The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-06

| ted at Montreal. from which, appears that
| mere arrived ut the port OF Quebec, between
| the 9TH and Sth June, 81 ships. briggs and
schrs. ~ of the ships and briggs were fr,m
portsmouth (Eng.) II from Cork, one from
lTreenock and several from Halifax, includ
ing IL transport ships under convoy Of the
Minerva, Armide * Nym2h. with the s4th
and DE Wattevii's regiment, attachments
OF the 1O4th and royal artillery. The fol
lowing are the names OF the vessels, where
rom. and their cargoes From Portsmouth.
orig Neptune, IN ballast brig Fidelity. bal
asst, with Capt. Kennedy and crew of til
brig Iris, taken at sea, being wreck ; sl,ip
ZODIAC, to government. Is officers and >I3l
s1id'ers, military artfcers, &c ship 4 las
~ oasiast-sh,p Zephyr, baliast--ship Port
ana ballast ship Gen. Elliot, with pas
seGsSrs; hip Ewretts, general cargo md
p&.sensers, among WHOM arg Adm. Gordon
aad hisj, Wanchope. and Capt. Smith Of the
'rlgate Nto0e brig Eelemachus, ballast
sH'.I oro'he'3' with Passengers, among whom
" lieutenant Colonel Williams brig Jane,
20 government, with ordnance stores, and
iroops belonging 20 the field train depart
, nene-oiig Sullivan, general cargo--ship-
.ie, ballast; brig Prince edward, general
rarSO: Lady Iuiana, ballast ship Franc.
md Harriot, baiast--ship William, ballast:
mp fi'Xlon, balas;-or!s Sarah Ann, to
SOvernment with stores otig Pcrse vcranoe,
'a'iasi--orlg Alfred. general cargo-snip
ocean baliast-"-oi II BcineIa, to government,
''i.h stores and pa>sengers-ship Sally, 20
soVcrnmert, with sores. From Cork, brig
, Satus general caTgo-brs Morton, general
arg brig NOrtnumG riand, to govern
'Teni, it'll provisions and military clothing
mp BWkby, general cargo--hrg Neptune,
general cargo orig Nary and Jane. general
cargo brig Joan, general cargo. brig Ann.
ait-oArqie Neptune, general cargo--sh,p
Abe"na general cargo From GIeenock,
snip Mary, general cargo. From Halitax,
ship Mary. 20 government with etores.-
froI Red Island sChr Mary and Jane, with
cargo at guup0wder from the Hero ord
| nance ship on shore at that is and. IL.
WASHINGTON, June so.
Cory ora letter j-om Con,,aodore Join CAS-
SIN 10 ne S>c'ry # fhe .NGpv
Navy Yard, Gosport,
9IR' June %, 1873
have the honor 10 inform you hat Gu
the 2olh the enemy got uader way, in al.
thirteen sail. and dropped mp to the mouth
ut James River, one snip bearing Il filg 1t
he mizen. A, ar. M. were discovered
making great preparation with troops for
anding having number Of boats fur the
purpose. Finding Craney Island rather
weak manned, Captain Tarbeu directed
Lieuts. Neale, Shubrick and Sanders. with
100 seamen oil shore, at II =. Nj. TO q small
battery on the y w. Pint OF the island.
IHesdsv22d, at the dawn the enemy were
c'sc@v erSd ianing round the puiul or =
semond river, SAD e. be four thous l..d trooDs
and at g A NJ. the barges attempted 10
land in iront ct the Island out If reach OF
the SHOT from the GIr Boats, when Lieuls.
Neale, ShGbrlek and Sanders with che sail
ors and Lieut. Breckenridge with the Ma
rines OF the Constellation, one hundred and
fifty in number. opened the fire, which vas
so we'll directed that the enemy were clad
to get Oft, after sinking tlre of their largest
hoats. One of theGn, called the CentiDsde,
Admiral Warren's boat, fifty Ieet in length,
carried seventy five mer, tie Greater par,
OF whom were lost by her sinking. TWEEN
ty soldiers and sailors were saved and the
boat hauled up. Fom tn boats Tint were
SUNK, presume there were fCrty prisoners.
l he troops that were landed fell kact, in
the re ar OF the Island and commenced throw.
ing Rockets from Mr.. Wisc's house when
oTun boat az threw few shot over that
way, they dispersed and went back.
We have had all day dsserters from the
army Coming in ; 7 have myself taken IN
twenty i've, and eighteen prisoners bclohg-
ing to the CeutiPede.
The officers Of the Consteiatios fred
heir eighteen pounder more like RiHemen
than Artilerists. never saw such shoot
ing and seriously believe they saved the IS
land. Ia 5llc evening their boats came round
the point OF ansemond, and at sunse. were
seen returning to their ships full Of men,
At dusk they strewed the shore along with
hre. IN order to runaway 6y the light.
have he honor 20 be,
SIR, your cot. humble scrvt.
JOHN CASStN.
The Hon WM. JONES,
Secretary Of the Saw
7. 3. Captain Tarbeli has this moment