The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-15

rise, the enemy were observed TO be in mott
on Oil Onaricock Creek. & from their move.
mentsit was thought they Intended an at
tack on the guard stationed there. Alarm
guns were consequently fired-brt a short
lapse OF tine soon disclosed their real OBJ
Ject. About or o'clock. suddenly leaving
Cnaricock Greek, they made their appear
ance Oft the mouth of Pungote ague Greek
and entered II with force consisting CT o
oarses and two large launches, Carrying
aocut 6OO men. Upon the south side of the
creek ~as fixed a guard os about 20 men,
with no other means of defence than mus
quetry. UpoH the north side there was no
guard. The rcsr OF the enemy's cannon.
and one or two discharges from piece at
our artillery. communicated tbe approach
OF the enemy. They were at first ,nott gai.
lanuy met by 2nd lieut.. Underhii. of the
arsi'iery, end or men, who stood the ise
OF their l8 Founders. grape, mrsketry, and
oo"greve rockets, uni:i within 90 yards,
~htn leut UndeThit, finding all further
resistance utterly useless, and not having
81 fhcicnt force to remove the art,i.ery, eau
sed !: to be spiked and retreated. The
piece Tell into the hands OF the enemy, who
also dcstroyedsome trifing buildings. which
mad been occupied IS barracks. Finding
no resistance from the point which lieut..
onderhiii had occupied, they soon common
ced their landing, End in a few minutes had
'rcfn ESQ to 500 men, 500 of whom were
negroes, all well armed, formed and ad-
vancing from the shore, the negroes in front
from the place of their landing, they mar
cheo about three quarters of mile into the
country, where they we're met BY party of
nihtis, not more than IS IN number. This
it'ie oand stood for two hours the whole
force OF the enemy. To the prudence aod
cool intrcpidity Of Major Finney it IS suppo-
Sed our success was ascribabie. lie would
not permit man TO hre, but cautiously re-
treating, drew on the enemy nearly 20 the
point where he contemplated that his little
oaad should give them general fire The
Zeal and ardor of William Martin. a private
however, prevented the completion of the
scneme wisely projected by major Finnev.
oering a negro advancing with much spirit
u !1e attack, he calmly requested of the
MAJOR ~ nernt hem u take owe shot ~
hir. Ahe request was granted Y Marti,'
a'n waa fata!-the negro Tell. From this
ume the Ere from the militia became more
general, aud animated than beforehand
me execution must have been great. as the
enemy soon commenced a precipitate re-
treat. during the FIRE thus sustained by
the % men, the militia Of the 2nd regiment
were collecting with incredible CELEBRITY, and
bsu the enemy remained one hour lonrey
hey would inevitably have been all killed or
taken prisoners.
during their stay upon Land, they robbed
one man OF all his bacon nearly ali his poul-
try' Killed ilg, took oil all tue Clothes of
TIE negroes, cos0 mitted some other excess
ses and orders were given 10 burn down IN .
house. This order however, wa afterwards
countermanded by the commanding officer.
~h@ remarked at the time, thar nothing
ouI the grey hairs OF the proprietor saved it.
1 ne old mas Il upwards of 20 ana it is SAID
observed 60 them while they talked Of burn
ing his house. that they could get ro bonor
ny mat In another instance thew Dillayed
the house OF poor man MT able to psy Ten
collars, took from him the only bed which
ne had, all his old rags, and broke TO pieces
MS "ife's old spinning wheel. These We,
the subjects OF that nation called the
" Bllwark of our n -lgion."
ne loss sustained BY the enemy cannot
be ascerteined, cat must have been cnnsiae.
raoie' wo or three scabhards, two or
thrse swords. two boarding pixies. some car
s''oEe boxes, several pair Of shoes and Sc
versI hundred ball cartridges were und on
Sae REID after the retreat nf the sncmy.--
he sarest proof however. fine injury sus
famed by them was found in the vast uuan
Wy OF blood LETT on the field which. 70 use
tac expression Of one of the Iaen, was ma
nurcd oY British blood. A garnent which |
hey mad Stolen from ore Of the negroes Of |
Smith was found on the Gcld as bloody as
though 1t had been immersed 10 sea
OF blood. They left other. 2, aces of the in
~ they received. The negro who ass killed
vas dressed in uniform, and four dollars
were found in MS pocket.
ne gentleman who furnished the above,
states that as he passed through Newtown
lon tuesday last) ne was informed that the
British loss was s Killed and is wounded
Bait Pat.