The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-26
TIE ENQUIRER.
Ni6cR 20
WHICH Is TRUE !,


,aeeH. we have previous accounts from France
,ar" '''s'c ssthe i2th, Bordesux to the 18th and
bayoane n,efto the 9th Jsnusry Thes. are NOT
only silent IS 10 this event. but an article from, IN.
states That the ist in an ate ut To
cross the Adonr the English had had battery on An
island destroyed and 81 bridge Of boats s.nk Rsv
yInhe IS ,nt.rseeted by the rivers Adour snd Nive
~"en cn'fe their VA the middle of tie c;tv
NM that part of only which is to the south of n.
hnour "sy be in The bands OF the enemy
=. 's not probable that the Eourbons have leen
n'm1n 10 rage their standard, by any considerable
'"'noer et people. Bonapsrte seems in q fair way
Z" rnie out the storm. Tie Brabsnt corps NAV :.
s-rt HI. banners; bnt Frenehmen have heart, to
ZEE, ann .rn' :" resel the in.sd.rs of their soil.
cross the Rhine-ae NJ ,nh.im with sucusas. near
Io'osne. they had been driven back. Wishing.
however To steer clenr Of the numerous fsrt-cs.es
~A'eh noe the French banks of the Rhine, they bad
'sy-rsrd this "ison frontier aud towards the close
OF Desember hsd crossed The river ever the bridge
wh'eh leads to Basil in Switzerland On tbi, .ide.
.ne r,ocipsiimpressian to b. Inad.-and 1870 or
s"'No men were pouring into Prensh Compile and
'''"ce oe,achments were already before Hrnin-
s"e" ann Befort, whose fortihostions had bee,
erected by the ce,ebrsiei Vauian A corns had
rVn advances az tar as iancras 10 the Department
nj upper Marne shout ~ pIe, ;. T. cf Par;x Thee
were, however, beaten back, .ad French room.
we're rusn'og tn its defence. Indse TROOPS ON both
tug Of war; "
10 the Nort'', the D.nes. had orsbaLl, BEEN COM
reii-h To sue for a, srr.s,ies OF (., d,y.-And
t'fSolst had IN own himself irio Ham urp being
81, or from the Dsn-s-What an iaierest.ne enochI
every nay Is inr with che fate Of Einoir A vol
u"c coui not express the por;anee IF ths cris;s
" itere was n, news Nv the Mail of
asst r ~ TT II of r. are enya ed on
the fazo Bill. We re afraid that il
va. T. IS. The agents OF fraud have a.
vaiicd themselves III It's moment of pub
nc conmoion, ~hon almost every eve
rErN
pounce upon the ,res TIRE Of the nation.
'ae No' ern'r OF PennsYlvan like 9
wise and flrn man, has put his Veto up
on Toe inonstrCus bill, which at oae dash
incorporated Al Bskks--he saws truly.
mat TINS IS 10 time, wren the Banks are
onoer such circumstances OF pressure. to
r"ke such al extensive and rash eSperi-
ment.
The Washington Inielligenc.r is of opiu.
lou tn"' congress will adjourn on the l1th
-iPrii.-it furnishes letter from Com. De
ca'ur to tie Sec. Of the Navy delai.iug the
resort Of an unavsins application to Com
C"rei for The release Of Hiram Thayer, an
american oorn Citizen, who vas impressed
ia'o Inc hr!tish Navy IL 1903. His aged ia
ther obtained thc cartel from Decatur i: bur
ne sned' In vain, for the liberation of his SOD.
ihough there Wa, rot single British Of
hcer whr had any doubts of II. Thayer's
neing an american CITIZEN. yet sis he de
taiaed. not as a prisoner OF war, but com
PEELED; under the most cruel threats. 70
serve the enemies Of his Country Capt,
D ac2poie mad even threatened, that If ne
uiu not DO ms duty against an 4 Ecrican IAN
OF war, /" he should Be tied to th. mast and
SHOT like a dog :" Capt. Cap4i simply
promised Com Decatur, TO report,his csss
20 the commando in ci,icsb By tae first Cd
porfsnity, who, lie lad no doubt, would
4 sNl. ~
NORFOLK, March o..
be Court Marital which has been Sit ne for Same
tTse Tor the trial - Colonel JeAn Kosntx, of the AID
save DIE some dry last we~k
n'ee charges were preferred agsinat the colonel!
J. For exc.isg discon.ents among IN. tro5n,
among the cfI,rers ''
8 For d'sr"spcct 70 his commander
20 h"oh'z was acquitted on the fire., cl arg. hui
'n'nh ssity ON the second and third The sent noa
o. ,'s court ~as t'at he be Dismissed the service
~bch 'eHsenre has been confirmed s. was ann6nn,
ccd IN general orters on Monday. Ledger.
awful CALAMITY This morning. a.
ooit sun rise. the room III the Market House
occupied tn the night by the watchmen, was
discovered to be on fire. This eY, n i've
eeunnlng, covered with shingles was soon in
names froeo one end to the ether, threaten
ing all the houses Oil each side the Market
square !; happily, the houses on the west
sac. being nearly all of brick, and high.
'nsy were unhur, while on the cas-;
size, the houses BEING low, and pfin
c'psliy ct wood, soon took fire and were ALI
burned from the intersection Of Wide Wa
ter-otrect, up TO OCion Street, with all the
houses on the narrow lane, in the rear
on the east SIDE OF Market Square. The
names then extended to Mr.. Lambs large
vendue-store, which beng OF wood, ws7
soon consumed Tor some time. tie bouse
OF Mrs. Newton checked the flames bnt
their violence at length baiIied ali sxertion.
and 1t took fire by blowing up the adioin-
ing house. the hrc was arrested. A,ou,
hteen dwellings were burned the goods &
fufn'ture were mostly saved, but much ha,
been lost.
We have rot time to ascertain an accurate
state OF occurrences attendant or this dis
tressing occasion the ffe Certainly brok.
cut IN the room as we have stated IN.
loss OF property is great, IN houses, goods <
furniture J; not less, upon 2 moderate cum.
pu alton, than one hundred thousand d.
lars5 including the Market-House
il was painful to notice the STATE of cur
town Tor preparation against such vista.
ton no engine or DO, Ks, until the mis-
cnief was dome; few BUCKETS, but we're
inadequate TO the purpose required To- ali
tins vas added z Wabt of arrangeInguf "a
use the means that we had.
IL would be injustice ~ overlook the ex
~ mo M