Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-06

volunteers from this district set out ~,
tneir return on "Wednesday evening. The
Casalry arrived yesterday, and matched
to the War Office, where they were dc
mounted. The Artillery and Rifie compa.
row. 80, - o' -
Mar. Int.
Asfsacf Of a ietter from Correspondent.
49,, Washington, June 3Oth 1914.
mac an opportunity of obtaining correct
information of all the circum STANCES of ~
gasement which took place on the 26,h ;ns, =.
tn mouth oil st. Leonard's Creek. On sa.,rs
ga evening the detachment of marines ,nd..
Captain Miller, with three twelve nn,n5
and Col. Carberry's regiment win two s s.'
teen pound guns and three twelve pound er,s,s
"o'eu from their respective stations To with;n
short distance from the mouth of tho ,.rssh
Col. Wadsworth with some men from Cor.
dore Hsrney's 1otila, moved down to m. ex,..
mlsy OF the north point late in the even;ne, =,
oraer that they might, undiscovered bv the enc
my raise breasSwork and erect furnace ~,
neat the balls before the morning. rh,. rronrS
was extremely favorable for our opera,;on. -
r.6 consiueraDiy ievated above the Two British
vesse $, In The middle OF The night III. H. -
menr OF marines and Colonel Earbe rry,. -:
msht commenced their march TO the ,n;n, o.,
sfriseti there and formed their battery ht,r1
Gay nreax AS soon as tn e was l;rbt e,p,,,,.t
10 eni.oic QUE troops to sight their guns tie a.
-ing commenced, and from the length of t;.s
winch elapsed before the fire was re urnao :,
VS. was e'iuehe Tue enemy was taken by surorise.
w hen they had gotten their men to ,be;r l1',as
tiers and brought their broadsides to hear L.,
IN. battery, they commenced !. seye,e caonp NO.
AIDING against it. The attack had .on,;,'''".
nearly 20 MINUTES before Com. Barnev,s fot,,Is !
was drought into action, and it was then so,n.
time before they were all formed in Inn ~
tis' Alter being half or three quarters of a.,
hour engaged. the fotilla retrcated To The head
OF the Creek, but during the time thev wec. -
gagged, they did considerable execut;on IT,
oattery on the shore continued its fire above ~,
aour afterwards, having been eus,aced o.s1.
three hours, and during that tine s,ls1,;ned ~
hiring from the ships, which mus, h IVA. ,hru',
at least 900 shots against it. At half mast & twn
British barges, which had been sent out ae.;ns,
Me no.iNa, were seen moving up the patuA emit
wit the view Of enfilading the ba.tery -
shortly after fred their grape and cann,s,sD an.
It our troops, who were entirely u nrotec.sS
on that side The detachment OF marines -
wing at this time expended their large etc.
made movement towards the shores or 90
ratuxent, TOR the purpose ostaking ro.;t,or
which would prevent the enemy from jard;no.
ana enable them 20 employ their grape and can,
uis.e. Snot against the barges. At the same
ar ots
ton assigned them during the action. and whn
couio 90 no execution with their muso,,etro
against the barges, from the position ttev tbenc
held. followed the detachment of marines r.
oemg thFn the general opinion that noih;nor
iurther could be done against the enemy. .ron1,
that place, retreat took place, which was con-e
uucted without precipitation or irreguIari,y. Aii
the guns were taken off except the two e;e r.
teen FOUNDERS, the horses belonging 70 yt;rt
had been carried away. Col Wadsworth then
ordered the large pieces to be spiked. and re-.
tired with the detachment from the aot;ii.
Alter retreatng about mile and an baIf,h.
regulars were halted by Col. Wadswortb. and
'maii detachment from COL Carberry's rer;-
ment were sent down under the command If
oaPt OarDerry, VINO volunteered his services.
10 draw OFT tile eighteen FOUNDERS !: which was
done With aiacrity altho' it was eereraI,v srr.
posed the British had landed in the iafervaI
a lew minutes afterwards when the two ME. Z
Cos had been recovered and the whole ff.rr., =
had been marched back to rcpei the enemv =,
case they had landed, the British vessels w.rs.
seen under way steering down The river. and ~
this rstreat, alter all their threats against liz,
fiotilla 1t became apparent how severrIv .ha,,
had been CALLED in the action. Several &C a,,,
cold as well as red hot shot were seen str;r;ra
the hills OF the vessels and sweeping ti,,.D
decks, and more than once they were ~, g..
Fhe mizen topmast of one of the yesse.s ,,s. !.
snot down, ana one OF their boats cut TO plecea<
The Br'tish fovce consisted Of the N,rc;<
and Loire. They must have suffered CO.
PIE lnJu'yin their huiis' their rgg,qc
yards distant from the .ba
Commodore Barne
five wounded -
The tw<
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