Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-09-14

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!, ~ us ~ A'.,cnu ~"o Witnessed
:. IN SN s san1 sn"Ie
ns. sh.,,,, n SQUADRON tassemoieo az Mr.
S NJ suAs roint anu htue oeiow. Mount
. s'"yuy oeeon 70 move o9"nwaros aoont
~ etocA % MONDAY az sne pitch OF high
r y 1uu most favorable iresn VINO at N.
Ee p,sceomg snp was the commodore
s m TUG oea i1orse. ing ate ofSS guns with the
~ nlM DIVISION OF the prize craft. hiring but
h;, gun S sowa,os the Virginia snore, q the
=. tne same time constantly and spiritedly
arnoy'ns tnem win their snot- ihe Eurya-
s.us irisa,e OF 80 guns went next, and distin;
nsulsneu herself TOR the most active hriRg
any ., .0e acct. Inose two vessels. alter
r. s.s ING pun, naoieo up IN the VINO near.
g.. -. o. .~~s~sy >AAS A1us oAeS "Asssa
,,a...s ss'. :, nesumos.; un,s an .ne neet haa
-. sss 100 !" oe'ow TUG for'' tne cnannsi
- .,. .ei6 ueSp ana ciose IN unuer the cnn;
s US. miro was the Etna Bomb the Rocket
sup. ano alter tnem the Manly armed brig
on ~ guns, which had passed up the river
ana joined the lower squadron in the even.
ing OF the LIST Instant. after receiving some
shot -four in number. one of which passed
ItfIrnugh her) from the Bluff battery afer
those went In succession the remaininp r,r;..
zes, the Meteor Bomb and lastly the Devaa
tasion none of the bombs appea r;up 10 ere
as they passed the ba,terv 81, az. S.;sh,s.
the resuit VA. mot tnn~n e.. sh;,s s.;.h
party pnder Com odor. p ods.ss ,, VA
NOT overall the ysa,. &c ~. ssss . ra
enll efF.c, e., ha: y. .S ~ ~ uue Ior
= r,o., fs.orsS ,oe,nS pesul.y ,asoreI ~
~ $3.50 - ~ @S "uu 10 CARY tnem tnro
s as W. ssacn Oh the channel. IT was on
e weht seemtn6Iy IN GOOD direction
ZOE tue CuryaiuS frigates but grounded on
the point
from 6o'clock till dark firing of heavy
cannon from below was heard and supposed
to be from Indian Head ten or twelve mile.
below the Belvoir BmE Some sho, HI, .hs
Sea Horse, and her mizen toi, sail wa ~ 49,,
10 fall on tie tleck as sbe ,sssa the MIR y
r','- 80 psNs'
N
oH' oePssmoer :.
ecPy 81 a leher from LieHf. Coz Cyeghdn to
org; Gen. "a, A,fhrr. conns dndiEk 6sh MID
ray D'sy'ef' Dated
DETROIT, August %, 1914.
), DEAR Aa-i communicated IN my report Of
sne INninst. my intention OF contisuing on Lake
huron WITH three companies, Ter the purpose of
breaking up any depots which the enemy might
nave on 'he east sue OF the lake.
we were fortunate ~ learning that the only
a'ne oI communication IRON York tn Mackinaw,
&c. was ps the way OF Lake Smcoe and Naut-
au~asags RIVER winch empties into lake Huron
Anous ny miles .. 2. OF Csbots HEAD. To that
rver' .nereiore, our course was directed. in
nope OF nnding the enemy's schr. Nancy, which
was thought TO DC in that quarter. On the 18th
INST. the meet anchored Oft the mouth of that
Eiver, ana my troops were quickly disembark-
"a on the peninsula formed between the river
'nu lake Tor the purpose or fixing camp.
0i recommending the position, thus taken, it
vas discoyefed mat Inc schooner Nancy was
irAwn up al tue river lew hundred 5ards-a-
'ose U.S. under cover OF DOCK house, erected
N y commanding situation on the opposite
more.
hayng landed with nothing larger than =
pounders' and It being now too late In The even
hg TO establish battery of heavy guns, deter.
nineq on remaining silent until could be ena-
''eo 10 open with effect,
y. on the following morning ire for few mi
'utes was Kept up oy tie shipping upon the
'lock;house, out with little effect, MS tie di-
sGtion towards u only could be given, q thin |
vooa intervening to obscure the view. About
% ciock Two Aowtzers IAN i-I and 1-2
ncn) BENG placed within few hundred yards
y the DOCK house commence hre which last |
d but few minutes. when the house blew up
: s '" ILL.,. Tune So.'n ;Nha' INC nre 10 the
,ames as RI renfley any .,,srn,,,s ,,l;sI ss:ta
ave been made "a. save her ,n.ws;i;na sss
irst imDre sion ON SEEING The exnl,s;on ,1as a.
he enemy after having sn;Sed h;s r. Was hsd uat