The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-24

be enabled to take such steps for their preservation
will appear. to you most expedent under the present
circumstances. have taken such precautions were
in my power, to make yOi acquainted with thiS event.
in you should be upoa yom psGsase. Nso,
would recommend YOU IL returs, To Not" r1ver
aud 10 take the Nancy up high possible, place her
IA udlco,ls position, Isi ilssti. up strong log
house, (s',ch were ila,!e whcuth boats bud
but larger with loop hoes and emrz,slres for yolr
two six Founders, which wili enable you 10 defend her
should you be attacked winch is not unlikely.
The mole ofobtainu her cargo, OF such vsae TO
Us, will depend upon tSi-s,,t e he attack which
siiy expect, and the duruon % the siockle. see
no other way OF Obtaining theproSnons bi by tlng,ng
theu ia hatiesux, protected by The curOlses the
bows of twoof them.
have the honor to be, Er, your most obedient SER
want 81
(sisncd1 RE MDoUEJI, 1t, Col
commanding al Aiviiiis,seku,aek.
You VIII probably recc'.e instruction from Kingston
W ,our conduct.
Extrset Of a letter to W. d i'honas Esq NJ, D. Sur
geon iosth re,t. York or Kingston, dated Naut:ws-
ssugs, 9th Aug. iStA
" 1t now nearly month since ,e York in co,Rpa-
ny with Lieut.. Worsey ofthe Navy, on ry way 10 te
land ofpromise but things have Turned out rather
fortunately. fo Won still behold soiourner in this
wilderness We had waited about week on tie tanSs
of tins river before the Nancy arrived, d.rus which
hrne suffered every misery tila. Jou imagine
from bad we'ler AMI nyriads III nlusautoes, &c Sc.
The land here the most bNrren have seen IL seems
tohaye been former TGn iinv time by the washing OF
Lake Huron, being Tor upw ards oftwo miles coupo-
sea entirely of banks o. sand, w,,icb nothing grows
but small brush wool. We iouuda number OF Indians
encamped on the lake shore, vino extremely
troublesome before the vessel arrived aud it was
possible TO keep them out oh wgw;,ins. You may
therefore Judge what pleasant sight the Nancy
tor IS We found hcra very fine schooner with an adj
NH able cabin, her cargo not completed before
Sunday last, and she got uuderway Monday, with e.
very prospect Of reaching Mackinac III short time,
which is only 300 miles from hence. We had been
out but n few hours when We met an express from
that
from Lake Eric oil large force blockading the ISL
AID, and that could not possibly reacht, we there
fore had the morticaon to put back into this wretch
cd place where are busily employed in erecting
block house contain and def nd the and schoo-
in of an attack which is event | have
doubt of; but hope from the strength OF the ground
Worsley has chosen, and the goodness OF his crew, that
shall be able to beat oil very strong force The
river is TO sail up, shall therefore only
have gun-boatsto curterd with. hope MGckinac has
provisions for three months, and the enemy it is said
cannot keep ont 50 long account OF the climate,
that the Nancy make run late IN the ason with
the stores, five succeed IN defending them expo %
the who brought the express the other day, who
has gone York, aud intends going back Msckinac
in canoe. shall trust my person with him, as lie
thinks he again give Jonathan the slip.
COPY Of a letter from Lieutenant Cooking to
Cattain Kennedy, dated
FORT GEORGE, U. C.
.iugust ION, 1914
SIR-Nith extreme regret lhave to make known 10
you the circumstances attending the capture OF the o.
ho and SoIneIs On the night OF the I2th tween the
hours OF II & IL the boats short distance
ahead OF the SonIciS, d werehaed from that vessel ;
they answered "provision hoats which deceived The Oh
fcers of the deck our army boats had been in the
habit Of passing aud repassng throughout the night
& enabled them DRIFT athwRrt his hawser& cut his
Cables at the time pouring 10 heavy lire before
he discovered who they were.
Instantaneousy they along side OF me, *
wtlStandng my exertioIs AIDED by Mr. Nc Caug sc
np-iua eJ,1 IL
able to repulse them but for moment. L maintained
the quarter deck until my sword fell, in consequence
ola shot in the shoulder, and nearly all deck either
wounded or surrounded by bayunets. AS their force
Overwhelming one, thought farther resistance
vain and gave up the with the satisfaction of ma
wing performed my duty, and defended nay vessel ts
last.
List Of kIl1et! md .roiHded
hHcd-John Ffehll, boatswains mate, shot through
the body
WoandeaReuben Wright, shot through the
ann.
Sailing Master McCaIy, shot through the thigh aud
bayoneted in the foot.
Sergeant Eastman, of the nth Regt. of the army,
wounded in the neck 10y q musket ball
- Granger, 1ith Regiment, wounded in the
- WerGh, 1lth Regiment, wosnded in the
--s-Wlllors, 2lst Regiment, wounded, cut in
soMEns
Uotn'deri-Samucl Taylor, shot in the arm and cat
in the head.
Charles Ordcan, in thc shoulder also of the
Oo's marines, whose tie sergeant cannot find,
now in the hospital badly wounded
The encny's loss in killed and wounded is much
more considerable amongsttle killed is the comman-
ding oicero the Netiy, Dying here Capt Ratcli lac
tell IN attempting to come my quarter. Notwith-
standing the number of uskees and sois which were
bred and the hustle inscIsfbe irm enterprises of
this kind, neither the Fort the Porcupe ate mptcd
to fire as we driited past them, nor did receive
SHOT until past Black Rock, though they might have
destroyed rs with ease.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
a. m CONHLTN-G.
P.S. We expect to be sent to Alontres and per-
haps to Quebec directly.
En- r. x Ems sbr, Esq.
Conblagtdirg'C s. .Nil5uI