The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-03

iexandria, with which we were already &C.
quaiteS. The difficult service of advancing
to Alexandria and afterwards securing re
treat appears II have been admirably per
formed.
Disasters seldom ccmc single. We have
heard trcm various sources, deserving Of Gre
dit. tAas Intelligence Of q more unpieasing &
alarming nature has reached government. In
formation, VIC Grc told, has been rcceiv.d of
defeat by land and by water--upon Lake
Ci,mplaiO ami at the garrison of Pittsburgh
that on the 10th OF Sept. our whole feet on
the-Lakc WAS either taken or DESTROYED s.
Sir George Provost was under the necessity OF
abandoning Plattsbuvgh. If the ru,nor be
false, We earnestly desire to see it officially
ccntradictet.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
& Dosvrt:S Oct. II.
Dispatches addressed to ear! B.thurst
one cfh's majesty's principal secretaries Of
state, were reoeeivsde carly this morning from
Col. Brook, dated Sept. II, ON bo;.tI ii. M
ship Toanant, in tie Chesapeake.
=" The division Of troops under Maj. Cen
Ross effected q Decentralization on the 18th
Sept. near iSrrth Point, on the left bank of
the Patapsco River, distant from Baltimore a.
bout IS miles. =.
:. Three miles from North Point the enemy
y III ensrencied himself aoross q neck of land
from which position ne prsciptately retreated
upon .he advance OF the Births, troops.
-" About two miles beyond this post, the
british advance became engaged, when Gen.
Ross rece;red wouad in his breast, which
| proved iaortal.
1.-The advarce Continued to press forward
the ene'uy's light troops were pushed to with
IL five mics or Baltimore, where a corps of
aocut. oo9o men. six pieces of canno,,, and
| SONG hundred cavalry were strongly posted
under coTer of a wood.
Dispositions were Immediately made fer
general attack, and upon the signal being
given, the who,e of the troops advanced ra-
pidly TO the charge.
e In less tiian Is minutes the ene1ny's force
being utterly broken and dispersed, tlcd in
every direction, leaving CT the field pieces
OF Cannon, end a considerable number Of kill
| &c, wounded and prisoners
| The day being far advanced, and Che
| troops much fatigued, they. halted for the
| night or the ground from which the enemy
| had been driven
At day-break on the 18th, the army again
| advanced, and at 10 O'Clock occupied posi-
| ton eastward of Baltimore aud about 4 u,le
| and a hall distant
Arrangements were made for n;cht at
tack, but during the evening, Colonel Brook
| received communication from The oonman-
| der in chief of the naval forces, from which it
{
| tie aarbor, naval corporation ayains. the
town ard CAM was. impracticable. Uader
| these circumstances It was dr.eriuined not 70
I. persist IN AZ attack upon the town, and the
; troops were Withdrawn OF the 18th, 5 miles
I from their Last position, where the army halted
III .':sr citation That the enemy might be int,u-
| ccd to gut his entrenchnlents. The enemy,
| however, showing TO disposition to follow,
| towards the evening the trorps retired, aud
4 sOfE u S,,-4 ~
and half further.
" Al = late hour on the 18Th the army was
| re-embarked at North Point.
| he total loss of the British was 3 officers,
sergeants, IS rank and file killed 2 cap-
ta'ns. q snbaltern5, 1 scrgeants, 22s rank and
! file, wounded
A Hamburger malls arrived together with
| French papers to the 18th, bringing intslli-
Senee from Vienna to the Sd inst. Hitherto,
| say the advices, the chief business has been TO
| settle the form OF the conferences between
the ministers of the principal powers. Ihis
beng adjusted, the consultations began, rs
| was expected, on the 1st. The celebrated
counsellor Cent? attends the sitting az secre-
t3ry to record the proceedings The most
invioiabie friendship is stated to subsist be-
tween the e.nperors of Rnssia and Austria. A
commission composed Of the principal minis
eSrS of th@ states .! Germany, has been appoilI-
ted to discuss the various objects connected d
| with the future state Of the empire. 1t is said
that the ambassador ola considerable Italian
power, NAPLES we suppose) has not been adj
! united 70 the Congress Z; Vienna. 4 Paris ar
| tic!e states, that The future residence Of MA
| FOLEOlS VIII be fixed az the Congress, and
| that the measure Of his retiring to Elba was
| merely tenf@rary aud Isrop;sionaTy ar
rapscment.
BY Circular Letter of the chancellor Of
the t,Xchequer, of which the ub;ained is
copy, II appears that matters of Importance
will be submitted 10 Parliament On its meet
| ing -
Dow1,ing- Street, Oct. IL, 1914.
S1R-Ihe meeting of Parliament for
the dispatch of business, being now fixed for
is,es'iay, the 9Th of November ncxt, have
the honor to acquaint you. that it is intended
| immediately to bring under tine consideration
OF the house such business as it NAV he thought
necessary TO dis uss, before the Christmas 70
cess, ana to express my hope, that YOU will be
able, without material inconvenience, to at
tend at that titne.--l have the honor 10 be,
sir, your most faithful friend and osed:ert SER
want.
"T vANSITTART."
Letters have been received from SMYRNA
o'the 81 ut. The fever at that time had en-
tireiy disappeared, and commerce WAS rradu-
ally resumining its former activity. The ex-
change was extremely low.
cnc of the SAX transports composing the
secret expedition from Cf,rI- go ,-L;cL 49,.