The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-10

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aine damage to "a barsc's crew
E.ri,sct IF Il letter f,or C'oi z y Tl,--~.sr NJ
dGtcd
II, .. Northumberland c II IN Nup ist4
Sir have the honor to communicate Ca ,n ,i,r
the inl'n u-uon nf his cNce,icncy the ,o,,,,.n,,, IN
Shei, tat on Wednesday murn,ng tlc 81 iN cap,
i'''etShi, "io Was Stationed AT Nordae's FONT On,
icocou,ccc Nth one ot lis four l,s,,lr,- and = iI
men; Of his artillery, was attacked nv veg ,,,
'iice % the eHonl., and after an oS,irtc cops, Ia
wien ne expended The Whole of his round Shot AZ
Co'.'c'l 20 retreat Bong eloseiv pursued tor ,,.
distance q isc i;> into the country Ia, e,ldAntr
Ner2cd ca, The mHin rtau and ca .r,an,, Lis,,c. >;
t'e bushes, ell cte his retreat lCtshii The en,.
NJ having missed him nv this ma ruv,,. irrrcc,i, -
h''t ono me i;rticT, INTO rcariy flu ccnuc OF t,.
country bctNt en- the POCulac .in lta,l,InocL ,,,,i
DESTROYED capt henderson,, tvelin., Lo,,.,
50 ;n' o"i-'oseS, with sll his i't,.r'ue and poots-
TIE hoisc9 md property of John kna st ouuost,. -
this p.act. '
I" Be're sufficient force ~ o,,o3so ,,c,,, co,,,.,,
vance nom 'is pcc, obey made retreat 40 thciro;
Enai port 81 tcbr,a;iuf, having burnt suoJ Il, tin.
'a tlf nirn ro,o laid waste the co;ti, tlnv'
"h'ci theN marched They to3'sirom their families X
homes, seven '7fs3 persons of whom severed vre,
exempt by age from military service Ou. of hc,.
.'E ennted % 'ew diem the acealed fou,. mum
- Nhc'' tney dragged considerable distance ur.tH
inoV"ns "ih parry o! cavalry from Nc,tnor.lap,i
'hty, IN uelrtu1' sccJtter the piece and have no i
formation that u has vet bocn discovered
Ah'ut . hours dier the affair at Mondays point
a barge IS dscened entering another h,.,nrh nj IL -
Aeocopoco, near ESotcr-i .odsc by a detachment of
c''iS nciNons y Trans Danis united Tn, Dr.
'achinc't Lad been Stationed ne: the r,nub of ~
w. "' O'fS IN dansein capture from tle very sumo
t!ooice which had a"ceded tie river had ,Lcna i,o
sI,'on several miles higher uu and was con,,.a
'uo"d BY an escort Which had attended cant, FENDER
sons setcnd piece place of safety OftSlittI mr.
" o afcut 4Vncn, fgu-' huIghon assumed the corn,
ms sVtt,r t.t L
placed ms men n tl'cket il,e shore ist oppo
SO tcS"r7lng his hrc un,iit,e barge had .rrrsuded
tc opened upon the enemy most severe a,. ,.s,,,,c
i've u->h"ige iIom his musketIy and c,,lnes at the
d'auce q! only forty or fifty wards I!,,.y n,mrtE
atvly pulled Oh y h much precipitation aInf!gt q con-
ued md wei! tectcd fire from the shore. Their loss
was csiT'unlv volv considerable scvera! were Get
town by the first fire, and were seen to fell n, aro,
tvtiy "lot Instead OF fifteen or twenty cars will,
winch they reached the beach before. they got out or
t;' range ot6r musketrv and carhnrs they could ONLY
NAV tive OF SIX IN tbs affair ;mwuc,v Discharge nj
era IRON '"e'r bDw-picce severely wounded I;.u,
bair's n the infantry aud private orthe n+;lleryN-
the only .Oss sustained
''A!Heh credit due, sir, to the officers and men en-
gE'd II i.,c iitie Affairs Captain Henderson with
only - eo Give men coitcrd,g for - ,np,r,ce .sa;t
. OfcC o. Tie enemy from tity., no lr,,,ys, al =,
last rctrcd IN good order, with only one in The lsast in
Jutr', w1c was wounded o. tire acc4cnt.l v
Pi"s'on g me CARTRIDGES Re thinks that the
enemy s''"-t-G -, ereiy, 80. j. ,,os,t;v. rho, 10
seruck thoir 5arecs unh h.s round shot =, los,
ti'ree fines before they we're ex,ql.cd and tIat tL
W. 'Voih ms t''nncs, which continued some tim,
longer, Was severe and destructive ~ the cvtrone
t' SIR, that t'onhis coiHct ts occasion and his
aeo'y anG useoiincssupor every alarm, that the Ex-
ccCtivc VIII think him WORTHY OF n0 her nece honl1
the missing oac not ne found
nave 'seertainec gr. 5hat tho species Of force Ian
H''l ~ te enemy IN this comfy only infantry; in
tie van o. winch were rIaced some blacks-Amonp
item IS recognized feiow who deserted last fiji
LON Ai-jcr Clauetm ogriusreeirncrt Tlei, knew
,' o. persons. roads and places umqucstiotablv
d1iIV.d iron source If this de.crirrnn On. one Of
hccr was mounted when tlrv reached Crut Hnnd.r
son s. and hc bad no saddle proof that the horse
was caughthy the Vay.
The toroc o.the enemy now living OF the unr,er
e'd ~ tins comfy is aship oftic line three f1potes .
hi5 ard On unusually large proportion % tenders and
'argcs ln the condacraon Of Capt Hendelson's hon
ses, we're des,o, ID oboXc of H. round CARTRIDGES
"A tu'thcrspp.y Of those ani NJ ever, desc,fntio nj
ammnnon f'r artillery, ,nGsketgv and rifcncn is ..
tins crisis, deemed indisponsahle-Some ofCapt Tstt
'Ihes have proved Worthless, md some have bees, cs,
a's i"'sr't--a supply uf about 90 ofthis effective
"t"on ol ti'nce would. this tune lie found highly
s'rysrah'e j" completely cqu,ppng CAPT Jets yegy
valu2a!e corps"