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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

handful Of men not amounting 10 twenti.
en- part OF the force opposed 20 them, but
which nevertheless hy their determined
bravery maintained their position, and If
T. ctuaily projected their working parties.
wlio continued their labors unpio estcd It.
col. DE Salisherrl reports having experien
ced the most able support Il ON cap,ain
ferguson IN Command OF the light COMPANY
OF Canadian Frncibles, aud 50 from cans
tam Jean. Capt. Duchesuay of,he Two com.
panies of Voiiseurs from captain I.smoo,,.
ard adjutants Hebden ard o Sullivan am,
from every officer ard soldier engaged
whose gallnntry and seadiness wer. en-
sp'c'lous and praise-wurlhy in the highest
degree.
his e%celercy the governor in chief and
commander OF the forces Ia ny had he -
tis'aciion Of himself wit, essmg al, Coz duct
OF the troops on this bri ian, coca ,i,n. frels
| Il gratifying duty 10 lender them Mr.
praise which is So Justly thyi due to ma.
IJor>geueral De W1uey lie Tor tho admjra.
BILE arrangement established bv him. fur The
defence OF bis post; TO lieut.. col De Salts
FERRY tor his jndicirus and officer ike con
onct displayed in the choice of position and
arrange melt of his force: to the officers II
nen engaged with the enemy, the warmest
acknowledgements of his excelencv are due
tor their saIlantry and slesdiness. and to an
The troops at the station the highest prhise
teongs for thei" zeal, sleadiness and disciD
line and tor the patient enduran-e Of hard.
ship aud privatiou which they have envinc.
ed. A determined perseverance, in tbi.
honorable Conduct cannot fail If crnwning
the brave and loyal Canadians with victor,
Gnd hurting disgrace and confusion on IN
mead OF the enemy that would pollute their
happy soil.
by the report Of prisoners, the enemy's
force is stated 4, 75OC iefs.ntrv. 4oo cavsI s
~ and tenbeid pieces. The b iiah advanc,
eel iorce actually engaged, did not exceed
'hroe hnndre d~ The enemy suffered Sc
versly from our FIRE, a. well as from their
own some detached corps having fired
upon each other b' mistake in the wnuds.
Canadian light Company had s rank aud
me Killed. serge ; rank a. d file
wounded.
Nnltigenr> rank and file wounded
Ihird bat4h II flank Company, captain
woirGed 2 rankand ills killed, wound.
ed aud four missing
Chateau. uay Chas ears capt. wounded.
lotai--5 rank crd hie xiii d. captains
I sergeant. 10 rank and file Wounded
and missing
Officers s. eur ded--cap ain Daley s en-
bocied Hi'itia twice wounded se,e ely,
but no. daneerousb Gap am Bruyer
Ihateausau, ehaSSeurs. slightly.
(Signtd)
EDWARD BAYNES. adj. gen.
headquarters, Oiontr al 21ih Oct. 1873.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
ENGLISH NOR Atty.

ErtrGet from a letter from H9dgsou ard
Go. merchants ar ShG-id England, 20
Hen''y Cor, merchant az Quebec Z4is
letter S01s Intercepted 6y ths Yankee Hrt.
pa'eer--iI'ed
SHEFFIELD Sih Month Sd. 1918.
We have shipped to thy care "a cunsi-
derabie proportion of the goods W. had in
Liverpool. ard which would amount to a.
bout 4000L rh,s we are induced 10 do by
what thou sayest in thy M. 8. aud in hopes
thou wist be able tu get quit of most If or all
OF them pretty directly on arrival on add
vaniageous tcrms-and should no, This be
tue case, the reminder which arena; disDos-
ed oi, may IL over n Qieb c un il the en-
sung spring, and should they not ten
BE disposed If, and an opening should take
lace with the Un ed State, they ,uirhe
tie II necessary be re shi ped or Phila-
deiphit. Nhgu Ge-s atfeRAt 10 ger am
goods ia the country th0u dhldes 10 n, thv
No 3, II zUA require great care and can.
ion on Thy hGrs, ard khOu n,,sf be snre
o Gct S9Jety, ornot at al
Prou Paf,-;cf
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
Prov. Pakrict.
TRANsPORTATIoN.

