The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-30

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"a 20 the estrte OF Martin She ,tman, Esq. bate
~ deceased this WAS effected without opposition,
1t being lot only Court, hut Election day tor Lsn.
easter County, at which the enemy. Nv some means
not We. discovered, must have been spprized.- -
ihey saved down the river in apparent triumph,
followed ou the shore BY few militia. and joined
! their ship, lyme In tn. bay.
his norni1., the same numbc- ~ barFr4, ne So
Ell up TO Carriers q eek, and took some Negroes
belonging 20 the Coro.omsn Estate they were H.
red st by i've or six OF our m.i ia, sni of the
enemy, supposed to he officer, TO fan
they are, at this tme, going down, nearly IN the
middle OF the river IA full OF the place 1t my
residence. Should they attempt To land y: any
point below, they will, probably, meet with warm
receipt m.
CT have inst seen ofthe men, engaged with
The enc ny this rornps--it is their opinion that
several were kiilst or wounded-noHe of ours were
hurt"
Extract eta Dispatch from THen,o, III Rdyly,
Li-at CoL. Com. I'd Regt. y. ~ to the GoVer
nor, dated =
g .dcoonac CT. House, .9brl iith, 1914.
Vt ten o'clock Mon ay night the 18th
inst eeeyed information from Capt George Scar
sroneh, thst he enemy bad snch red in Pocomoke
sound, near tse mouths of Onsncock and Pungo-
'eaeue Greeks. in one large frss,e, brig and two
schooner that having taken al the v stock fror,
WHtts anil Faugier 's'ashs. II was evieu. from the
position that Sss t,k'n. invss an If this comfy
was int-n ed I ordered duty four companies of
TIL second regiment anI toyrned four camps on the
Bay shore. one on the orth sad one an the south
si'= oil the mont Of Pingotes .ue ~ elk,
onanc9ek sreek and me IN Chess hiesY el and
ordere' the other companies f che Regimen, TO b.
really tn march ~ mooert's M ice. TIL. comps
n ." gh~ri b, re'iev 'ft.r Z
* DAYS nv fnur ther eompsnes. 7 2 Regiment
Us eemPsn'es) have rmei in tNrce divi io"s 4
-, 80 SIX Fs,s' duty 10 cas-. T~e enemy h-ve
AIKEN s'uH'iius of IN mouths of uur crsPke II,
encios ren'~ts, the Que from m4irr girneS At
Pun ',easu". TIL nth { am Infant J ynes : o
naheoek' wiz inform you the force an s'toation Of
the IN my l. is evident he iqtenfs fixing per
manent esmp on WA and Fap III ,san:is, now
:" 'ts season Barracks and twn hospitsis ar
'nI hreas-w1rk ia thrown up an cannon plar,
ted and afor' hnil ing three yesse, wi'h 'r'-
her have ben captured. When the enemy took
prs session oft Islands he perm tied two of he Is
'snoers 10 come to the main, Captain Ross Of the
ANON e'Vu' them passport and ordered them
TO return An old gentleman who h9d been on the
ts'ani WITH Il g saw last night, and from him &
the two Islanders, am informed that these ls.Gnd,
are IN De their h=adquarterl iha: ia a very short
time they Will be well fortified their cannon land d,
their camp laid ont iarse'sssie. Thy have pen
~ OF GOOD water an3 feet with the com ar.l-r IN
en- et daily expected with army ~ ten ~ us1rd
MEMS soon as tn feet arrives, active er,tions
would be commenced Newspapers containing th.
Presidents m Stage Recommending r-peql or tn.
tmbHrso, Nc. was received hnsrd The n four
davs sooner than in this county that the newspapers
are regularly recsiveH. WAS slsn inf ,rmed tbsr
hey would land in this comfy obtain provisions,
t'at ia knew the strength at the mjli & shouli
Ind wirh FIVE thousand per az hsd no ,loubt bpt
they sN""i' experience s,sne h ~ icht'aP.
imm ed,ste'r ION my Asin. informed that I've
enemy mad eis'-red evr"~ man on The Island,
''';'';;--' sii boats ~, srt woui uerrnit
10 one ~ leave the i.lar- thout passports, with
o'fe~s to return and sorsi leriae u esq msn t1us
sire ted YOU d 1--WE III enemy all the Information
they eou'c, ordered all rsons coming from the
Islands to he destined"
From Joh1 @. Joyneq, y4diurant. 10 Lieut..
CT Bavly, dat,d
/" n =. Onanc2ck .4t,rIl IS, 1914
In obedience to your orders of yester day
requesting me tn make you a correct state
ment Of the Enemv's force. | make YOU
the following Report which have collect
ell tr m the different pos's on d1-v & from
Thomas Shsrrod who has been on bo+rl
the AhUraPs SHIN. There are ships in
view: one The Albion "a Afm raj ,.,c kburn,
one the CHESAPEAKE, late II. 6 fc,gate,
the SO gun ship Armiae. T,awbri6ee the
others all aDOesr II be Frgate@ rheg alan
appear TO have brig, sad to be the Aans
conda, one sluop Tenter une IL e. schr.
carry ng standing topssils 6, a number Of
small Nchr Renders, which hey we Oh
tained from the ls'an' pope. They have
oeen ~ Live Anu mrssex 9, destro ed
z small hs cc7fr f which belonged z,
this place they have set ed a large numb r
OF "e'i- "0 eng c. Reach & have b.tt Q
verai good houses. and hRv> also throw II,
Breast wcrb < IN untcc Cannon m il, <ud "a.
they intend making it an hospital this sum,
mes.
Upon a. eXanina.i lou o. Thomas Gharroa
he saws, that Tie F.nc nv said chat they in.
tended as soon as they eoud make prop
arraneemeA gon the Fla d to send a Rtg
o. shore IN ,ndng Of US provisions K IT,
case it was refuse they Intended % Hand
sufficient force TO take such supplies y
the wanted & they would scour the who'll
cou try.
rhe troops on duty are IN high spirit
K had mrch rather risque An engagement
than be 50 frequently harrassed."
Extract cfa letter fon- Nlior F;r7ev 10 C5i,as,
Ikon1s III Bay, daifI
Uednesday informing, 3th april 1914
ED or Sr,
" There ere nnw FIVE Of the ensnv's sip
in 7iew--'hree at anchor in the Sound snd two IN
der sill, 'rpsrentiy moving w Two Of them
srpesr To he ships NJ the Inc, two frestes aoI :
s'ooo NJ war. There IRE elso some smaller yess e
with them, bot the number cannot be exactly rs
oerta'ned. The large soop that c. . close In 10
Pun,Otesgue bsr on Saturday last, and af,erwsrds
went ~ Wsts Island Sou d, has turned ont TO hs
from TsppshsnDock, loaded with tobacco, and We
cspured ~ twn Of the ebemy's bsrzes IN Suods,
morning. - the mouth o. P0couok- RIVER Tsis
information is derivei from The erev who left the
soopnpon the approach Of the bsrses''