The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-08

fresh breeze, enc enepy bed advanced 10 within ,iree
miles our POSITION ut sunset on ID, whthe Ssiph
mounting - gs ami Peruvian, Is snns, < one traits
pot, one temiersnd ten barSes, manned with sesnen
om tne Boi"iTk and Dragon under the eU,urand oi |
e0inniojore Barrie. Troops were iandcd, Under tvs
command at Col. Juiiu, OPT este tl, spus wishoSS
si,y o?g', u, their rursbcls ulNnown, nut supposed
b.. 500 I; - oppose troops about SO mitr,
lery, who BY forced Inach, hau arrived ,ro.A
Css,iue wi,r hi detachment OFFS nen.
Many Ut tic mI,. were " uhost arms and iaos' ct
theiu without any ammunition, ard oar numbers
were. iruS.> s,ticicu, 20 mnn batteries, ov-fi
tie S,is nusSets to be distributed among the militia,
arti iu tlier ordered them To bs s"Wle with atninu-
'iuon. Our SICK sent acfrs The creek with or
dis tor suri rs were ;@c, to- secure themselves 10 tie
woods IN of ,cita These arrr's e're'i1,
were %, concluded until late on tic evening dee 81.
As the ~ild tr tor the encniys n,,pGren, ~ the
night da,k, r-Jny aud Favorable. iMs NteInlit,.,
! srpr;ze, our mtn co,a.eilcd Notwithstanding pre-
Viuis atignc ie';.u tr'r batteries At d, hsm
ci the 5d, received intelligence from Gen. it.aSe,
u,at tic lad beeu rtiuorretib 10y three companies, emo
| tast tue ciseny then advancing upon Inn.
| thicS Toy; eorcea!cd their early movements and their
advance OF taigcs and rocC, boats di-vove e.
mui aboUt7 O'Clock. Believing, from theirmOVcineuts
that they intended srnu a,.eo,is attack by lad
wat +, placed the hill b,ttcl uder the disecoI. OF
, my first Lieutenant WadswO.tL, assisted rs lieut.
Madison ard MIR. Rogers, the puistr, and
directed Lieutenant Walton to llace has snia.
a tGchulcpt u twenty marines IN rcsiti n, 70
watch he movements of ,lic enemy rn tcy, asss
in covering faux, ard iiasIiy re,r> at
IN thl- beranlc necessary. hal ist lc ed t,e
warl battery uU,cr the direction of | j uS Parker *
nv+tt,, and SAILING SaSte~ NJCu.oh, amen the cue
m, ,nsruy coInmpncc their attack upon the iuiit.l.
The launches still i,ed cir aiion beyond tie reach
u our hrr. ready ipproNeary advantage N uNps
rigt obtain. few inmates SAT elapsed vlen i~eut.
Wadsv Orthii.icrued no tirt troops were ret ca
ting and Immediately ',ter, sn"t thsv were 'peiscd
! auafyms 4, gra' conf So. We hsd nov 40 sLs.1:,-
tcc hut itat f,t,--et ctl,tivitv. Ulrroar and
l,t.f ,c-.i. tat
that size l.u pixies 20 d cutssscs. The o1iy
bridge c,yss tn, orccs, acuvc rs, the enemy
tan oui-civ, ard The creek on'y tu,b.e II low
ter VIII lie ttic 10 ii-lng. ithctc"e Gr.lcicl l.
NR!swo ~ To skc lis et.'.s, and retae ,,yls She
bsi e, wGc'. done IN pci. 81 ori,r, c aiuiies
uuder ~ Watson covering thor rear. Orders we're
given et the same toe 90 fto tile sir, sluie tie ans
% Ia lower battery, aud JON ON ooi aiiioI.s a;ress
| ti,e'crcck.
Before tiesc orders we're completely ezco I'd, the
enemy appeared On tle '.iI tom which hai
iuet liked; and cNiOse; 70 ther:.rc Cox short
tiiue While comlictns theu. Retreaiig in front Oh
them for ab1ut i've hundred yards, discovered lm
i"ssbie 10 gain tic brds, forced i,e creek, ascendcd
'he olpos.le s <, and iiood oar cnolpsriors without
receiving thc Slightest "jny from the ~ r,ctcd Eve
Of the ene,us We continued retrcat owaris B,n
s0f, hen s,rhed a.d retired upo' sd eadicg
I TO tie Aca hec y cgc'itcs o'te o! 81 mics Per
4 cciypS il npJsahl, sti ,s' oar men II. huiv ,h -
rSIrtry almost destitute at Inhabitants, u,ry or
GercG 70 rtr.T to Portland as speedily as ley u.l,
beahe. Tie eutre boss Of al pcrson e, te,,CieI
eG as dc'erdent o. the generously c the lhantnts h
= twt tne p 'niscoi " kcheirc Tor S,,-tHC h.
most cheeria. anal lieraty supplied cur t,
o utmost extent 81 theI. hiaited meips ON warm
est thanks ais3 cue 20 tnu ,hasenls Of WrtcrNile
. tusis'fa fa.ioseli, ion teir iioets(y and AIT u
tor, Guc los ses hu, ore seaman, ald iaaI.ue I,
. ps2oneis. J nat oide enemy estiinatrd a, %
> 10 tI'lSi, and nom - 70 30 vonnict principally b,
d t'e poI9iel 'iCer charge o lieut. Lewis OF the
a S. artillery.
The character or M fest l.'entcnaut WadewortH
- already towel ct'ahshcd ,oregui et.e aHt,ooa
= evidence !.c gayc crieh,y deserving de eiiTe con
inlercc q tla Department and lis country. It's bro
thcr officers O. ttc NAVY aad marines, equally zealou
and attentive, m- SG:ay entitled 10 my tiaMks on,
tneir coantT - asPro'etion- The bravery o. The sea
f men ad nlarnes - unqucsi;or,d t.er ulconi,nor
cool co'iuct u!'on ti'er nai elthose feelings vi.cl
. nd"fd them 70 rally utInd their Gag the ds,anc
OF go miles rom the psos OF ,,ic dispersion, witho
op instance ofdescrtuq, ertiGe them to r.riich a.
t p'otation aad reud r them IN example which thci
. srot'Ier tii.s might he proud 70 emulate
Very respectfully your obedient servxrt,
l. -, q. MCRRiS.