The Tren- n True american Of the 18Th
INST. SAYS, 1t 10 calculated that as many
hiteen hundred teams were last week
employed IN the transportation business re-
ween the Delaware aud Rarjtan, many of
'hem three, four and i've ha ST. team. For
e'eri.l days dollar ard a .IaEi Was given
20 each barrel OF f>ur taken from l. mber.
ton to brunswick! The aLouat oi money
Drought INTO sud distributed thr ouch e
state ny tue transportation of prod &c and
nerchandize through it, is almost inca .cula-
l.: Hawever efher S.ateS may suflc. "a
hei' Pecunlaiy N erests, 10y the war, News
jersey Cannot Complain.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

~" A late London paper contains n re-
sLLT account # the capture Of The Mace
DOMAIN irigate by the TenedoS AID states
that We had ~ Killed aud wounded, bat
hat the BRUSH loss was trifng
After announcing the yic,o y, the slma
aver has the following paragraph
Dipfsiosl IF me UAtrd Sfafes In adci
lion 70 the aoove S atifying intelligence, We
earn that the eastern states of America
have, IA the NEST unanimous mauner, ex-
pres ed their determination Of seeding
rom their allegiance, unless the gosern-
nent make peace with England
BoS. Chror.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
fourth bloodcd ewes brou ht S2s 2s-,he
hal; b!uoded $40 Sc.
NAVAL.

| M ' AL.
The London Gazette. he British ofic;a,
paper) of the 18th September is stated ?,
CONAN list OF ''o"e hundred and twenty
n;ne vessels taken from the Americans h,
the squadron unG,r admiral Warren. he.
I cen The S0th of March aud 22nd J,iv last
What eiorious list for Juhn Buli-19o
UesSeEs = of hats and huzza for Byfta,a'x
nmnipotence !--BuJ scft!y, how many of
hose "vesseis were user boats, and =. God
Hats, ana batteaux--Sir IJhn mas not told
that.
By turning TO The account Of the c.ptur,
OF ms maJeSt : schr. ID minica, by the
decatur priva eer. !, viii appear that the
Queen Charlotte packet as in Company !;
a.d, seeing the result of the BATH, made
her escaps. WeA. this packer has arrived
IA England, aud reported tina; she left the
Dominica in chase f au American Driva
teeg!
The United atates have on the sou bern
Coast, cutter called the YOUNG Borer
carrying 3 guns. and comm anded b. sailing
master Mnrk. This vessel is not mentioned
~ uur navy Inst.
Baltimore has now at sea good many stout
PR GERS and well armed letters of marqus.
we 90 not expect howe en-, that they viii
nurn villages in the West Indies, seal ne
aroes, OF rob old women. Ifany were KNOW
do, what C0ck5urn aud the .'mild Vor
re-" did---they would be kicked out eli a
ociety OK Scavengeis.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
Tracts OfIand.

Or 90 much therefore, as may be necessary,
10 raise and satisfy, as well the interest If
1881. IS 5, to be computed FROM 30th Nov.
1897 to 2nd day of June, 1891, as the prin
cipal sum of 1871 Is S, with interest thereon
from the day last mentioned, as also SO SO
cents, being the amount Of a decree OF ,Ae
late High Court OF Chancery IN favor Of Ro
bert L. HOoe, and Richard Harrison OF the
tow n-of Alexandra, against the SAID Little.
page, together with lhe costs and Charges
attending the execution OF uis Trust that
is TO say, one Tract Of Land OF 2,27O acres,
Wing in the county of Fayeue, in he stare OF
KeptucSy, IN the mainf rk Of Lick ng Cree
and north side thereof, and bounded as ex-
pressed in a survey of the said Land, made
OIL the 25th day of March, 1886, Tor the sa d
Lttlepage Also 206O acres in the county Of
Greenbrer, Virginia, on Glade Creek--one
other tract Of 1895 acres III the same coun.
~ on the head waters Of Glade Creek, ana
also 4 IS acres in the last mentioned county,
lying between Glademan's and LaursPs
Greek; which said three last mentioned
tracts ofland were granted to the said John
{. Littlepage as assignee OF William Prog, BY
Patents from the Commonwealth # Virgin
ia, bearing date, each, Oh the 18th day Of j.
~, 1896
SAMUEL M'CRAW, Trustee.
Richmond, Nov. IS. (dS)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
WAsnINGToN CITY, Nov. 90.
FROh THE SOUTHER.R FROyV-
TIER
EDIqoRs' CsasEsr soFNcr.
Tom Of ILlaSai gfon, ~ z.


