The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-01
OFEICIAL.
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"Fcx HILL, 25th Nov. 1914
80 thing Of any Importance received since
NY arrival, Till :-ssterday evening a sch. from
Norfolk was attempting TO get up the Bav;
but on her getting OH the mouth of Back R.v-
CT size discovered the British brig Montezu-
ma, lying il the Bay about miles distant j,
being about this time almost perfect calm,
tide ont of the river, which made it exsreIne-
" difficult for her to get far up.
So soon ss the enemy discovered the schr.
at anchor, he sent two baTgcs to take her
out the mestcr and crew hauled down her
rigging. threw her sails On board little boat
along side and escaped to the shore The en-
envy soon boarded the vessel; which in this
tine had grounded. She stove 900. Of five
hossheals of mo,asses on her deck and got
her lHoat. In this time eight of tie citizens
arrived & commenced a scorchng fire on
them, which soon made then, run behind the
vessel but were immediately ordered out a.
gain by theft officer, who karangued thus -
Why d. yOIr eyes, boys, YOU wont run
away from the schooner now Will you
when we are more than two 20 the Yankeys
one" This w2s scarcely uttered, before one
Of them cried out A rife by CD it
l. ti'ue for us 70 60" About this time our
ernmunition gave ont, and we had the NORTH
Cation to see them bear off their prize with a
buzza which they dared not to utter
't.li they found our ammunition WIS out
Tue Vessel and Cargo wcrth eight thous-
AID dollars. The two olcckading vessels in
statu quo, one frigate came down the Bay
last evening, and vent 70 sea under a press OF
s'ii---a hetvy iinnS heard up the Iay or yes
terday Before tie frigate came down. sinc
received asaluse as size past the blockadins
fluadron."
Extract efG Letter n .dy c. ~ Co1ct, g. .GA.
Ge'erGi, {fro7n .ii,. I'm ~. .jassss aa,-i
foXF-'t S{th Nov. isI4,)
2p'ci'sk VI.
slR-There 10 NJ charge in the position oriie enc,
ny since ry art The irg MoutcSuma sill laws AT
she mauhot Back River, snd can intercept the passage
every vess that attempts passage III down the
Bay She has captured another schooner since wrote
you last and burnt her from whence she camel know
not saw gentleman to-day inst from Norfolk who
Informs schooner was drove down the BAY nv
head-winds two days ngs, thc enemy ships that
they were compelled to 90 sea, and after clearing
tie capes discovered barge with nine man On ard
her, which turned out TO be taptln and eight men
whohas been todne on board the other vessel while
on board discovered HIS own ship driven from her an
ohorHge. He gnt III barre with eight men tn on II,
purs, Of her, ard wasdroye oct TO sea where Ne was
taken on bcerd the schooner and convt we'd TO his own
ship, on regaining which, s liberated all the Amer.
can prisoners aboard, whether parole or otherwise,
the gentleman could not inform niche said Ia, savy
one ri capt Hemsey's men Who gave the above inCo-
rnatio-oue Of the enemy ho4ted on shore yesterday
dead and was buried on the beach, he was shot hr6'
the headthis the hh thst has oated m shore and
were buried since the capture Of the franklin, which
shows our superior shooting not man Of odrs VIZ
teuched--thc man who gave ;liis information an
pears to be ntslgeu but o. the truth Of which vol
viii scon he informed took the liberty Of examining
the baggage, papers and person Of an irishmau vino
pressed liiis way The other dsy--no person knew any
uig 81 hiu and deemed tlet II would be prudent 10
overhaul him, bat found nothing about hin to convince
I9c he h%l s'g views inimcs to ,his country and dis
charged him.
I@- 1Hitia.-A doctrine has gone forth on
ibis svbect, which is contrary to the pro
si,ns Of our Constitution, as well as to the
legitimate powers Of al sound Government.
u IS tins doctrine OF faction and not Of truth.