The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-06
NICIPS FISH.
Saturday, July soth. 1919.

FToceedahgS efte Common Co7e7ca in yeZetio, TO the
Defence Of .Nt.e-TorE
On the 9TH July the Common Council apno;nted q,
committee composed Of the Mayor Alderman p;sl, &,
W endoVcr, To consider on the Subject of The defence ~
the cIty and to report at the next meeting of l hoard
ne commttee proceeded immediately To disehar-y,,
the duty assigned to them and at sr.cal of
the Board, held or the i4th, they made particular
presentation OF the state ri our defence and recon-
mendcd that certain measures he aiorted to encreose
our security 1hSreport, for obvious reasons i ,yo,,Id
be improper to publish at large but il rt.corn me, d
that commit coSlold be appointed 10 confer, HI, t,
i'eS6ehtoi inc United States That fortified camps
sEonid be established on the heights of BrooIvn ODD
Harlem, and that the requisite GROUND sbod h. r,
cured at the expcnce Of the Board That tbc C,,,,.
nor be respectfully requested To- call out ,,,c oi
o. me M"th AT the expense Of the State and that the
corporation would advance the ncctsoa, Ginds ma, m
cceding $4,000 doilars-That the uun;ops NJ ,,a,.
should be augmcntcd-iiiat the works in ue So,nd s.
ON Hendricks Reef b. completed-That,beexe rorts
Oe oguIcd-the voluntary latcrof our fellow
On uic encanpmcnts be- sofcrtl--;hat the sLit,,,, j.;
oie harOor &c removed IN tie North River and tIat
other measures o! prccaution and security he ALLOTTED
hese suggestions were unanimously agreed To On
Ihe I4'h July, ue committee appointed 10 conf.r.wt
,ne RESIDENT made satisfactory report which stated
una, ne would cooperate, FIR as his movers ey-
tenuco, ~ promoting the OBJ, cts of tl. congregation
uht particularly the munitions &C war; the fortified
CAMPS: and tire immediate ealing into service soon
Iniio" ~ Tie eXpence OF the 4. States wo,Jd be- ct
troops. his arrangement immedit civ sanctioned,
. O,her measures, which it roiglt not be- prudent 70
GNulye ~ piVSr"t, az n contemplation, or in train
Tor execution which witt greatly conduce to the public
, NEWYORv, July ST.
Ertiuet ef'a letter fon P~orikhce, du,ea ne con
i1et
fhe car'cl-s'iP Perseverance has ~. here from
Hai'aN, with $50 prisoners on juud No appearance
or r"rzrcc' e pegcc
"iiy the Newport Packet arrived this morning. we
learn, that the British have demanded Ncwpott What
ie they have Ten them tothink of IL do not know or
ANY 81 The particulars, but H- de,nari IL cerfaii
O.NHILTF.fY--PER T'Hg PERgEYEg-
.JVCE
CAPTAIN F'rzicr, late oftbc letter nj fiar1ue Rar.l
te@ptur"d by DE eneny and -n to Bcrmg,la) arrived
~ town Yesterday from Providence. He Informs MS
that ne was sengcrin tie tatel ship Perseverance
1aP lldL = arr' eia Providence nm Ff:day rnnr,ir-
he Perseverance sailed FROM Halifax or the foh mn.
VIM ZJ4 p7s0ncrsanoncs;f crn were the carrcnter
alo Emuti's mate Of the late 4 54t.s P.eat Che.a-
prahc aun 100 OF her crew the LOsssin aud 50 o,. ~
Oh the Nasp crow prclct had arrived from El,r-
lanc two Days bicrc hc N8- and lroul ~; lnnon &C.
conps tot'cih If June Cant + understood tlai mi
trorsfpcn were oct to be "vclor.,d They haflscnt
CROW ~ t',r F~l.o and ESQ ntvo'ociepcn 10 I've
and, 81 &c to,iah r1ce aIl two Transports The