October so, 1918.
Our la; advices from the eastern from
tier IN TERRITORY state that he ouuteers
aud miilui. under the command of General
Claibr c, accompanied by few regulars,
had advanced forty miles into the Indian
Country. Some inconsidelable stirmishes
hid ta;Sn place in which our oops were
Successful. General Jackson has presume.
reached Fort Stephens with bis detachment
b. hi date, In that event cur e,rce viii
be about four thousand strong. We calCu-
late on making short work with the Creek,
and, ii the Senate will permit, 10 winter ia
Pensacola. need not reason iii you on
the importance OF such a step u has be-
come sufficiently obvious by the recent trans
actions Of the authorities at that place
The peace AID security Of tue Southern
frontier depend ON speedy expulsion OF the
British and their allies from the coast. Flo
rida IN Us whole extent TO 1T. .Augu'tine. /
look with regret a titr tgraiversati.u of GER
ain members oFthe senate; the con eJuenl c
may ~ iatal TO the great cause ~ O-r coun
try, 1t Tie sober sense 81 uis Community does
30 apply he cprrec i've. | nope the hori-
zon viii assume a brighter ASPECT the ap-
proaching session If Congress"
detachment of hlty two Marines under
the command OF Lieut.. Sewer. arrived ia
this city on Friday last from Point Petre,
Georgia. 80"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
FoR ruE ARGUS.
VIZ, Wbl. b. Giles.


SIR--You are now in YOUR
own way, fairly before the people OF Vir-
gnia, quite undisturbed by the comments Of
any writer Whatsoever: As one of ,ne PEGS
PIE whom you have appealed 20, permit ne
TO recommend to yea 10 try By some safe
experiment, the effect your address has mad
ON ne people OF your native State, to see
nov Iat i has changed theT opinions m your
favor Di-guise yours If and mix and con
verse freely with lie people, and YOU viii
SION discover how YOU have diminished AZ d
changed your friends and supper err. You
all Ind b. desc, ting our republican nrru..
c'ples and friends that Won hive LIST thtir
support. The republicans of Virginia can
draw no distinct n between such men as
Gore, King, Quincy, Pickering, &c. and
those wAose votes on alt important measures
OF the government and uniformly found on
he same side of the qHcsJion--ihey must
aud VIII view such a person as one It hose
whom my Lnrd CasIiereagh callsthe friends
Of England in Congress
Should yoH think tnis plan too Tedious md
Iaboriuus to undertake, then recommend
20 You, as the next best plan, by Which GU
may ascertain your political standing IN V.r.
ginia your native State, to attend he Genes
raj Assembly, in the early part # their next
session. resign your seat IN the Senate Of he
United states, and then income a candidate
I" &c occupy II. ard my hfe upon it, YOU
would not get aalf dozen republican votes
IN JOINT ba'ot # both Houses Mind, ] dnnot
call the diSaffected Randolphites rcpnb,i~
cans, they must rem lin attached to that
party with VII N they have uniformly 20
ted on all questions affecting the interests {
Great Britain They must belong 20 the
trends OF England IN Congress, as well as
yourself
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
Wheat Fan.
Wagon, DRAY&CARr. MANuPACroRY
.Nenf N. Hleln

