The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-24

| tuerv. k,ntry, rinemen and caval.-, witt,
the rnii,sa companies, advanced from tins city
on Saturday /; and yesterday, the second bii-
gade, commanded by Gen. Young. crossed
;ne Potonac from Alexandria. On Satur-
day, also the finest body Outrageous ever seen
IN this city, passed through from Carlisle,
under Lieut.. Col Laval. 1'he Baltimore hi
sadcS are under arms in readiness TO act, ahG
troops are assembling below nom various.
Y'vtr+eiS In Il few hours, thousands of brave
men VIII be prepared TO resist the most Of
mercenaries that now threaten US. AjI.tyed
~ defence OF all that renders life 4 blessing,
ana for protecting from insult and ,lesolation
the metropolis of their country, 3" hailowed by
the veneratcd name OF WAsHiNcToN." every
arm VIII be Dcrved with Il yigor irresistible
Great as the public anxiety must naturally be
2t sueii'a time, all look with confidence 10
the capacity and vgilanceof the commanding
SIerera', and we feel not doubt that his
foresight and activity VIII leave nothing un-
done that our security requires.
OF the enemy's strength and movements
we nave a usual an abundance Of absurd and
contradictory rumors. From correct sour
ces however. we learn that the division O
their shipping which advanced ND the BAY
have asceiItied the Patuxent as high as Bcnc-
o,ct, where the! have debai'.ed a larye body
or men, estimated from to thousand and
that they have iniilaoed the peninsula, by es-
sabtslung line OF pici,ets from BENEDICT to
a point on the Potomac, at which hes another
squadron OF ships.
The subjoined letter contains ON. latest
wrlttcn Intelligence from the ,atuxent, and
may be relied On.
.Gcquasco Mile, aoM .4ur,:.
o'clock p. NJ.
21-ire" his morning at S o'clock, & have
been since within miles of Benedict, at But
Ter MN, where it was reported the enemy
on theIrnarch had arrived. The report was
nntoundeti. The enemy landed Yesterday at
Benedict, and had advanced their pickets
within q mic of this place for security only
from height between that mill and The Pa
tuxent had view OF their shi,,s, bit Being
at the distance of $ miles, and having no
glass, We could not Count them We shall
take better views in the Course Of the morn
n'ng and shoqld any thing be seen material,
VIII Immediately advise Won of IT, The rem
e''ai idea is, that they are still debarkine their
troops; OF the number of which have not OBJ
tanned any satisfactory information. The gen
erai idea also is. that Washington is their ob-
Ject. but or this l can form no opinion at this
timc.
Capt. ThorDton has placed horsernen at the
distance OF 10 or IL miles from each other. to
expedite communications.
correspondent below writes under Gate of
yesterday;
The accounts most to be relied on from
below to yesterday evening, and brought by a
passenger IN the up-gong coach from Hooe's
terry, SKATE that tire main feet of the enemy
are somewhat below the Kettle Bottoms. No
vessels but brigs or schooners had vet got
above them, and those 2 had returned down
wards that of their war ships had got
aground on the X. Bottoms, and got off but
win nilculty Nat. INT
The toliown" cloquen, appeal to lie duty aud pat
riosm OF our citzens issued 10y General W INnrs
on Saturday 1t MSS read tie regiments OF the first
brigade under arms, and received with the greatest
enthusiasm.