The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-02


~ have this nement scea fetter fron,
l. respectable and intei'iseat Filgi,: u ,.n.s
N Lisbon, who ansoun1es the saiiiGg Of this
Get on the autho,ity OF iesters irolR Eug
s1d. Tar the avowea purpoas: OF destroyi5t.
this place or New YsrE. -
rN.racf ~ a Isnc, from fhe Cs5teis of ,he
f,fsiee iie0;Se ifcop q CaOalry, d..sd ./.ie
i9:s.
#" This morning We arrived ~ place
called The Bay Warehouse and found Il
vessels in sight besides barges, the fcremsst
VAS orig supposed &c moant 70 guns---two
other briggs aRd the remainder schooners &
i slccp--sye repaired Immediately 20 the
mouth OF Lawns creek whers we understood
from Authority TO be relied Gu that 10 bar
ges end one schooner had passed around
fiog island Fcigt and contacted their course
Up the ave-. The larger vessels were co
ming To sfpesle TO Lawns Crsels, and
four large ships above NEWPORT News
B%rges t'op the eAeu7y's vessels this morn
ing took ..os aessian q suaIl schooner ly~
ing at the mcuth of Lawu's creek AMI pro-
ceedsd si-h her upthe river
tther .nieliisenCc announced Abe arrival
OF two Ships as Ugh up as Days pcint.
J,xae 80,
All past tie'clock, n. III. an Express
arrived with letter from Gen. Chani,.r-
tayne---The Gen.enelosc5 note from Col.
lNEaiAe-, - Williamsburg. dated on thv 29th
=. Sis-Ci shi. copy ---f have st received
1'orir @sion OF six bsrges coming np lanes
River, within SIX miles OF this place. and
esat there were several frigates near DAYS
point, en- James River, last night. have TO
request that you viii pGSh on to my aid az
any rae with your Cavalry, il your Infantry
are too much fstigued
WnI. WALKER, c. c. 69th reg.
BriS- Cen. CHdmberiuyne.'
a elier was rnc'd about O'Clock from
an officer stationed on the River below from
Which the, follow ing is an extract
" British vessel with 4 barges made
hcr appearance this morning about day
break They are now laying OF Sacdy point
and expeCi every moment they viii land.
they appear to have . large force. shall
wall until the next tide TO see IL they in
tend higher up the river--at present they
have strong head wind and tide aEains,
:hern.'
CI'he last letter cau3ed the alarm of
Wednesday,
THURSDAY NO nHIwc, Ju]y ist, 1913.
"a communication from the committee Of
FigIianee at Petersburg, 10 the executive,
JUST r. ceived, brings the foiloYins accounts
OF The movements OF the eneFuy
IFro.n Capt. Marks of the Prince George
Cavalry to MAJOR Williams at Fort Pow
Iatan, dated 30.h Iane1
2" easerday morning tie eneroy's bsrges
were ashore at James Town and about 30
or 80 gums were heard to fire they moved
from thence as if going down The river, bat
at about O'Clock This evening they were
again coming up. Tie larger vessels were
at anchor of hog Islaud.-The vessels have
coEle up about 90 mile, in the course of the
day"
From Coraec Marks stationed at Bran
don, to Maj. Wi,istns.1
. iTformaion received from Col. Allen
s.a;eS thar frigatts and sme1let vessels
mad come up TO the Point OF shoals the dsy
before yesterday they had iauded some
nen, at the lower part OF fIog- Island &
three or tour bSrses wsro round tie. upper
part"
e.ru,-. ~. Nicholas Jsei,. Ia. =,7s4-1
I" -Four ETi-1sh barges ann a tender reached
sandy Point this morning yesterday and
captured Col. Aliens fishing boat lust al,
tRc Ferry Eanding.''
Another accouns received since by ex
press on this side die river sta.es, thst the
bargcs and ,e1dsrs which were Of Sandy
Point on yesterday morning. had fallen
down.