" A1GON, DIX GCART, MANUFACTORT
Mar he BtsH.
: HE Subscriber having taken the house AID lot
lately ocoupici By Deroueh Evans wheel.
rights, ou ID street, opposite the eoI var on
he Basin hark, a. procured very fine stock Il
mher, haa commenced the above bush css ip all IL
",icues lhose disposed 10 favor him with their
is,on may re'y ON their work being fithf Nv oxc.
i'cd' aud ON as short notice as he nature of re
NIX 40 admit pt In addition 20 tiic above srtici,s
20 farmers may e. supplied wi;h Ploughs, Hare
rvs, Drill Pinusis fr drilling ccrn, pe.s ftr, ia
Pc or plougls stoektd sud rcpa red npon hs
80 approved pioo-- ,irrs can be furnished with
h-ScrcVs of amy dimrts ons or with vowed Wire
s"rcers and mills Orders left "a he store q.
mnelG Ad ms, Lyuehburs, or Of this p ace, vii,
punctualy attended 10.
SAMUEL r. PARSONS.
'tin05id, ttbi sjio ed 1919
n. %. ] want 10 COZ rsci Tor the getting of a ,o.-
der7blc quantity o. Ohiie OAK Chearf ,hstg,
'La sot iu the course O tir winter, Tor ghteh (
,oerai price will be siYsp eadeuysry.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
N I.nnrt Ol lfnnnirn

For the Isl. BatfaHisn 10 Regiment.
VETILL be held at the Belt Tavern. ON
w Monday the goth inst. and for the "a.
Bat. on Tuesday iha 3Oth inst st the Eag'e
TaverH--and Regimental Court of IN
quiry will be held AZ the Eagle Tavern on
Saturday the lIth Of december next. these
Courts will set 10 o'clock A. NJ. By or.
der of the Col Commandant
s. g. ADAMS, All.
iR.Chmond, Nov. %, 1918. (t1iD1
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
ENGLAND

when his present majesty assembled &
throne, the National Debt amounted 10 90 a..
Hons az present It is 900 mi lions mill
we're The amount Of the Taxes during Inc
when be came to The throne they now amour
'nn uaiy 70 about 20 millions An The o..
pense OF maintaining pauptrs in England g..
Wales, nearly ten times as much as IN the ,e
above ~ cntiencd.
LjUerhooi Mercury.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
II LCR III o ND
THURSDAY. NovkMBER qs.

Lr Last Nights. Northern Mail brought US
only two Papers, the National lrteiligencer OF
Tuesday (or which, as usual, We paid 25
cents POSTAGE and the fredericksburg Paper
fhey are quite barren of news. The latest au
then'io afvices from the Northern Army viii
be found in our last page.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
NEw Yong. Gnv. 10

-, NEW YORK, Nov. 70.
The Albany mail. which arrived last e
vemng, brought no Intelligence from the ar.
mics.
Inc election for charter officers closed
last evening", but we were unable TO ascer-
tam the result in time for this mornings pa
per. We understand however, that the
Federal Candidates succeeded in the lst,
81, Sd, 4th and 9Th wards, and the Repub
mean Candidates, in the 5th, 9th, 7tn, 9Th,
and 10Th wards.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
MARINE NOTICE.

by the officer who went down with flag oftr7,ee
TO the squadron IN Lynhaven Bar, Iast week W.
have received notice from Captain C.eo,ge Mi
Ter, prisoner On board the Drsgor "a. stating Tia
has vessel, the hooner Experiment, from Nm
YORK WIS captured by he British armed schooner.
-, Il Nhalet, on Tue l1th las himself and one
al his men taken oui AID orveve,l on boa,.I ~,
Dragon tnc rest of The crew remained ia, the ne,
which had NOT arrived in the Chesapeake.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
Valuable Proper FIR safe.

I SHALL sell on The pr misses, on " ednes a,
the lst Of mbor ensuing, FOUR LOTS
unimproyed land, adjoining Mount Prospect,
near Bacon Branch, also the Book turnpike.
These Lots wil be sold together or separate
to suit the purchaser, with an indispu able til
Tic 30 the same.
bartlett STILL. Auct'r.
2Ath Nov 1913 tds
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
H2Ap-QUARTFRs.
Il FoHrehe, on CHGteGng Ray river,

