The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-02
DOMESTIC.
From the FEDERAL. REPUBLICAN.

the operations of the enemy from the time
Barney's fiotlla entered the Patuxent. X
comes down TO the 18th inst. but one interest
ing letter referred to, has never come to h;.nd.
4 few extracts viii be given, rs many OF the
events described are old {:
JuHs 1lth.--rhc enemy landed FIVE compa-
MES of marines in pattcrson's feld--tooil IS
hogsheads OF tobacco belonging TO Henry
Gardner, Esq. rolled them into the river an,l
burnt the barn. PatteTson's land binds OF St.
lconard's crcek.--Ihc enemy returned At 4
7. Nj. burnt "atterson's dwelling, & four 9TH
er small houses. The same scene is expect
ell ut Col plater's tomorrow, who will not
leave his house, and IS resolved to defend it If
he can get assistance, bat not q file of men has
been seat 70 assist nun. The regulars under
CarOeriy have al gone TO Calvert, where
Barney hes secure and cannot tie aided by
them. On this side OF the river, the regulars
would have prevented riuch mischief.
Jiene l2M.-i-ieat. Dickinson OF the Loire
frigatc, Capt. Brown, arrived with Il flag ut
Col. Plater's He demanded beef, saying, If
furnished, the Colonels property would not DC
Injured, ii refused it would be. Col. Platter
poremptorily refused, adding, before he
would acquire the character Of traitor, he
would be bereft of his last shilling and gihct-
ted. Suppose, said the colonel, one of cur
squadrons occupied station on the British
coast, with the same power and disposition the
British have here, and a similar demand was
made upon one OF his Majesty's subjects, and
nc complied, what would be the public opinion
ofhs conduct ?"
Lieut. Dickhson-' He would be cons;d-
cred justiiable upon the principle oesaving his
property which was in power of the enemy"
lie then offered to give government bills for
provision. Cot. PLoter-You will get none
from me, sir. The Col. then e1postulated On
the departure from LIBERAL and generous prin-
cipleS OF war, Ill the scene Of the day prcvi-
ous, when Patterson's house was burnt. He
SAID with emphasis and spirit " such procee-
dings so to establish a ferocous system of
warfare, unworthy of an enlightened nation,
and which if retaliated, would substitute to
generous principles a savage, buccaneerng
warfare, disgraceful to both nations" Lieut..
Dickinson-Sir, my orders are, to caftLne,
sink, burn, and destroy and on that ground
acted yesterday. Col Plate,-Being ma
val force, your instructions must apply to pro-
perry afioat, such as vessels and goods, or to
Tor ilcatons, but not to helpless, unprotected
individuals, residing on the waters edge, with
out the means of annoyance. Lieut. Dickin-
Son--t could wish the war conducted differ
emily, but 1t is unavoidable. Recollect the
conduct OF the american troops at Fl. GEORGE
Yorktown and Newark Dickinson then made
enquiries about Barney's force. Col Platter
answered, by making enquiries about the Bril-
fish torce. Some conversation then passed a
bout the action with Barney on Friday, in
which the Lieutenant acknowledged the loss
OF men killed III his barge, and wounded.
he SAID Barney kept point OF woods between
him and the frigate, or ne would have been
destroyed. He spo.e of renforccmcnts COL
PIafer said we could reinforce With artillery
as fast as they could, which he admitted but
added, if Barney is not destroyed lie viii be
useless. We should not have Come into the III
Yer, but for Barney's fotilla, and it shall be
destroyed. Liett. DicAi,!ao7--Sir, know you
have 10 militia force, and ] have heard YOU
want an Inefficient force, but if such force is
sent here Cannot help it. With few hun
Clred men could annoy your marines very
much before they could reach the house,
He smiled and asked for news and papers, in
which he was not INDUCED. LieUt O.-What
is the opinion of your people as 70 Com Rod
gers account of the force that threatened hin,
OIL Ncw-Yorl Cot. Pin what way /
don't understandyou. Liett. D.-Why, this
frigate OF So guns, with little schooner cap
turcd the day before, zueye me line Of bQttLe
shifts described by the Commodore in his let
ter to the Secretary of the Navy We made
sail after him, believing it to be -, but Rod
gers was too quick-hceled. COL P.--Is Ad-
n.iral Cochrane on this station? Lieut. D.
No. He win soon be he here with formid-
able force if there is rot peace. We have
sent great force to Canada. The t;mbers of
two filgatcs ready to put together, have been
sent Sir James will fight hard for the com
mand o. the lake, and you cannot take Can
ada.
He departed, saying he should report to the
Captain, Col. P's determination.
Ectract Of a letter from a gentleman at 81.
Mlyy'S 10 Lhe Editor.