The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-25

ed are since dead" At tue same time that
the letter is dated, Lieut.. Chads Could not
have been acquainted with the extent OF
the loss of the killed and wounded on board
the Java /, for it was the third day alter the
action before all the prisoners were removed
from the Java.
An officer on board the frigate
CONSTITUTIONS,
.fhhoir,t.ne,.t 5y fhe President Doctor
Francis lie Baron, apothecary general, and
confirmed by the Sena e ofthe u. States.
Extract from a gentleman in Halifax. to his
father in Baitmore. dated
Halter. ~. S. May II, 1913.
NY DEAR FATHER,
aroEe yol frSm Liverpool the beginhing
of last March, and a tSw days after sailed
IL the ship Henry, capt. Gardner, for Bcs-
ton Nothing material occurred till the
18th April following, when We were cap
tured oy II. B. Nj. ship La Hcgue, and I'M
der the ridiculous suspicion OF our license
being a forgery, or rather with the desire TO
gi.e "a much trouble as possible to persons
sailing under the American flag, we were
sen, into this port. immediately after the
capture, was taken out of the Henry. and
put on board the La Hoguc, where, / must
confess j was treated with as much civility
rs could be expected Twas put into the
sua room, where messed with the young
gentlemen midshipmen: hut the crew Of our
,saip were located with Sarharity, the cap
.ain of the La Hoshe nee allowing them to
take single article Of their Clothing with
them, SO that the poor fellows will suffer e.
very ineunveniexcy for cleanliness. After
being three days on board the la Hogue, !
was then sent TO the brig IEo'us, In which
vesses arrived in Halifax. They did this,
suSpecting | was part owner of the Henry's
cary, and III order to keep the captain and
myself separated-the, also had the fool
ish idea that was bearer of dispatches
from the consul IN London to the American
government. The HSous was a prize.
have just stopped at tavern TO write this,
on my way Co the agent for American prl-
soners, to give my parole of honor, when !
sh ~ be considered q prisoner of war,
and receive -he LARGE sum OF eightceA
pence a day till my release, which expect
will be,in the course of fortnight, when
tire Henry will be liberated, no doubt .he
will be-" American.
.Erfract ofQ letter tothe kce9ter ofthe Er.
c. n. Books, dated Say6yo6k, (C.x. J
.yiiie 10.
a. About O'Clock Yesterday we discover
ed three boats making tn~ards the mouth
pt ihe river, which Sow found to be the
.remy, making tor several coasting vessels,
York falling calm, they soon succeeded
In taking 5 OF taem, two of which they set
al, fire, hAv.ng rd0 shore two nsy attempted
70 yet of, 5ut an alarm being gwen, the mi
}it;l got together, and by timely exer
lions, with the volunteers, drove the boats
away, extinguished the flames of the two
vessels they nad SET on fire, and got three OF
them safe in--one theY took away, and one
now lies on the bar, one other vessel was
l.rs1.. ~. &c
eft sg 1in--so preclpitatc was their retreat
from the vessel that several articles, NUM-
tons of war * were left on board. We
fnink we Killed several iI of the boats,
enc was seen total They took one of the
n}a,gers, one man aud two lady passengers,
on board the Valiant ~ and landed them
again last night. This day about O'Clock
we discovered about more boats coming
III from the river; they came and set fire
to the sioop on the bar, and then Two of
the boats landed opposite Lyme the men
went up to house, got breakfast, and went
of without any depredations. of the
Erisateshas been off here making signals to
the boats. The militia in this and the neigh
boring towns are now called out e we shall
be prepared to give them warm reception,
ii shey should attempt landing again. Nc
enc was killed or wounded on cur side, altho'
we received continual firing from them
with swiveis & small arms. In the course OF
she forenoon the frigate chased 4 low cutter
schr. and fired about 90 shot at her, but she
has made her escape and gone up the sound
These are the names of the vessels attacked
BY Te boats--sloops New York. M'Clure
cargo, y. F.. rum, &c. took several articles
from her; William Cochron, cargo, quarry
stone, set on FIRE Five Sisters, Hubert do.
do; Rozana. Brock ay, wood, taken Off
We have heard of several other vessels be
iDg captured. sut have no particulars"
PORTLAND, June 10.
Arrived Snow, Thames, X. Burr prize
master, prize to the privateer Yankee, OF
Bristol, r ]. with a cargo of cotton, from 81,
Salvador \ gentleman who conversed with
c4Ut. Bur-, heard no mention of the Essex
:r,gate being al St Salvador.
WAsHIYeToN June 10.
Cory ofa letter from Maj. Gen. Dearborn
20 tie SecTefdTg Of 7Oar, dGfed
IL d-Qnarters, gin June, 1913
STR---f hasten to state 20 you, that tie
whole 81 odt 3ffft<rs aGd men discovered, -,
the action Of the 9Th ult. that readiness *
ar5oF for action which evlnccd deterrniua-
-, 20. g.