CCfCCtF %lfHi 1913.
SFNIVAL ORDERs.--llis Exceliency
the Cover or in chief and commander Of The
forces hasceceived from Encouragement DE
Watteyille,'h rtpCT OF tic affair Which
took place the advanced position If lis
post, at II o'cock on I uC sday morning, be
tween the AEerican army under the COM
mand of major speral Hampton, and the
advanced pickets d.the British thrown out
for the purpose Of co,.ring wurkHhg parties
under the direction of II. co,.iUe Salisbury
the jodicious position chosen by that Officer
and the excellent deposition Of his little
band, composed Of the light company Of
Canadian fencibles, and two companies q
Canadian voltigsurs, repulsed with loss the
advance of the enemy's principal column
commanded by gen. Hampton in person end
the American light brigade under col M
Carly, was in a like manner checked IN Us
progress on the south side Of the river, by
he gallant and spirited advance Of the ilank
company 90 battalion embodied militia un'
der captain Daily. supported BY captain
Buyers company Of Sedentry militia. Cap
tains Daily and Bruyers being both wounded
and their companies having sustained some
loss, their position was Immediately taken
up by flank company Of the first battalion
embodied militia. The enemy rallied anc
repeatedly returned to the attack, which
terminated only with the day in his com
plete disgrace and defeat, being fooled b. 3
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
New Advertisement.

FaNHAT in virtue of a deed in trust execu
a. ted by John { LittIepag Esqr. shall
OIL Monday, the 27sh day OF December mex
before the front door OF the Eagle Tavern in
this City, expose to sale by Public Aucti n
10 tic Highest bidder for ready money, the
following
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
THE ENEMY IN YORK RIvER,
EN"ac1 y a E-Ffer % fhr hdii.rs o|fhr
Compiler. dated
YoRK InwN AR %

YoRK IcWN, Nor. %.
TIE inhabitants of this town are placed
at the present moment in a much exposed
and alarming situation. Six negroes have
i'teh absconded from us and gone off to the
enemy Ito whom they have doubtless com
mnnicated exact Information with respec
tn the state of the place and it, means, OF
rather want of means. OF defence.
:" Two very large British briss, the So
phia and the Ac;eon are now at the mouth
OF the river, and a number of bargeS are to
d. seen vi hin it Owing to the sickness
prevalent among US and the a5sence of ma
ny individuals our wnoe effective force,
hastily assembled ON the occaion, amoun.s
only to sixteen; added 10 W icA circum
stance, man Of or negroes appear on the
watch. and disposed % join the enemy sh4u d.
they lard. Oar females are much fiirhten.
cd and with some reason"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
One qfth- Peohie Of yreiaia.


Was fought on The a IA MI. in 'hc Illirnis
territory, hsif le from Vincenncs, Indiana
territory, between VI irwin Wallace, rom the
ne ghbourhood OF Pittsburgh, and Lieut.. Tho.
mas H. Richerdson o. ~ U $ a my. "a the
second IRE, Rchrdson rtc wed ms antapon,
ists bail an the righ side and fell dead without
groan
DiED-tn Halifax, o, wounds received in the
attack on raney Island, near Norfo.k, Captaiu
>. " HANChETT, ofths British ship Of way
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
re ract ! a letter hcm q .gcntI,man in 81
13arg's 10 his JfyieHd near Hashiypf5n

~ 10 7 u tttIF| IT NJ q bftFI" UIrU u ~
1Iarg'S 10 his Jriend near HaShiucfon,
VoUem6eT 6,
" Once more we Are thrOwu or the &c mn, stu
on waves o predatory war. The enemy ha,
again appear ! 20 il rr4ss and annn, ns--tb,
most terrible evil, however, is the destrtion Of
o. groes which Is extending TO ruinous sna
1l"ri9UH e1tert Between ono and tUo huns
drcd have joined the feet in the Iastw.ek I.
he w'r continues year longer, ali otr men 81.
property will be 'nj.re.y ruined Why, i'm lie
nam o. God, have " NO pat rfttr NIsyl.nf
regiment Mt from Washington 81. George,
island has heen burning tor week. ana ve }ey,
neen exchanging Tor p pound tho wiz,
tne heavy launches, which appo srs impropc,
f"r Unless We mean 10 q we th,m from th,i
watering places on Use island, II is Il iol 60 b.
sharpening amnesty and provoking injury "
Fed Gaztffc.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

The Utica Gazette fthe 2d SAYS, genera, IIa
r'son goes to Fort Niagara, ard uili there rema.
until further o. ders
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

IL IS not true chat the British have sent
out ~ named by ddmbuis, to fight oamo-
d re Rodgers The report probably aro,e
l'"m ad'ni.d Beaocicrk having h i,ted his
day cr fhr ~l.cksr, and saiied IN ouesr s.
the com odore-with f,igate or Two n..
der convoy .4uyorg,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
FROM WAsaINGToN cry.

