The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-11
Mobile, MAY 4.

act mentioned in the above title.
Mobile. Nay 4.
By gentleman on whose .veracity We can
rely, and who has Just returned from Pen
sacoia, we are informed that the former
governor OF that place has departed for Ha
wanna; and that Gonzales Maarique, has
arrived at Pensacola, as governor Of West
Florida. The former governor had favor
ed the assembling at Pensacola, of about
400 Indians in the course of last week and
the week before. supposed to be Seminoles
and disaffected Greeks. Our informant saw
about GO chiefs there last week. The new
governor had dismissed them, with his poin-
ted Misrepresentation of their assembling and
of their object. He appears to recommend
peaceabie department. of the Indians to-
wards the people Of the u. S. Gazette.
RefubHean Majority for G overnor Tomp-
kins, SOC.
Nor FOLK. lure s.
Five hundred troops enlisted i'm Nortl,
Carolina and at this place, for the ssh and
10th u. S. Regiments, will depart in few
days for the North, under the command of
CAPT. George AZ. Brooke. They are all
hearty robust young men,. and for the sho,
time they have been in training, very we'll
ing by General Taylor who expressed much
satisfaction at their martial appearance, and
early proficiency in military duty 1T may
not be amisS to remark, that these troops
are not to be considered IS part of the
force detailed for the defence Of this from
tier. The army now here is sufficient tn
give an account of the enemy if they should
think proper tomake an attack
To the Editor efthe Federal Gazette.
STR,
have seen communication in your
paper shelving Admiral Cockburn's excuse
for burning 8, piun6ering Havre de Grace.
&c. am glad 20 find lie is ashamed OF
il however he makes very bungling
poiogy, and from my know ledge of the fol
lowing circumstances l am inclined to
dunbt the truth OF what he says in his de-
fence.
/ happened to be at Havre-de Grace
| when he, attacked and set fire to it one of
he officers told me, he suppsed we would
have been pretty strong there If he had staid
away week longer. Some time after.
when they were Calling IN their men aud
| preparing to embark, officer from the
| stern OF one OF the baTges, called to the
a mirai (asthough he had just found it out)
and said there is furnace or foundry over
| here sir; we mus go and destroy that
Very we'll, said Cockburn, haul off, haul
off, IN be with You presently. How does
this agree with his assertion that he did not
| intend going 10 Hayre de Grace, but was
! going to the Iron Works They seized a
| young lad ard took him with them to make
hirn shew the way to the foundry--cro ssing
over TO that place met hun, he said they
had forced him to shew the furnace, and to
tell the names of the people who lived in
the different country seas they saw, & had
just put him OH shore. / found them burn
ing the houses, destroying the bridge spi
king the cannon and carrying to their bar
ges all The hams and bacon they coulG find
ard all the geese they could each.
| The first Lieutenant OF the Marlborough,
who was wounded and had his arm in a
sling, came up to me. l asked him several
| questions hesaid he was cha sing some of The
militia at Havre. CALI 6 to them toturn back
they should not be hurt, hen one turned
roUnd x shot him through the hand. but said
he. killed him. Told him he had not he
| declared he saw him fall. Not word how
ever about the white flag, chat Admiral
! Eockburn talks of. asked hin If any or
lAow many were wounded or killed in the
B4rges-be said there Was not man touched
| bus himself.
| The Admiral takes a deal of pains to per
| suade us not To lire when we see him coming
| with sword in enc hand and n torch in
toe other. No doubt bnt he is in earnest,
| t is natural cnong!,, but I !gueSs he had bet
| er stay away. / heard him say at Havre-
| e-Grace, he would not lose che man
| Tor whole village.
| Extracts # fetter0 from on 6oard me u.
!Slofcs' 8chooners under command # C1m-
uodore Gordon in Tire Che8GheGk bay.
Off Ianglsr Bar June 4.
1--WE have been PLAYING Of and on IN sigh
| Of the enem, ever since saturday (May 90 )
W. left the m the night before !as9, about 4
p. M. We went WITHIN Ave miles OF >hip
IF the line and brig reviewed then
| veil, and lay by in hopes they would send
| he brig after US. But they did not make
| he most triling movement expecting ]
| oppose, to draw us little nearer. IF the
| cessels (neutrals) that sail from Baltimore
| ,ad not inf rined of us, e should have had
| ne Of their schooncrs the other day"
| fnofher.
| Laying close under the Virginia shore
Yesterday, eight negroes came Otto us sup
| ,osing we were British. They informed Us
! who ere rich who might be pundcred