The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-01
On Monday the 2oth fnss.


The schr. Reindeer. Thomas, from rhis
port, bound T. Porto Rico, in going to sea on
the night of the 20,h inst. misto; the ground
and ran ashore On Cape Henry. The next
morning the militia flew to their assistance.
The las. accounts the cargo was unloa ding
The enemy had made no dispssiti On to mo-
lest them. Eight or ten We sels went to sea
on same night in severe snow storm-wind
from the II, and w.
Loss offriUafeer Tartar and schooner Err
fress. both of fhia hore.
SCH'R. EXPRESS.
Extract of a letter en- the Suoercarso Of
the sch. Express, capt. MQuillan, bound
hence to Lnguira.
ut is with most poignant regret fuihl
the painful task OF communicating TO you the
Loss OF the Express, andthe melancholy cir.
cumstsnces attending. She was cast away
On this shore, on MONDAY night 2eth inst.
about miles from Cape Henry, in gale
from n n, T.. accompanied with snow and
sieet. She struck at 9 o'clock, and very
soon alter bilged and filled. We then got
upon the deck -. .,"i remained in that sitna
the sea rnar--o 49, ..iss,r
Breach over her. all he t:me--A little after
day-break perceived her 20 b. cLjse on
shore; acd unable, from fitiguc and the in
clenency or he weather. to gtt out the boat,
we determined, as the only means of saving
ourselves, to attempt swimming ashore. in
which Ave of us succeeded, viz Cant: M,
Qaiisan. the mate, two seamen and myself ::
OF the rest, SIX number, four died during
the night, and one soon after he got ashore {:
boy we left on btard YVES afterwards found
dead, on the bawsprit. After fruitless
search OF several hours for some hsbitati n =.
We al iast ieii in with some men, who co.,
Quoted US. half dead with cold and wet ia
sc camp of some of the militia sta,ionr =,
Nee, who rendered US all the assistance in
sheir power, TO alleviate our sufferinss.-
Ceith5r the coSdition we were in. ~, the
weather OF the 21st, permitted US to ateemny
saving any thing from The wreck. The wea
ther undertaking yesterday, we repaired To-
ehe beach, and endeayored, with the assist
ance OF the militia, to secure aorne of the
articles on board in which we we're much
annoyed by the barges Of the British SQUAD
roa Ill this bay. In the skirrnishss of the
day, one OF the militia was killed. and
man belonging to the sch. Tartar. NsIzev
trcm Baltimore for Boston, (drova ashore
about Wiie from us) wounded. IA tie
o.aoer comm anding the militia did not think
h'msef sufficiently strong to oppose them
ionser, at the approach If Light he with
drew his rnen--The bargcs then succeed
ca in setting both vessels FIRE after dark
during the day we succeeded in stripping
Che hxpreSs Of all her sails and part of her
rigging, and got a third Of the cargo. OF, the
beach,
FHIFHEEER T,fRT1R.
~" We have been favored b. a friend. VIII,
the following copy Of aietter. dated
Lynnhuen Bay, Dec. "a, 1915
ASA W. on the morning Of the goth
instant, we got under weigh In Weycomico
river and stood down The bay passed the
British heet in safety, but unfortunately the
ploi ran the schooner on shore near Cane
EtenrY lignt house, few minutes before 8
- M; al IL she biiged, and veal had to
hang on her decks until" / p M. 21st inst.
during which time 2 heavy swell broke over
Us, and six men tr re to de th--infeed, but
tor the humanity Of the Messrs. BNsleys,
who furnished a surplus Of " arm Clothing
tor the crew (not SIP scifi d in their agree
mem wtep shppcil) and for tie steady, firm
conduct IT capt. Veazey, during cur peril
Gus SITUATION, 1t is my bat very few Of
as would have survived. Caps Veas7y an
peafed TO experience no unsastness but for
tie loss OF his vessel and safety Of the men.
re never saw cne # ms 10 danFeE but he
u W TO our relief; nor would he be induced
7" qGit the vessel until every man who was
LETT alive had reached the shore, aithou~h
he was en'reaied so 60 do. anH 81 vas doubt
fui "hethcr he cou'd be aved, rs the boz
faGrier the first time she gJt into the surf
Capts. L&mkcn and COmck came down to
Our assistance and made good fire for us
s%ainst we gct on shore. Jsdeed we have
been received W the people Of tits neigh.