The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-01
BRITISH ACCOUNT
TEE
ATTACK ON BJJ.7'T7r0 3r

-HT1.4C.A ON R.4LT,T7lORF.
HALIFAX, Sent. %.
his morning arrived II. VI. slins Tonnant,
E.ce-AdnIrai Sir =. Cochrame Surprise, &
Diomede from the Chesapeake.
AnothceT Of one Of the sllips liss ollirin-l,,
-aVored us Nth the following interesting &C
Count OF a attack made D., TIE. british force
upon Baltimore.
Sir AleTantler Cochrans and II ior Ger.
Kdss hang resolved upon making q demon
stratlcE CT the city Of 3 4lcimore, which M cilt
II circunstanCeS justified it. BE converted into
real attaCk--on the nth inst The feet en-
tered the Petapsco, and the fr~atss. smaller
ships OF var, aud transports, proceeded IN
the river, 10 IN advantageous situation for
!ahdlnS the u'oJps, -Scc,--Eavly en- the morn
ing OF tue 18th the Observation-Disclosures sosk place
without opPosidoz, of the army, 900 seauten,
the "a battalion marines, and those Of the
@qualron--the wfsoie under the command Of
Ken. NosS, who was ACCOMPANIED by. Rear
AlmafSi Cockburh---svOn after the landing
was etsected, STA. Coctrlne shifted his fec
irom the Eonnant IN tae Surprise and follow
ed 0y the bom5si Rocket Ships, &c. passed
up the river, with the view Of cn-oDeratine-
witii the troops. At daylight On the 14tb tb9
melancholy intelligence Of the death of Gen.
tosS Was announced Ola b ard the Surprise
ne received his fatal wound from : rniisket
bail, While eng 5ed with q small rarty, in re-
connoiteilh5 Inc positions Of ting enemy, and
G ossI MS valuable lie before he could he
brought oil TO the ship. Col Broc K succeeded
to the command, and Immediately pushed
oA u within miles Of B1ltimo-e. where the
enemy ('bout OF 1000 had taken up an id
FAiCed and strorg position nero the enemy
was aC'acked WITH an irnpetuoslty chat ocired
hlm soon to give way. and retreat rapidly IN
every direction leaving on the field Of tstae
Il Considerable numbcr of killed a.S wounded
and two pieces of cannon.
At the dawn OF the next dcy, the Porb
Vessels having taken their stations. Supported
by 1he surprise and the other freatrs, open-
81 heavy are (yithin shelf -ra.. ee) mon t,e
fort that defended the entr;,,r, II IT, barbor
ot BH!t'more, Which had Che eject If shauipr
the Strength an Qualifications OF the erru,. /;
o9 The land SIDE inc town was defende Nv a
GHaiH u hedoN5.6 conHecseH IN Il Ereasf7D5rf.
" fe'8r run n cy'ik"rV, and a force aI,pa-
rently u from ID % 2O.OCy men the entrance.
Of me hai5or was obsifuctcl by barrier Of
sun!ten vessels, defended b. gun boats, inside,
ana hnSed by powerful pttterie5.
hese circumstances preventing am eEcc-
t1ai corporation from rs Mai,sty's 5hius.
anh it beng considered that without Il there
WIS TOO great a disparity of force 20 Justify an
attack Ey thc army upon the above position
1nc expedition had been Accommodated il was
thought proper to 9ithdraw the troops--and
the next morning they embarked without he
least ainoyance from the enemy
ne result ct the demonstration has Ben
the defeat Of the army Of tia enemy the de-
suHcuon by themselves ola quantity Of ship
Ping OF an extensive rope-wslk, and other
pnbnc erections-hnrassng the armed iuhabi-
.''iu' o. the surrounding country, sad draw.
ing os Iheir attention from other Important
points.
Our '"ss on the occasion VIC are. happy IA
learn did not exceed, In killed and wounded,
80 men.
| a letter from Washington says General
<o,a vas killed by shot from boy behind a
ile Presidents Message wes received g,
fIaLi'az Oh inst by the Nymphe.
Abou. $50 American prisoners had bc,4
lately sent 70 England Severed HUNDRED 0s
gFoes AIRY @d in -ite la5' ,ssse's from .he CAes
'pcGEc.