Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-03
!. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST s, .IeI4.

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Gone at all events. To repel this inputa.
ton &to supply Mr.. Pierce with closthes
sent early yesterday morning a lag aboard
with the enclosed letter. Captain LoDas
! has not retursed.r-
! Yesterday morning early, frigate and
| i've or SIX tenders moved up the Potomac,
and instantly detached all the forceI col
lected near Westmorelard Court House to
Mattox Greek, expecting a iaudrng.-To
day four barges came ashore there and Ian
ded, bat on the approach Of the troops i'm
mediately retired, and the siigate and ten
ders got under way up the river. ! believe
to create diversion and draw our troops
and attention from below. this evening
arrived at this place and am preparing, &c.
hope, If they defer IL a day or two, to give
goud account at them. / am engaged in
throwing up redoubts, SC. There are two
74's. srigate and several tenders now op
posite Ragged Point. II e brig has gone ous
I-rerhaps afser the Patnxenr squadron.
Your mos obesient, {ss
RICHARD E. PARKER. s
1t. Col. eompending li1Vn Regr.'
F-rtract oralelfer irn General John p
Huagerfora "a. "a Governor, dated
Camp at yeocomico Church.
We,,mo,eland, 9th July
! The enemy was 'sht before last increa.
sed by another ship supposed to be trans,
port winch came to, near the mouth OF
Ye conico. below the rest of the squadron.
On Yesterday moring the enemy landed,
as understood, ABOUT 90 barges and three
tie ders of their men from the UPPER part OF
their squadron upon place caiel the Mar
rows lying between the mouth of Lower
raffn o. - NJ, 4. -
ded was supposed 10 amount TO about Co
men. After remaining n shore ONE hours
plundcring some of the farms, they retired
70 their ships and soon after retained in
the evening to the same point.
Just learn that another sail has arriv-
led SUPPRESSED to be a brig. which was Dis :
patched from the fieet few days ago, and
am told has the appearance OF a troop YES
sci. = f.*-i'he force of TIE enen,y consists
| much OF lishr troops and fankers.
Enc!csedy you have copy OF a CORES
pnndence between Col. Parker and hdmira,
Cock5urn, previous to my taking command !;
| aud the report OF the officer vino bore The
flag. l shall Immediately constructs Court
OF Enquiry. into the subject of the poisoned
spirit. deeming i essential to the character
OF our arms. 40 well as our persons, to wash
ofconip eSeiy-xo vile an imputation. And I
shall feel too, great satisiac ion in disarm
ing the spirit of devastation of it's pretext--
though believe 40 pretext is wanted
70 the Commando Of His
b'ifanais A2JeSfy's forces IL che Potomac
"SIR,
have scsa.es :. alg AZ Abe reas~a. ..f
the friends o. Mr.. Ransdali Pierce,a pri-
sener on board your squadron. conducted by
Capt. Lomax, tor the purpose of carry Ing
him sone necessaries.
:" Mr.. Pierce neither belongs TO the milf
| tia or regular army Of the United Safes
he had joined the small force opposed TO
| your troops, probably with view Of taking
part IN the contest, il circumstances permit
red 1t this act makes him q prisoner of
War, could hs not be paroled until his case
could DC represented to his Government, *
| an exchange eifsctsdf
Captain Lomax is also charged 10 make
q communication on the subisc, of some pri
vase books and papers tasen from a cit,aes
of the ceuntry, who does not belong to the
military, and did not unite with them. He
accompanies the flag, TO identity the books
if they can be restored.
q Mr Spenca, who was taken prisoner by
your troops and released. represents, that
Mrs. Ihompson's house 1T Nominy ferry,
Twas bnrnt] because as was allcdged, POI
soned spirit was left in the pnrch*--
sIhe remainder Of Mis letter qpda nor
Jcrzvardedf HE Governor. IL 7pas omitted
no doubt by nsiQke.