The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-31

! not, Inc left Washington on Thurstlav oven
ing, and II is SAID IS At Upper Marlborough, a.
gam on his return.-ooc apprehepsions are IA
| i've with regard to the frigates. We have No
| military hScd--our nilitia.are with W'inaer
| If they come up we've. nothing to do bns tc
save private properly if we can--;,n:i rs they
| have military force on board. we expecl the
| same rigid discipline will DE observed as ut
| W aslingt9r-where but Only one instance ot
| piiiage happened, and the solt;ier was hug
he eneny's troops alcof the nrst description
-odr raw militia ran upon the fss. rock &
Being fred. Oar artillery behaved nubl,, and
suffered much, as dil sor.e Of the volunteers
and rniiitia.
70. ryE uoVFaNOR. g.
E1fTR,fCI cfG le.ser fieqi Gvef1e- c,te5 2sh
.fsfgrsf VI
The action near nlicnhnif ias,-i cniy f,,y MS
np;'s-N hen the nlil, run, ;l4 ,v enemy without
hrin2 gun, moved up ami took l,s:s;0 0i TIC r.-
ces Of artillery undcr command citis, exc. u ~ os cc
barney, Who dschss cd then' sever, times before thcv
tssen hc y sailtu &c vu.,n,e,i a,l a I,,,-ott-
The Only troops that made any It*s,,ce we're those
under Barney, and COMPANY r0a t,roseto,.n- Fi,,-
Nary Yard was bWu, Nv ort'l OF de Secrta, of die
Na'r--lbc Capitu' sud NarD.fce we're des.roy Cd
private liouse ,estiOYed the rc.,al ;SpsicL
tla, Of t!,ei. men IRE kicd and TWO wo,.ned,
'd the horse OF Gen. Rcss killed uu,lSr him ,v per-
sons firing from the hnuse Cen " nd-i. retreat ati
d'io the cty and GeorgetoVn, AID has talen poslou
on the hsh bank OF at ljisce-our loss alsoat So the
enemy about the same.
The mair body OF the enemy, after, arriving near
the c'ty ell back upon Bis'i> .soGrs Tie Ai,yor o
|eo'Gc- Town was informed, thai t.cir orders we,
not to irure private prOpcry-;,tt would BE rcsl.rc-
tct ms would the persons of.ntytu;s nor - ,ius uu-
t. i.iey were fired Oh. from private house,
Er're'f ! en- q h''-r, hon mr. same, soa< lire,
Occoqin,i.
" troopcrvho len Washington las, evening, informs
mestha the Enemy have lett the City-t.lat the Cap.
o' IS not hio~r up but ure,l much in the columns s.
c"'1lec The Presidents house greatly inlurcd--tl
w;'is, however, are standing lie add the President
returned to W ashinaon last evening Alexandra sur
rendered 20 the squadron in the Potomac. r rnor.
or a'-p iniormed me-, tha; Col Lcyal took so of III
enemy o.. tiieir raIeat--he i OF the prison.
E'yrqct ef q 2etsey 70 his E.rcclencv ,IaD,es
ba'boar, Ey?. dated near .4cquia, 27th III
guSt.
Saturday. 6 o'clock, A. N.
g The eLemy's ships came to anchor last c.
vering at sunset about midway between Poto-
mac. Greek and Quantico Greek Their force
consisting OF 9 frigates, . sloops Of WAY,
bomb ships & a small schr. From the most
accurate observation they have no force 4
men oeyord the number necessary to navigate
their vessels. They are progressing very lei
surely mp the river with great caution, sounding
the chamei.-They have at this time a r..ii'
wind and have little or no sail Set. have
tnoug!11 It proper to make this communication
toyour EHceliercy by express
Saturday Mornng, 9Th Aug.
E" The enemy came round MARYLAND Fuut
early on Thursday morning, and are now not
much above QlantiCO creek-thc wind was
adverse on yesterday--to day favorable. Col
tenwicE Of Maryland has been sent by the
government OF the u. s. to give constant in
formation o. the progress of the enemy. He
states that the enemy entered the City OF
Washington between s and 4 O'Clock on
"Wednesday. The Postmaster At Aqua IT,
forms me that an endorsement en- the way bill
states them 90 have left Washington On YES
terday at II O'clock. Recent information. has
reached Col. Fenwick that fort VvA5,rton has
net been taken as first supposed. The enc
my have landed no where in Stafford county
they succeeded in burning a scbr. in Potomac
creek, but were forced to draw off their bar
ges'b some OF the militia from below Oh their
march to Washington"