 1t with the. most grateful
,eenhgs, and l would that my services i al
oesn proportl1nate TO the very gratifying
marks of attention have received from
my countrymen. To merit their approbati
VIII be nay greatest incentive to exertion
should my services again be required
have the honor to be; Gen clernen. with
the greatestrespect, pour obsdiedient SER
want,
isaac HULL.
Gfo. CcoSs, Ihos. Les. D. T.. Hueer.
"am Carson q Simon HtagSvood H. qS-a.
Committee APPOINTED by the ets ems of Charles
NORFOLK, Dec. a.
On tuesday night last part of our Gun
Boat Fiotilla. under the command of Capt.
srot III, sailed on an expedition up the bay
'or the purpose OF intercep,ing the two Rri-
tish briggs Sophie and Action, that were
known to be in the neighborhood of Mobjack
Gay, committing depredati~ns on our coas
tins tradc. Unfortunately for the success
or tits enterprizc, one OF the bra &c s.:ie,. e,
bad, that when day broke she was deserved
b trigate, which got under wav aud std
up to the relief of the briggs. When the flo.
tilia came to New Point Comfort, the fri
fgate. win the two brigs and a schoon :. in
co. were perceived making towards them
ana they stood up East River, while the
enemy came close in with the Light House
and anchored.--This was the situation of
both parties until Sunday evening, wI,.n the
notiila, favored by strong North Wcster,
put out OF the river & % ssed the enemy
The boat Dispatch, Capt Middle,o,. heinz
| a fast sailer. was sent ahead to reconnoitree
las 1T was expected the enemy might bav,,
AIKEN measures TO cut them cff-When off
buckaroe Shore. az p. Ny Capt. NJ. des-
cried bai ges, within pistol shot. who gan
diiim wi,h yo'ley of musketry, which
however, did him no injury ne iIonse;ia.e
y rounded to. and gave them a di,charsa
grape from his carronades, UPON wh,ch
hey pulled in for the shore, and it ioeinr
oSgy he lost sight Of tsem-Tte other Gnn
ooais Coming UP, fired number of ran lom
'not in the direction the barges mad tetnn
oue no one can tell with Certainty whether
they injured the enemy. The flotiIja then
n 'ceeded on, and arrived at their ancbor
age yesterday morning at O'Clock. The
oerges were, no doubt, sent from the Dragon
r. lin L"phaven) to inter ept any coasters
hat might attempt to pass that way.
p II r0id
Pursuant to the Sentence Of Che Superior Co,,r
Tor Norfolk County passed ut Ia session in Os,obr
'a1t, CGdef Lnae, for the murder of his W.T. NO.
executed IN Portsmouth on Friiay last, Ietb 81.
ihs being an uncommon IS well n. an .,,r,,
spectacle, vast concur sc Of people were present
10 witness IT. The clergy Of different se.ts were oil
t's'duous to prepare the mind of the criminal fe,
he gre ehange, that he was to experience: from
moTtalry TO Immortality, by constant p,ayer ami
Ihortatlon; but he appeared utterly insensble TO
their pieus and benevolent efforts: his Ia re-
Ply TO tben va" Me no hang--O i'm ossoeb -
when bret TO the saows, the ministers Of the Cos
gel VINO still aten ed him sung shI prayed or ,ne
tune, when they finished lac sung French Song
With great posure. Els spiritual pLysie,aps tf,sn
sked u he stili believed he was not 20 be HING
And be replied as before &c o no imposseeb -,
While the halter was fastening around his meek he
rev ont his tsbatiere, deliberately took pinch ~
5nuh, and IN the next moment was lsunehed pto o.
terpiiy II was said By all rho saw him suffer that
a more hardened villain never disgraced humaPity'
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. NEw-Yoag Dec. 10.
By the arrival this mornirg NJ The efos,