The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-06

that his conduct at York. when gen. Dear
born took it. was Investigated by court
ct inquiry at Montreal; whose decision was
honorable to him and that he has since
been appointed commander in chief OF a mi
litary district in England, a situation of
great distinction and emoiument.
Palladium.
II Fire in Bristol, GRID
a gentleman arrived from Taunton yes
terday and informed, hat several stores &
other buildings were consumed bY fire in
Bristol, r.. I. On Saturday evening last. AL
so. that the privatecr Yankee, lying at the
wharf Contiguous to the stores, took fire and
was partly con uned.
IMPORTANT ApalvAL.-The brig New IIaz-
ard of this port, which has been absent about years
on voyage to the NorthWest Coast, and las. tSorn
Canton, has arrived at n. Bedford.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. so.
We are informed til at CAPTAIN PIN, of the
Niemen trigate Zone of the British squadron
which lately made such numerous captures
oft Chinco eague) is last from England, via
Halifax, & has on board an order OF the adj
m;ralty prohibiting the ransom by the Off
GERS OF his rnaIesty's navy, of any captured
American vessels. He is also authorised TO
capture and detain all neutral vessels bound
60 American ports. True .dn,er.
BALTIMORE, Jan 1.
The British schooner Dramhle bearing flag, ar
rived at Annapolis 81 o'cock yesterday, in 42 days
frem Plymouth, Eng which she left about the 10Th
of November, with dispatches for Government
The Rramhle vas brought 10 on Sunday in t.ynn's-
Bay Nv the Dragon, "a and capt. Wallace ef
the sehr Caroline, Of Phii-deipia, wa put on bo.ri
as aPilot, together with Mr. Sandc's, pas, n.sr
I'm the Caroline, snd Nessrs. Rich Of the kta'snta,
and BrethoH ut the George Of this port Captain
Wallace, to whom the public is indebted for this In
formation, came up to this c;tv last night; he
captured on his passage from Charleston 60 Phiia
Sephia, OF Cspe Henry shout 81 days since, & was
detained on board the DIR gon until Monday last
He Informs at the schr. Atolants, Snow ; George,
Fisher; and Michael and Eliza. Norris, o. this port
were captured on Frdry morning last, in Jynhaven
bay. II having fallen calm the n;eht previous. they
became an easy prey two brigs from Alexandria,
names unknown were captured off Viewpoint Com
fort On Saturday morning There we're about one
hundred and fly prisoners on board the British feet
several coast rs had Seen captu, ed outside the
Capes, list of which capt Ws'ace could not OBJ.
tain. Three of the Dragons men were wounded
IN the attack on the Tartar sDd Express on Lynha.
ven bay Shore There were no otter captures Of
Pa ltimore vessels than the three above mentioned.
Capt. Wsusce Gas plot) heat the Brsmhle into
Motiack Pay Monday afternoon, where WIRE
lying two clippers thinking .he flag d coy they
hmmeciatcy drew into East river they tool, sdvsn
esgs OF the wind and cot 10 that nipht. No hine
was seen OF them next mornsg. either in East riv-
er or with the fleet. Saw nothing in the bay but
schr at the mouth of the Potone- which, he took
10 be a revenue enter. There are no wrecks on
the shores beow but the four already noticed Saw
two small soops in the hay, which appear to have
foundered.
In conversation with The besrer of the dispatches
IN the branb'e, capt Wallace drew from him that
they were OF pacific nature hut he said thai no.
thing had been heard from ST Petersburg.
Two French frigates had been sent into Plymouth
about the istuf Nov. Their names were the Vyeser
La i una PaNh
The Dragon IT, and a brig, were the ONLY vesseis
In Lynhaven bay On the eth. Two fr;gates w q,
several tenders LEFT it tile day before, Supposed
have come mp the bay.
London papers to the t4th November were bro't
by the bTsmb'e, bat they mostly taken CT
board the Dragon.
Having declined negotiating IL, England, but hsy-
ing thro an agent st St Petersburg present at Ger.
tain conferences, learnt that the Ameriean govern
ment would DE disposed to come fair understso-
cling Lord Castlereaeh has sent flag of truce with
sdisTNtch to this Government. proposing to nepeci-
a'edirectly at London, or perhaps at Washington
Federal Republican.