The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-10

rasiy narrated c can hear the official accounts of
them. here IS one, however, which detTNe from
ai eye-uitness Coiu Rodgers vi, Sunday eyeirg pro-
eeeued down the river with tour barses, well lai,acl
towards the hesres, fricate when nc within two
mites distance, bsryes jul Of men sent Iuect
hnn ne bSrscs m:noeinrcd within g,,n-shot OF each
othere. nnie or ten c.oek 1t night sem very waym
trns o' n"fquetry and large shot commenced bc,we
then, wbcl lasted about - minutes, and ended IN
tic rel lse OF Jh: British, h,uces with much less A
hase was o''ih on shore in raoy,. wita swords
exc III III ami at least one hiige destroyed. OF,
cur tait two Or t.roe men our we've hut Comma
Porter
Firing has been heard Cor fonr DAYS past almost ri,
out intcrlnsSsO'-priuc'lEiy from t'.c enemy 5 light
Sseis eiiearcring TO erse men from then. no.
)
Com PorrsE has lois,e large lag over his bate
~, on shc. is Inscribed sufficiently eiiir oa,tc-
ters-"rRtS TRAPS AND s4l-cRs' l.ieArs." MILO
dos not echo The scntia,nl' The gallant captain,
Creighton is ioircr's second.
FROM BENEI)ICT'.
We are advised, that on Sun;iay evening nearly the
whoiG o. the enemys sqiat'on wasyet inoItl of
The PatuAen', aud tlra, no attempt had been nic b,
1hei" 70 rv-',id, as va reported ,N4t Eit.
WAsH1yc TON, Sept. 2.
Extract ofa Le1er. finn Con Channcey 10
he Secretary .5the Nary, dared on boayi
tae Q. ). Shth SHheri9r, II htaSson, .Iug.
10, ISl4.
.ii'S UGH GUY honined with your let
ters OF the 18Th and 2ith July.
do assure YOU. sir, that have never
been under at.y pledge to meet Gen. Brown
At The head OF the Lake; but on the contra
~ when we pared at Sackett's Harbor,
told him distinctly, that should not visit the
mead CIT lake, unless tbs enemy's fleet cid
" can ascribe the intmation OF General
Brown, thathe expected the cooperation OF
the fleet to no other motive, than q cautious
attempt - provide an apology for the pubic.
against any contingent disaster 10 which his
amy Nigh, DC exposed.
" But, SIR, If any one viii take the trouble
70 examine the topography OF tho peninsula,
Lshe scene OF the Generals operat;ons1 he
WI discover th9t this 3eet could he OF 10
more service to General Brown, or his army,
than it colid to an army i'll Tennessee.
Gcn. Brown has never been able TO pene-
l'ate nearer 70 Lake Ontario than Queens
town, and the enemy IS in Possession of al the
Intermediate country; 50 that could not &
ven communicate with the army, but 10y a
ciTcuitcus route Il 70 or so miles
Admitting Gen. Brown COLD have irvcs-
ted Fort George, the only service he could
have derived from the feet, would be our
preventing the supplies of tie enemy from
entering the Niagara river for the water is
so shallow that the large vessels could not
approach within two miles of their WORKS.
Cen Brownie therefore too abundant
ly sufficient re- sons for not expecting the CO.
operation oFthis feet it was not promised
10 hiT--and was chimerical in itself.
My fixed determination has ALWAYS been
to seek meeting with the enemy the NC
ment the fleet was ready, and, to deprive Kim
of an apology for not meeting rne, have sent
four guns on shore, from the Superior, to re-
ducc her armament in number to an eqrality
with the Prince Regents, yielding the advan-
I.tage of their IS Founders. The Mohawk
mounts guns less than the Princess Char
iotte, and the Montreal and Niagara are equal
to the General Pike and Madson. ] have
detached, on separate service, all the brips
and am biockading his four Ships, with our
four ships, is the hope that this may induce
him to come cut
Gen. JOHN ARMSTRONG has raaigned the
Office OF SECRETARY OF WAR.
In the Baltimore papers Of Monday even
ing we find a letter exhibiting Gen. Arm
strong's views of recent events, which we
shall doh;m the justice to publish in orr next
We greatly regret the occasion of his resigua-
ton and can only wish that successor may
be found equally well qualified for the Office
On this subject We have now cnlv orc re-
mark 10 offer. TINS is 40 time for den,incia-
ton or even discrimination. 1t is moment
requiring all true fir ends to the country to
support thc constituted authorities IN the exc
cution of their duty, and not to empcy them
sevea ~ iomenting dlS'entibns and weak
ing the confidence of the People Ill those
,ynOln thew have. set over fiprp