The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-24

; may be exposed to or menaced by abombard-
nent, to forward To their respective cities
uree OF all eApence, ercekt the hostage ofief-
fers)at their request, all the plans and instruc-
uons necessary Tor Casting the mortars and
shells, as well for the construction of th,.
rockets and earcasses. -
ne only compensation desire, is, that
those shells shall bear the name of the Adj
dresser, who is the inventor
DE FAUvEL.
III. Coz. IF engineers.
BALTIMORE, Sept II.
Commodore Rodgers departed from THO
city ycstertay morning Tor Philadelphia. Two
seventy-fuurs and SIX friyatcs have been de
covered by Tic Buoy of the Brown. some L.
lnS at anchor and others Under sail W.T.
the immediate object of the expedition ;S
time only can deve.ope. Trh groI6.
we understand that an unofficial enquiry
mas been received BY the proper au,hoiit. in
this place from Washington, TO know yvhe-
Their Congress Can be Accommodate f,r5n,
the present session in dis city, and that 20
unofficial answer has been returned th;tt ibev
ci,n.--l6.
1t afforded us much satisfaction to see the
target iiringof the Rifle Companies mas, ar,
.isSN from iciGisylNaliia. a number on bull.
lets were within the size ofthe heart of a man
and there was rot one, it was believed. CHI
would not have done execution in the field @
ven against a single man as an object Ne
learn, that nearly 1000 out ofthe 5000 indie
pc-dent OF the volunteers, are rifemen. A npr,
Der are from the Mountains, wbos-. snnrts in
the held, make them worthy of the title of
nH0,H oH,ofeTs. We should like to see John
Butts men met at North Point, by such troops
q others OF the same stamp among us. Nv the
time they would reach the environs of the CT
! ", ct''cers would be zrGntfng and men would
be missing. .gp,-,yco,,
we are happy to state that the brave Com.
BARNEY, IS excnang d, and has So far recov-
eiee from his wound rs to be able to resume
! ms command. and will act in the future de-
| fcnce OF Baltimore. He Yesterday visited Forts
0i'He'vy, Copington, the La.arefto. Sc:
where he was received with the hearty wei
| Come q animated cheers of the respective ear-
risoiis hat this heroic commander who
| mas won the warmest applause from his coun-
| tfymen, and cocrced the liberal encomiulns of
f! the enemy, by his able and dauntless con-
F. DUCTS yet able &c at liberty to act with those
who properly estimate his services, is cir
cuuist;tnce which adds to the impulse Of graft
euS'e LOT our recent successes. Patriot.
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.
| Arrived, letter of rnarque schr. High Fly
| er, Austin, 10 days from St Ba,ts, W th dry
| goods. Left St. Barts the LIST inst. on the
| I'd INST was closely chased by the fastest SAIL
| ing vessel on that station, the Barbatoes gun
| brig, Formerly the Herald, of Baltimore. J es-
| capped by superior sailing. Two CGys preyi-
Gus to leaving, schooner arrived from the
| coast Of Cumana, full of the Patriots, mostly
women; reported that the Royalists had got
possession and liberated al the noero slaves.
ana armed them, masSacreed all the Patriots
! they could tall in with. A large vessel had
likewise arrived at st. Thomas, rnii Of Patriots
! The Koyalists had got possession ofnearlv all
the coast, and an English trigate had been
| at Lag,nra, and reported that the Streets
were full of goods, hove i'll every direction,
and that there was not more than one hundred
! inhabitants III the city--the frigate cut out an
american letter OF marque brig bound for N
| York.
| he two noted Antigua privateer schooners,
Amity, captain Patterson, and Grinder, cap
tam Turner, were taken, the former burnt
| the latter Carried into Porto Rico, for rob
, bing two Spanish briggs under Carthapenian
| colors, and all hands lodged in prison. The
| flags OF all nations were fying at S.; Barts.
j hree PruSsian vessels, one from Antigua
one from Gottenburg, and one from Bordeaux.
| all with provisions /; three vessels under Bre-
men Tags from Bremen, with linens a Prus-
si':n brig from France, with provisions and
VINE. While in port heard that the ne
groes that had been taken from America,
! lsirgmia,) had sold in the West Indies, from
$50 to 200 dollars higher than the Island ne
| groes that they considered them the first
rate slaves particularly those that came out
in the Dragon "a. Three men of war bries
on the st. Barts station.