The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-27
{ VOL. at.--7No. 81.


| general expression OF indignation is prevalep
uhNVsh" our camp; and thatlny coun,rymen
"'Hy pave proper opinc,v OF What they MAY
eNl'fc' III case the war is carried into o,,,. own
| country wish il insstie pubic the, circur,
s.'ti'0eS are as follow ;scverat officers OF orr
| army having been made prisoners Ia the la,..
oa''c, ana heirg dcsirouS of having their bag
; gage forwarded 10 fort George, cot p Prtish
oiNeert 70 wl1teby iiag for thein--.hsv were
! ascoiHhsy procured, ard ] was sent by :,
| nag Oh ttuce to take them and letters To Ger
Dnn mond. After j had pros eetIcei ss,oe
| distance, was me- nv a party Of the eneo,v.
| WHO stopped ne until an officer came m -.
CelVe ths tiar, when after settling the insines,
th:tt was ooniGed TO me, Obey res.,arar 10 re-
IeN ~. l., Daggase after informing US they
''o,u>) ,ile oincer requested me to remain
m,. ~. 'ne nag where was until he and bis
party returned to their camp. ] com,,l;ed.
during The time, I'D while the flag was de-
tanned, they had thrown several hundred re-.
giialS and Indians in the woods to sttsck ;;
toraguls party, Git is supposedly bur who re-
named inactive and concealed ,ntN tie
brush party who net rs were i safety, when
~ signal given by sounding a bueic. they
commenced fire upon me and nv -,srty
iion the woods, AZ the distance Of about So
yards. Ia vain displayed the FLAG that de-
noted peace they tqid no fcShec: 10 IL.
ana 1t was entirely owing to the fcetness OF
my horse that escaped. They are {, 81 Of
RuFFIANs. In whom 10 Dependence can OF,
Niii DC put lFreSs.
BALTIMcar, Aug. ..
!, ~ q gentleman from Delaware, we learn.
that private letters have lately been received
from Mr. Ba. ard by his wife and friends, and
it is supposed that dispatches flnn him and
tue o'oer ministers were received by govern
inei't ac che same time. The contents OF those
t,t4S
greSs--:ild II is probable, that the vessel about
to sail from New-York is to convey SOM. f,,r-
ther instructions which the information, thev
contain renders necessary. 60
IVY have been politely favored with the fol-
lowing extract OF a letter received by a q..,-
tienlan or this place I
T" 4Foys erie, u Canada,
August IS, 1914
e" have to inform you Of another. sa,,,r,,;,o
ry battle, fought this morning at ocl"ck
al ire enenlys force, say 5000 men, lnfier If
gen. Drunn on and major general Conran.
attacked cur fort and intrenchrients. AID AZ
Ter renewing their attack four times and bc
,iiS REFUSED each successive time for hours.
ne was forced to retreat, leaving US $50. mr.;
sOneIs, with humber of officers, hav;no Fror,
. TO 700 Killed and wounded. Our loss Is kin
ed and wounded only amongst the forrne,.is
captain NEillktms and lieut.. M 'Donn,i. OF rb.
artillery. The enemy at ore time oct I,,csts---
sion OF one OF the bast'ons, ana blew IN o,,,
caissons, III which 500 of their own men w..
aestroyed---oiir force was about half tie Iuo,-
Der OF the enemy"
THE FRENZY.
from tie AierchGnt's CoHee- {!,z,ae Raj.
y gentleman arrived III town this n,orpi,,o
from Upper Marlbro' which he left vcsterJa.,
at H. from whom the following inforuat;nn Z,
derived .
ne number Of vessels IL the Fatuxent ;>
ioot all descriptions /; they are mostly 81
near Benedict, (west side of the riycTl VII
they landed their troops. There are or
sail OIL Port Tobacco on the Potomac the0
had not made any landing from them. Ar
O'Clock yesterday an express was receiver
tiiat they were advancing by land and water
ane were within two miles of NottiuoI,,r,
ne Flotilia moved thence to Mount Plea
SAINT, a iew miies IN advance OF Queen Anne's
- ne 3oth and 58th y. >. Regiments with .
large body OF Militia were on their rta,,,h
down to meet the ercmy but it IS ssff,noseJ
they would not reach Nottingham 80 save -
Large bodies troops were continually N, srciS
lng down TO support them.
he RockhalI packet that sailed tfiis morn
ing returned at / o'clock, in consequence of
RECEIVING information of II British srht. aud
sloop being at the mouth of the river csri,'
this morning they captured, inside the rivc;
craft, "a Schooner and sioc1) and f,yed 60
vcIi SHOT at schr. that came out OF M aro+,-
with wood. 5'%''
Accounts from Annapolis to g o'cloc-. Ias.
evening represent that but 3 sail were To be
seen IRON there the Whole Of yestertlay--yiz
- schr and s.oop, they were at anchor.
ct the upper end of Poplar Island. me 20.
vernon had received intelligence by F1,,,,ree
Oh ti'e REMAINDER nave gone up Patuxeat