The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-08

WIZ tnIe enemy. J'4f.
General WILKINsoN has arrived in New
York.
General WIEDER has arrived in this
city from his late tour to the northern from
ter.
NORFOLK, June 8.
The schooner Lewis EVGrrinyt on, OF this
port, lately captured by toe boats of the
Loirc frigate in Lynnhaven Bay, came up
to Old Point Comfort OH Tuesday last, as a
Gag of truce from Admiral Cockburn with
dispatches for General Porter. The l.. ~.
was Geta ned by the lookout vessel station
ed 1T Old Point until the dispatches could
be seat up and an answer returned. Mr..
FzaSs y, OF B2lncre rid Spani h gentle.
man who were taken in the sloop PoHy.
Capt Hand, from Philadelphia bound to
HavannT, came up in the L. ~ on their ra-
role. From them VIC learn, that the two
frlg2tss in I,ynnhayen are tile .<cQsta CAPT
keyT, aad Loire, Capt Brcson. The force
up the Bay, and which il concentrated o.
boat Tsugier Island, consists Of the .Hi6ion
ADD Dragon, 74's, cns brig. and two sohoo-
ners they make very fcT Captures, and
hsve not more than Is CT 60 prisoners IN
aM The enemy has about 90 negroes Of
b. n sexes on Kent Island. The IIcn are
regularly trained to the rnusket, bat the of
fcers say they can make nothing Of the
odd block Yankees" for in going thro
the Grings, they all invariably turn away
thcir heads or shut their eyes when they
pull trigger Mr.. Massey declares that
ne saw on board the albion on Friday last
She Norfolk Herald oftnc preceding Tues.
day, containing TIE news ty the La nd
fsir American. The suCctsses ofthe Al
lies, and the capture of Paris diffused en-
thusiastic joy a'rcaF the officers.
Admiral Ccck6urn said he had no doubt
that there would be peace between America
and England in two or thee rcn.h.
The officers are generally tired of the
mon tonous Ii e they cad in the Clesa.
pease. Though they are regularly supplied
soDiehozv or other, with abundance OF the
god things which the neighboring country
Affords such IS poultry c! al Kinds, lamb
veal. mutton, FISH, frOir, sc. &c.-Ad
Cockhurn requests the American Editors
ID spell his name CcchbH,n tpro7eurcs,
Co6nrn) and not Cock6urn Adsa;ral
CochrGne is not expected IN this coast -.
Coch6uTn it is expected, will com mand on
the southern coast.
Grtrdct Of q letter from an intelIige,1. gen
Iema7 III Vdrtidmfton, { Z. S. Vi-ee. 20
h's CORRESPONDENT IN this hluce, dated
May 81.
1t is with much pleasure that have it
IN my power TO give you a true account of
an engagement on Pungoteague. % sun
DAY morning about s1n-rise, IL British bar
geS conteinlng alb ut 49Q or SEQ men, efT.c-
ted landing on Pungoteague creek, near
the hou e of Mr. Smith, where was s+ati
oned guard OF so or 60 nsn, who fought
Draveiy tor halt IN hour, aud reiterated with
the loss OF only one piece Of artillery the
enemy then took possession Of Smiths house
which they plundered of every thing. A.
bout one o'clock about 600 rniitia and vo
lanteers assembled, attacked the enemy
who was stili at.Smih's house, who imme
dlateiy made Tor their barEes. One of the
enemy was found deal On the Shore. a.,d
Euch blood al the wey from the Dlsre NJ
attack to where they embarked. An Off
GERS sword was also found, so that il is
probable many # thea got off with sore
bones On our psrt only two were wound
ed 1t the artillery were up in time, The
enemy must have been Cot TO pieces.''
The Superior Copr: fer Norf,Ik County,
now in session. have decided on the following
cases
Laurence, the centinel who shot Adjutant
Bal at Fort Nelson in May >18l3-sentenc.
cd to IL years imprisonment in the Penitcn-
tiarY.
WlNian K,fhgans, late masters mate Of
Gun Boat No l55, for killing ? boy belong
Jag 10 che same boat in February last--se1,
fenced TO years imprisoo ment in the Peni
teniary.
James Il;ddlcfou, who shot Tapy,~ rho
seaman ia Water street, in March last, was
acquitted.
n young men, ofthis toern, not 10 wears
old ("oose name, on account Of his respec
table connections We fo,5ear to neniion) = a.
sentenced t. three years imprisonment in
the. Pen;cntiaFy, for purloining a pocket
book.
Carlton IVhid5ee, a recruit in the II :.
army having obta ned the benefit of he hl-
6ea5 coTlHs, By the application Of his fa.her
VINO declared him to b. a minor, the Judge
SeTflfe J decided that his enlistment 80
invalid. and ordered him TO he DISCHARGED
The Grand larry have 70, verdictS a.
sainst :hc black 6 gentry who have infest
e. our town for some weeks past. We un-
rstand that 1T Consequence of similar nro.
eeedingF at Richmond, this Infamous frazer
nity were compelled to decamp f-om hat
sry with great precipitation ia order tn a.
vo o the g9holssoDlc discipline Of the work
honse ; and as this town presented a enc
lid for their Defarious operations they
have continued to flock here, until the
town has been literal y over.un by hem
rs soon however as it was known chat the
srtIilery OF the law was about to be
brong 20 bear on them, il is impossible
10 describe the CONSERVATION and confusion
that DerVaded their ranks Ae ,be,, III =