The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-20
NoRroLK, Aug. 16.
TIE ENEMY.


Yesterday a brig and a schooner came in
and went up the bay. A person who arrived
in town from Cape Henry this morning, re-
ports that he saw last evening. at sun down.
Ten SAIL Of large vessels standing into the
Capes.
Lieut.. Robert Heniy, of this town, has re-
ceived the appointment of Master CommaIl-
dant in the United States Navy, and is ap-
pointed to command the new sloop of war
building at Vergennes on Lake Champain.
The privateer Roger, Capt. Quaries, of this
port, has arrived at port to the Southwark,
having in company large schooner, laden
with salt from Turk Island, her prize. The
Roger is said to have quantity Of dry goods
on board taken from captured vessels.
HERALD OFFICE.
NORFOLK, Aug Is, 1914.
II O'clock.
The following report has this moment
reached II. c. by express from Cape Henry.
Angus. &c, s o'clock A. M.
g A list of vessels offRudia 90 miles TO the
Southwark of Cape Henry y;
IS Seventy-Fours:
GO Frigates.
&C Sloop of War,
40 Transports,
i Tender,
g A Ship in the offne, rate unknown
TIE Lookout at the Pleasure House, re-
Ports " in LynhaUen Bay, one sepenfu-four,
one at1drmed brig, one Stooii, and tzvo ten
derS.''
Another express from the Pleas,ire-I1ouse.
TIE feet haUe all come in from The Canes,
r and gone M tie Bay.
Aug. II.
The schooner Kemp, of Baltimore. has ar
rived at Wilmington n. c. from Nantes.
which she left the 18th of June-brings no
news. Verbal reports speak favorably Of
peace between the United States and G.. Bri-
tain but these accounts cannot be considered
rs later or more to be relied on than those be-
fore received.
Yesterday morning, at half past eight,
Feet Of the cremy's ships entered our Capes,
consisting OF five ships of the line, six frgates,
one sloop OF war, a tender and ten transports
They came in with fair wind and g. e, and
continued up the bay until our Informant lost
sight Il them. The wind having blown fresh
TO the southwark all night, and still coltinu-
Ing, if this feet is bound as high as Baltimore.
it viii be there by this evening
1t is presumed these ships arc from Fer
nuda, and have on board the four regiments
which were noticed in this paper, as having
arrived at that Island. have no Informal
ton or knowledge of any circumstances TO
warrant us in asserting that Admiral Cochrahe
has arrived
1t would be difficult from the detached
manner in which the enemy's ships have en-
tered our bay to form any conjecture of his
force, naval or military. Taking view Of
the conectural arrivals, and those we know,
we should imagine that the enemy can land
about 1000 soldiers and marines, and about
25C0 to 5000 seanen. Ledger.
Postscript.
II was reported this morning and generally
believed, that eight sail more Of the enemv's
ships came into the Capes last evening. We
can say, upon good authority, that no sdch ac-
count has been received at head quarters. by
the express that left the bay shore this morn
ing, and we have convcrsed with an intelli-
gent gentleman, who left the sea beach, about
ten miles to the southwark Of Cane Henry
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon ne reports
that there was not any vessel in sight at that
time. lib.
S'oniggfon-not Ensf6orf The citizens oftI,is II
re villgc or boOug (rnore strictly called Stoningor
Pot, at t'e halor On Ieng Pt in the town Of Stonnv
tom have scnalised themselves again by thcir bgvr
hsrty resistance TO Formidable attack from nsendi
ary enemy. They were canroraded by w allace II
I15. They arc principally harIy fishcrpen, ard no
WhimE, IKE Our orator Morris, IN give up the right
drawing subsistence from the ocran. They reTnern
her Et"by'f, (most worthy OF fancy end replied Il
f'ie ufnmo''us officer III style which we hope " III h
eofrd on every similar OCCASION, " i,e had not 60
raP"f updea' With" CoantJian