The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-10

quar- but Capt. CoOte replied that they did
not consider or 8 guns of any Consequence
=" The difference 7cas in me mcn"-" fhe
cregps zvere eUery thing" No further COM
munications have taken place between the
parties"
BOMBARDMENr OF FALMOUTH.
Cohy Of a letter from Falmouth, Cape Cod,
10 the Editors Of the Boston Palladium,
dated Jan. 90, 1914.
l desire you to notice in your paper that
yesterday morning the Nimrod Br. brig,
came under easy sail from Tarpaulin-C Cove,
and at 10 o'clock anchored near this town.
Shortly after she sent on shore a flag, and
demanded the two tield-pieces, and sIoop
lying at the wharf, and in case of non com
piance threatened to lombard the town.
heir demand being refused, the captain
then gave notice that at IL O'Clock, (ncon)
M should begin the bombardment During
the interim the flag frequently passed the
militia were fast collecting f; the town in
the utmost confusion the inhabitants reno
wing the sick, the women, children and fur
niture.
About the time set the cannonading began,
and continued, with very little intermssion,
TIL night, and several guns in the night, ma
KING IN all about three hundred from their
thlrty-two Founders. besides smaller ones.
his morning, at sunrise, she sailed west.
ward. supposed to join ship IF war said 10
be in Tarpaulin Cove. Fortunately no
lives were lost and no persons hurt.
The damage done to houses, out buildings
and salt-works, has been considerable, the
amount OF which is not now known. The
greatest sufferer was myself, having eight
50 pound shot through my house, some thro'
my out-buildings, and many through my
salt works. The greatest part of the fur
mture IN the house was DESTROYED.
The other principal sufferers were, Elijah
swift, Silas lanes, Thomas Bourn, Jehabad
Hatch, Rev. Henry Lincoln, Shubael Hatch
Jr. &c. IN damage done houses, salt works,
&c. Yours, &c.
JOHN CROKER.
The Nimrod ceased firing without obtain
ing her object. On Sunday an alarm reviv-
ed at Falmouth, bv the appearance of a -
coming down the Sound, but it subsidized Oh
her anchorlng off Iarpauln Cove and the
militia OF Blrnstable and Sandwich princi
paily returned to their homes. The militia
had assemb ed with muskets to prevent the
enemy from landing. They had no pieces
It artillery, except two four pounders We
understand they have forwarded to the Co.
vernon request that two or three "a poun-
ders may be sent 10 them
Gentlemen from Falmouth state. that 25s
round shots had been picked up, fred from
the NImrod. Ii was said several shells
We're thrown, one of which came verv near
killing Mr.. Crocker-Several other persons
narrowly escaped injury. The militia were
protected from the fire of the brig by en-.
treHchments previously thrown up. The
orig anchored within a mile and quarter
OF the town, and within quarter of mile
OF the wharf. About 80 houses were more
or less injared--the fences. &c. in range of
the shot, were all cut down.
a gentleman from Falmouth considers
the damage done to amount 10 about 1000
dollars
we have m confidence 10 the reports of dash
az the Orpheus trgate by the President. 1t is sta
ted to have taken place tn day, or day after Com.
modore Rodgers sailed The prize sent in by the
President retutes this story
ERIE, (Pen.) Jan Il.
The militia assembled at this place have been or
RaHized, and are now about building fort;featopl
Tor the protection Of the lotilIa and town. Major
Marlin we understand is on his march, and will be
mere IN day or two with a corps of regulars
Ian et-Major General Mead and suite arrived
here on "Wednesday last. The Generals bad ata
sooner.-i6.
MERCER, penn Jan. IS.
20 hurodsT morning last guqrter- neral
" ls"n smith passed through this pIice on his way
to Ftisburg for the purpose of procuring axes and
DINER tools Necessary for the worlotnen epnploved
70 the er elton of batteries and block houses for
the defence of the hsr5Or and town of Erie. The
information Mr. Smith gives of the situation of our
north western frontier is highly satisfaetory--he
states thot he eORyersed few days since with gen
Cas' NJ Erie, vino was direct from Detroit ~ his
way to Albany 10 attend the tr al of general Hull
our troops different descriptions 1T Detroit were
200 strnng-the fort has been thoroughly repaired
and considerably improved-was ampIy supplied
with prov SONS and every necessary of war The
Fne 'ish fort at Maiden remained in the same state
IN which IT had been left by general Proctor, and
has not been occupied by the Americaus-but trat
Sandwich, nearly opposite to Detroit had been for.
'ined and garrison maintained there Uuon the
whole, general Cass decidedly of opinion that
the e sand apprehensipns Of the citizens for the
Siety OF those places altogether groundless
anH had no doubt Int that they are perfectly safe
from any force which the enemy can bring against
them.-W Press.
BURLINGToN Jar. 90
General Wilkinson and suit, lett town on
wednesday las, on their return from the
S nth ward. to the French Mills.
PosT SCRIPT Since our paper was pre-.
pared for the press We i;ove received a let
Ter from friend in Platsburg, Of yester-
days date, from which we extract the fol-
lowing.
Gen Winder one Of the HOSTAGE Prison
ers OF War, from Quebec, passed through
TINS town ypcfe yIo roy,,trx. l. "a,