Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-07

eiyhs mics below town +; at the same time
saw their squadron above the town, get un-
der weigh and stand up the river
ADDITIONAL,
The picture which Col Richie presents of
tho condnct OF the eneny is sufficient tohar-
row up the soul oil every soldier. and man cf
honor. Europe already cries aloud to their
a.roci;ies-,hey seem wiling TO augment the
leads of otliu,n which weighs upon .heir
character. We have conversed with the
viAette, who was the bearer of the above
despatch the enemy have acted life the
Widest buccaneers. MIR Blake was dragged
from his house, and stripped of his coat,
watch and money. A poor widow was strip,
ped of all the cloatkes she had except those
upon her back. Mcckery was added to
| robbery--for they had the malignity to
SILVER mirrors upon mirrors, &c. &c.
They have gone up the river-their des-
ti',aton said Ia be Fredericksburg. Let
these wretche' beware General Cooke is at
! their Observation-Disclosures from his camp
| are rapidly marching to jim hin-the local
militia are gathering land if they dare to
land and remain for any length of time on
this side of the Rappahannock, we shall
give good account of them.
THE LATEST.
AT dusk last evening, we were favored
With communication received by express,
| OF which the following is an extract:
Extract nfa Dispatch from Gen. j. III.
| Cooke to the Governor. dated
TaJltiahannock. Dec, 4, O'clock p. M.
IN two hours after my communicated
this morning the enemy rs ssdderly and ca
rricieus'y as tic shift ofwind which t.os
Iplace at tha. time. turned abort and made
al sail down the river. His feet consisted.
OF Ii craft, including orc large schooner and
| sleep heavy armed, with all their barees
various,v estimated from ten tc twenty Eve.
all of which had accorded the river about
twelve miles abpve this, returned this mor
nirg ahouttcr c'clcck, ard were cut of sigh,
standng down the river be!nre IL O'clock
| We have intelligence of their passin-
| Bowers a. an cary hnu. tbs evening, and
! with thep-esent wind un,ess he has anchor
ed, must have reached tiear,y the mouth al
the river. TIL rnnid and nnookrd fce
movement bs. bafncd ell riy schemes. I
had anticipated from his bold and rapid AS.
cent that he world have penetrated as high
as the narrcws of the river, aud fherc had
strong hopes Of being able to make him feel
us.
Il learn from an intelligent man of this
place, that tie expedition was comman-
ded BY Com, Barry and col. MacoFsb. The
\ nurniser OF troops did not much, if any. ex.
ceed so, but il was evident tbey had other
trror,s in vessels from which thsy we're MOI
landed. Ofthe number landed here there
were g companies OF SO earh OF negroes
IN Uniform. commanded By white off,cers.-
They were said 10 be Vireinia and Mary
/ land egroes trained Mt Targir Island
! The ahoye accounts are obtained from the
only inSabitant CT his place who remained
wisiic theerany had possession of the town
lie is a. i,,ieHgent a3d a',ss .sant mantle
gat his informaJibn from three ssn.ineIs
who We're Posted TO protect mis- proper
W from. pil!aer /; they differed in the number
Of troops emplos ed liz The expedition from,
| 13e0to 21OO--tut i,es al agreed that the
whole force in or wa:ers was here, and that
their aggregate Loss fron dcseition since
their arrival in the chesapeake vas ahou;
,kree hu cdred--I'hey rirther agreed in
Il, stating that Inc troons had )een healthy and
that but little loss had been sus- aimed from
sickness.
Gel Muse. has under his command be,
law this about 900 men, will give. me the ear
hest information Of the eneiay's leaving the
river, or OF their attempting 20 piunder be.
low, in which event SHALL move down to hi,
assistance but II, as uzpect. they are really
leaving he Reprahsnpc OK, as soon as am
informed CT il, | snail take Up the line oil
march for Camp Carter, with my detach,
inent, and discharge Coz Ritchie's regiment
a"d'aii the other local militia which has aut
: are about TO take the f.id.--Eyen if the
enemy ,should ascend the river rain, Il.
! suddenly as he has assembled il, we have e.
very reason to believe. that we could lefea,
any attempt on Fredericksburg, il ne daret
to make it. by recalling &c our aid the ada,
Cent militia.
The plundering of the enemy has beer
confined to the river shores, of ibcousilera
bic amosnt. and on few plantations. In
deed his whole course has been marked will
the most circumspect caution and eviden
alarm- He has never trusted himself on lant
> Single night. An officer remarked here
: that ,heir objec. was to harrass the militia
, that they should beat about the riysrs for
wee's on two longer, and then go into white
quarters. There has been much wantor
destruction of private property here, il
breaking windows. and furniturs-and on,
deed Of dannation has been performed which