The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-01

ha bomb ships to what believed to lie good striking
distance. immediately ordered FIRE 10 be opened
winch WAS obeyed th aicrit, through the whole gsr
rso and in halt hour those inti,!eis again shelter
cd themselves BY Withdrawing beyond our reach We
gave three cheers ami again ceased firing. The enc-
my continued throwing shells, With or two slight
inicrnssions, till O'Clock in the morning OF We,ncs.
tay when it discovered that he had x,aicd himself
81 The tarkneso OF the nelt and had throwna consider
able force above to right they had approached
very near To Fort Gown soa, when they began throw
rockets intended, presume, to give them oppor-
tnIily OF examining the shoresas have since under
stao,, tey had detached 1850 picked men, with
ing ladders, tor the luIpcse oil storms tins fort We
ONCE nore had an opportunity OF Upening batteries,
and kept up continued blaze FOR nearly two hours,
sh'eh had the efec, sgain to dr:.t tl,,ni ofi.
Injustice To Lieut. Newcomb, oftnc u. 5. navy, who
mmap'ied ut Fort Covinston with detachment OF
SAILOR, and Lieutenant " eiscr, OF the ftotia, who
e"innsnde, the SIX Gun Battery dat Fort, ought
TO state. that daring his tune they kept up au;,-
te and ibehcve yei, destructive fire. 10 which
Eersu'uled We are uuc iIebtc IN ie,,using the
my. Que cf lis sunkcn bares has sine. been found
WITH two dead ncG nt--ctioIs have hycn seen hoat-
rag ~ the RIVER The only We had vi dire citing
our guns, was hy the blaze OF thc;r rockets, and the
Es'hnS CT then guns. Had they lsnined tn tie
situation in the day time, ~ould have
ped.
The bornbarlmcnt confined on The part ofte enemy
Until 1oc!oekon "Wednesday morning, whenitceascd s.
about nire, their ships got under weigh. and stool dow
tic river. During the bomharr,ulent which lase.l rs
hour with two htintermssois) from the best cal
e'ia,o" can MAKE, fom fifteen to eighteen huntl.'s
shells were thrown BY the cnemy. few OF these tsn
short n large proportion burst us, throwing
their fragments among aud threatening destruction
Ala'y passed over and abau, onr hundred fell within
th, works Two Of the public ba.ldngs materially
rlured---thc otiei> but slightly am happy toinfoin
you (wondeifulssit ipay apps m ilt loss amounts
o Nv to four men Killed, wounded The latter and 2i
Will all recover. Among the killed. have to lament
the iosso' Lieutenant Clasgct, and sergeant Clcm
both OF captain Nicholson's volunteers; two men
whose tate is To he deplo,cd, only for their person
al bravery, but for their high standing smabe tlemea-
nor, AID sotless Integrity in private life Lieutenant
Rnss'i, OF the company under Lieutenant Pennington
received, carly III the attack, severe fusion IT, tine
heel notwithstanding which he remained at his post
dui1ig the whole boulardN-it.
Wen tona aBv individual WHO signalized thorn
selves, it would be dining Injustice others Suffice
To say. that eveiy Officer an, soldier under my COM
ma Il did tlier''uty to NV entire satisfaction.
have the honor TO rcain, respectfully, Your obdt
servant,
G.. ARMISTEAD,
1t. Col. u. S. A.
Honorable James Monroe,
Secretary Of Uiar.
Iient. Col. G. Armistead is appointed by
the President OF the U. S. Colonel by bre-
vet for his gallant defence of Fort MHenry