The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-30
Sosy ofa Letter from Gi,d'n f'Cli,,sock
"a fEe Sc trsfos-y Of me AIvv.

- she Sttrstosy oftae Aauy.
kinsale, Va July IS. 1913
SIR--T have 10 inform you af t;,e cntcrtu
InS'e event which occurred here en- tDe IL n ;
he sctieu between the British barges and
he u. S. schooner Asr, { nmandsd by Nj
- goGrne.. A 9 a. ~. The Scorpion aud
>sp got under way from Yeocon.co Rive.
and stood ont az 10 discovered nuTber
of sail, which proved 20 be the enemy ne
Scorpion then made signal Z, act at disc
lion and stood mp the river; the schuone
being bad ,aiisr and the wind ahead, we
were not able to gst out. Finding til enc
ny apprrachii gus we thought * ess g. r
turn /; Immediately two Gf the briKs stood
towards us and anchored short distance
from the b.r, whers tine, manned their boats
Mr. $ gouiney thought it would be Fo'
orr advantage T. run further up the creek
which we did, but finding he enemy hac
left their vessels We had not time - y egh
anchor, thei ef're we were obliged 20 cut
our cables. We were attacked by thre
bDa.s well manned and armed, we { nt;nucc
a well tirec'ed fire n them, NJ d ai;er r.
short ti1'c they we're compelled TO retrea
and obtain reintorcem nc. Abort IA hCul
after chey retired, We were attacked BY 5
boats; we continued doing the same as be-
to- {, bot having SO few ncn sc ere unab'e
TO repei tue enemy. When they boarded
us they refused giving US any quarter !;
there was upwards Of fifty men on cur decks,
which compelled US TO leave the vessel, as
the enemy had possession. they pat hcr
on 'hre and retreassd. 4 short time after
they left her we went On beard ami with
much difficulty extinguished the flames. But
lis with deep regret that r inform you of
the dessh Of siF.t5cgearhey, who fought most
gaiiantiy IN deienCc ct the vessel, ana the
utmost exsrtion was used by every man on
board. Oar crew only consisted Of twenty
ons there are ten killed, wounded and
missing.
YoSr obj servant,
II. NJ. M'CLINTOCK.
-. Midshipman in the U. 5. Navy.
The hon w. JoNEs.
Secretary Of the May.
NATczEz, June 10.
IL is agsertained that Or. VIM. Lst,Imo,e
il eiccted to Congross by majority OF seve-
raj hundred woes.
The Mississippi 10 faliing-but slowly -
The distress OF the Inhabitants OF the low
banks on the River is great-Their crops
lost, and no doubt large quantity. of their
StocE. However sucs d fresh Is rh;s seldom
happens it is higher than fOr 10 years
back--and the fresh of the Year before last
could nav bid defiance u injury had ievees
OeSh ni2de III times---When the water sub,
sides, 1t is expected most OF the Settlers
viii retHrn to their residences. The fertiii
~ OF the.soil is so great, that the loss of the
present years crop will not dete: them
from attempting further trial of it. Most
o. the Settlers will su!l nave it in th ir
power to raise a Crop OF Corn, Pumpkins,
&c.
A letter from Nev.OrIegms 10 .,enl!s man In this
City, sttcr Informing him OF the coistsrt alfIn tn.
si,ixena were under, from TIE late unusu4i r,se Of
the wslcrs Of the Mississippi, wbiel was Owe Rowing
the land, and sweeping ell befoTei SAYS q dreaaiui
bre ned troken oct among TIE shipping ia the
port Of NewOrlesrs, which had done consiiersbie
darnsRI ---- Among the Vessels lest, yed, were
The SiUp Lord NeIs0D, prize to ,.e Saratoga priva-
teer Of his port, and ihe Ship Ohio, belonging 20
Nc~-Ebft.
The letter mentors HAT the slaves were all en-.
gage in throwing ~ dams Ghd works 10 preyeota
universal iGnndauOn' ". j. Ev. Post.
Chilicofhe, Jniy Is.
We learn from Cleveland, by a letter
lafed tae third uttant, that sixty bnats,
caiCu lated 70 carry toTty men, each. are is.
readiness, and VIII probably tale IN me
'reobs dsasiHGa 81 gross :!io akS. ~ ;i.is
day ii5th). a considerable poruon Of tie
troopo wits probably em5ari- 2. Lower Saa-
dUssy-- may therefore expec. !fupor
tant aews from the porth west, in a shOi,
ume. Gen. Harrison arrived 1t Cleveland
on toe s,h i1qr eacN~tgd H., Tcf-,gt Ee,it5,