The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-30

(the superintendent and two cf his hand.
went out to aid IN putting on the whcei-6
while they were lifting the Wagon, the ex-
plosion occurred The tmbers Of the bull
ding fell thick around thcm--the two chill
dren were thrown from the waggon--ose OF
the horses was very badly burnt-and yet
neither the waggoner, nor the children, nor
either OF the three men who had thus kind
iy come to his assistance, were in the Slight
est degree injured.
Col. Decatur, who was then at q short
distance from the mill, hasteaed to the spot,
and aided the superintendent in preventing
the fire from communicating 20 an adjoining
building, which con tanned no less than one
hundred and fifty barrels of powder. The
wind had blown fresh from the north during
the ROtn'ng. Abont an hour before the ex-
p'osion took place, it changed to the south
east. Were it not for this Provid cutiai
change OF the wind, il is supposed that this
adjoining building would inevitably have ia
Zen fire, and blown up-and that the viii
iage of Pelv,lle would have been greatly in
jured if not entirely destroyed.
ARMrsrIog.--I,xtrdct ola let.sr from, q mem
Der Of Congress, oftte l7tk last.
Putting together, relative to the rumoured
Armist"e what hear, am satisfied that nego-
stion, with view IN IN arrnstire, Is going un.--
The ioi'osins is a probable statement: a Judge NJ.
w I've 1'Trs VINO ISteiy IN tTntu0 hei CON
versr'icn with the a3mtsnt.gener Bsines, in which
the latter expressed wish fer the suspe nsion of
hostiities This the Judge communicated 70 Mr.
w ct the hous- ct representatives, who sent the
JUDGES letter TO Cen, Armstrong.--Throueh Gen
Winder, our government .nqaired of Gov. Pre-
'os', whether they were to consider this press,on
OF sen imept on the part of General Bsines, an
authorised proposition for srmstice. Cover
nor Provost answered, hat il had not been autht-
r;sed. but he wsa willing The American govern.
rHent should cocsiier it as such. Further commu-
n'cstons have passed, and our government is will
ing 10 sgiee To an srrasiice which shs,I extend to
onr see-bosrd, as well TO the frontiers, which
60" -
The British ship Superb, hon. cant. Pact, Of
- guHs, arrived or Sandy Hook on Nednes,. Y aEt
and sent q lieutenant with hsg, ashore at Sandy
hcok 10 com lewis, the ossensibie object Of which,
"ss, 20 assure him, tbst fisherman, suinc out
q ON this port would be moiestsi by the cra1srs of
~. y. Majesty. Captain Pagers letter, with a
friendly 'ne from the above lieutenant seqesn-
tsnee IN tbs city were yesterday torw srded by
com. Lewis 70 the Secretary Of the NAVY
1t will re recoiieeted, that tbe Superb eaine on.
WIT" Humrat toehrane, from which circsu stance it
IS probsble this admiral has srrjved on ON coast
We learn ey enc OF our fotil,s from Sandy
HOOK, tina, on Msndsy evening, the priyat er ST.
blue, Hsrpy. snd the feiucco ;-'vpea prvtt er of
baltimore, went Ia without being perceived by
the Brush squadron
NEw-t oNDoN, April 90
= he British squadron in the Sound CONSISTS os a
| "a, Two 'rIsates sioup nf war < q brg The gloon
OF wax ans brig are cp Sound, the others lie otT ts
port
Our sguS!ron lies between 9 and 4 miles be,cw
Eheisea-Lse.ing. The United States snd Maredo.
n'sn are dismsptiDg. sufficient Guard will re-
nsin on board them. When Canaan JOINS infoc-
faed bis crew that they going with him IN
ntarlo they expressed he s.fif ,cson bv cheers
L hr Hornet will not he dismautied.
LON. decatur has q AT his option Ia take com
n'snd ot the President or Of the Cpsrriere of -
delphi.
TIE correctness OF the above paragraph IS donht
ed bV the editor of the Democrats Press who saws
" inst Com. Decatur bis officers and crew are trans
'erred 10 the President, and Com. Rodgers and his
Several OF the officers of the Macedonian have ,ef.
here for n. " - 80
letter received in town from Rrirseporn states.
.hAt two OF tie enernys ships snehored close in with
is' port on Frid1r evening las' sad excited CEN
''ershe alarm. Preparations were made for them
IN case Of an s,tack
TN Saturday the same ships, tender ia cor,pr-
ny, chased soop into New-Haven The troops
mere sire oTssnized under the cemmsnd OF Colonel
1umph' eys, AMI numerous guard kept up on both
sides Of the RIVER
letter received here from Saclstt's ia bor. save
our fleet, including the ~ and 50 Gun friss,es i,,s
out' viii re ready for sea by the close Of the month
baltimore. bril- o.
On Saturday the 10th, he enemp's baree, landed
OR Snaps lsiasd, and swept that Island nf the rem
NAM STOCK iefi last year; they have taken off eve.
ry MOOT except or cows. The owner has lost
'ron that Island 90 cattle, 81 sheep 10 of which
were mingled with the Merfno, so logs and three
valuable youns negroes, Q rn,n, I woman They
hsve lett compensation OF $3.50 in government
otis, which no one will bny, and siO4 in sDees.
Eeston, nd. ] Qb,H 70.
pn Saturday 'ssf, capt. Jarvis, of the scSr Rrpzi
rom Norfo'k Tor Baltimore, to this tDwn from
his vessel ct the head Of Niles River where he had
proceeded t. avoid capture by he enemy. Cant !
stated M substance. the folowings That his vessel
iosded witt tobseco and Shingles was. on ,be oh
chased INTO the mouth of Wiemni,o ~ British
tender and several bsrges; thyt capt DsshisI viii
ms company OF artillery and about IS militia, came
70 has assistance, yten capt y landed and aided IN
firing g ponoder 10 tines,four of which we're aeto
to tske effect, iwo in the tender and Q srqes one
Of which received rskinF fire. Several 7neo we're
seen TO fall, and FIVE hoated from the bsrges 4
came ashort Tbe whole force immediately re-
treated- On Thursday night ;sst, at 10 r N. ne
IT tie month o. the Potomac, passed. SIX lights OF
the enemy OF Jrmrs Island, standing IN the bav
Wipd ,. "a At 10 a. ~. Friday, csIne on = heavy
squahtrom ~ W.--when the fox cleared svay, dis
covered on hent Poiut distsHt 2 o miles "a N
three tenders, when he tackled and run Up the East
crn Ray the tenders IN full etaee. which thev
continued nearly 20 Tilghman's Point, which he
eiu'ed ny superior selling and continued hrs eoursp
up to the head of Miles River.
LATEST FROM MATANZkS.
SAVANNAH, April 10.
We learn from a gentleman passenger in
r.