IAsSuag, .FlUcDiber %.
Com BAIN2RIDCE, ore Of AR mos, ce.
eb'a;ed Naval Heroes, arrived IN this CITY
TWO or three days ago Nat. .nt
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

There is nonews of the enemv's having adj
vancctt tar above the Fotomac, but it is said
theJ have DESTROYED properly to consider ..
amount on the Maryiap side.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

From t'e -Nocfolt Hsraid ofIast Tuessiay.
The squadron at presen, biockad.ng The Cbesa.
peake' consists of the Dragon, "a, r. Barrie the
Arinine. S. Sir L. L. Troubridse, the Laeedemo-
niau, 90, S. Jackson, and two briss.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

A fleet sailed from Halifax some weeks since.
probably commanded by Admiral q ckbu,n.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

When man make mistake land who
IS he that does not sometimes make mis-
takss) the best way is. honor ably To ac-
knowledge his errors. On this y, iucipl. we
have to ask forgiveness If the Boston news
man, "fl' lacey told Us, that 800 British had
dtieated 5000 Americans We now have il
under the Signature of Adiutaut General
baynes, acting d writing under the au;ho.
rity OF his Excelency General Provost. Go
vernon OF all the Canadas, and who. from
hiss rack, ought TO be "a gentleman OF tie
strictest yeracity," hat 500 British did de
feat about 5000 Americans! (See this day 5
paper)
AS a black man III the play says, egad.
Massai dis Is tumper." When hi thin.
pr goes in form and ceremc nv 70 L,on,iun.
ard IS paraded IN large letters in Gazeue
extraordinary, If is 10 wonder that John
Ball is guIled and deceived But the won.
def IS, that there should be men in Amer
ca bred and bern Americans >" who affect
to believe such absurdtiee and what is sull
m're extraordinary and natural, even ifit
were true, 10 rcj ice IN ne defeat and dis.
grace OF their own coutrymen!
BuifiWOre american.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25
Extract of letter fr m officer in the army, da-
ted E.ie, Nov. Isl 1913

Extract OF letter r. ~ officer in the army. d.
ted E;ie, Nov. Isl, 1918
+" To my astonishment and surprise, on INV sr,.i-
val 1T this Plsce, discovered some maIienus pers .
nal, with common industry citc Ileted the n.rts
preIudieial TO the earao or OF ouI nlatusI iti.rd
capt. Elliott Now SIN, Was On board Inc NL,,.,-,
with captain Elliot, Ia the character OF "a ,olupjer-
marine oii.e', and dming the action Ito most So
emaiy and seriously deci re his conduct ~ bo,c
been such, rs ever establish him la my uurf,,
IS brave correct sud hmarc man Aud n IS vii
40 s"'' degree 81 sd si-rtiph do .ss,,rcygu ain 4
1t S IBIS vessel, his conduct, It'd rxcr,.o5, ,L.,-
10 "'sts-t measure, Z hrs monIe.t. Gro ~. On,
cout ty wish he Vctosy it has Obt Il u, lam sure
you "Hl joan IN opinion With me, than tL,. ,i,ny,
ST teinent IS but flnt sket h, wien give voutI
words OF captain Perry. W hen he cane ON b,.,r,l
he observed ,hnt he believed the day was io,r rs
two lhnds OF l''s men either killed or v,,,d
ed, and las vessel could render no iurtl.r s.isnnre
No, 81 cap ala Eot Ic II vet savc il. I,,isb
70 God you would said captain Perry Rake eh- no,
OF NY battery. while brug the gn boats info ,o5,
action, aud the day w,ll vet DC o,ts. A,er th,. ac
tIon was over, and capt. Elliott came ON bo,r,
ospta!n Perry ran aud cuusht hold q his IA nd say
ing "We"il ths to your exertion, il has gwen y,
die day
= Captain Perry in letter to capt Elliott also
gves him much creGit for beating off the Roy /.
Charlotte, Sc. ~