The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-24
Mssing 9 vessels, and 13s guns.

, ne gam IS more equal. We have added IN our
Navy one irsa!e, one sloOp, one brig and one scboo
ner' taken from the enemy He hiss added to bis
navy one lrsate, one soop, & one brig taken from
Ii is impossible to make any thing lii. ON .xo.,
sstmate OF the number and value of priy,teer. md
herehsntmen captured on bath sides but if we sinh
tract from our losses in tis way what the Rrit;sh
Wei aceusloneo TO tase from us in time of peace.
uhuer orders OF council, paper bockaIes ruIe of,s6
ana various other pretexts we shall find rho balance
Hiuch 10 ourfavor. Add to this the naval renutaton
we have acquired, and that our national cbaracer 10
ohPetey renovated, and never stood so high sine
the pesce,or more properly speaking) truce If yes
and We shall have reason to conrratnl.ta our,a,oo,
apon The success OF this branch OF the War W.
shooid ndeed be sorry 70 see the all-imnorts,, oh
Jeet oil naval ascendancy upon the Lakes .sersced
80 maritime operations. But we believe tbs ns1a,
~ resources are adequate to both objects We have
OLncers, ana seamen, and money, and material, for
snip oui!oIng and equipment for both.
he aim and end of the ssnr is an honorable and
permanent peace snd this is to BE- obtained by doing
our enemy The greatest possible injury in the am
lest possible time For no government can ho a.
sheo IN inbIctng upon people caismties and sser;
noes OF war longer than is absolutely nece,.utv In,
s.'aning Its objects IL is upon this prnciple that
, nave ever opposed any relaxation in the noh.im.
rortation system, considering il as part and n ,
.he least efficient part, OF beIliterent motley :,
IS upon the same principle that we wish 10 AZ. The
active operations of the carried on both bv land
W sea WIN equal v'gor, and upon rs extensive a
sca'e as cur resources will possibly admit
GT To the above qoe keF keape IN sub;o;, ~
qVhofe brush Squadron on Lake Erie,--l Eoo.
oHoc(ihg .4ccfdenf.--On Sunday last q Mr. Hill
ey trade blacksmith, went with his two sons. ons
III the other years old, to battle in the East river
near otuyVesants woods. The younger son inpru.
"eht'y Ventured into the water beyond his tentb &,
not knowing how to swim, was in the act az Iroyn.
ing, when the elder brother observing his situation
instantly few to his relief, and in endeavorny ~
save mm' they got entangled IN each Others arms
ana sunk once or twice. UpoH which the father
who WAS on the Beach, with all his clothes or MIN
ged III after them in the hopeiof being able rs save
his drowning children. iut alas INTERCHANGEABLE
ne gof hold OF them, and struzs led some time "a
orS them to the shore, lie at length became exhaus
ted and they all three sunk into a watery grave -
The bodies have not yet been found Mr. Iiill wa,
dressed IN pair OF yellow nankeen pent.loons
white and blue vest The two boys we're naked.
NEw-LoNpoN, September 1s
.9looenents in The Sound -Oa Monday. las
week, the Acasta and Atalsnta, proceedef IN tn,
Sound as far rs Harts-IsIand, in the Nsrrows ane
eaptnred several packets, coasters, aud market
Oosts report varies the number from eight to M
Wsrus OF twenty. One account says cant. Honkius
oil the sloop President saw twenty ono, sail i'm nos
sesHOn OF The enemy. On Saturday The enemy
ships retsrned to their anchorage Off this port. a
bout tour miles from the lighthouse; where the,
iVi"a"r. "h"i Jtsteroayt WREN they all got under
sail IN take short eruise in the Sound, exeeptip,
one ~. 0P"'''
on Monday the British ships fred above 200 sbop
At hogshead placed on the deck of a eontnreI
smack. They apparently fred very bad. ss a.,
''Sqhesd and the soop survived their best endeay
= ITO destroy them.
IN Saturday last, captain Jaaon Rogers in n rri
vate armed galley belonging 20 this port. asar Fish
ers isinnd. re-c9piured and towed into Nfvs,e tie
paesst amazon, Conklin, Of Huntington. which had
eeg taken by the British Ships IN their crn;zs nv
the Sound. After cspt. Rogers Ind taken his bril-.
N t1~ he was chased ny eight Ssrges, til he bad
nearly reached Mystic,