The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-22

| Narso lcac Smth, who had been s,sxscnei on Oman
| e'-s trecI. nbou miles from that place, made hi
appcarance with 90 ncn aud occupied pine VOID on
as night The enemy then opened his Ere upon Capt
oinhh and at the same time upon the etachneni st
| toned on the south SIDE Of Purgoteasuc creek The
s,tIck was then gcnorTlte cuerny used ls tSb l2,h
an canister sid grape shot, and Congreve Rockets
"ic great pro;uSor, w, w.hoot effect lie soon lamb
60 from eelt bSrcesand sunrle- ono qtis .cr of mile
rnn Maj Finney sud lieut. Undcrhill and gave three
o"cerSput about SO negroes in full uniform in front,
ana rushed upon the Major rce;yinr and giving con-
u'.'iai irc Major F.nney ordered Lieut. Cndc-lill to
retreat with tlis Cannon but the lieutenant not having
men 20 t'Se off hiseaonon Charged with csnns.er shot,
"hen uie enemy had reached him in column, about
ards distance, he gave him well directed fire.
cd ms cannon, ard Effected his retreat The cncm,
lifhc+s s nearly as can asceiTn, and took posses
a0n ola large open field, Dad with small parry the
muse o. 80 m smith, a"cd 70, mex In it. ard formed
oas'a Goa ahodt one mile from hy lu,dine place.
Ma Tnncy witt, fftrc; tno, nov. ncc,,p;ed thick
sSnt OF woods on lis rsht ad C.,.nii S,nith VIII b;s
twenty men occipicd thick woods 10 las lf tlur;-
hc v hcic o, tins time ipcgs<ut Sc. sr mn trfr-
was Kept up ON both SIDES Wit, caunca and Congrcye
h"t,f rom the b9''rrs The" "a t',e creek three OF
which had never .Gndcd and la, moved IN the erect
IN short time the crcnly rscd 20 tie N.nos occn
fied ny captain Smith, drove I'm from t. and ,ook ros
sn TINS woods was nearly united by the one ccu-
PFC. ~ in,Jor f1nn"v. Between them was IN opcn
held, nearly in the fprn Of triangle with Grpc, NJ,
each SIDE; the enemy lad the advantage of Major
fnney IN having ditch and bank or vl,e' has fence
was p'aceo, the ditch next the woods IN tbs situation
''h advanced along Their fence towards the ANGLE of
INC ned keepng,p IN inccssant FIRE when aout orc
hundred yards apart the bugle horn sounded from the
oiges retreat which was instantly and cheerfy o.
oyed Atthls place negro in full uniform was lea
uean he was in advance. They were one mile from
their barges, half of the distance was marsh h t,
W'sraph and without order, except corps Of so ma
i1nes who covered tiicr retire. they entered their
beres end madc Ill sal to their Fort and Canp ON Tan
ger island N wounded men or dead bodies were, s.e
70 pc carried IN blankets t. their harcs and blood was
npu,u az ohfee pisces Oir loss one private badly
Wounued but not dangerously In this action nna;nr
iinney has proved himself to be an officer brave and IN
ucous-Csntain Smth honcrablv DISCHARGED his tlit,
Lieutenant Undcrhi lost his cannor but ! hone the
uar1f courage he displayed win excuse him with vour
cNceilecJ, and that YOU will confide To him another
The ether officers unn-comnisoned oFicc,e aud nv;
Yates tetayci So tncv culf have done ard can,o,
unueia;i who discharged lis duty hest hut must M,
omit mentioning oil Mr. Bonianin fl,lipswho nov,y
SIDES near hampton he forrDerjy lived in Mccormack.
where he was born the place nc this action 8. ,os
on vat to hrs iriend@he ioncd Major F,ncy in the
action, and continued with him throughout ,he whole &,
pursued the eCcfny t. their ba5rrcs
ne eSertions made and The desire 10 NEE. TIE en-
envy by the ntacr Officers, ro1-conrssioncd officer.
ana ryates % the second regiment must have rc,nov
cd every doubt on nav mind f one evcr av;s.oI
that they will equally Distinguish themselves whe, an
opportunity otfrrs. IF the enemy had continued an
St,re by two O'Clock should have had force amnv
suhoent to effect his capture or destruction bv that
nne nea,'y the whole of the second regimen; would
nave reached the field, and were most noby Joined
oy PROPORTION o'our old citizens from as to SO vcars
Ciu' an persuaded the enemy must have observed
,ae militia collecting in everv direction or he w,ld M,
nave aoindrd the retreat, for he effected nothing
o. a Mr.. Crockett states that he had he, :. nm b,
the encmy's feet and thew scknowlc, tb,. Ioss o
Their part Of eight Killed and sixteen wounded
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