The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-10
J. Q. ADAMS,
J. A. BAYARD,
Fl. CLAY,
: IONA. RUSSELL,
A. GALLA1'IN.
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The writer Of this communication lerl Tarpa-
nanncck about II o'clockon Sunday at which time the
enemy passed With all their ships and troops down the
river THIS Inflammation may tei to quiet the minds
OF the people, with which view !; is given. In passing
h'o the town. he possessed himselt &c great many
particulars which would be interesting, but they are
too extensive for newspaper communication. The
follow. * may suffice Betts tSlow the town, he de-
ernicd to pass through for the purpose a. Obtaining
positive information, TO 1t communicate TO the officers
commanding above, and to lis couprvmen above for
IS To circuaiug reports, he constantly found them false
ard ontITdetory. On entering the town, he no
living c-eaurebut soon marks OF the destruction
committed by the enemy by FIRE BE the walls
III th court iouse, the ashy covered foundations OF two
small Ias, and the collectors Office. On proceeding
down Ire street towards the river, the first object
which struck him, the destruction committed m
the house OF Col Batks. Every light ia the from wiz
dows were broken Proceeding a nttle f,irh,r h.. saw
man cross over and go into the house of Mr. Rlske
to which lie also went. Mr.. Blake as h., Informed
HIM, was the oaiy white nhabtalt who remained l.,
the town. underline hope oil saving his prope-5 as veil
as these Of Lis cllow citizens who had Left the on
Upon the approx, 30 eencny, he went dow. to The
RIVER SIDE with h.. Vi white fag stick. Aler
some conversation he to that ne.,he lee nnr lis
property should b. injured guard was accor liuliy
put over his hause and property. and he was upon he
whole treated kindly and politely. In the general
pursuit oistock, however, ey killed two os bis hoss.
Tor which the officer offered pay, tut nc refused 10
receive II.
While this informant engaged in this ctnye,sa.
ton with Bake, a gentleman who accoapa.,el hia.
having gone TO the river, reformed, AID reported that
the eremy was coming down the iher. Upon Y ii
10 the river SIDE, they were a1ou; Majors IIoI
The weather being misty they were too far distant
count them distinctly he determined, how ever not
to leave town without clearly timing their obi CT
also Their force.
MIR Iieny having stated .hs shameful tieprea.ions
committed upon the property of the inhabitants he de-
termined to be an eyewitness f them. He went 10
the houses OF DIR. brocsenborough an, MIR Barnes
where was to- We awsnton destr,ctio,i which he
did not believe any human beings could ba brought to
commit.
The houses appeared to have been furnished with ell.
esance but they all involved IN iscliS,inste
ut. Alatogany beflstcads, sidebcards, bureaus
eans, tables, elegant pier glasses drinking glasses and
c'ha, ia wor, everN thing which to furnish
none neatly and comfortably, were broken in pieces
beds were ri ped , and The feathers thrown ON
the floor, the ticks and furniture carried Off for they
were not to be
He turned from this scene with disgust and cxcci--
tio, ard vent to view one much more big with hoe
ror HE went tn the vault OF the respectable family
of the Rtchies The door hal be c forced and on
booking in FIVE cotas oct oe nne had been broken -
pieces the skeletons lay exposed the eaz, oany
WHO caicfo ~ loSlN M tie slcEcncf with horror *
turned away: but " aetIrning the street he wcr[
through Co'oaei BanksheDse, and tound tina, ALI th.
,lesrnctoR which WAS oecible, had been done there
lie then returned to the waters side lew IN feet
and found they bad approached near tn the town.
The iaTS. VESSEL Belonging, 20 I tops ii sci,r
SAID To have been taken from capt. Phillips al this town
From the most accurate count which couI be male
they had shout IA rugged vessels, besides baryes a
kiig I'm a 25 Their decks Appeared to be thcly
wdcd with men, the number he thought m,re than
1000 They were close ia upon tie shore and were
passing the town as this Informant left It and before he
lett the hilis above the town, they about and
miles below. And he has been stree wei informed
that in going down, they burned capt Jenoys houses n
Bowlei's; and verifying Sunday night about toir
miles below that place, near wo large shes. which
had been anchored there for day or tzo
He was informed they had carried of a nrrnbcr of
slaves, some by force, others voluntary. Among the
sufferers he heard named Mr.. Laurence y; Use, NJ
ssmes Muse, Captain 10 IS, srd Mr.. James Hun
ter.
large Ware Horse of Mr. Muse, upon tie wharf, was
burnt.
The force which he passed upon tie river consisted
or the Mddiesex militia underCol Muse, shout mile.
above Urbsnus--the King Il Queen militia under.
Col Boyd, about miss h0m johanna, and resp, G.
table force about miles abovc Fapualiann,cl: under
the command ef Cen. Cccka consisi.z of the ts,snx
militia under Col. Richie, and ahaut 500 men from
the neighborhood Of Richmond, among ~hich there
was ine corps OF mot'nted lihcraeu from the upper
country, upo1 chose exertio~s ne should have had e.
pecal expectations had the enemy gone up into the
Narrovs
ASA was, they only went little above PlsndFeli.
Some re were laI ded at BIsud6eld, who co nra,cd
violence the ducks and poultry
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