The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-13

sion oft also The British and Indians rob-
bed the inhabitants Of all the prov isions, &c.
they had, and government has sent ZIP con-
siderable supply to their relief. .Nat. Int.
Exw-Yoz <, Aug.s.
BY the Steam Boat Car of Neptune, which
arrived yesterday afternoon, we received
the following note from the Office of the
Albany Gazette, dated or Saturday Morn
ing.
:" A letter was received III this CITY (.Il5anv)
Yesterday, from Mai. Gen Brown, dated Buff
faio, August lst, 1911, which states, thQt c,,.
0r1ty al Erie Scere tndc,- 10 f az of beng
gocre IoiTinS them, u that he (Gen. 3r67y7
eT1iected soon 10 Be in Situation TO re5;lme
his comn10nd."
Gen. brown has made q demand on Mai.
Gen. Hall for 1900 Militia. Gen. Hall has is
sued his orders for IN immediate draft of that
number"
E7-traet cf'a ieticr rccsiped III This ritz, 5y
gentleman .f1cm his ct,rest ondent, dated
Meg R'uns7mck, on D. august s.
We last night examined a fellow here
who says he is q descrteI from the Mars az
that party came OF shore, on Long-island,
about S or 10 miles to the eastward cf New
Utrecht, and Carried off cattle, when he es-
capped crossed at the Narrows was exam
inec. by Col. Forbes, who sent his examination
10 the city came on to this place, where lie
has repeated his tale, but the commanding
oTicer here holds him under guard on suspici-
on Of his being either spy or deserter from
cur own service. BE says he came out in q
fleet Of Is sail of the line, 2 frigates, a bonb
vessel and l. transports, which are now off
Long Island, ali lying out Of sight of land, eX-
cept a squadron OF or ( sounding i'll shore
that they have about 5000 troops on board,
which, with the marines and sailors will form
an army OF 1900 men, ard that they are to
land next Thursday night, and march to n
York, which is to be attacked and DESTROYED.
The fellow has varied in his story-but am
inclined to think some part Of it true. II you
can hear any thing of the project, 7 wish you
would drop me line, as, if the fellow is no
nest, we ought not 20 dctain him, and if spy
or desc ter, should be further secured"
~ Y. Nat. .4du.
PLATTsDUEG, July 80.
On Saturday last, of our gun boats captur-
ed, about mile from the line, a raft consisting
OF plank & spars valued at S or 5000 dollars,
on which was u barrels oftar. The raft was
owned by citizens OF the u. States who were
taking 1t over to the encmy--6 or 8 of them
were taken on board of It, and we understand
have been delivered over TO the civil authori-
tty for trial. A Mr.. Holgate, of Milton, (Ver.)
is sad to be the principal, in this traitorous Sc
diabolical traffic.
The enemy's vessel, according to the latest
information, progresses very slowly, and is
not IN so great forwardness row, as it was re
ported to be or 10 days ago.
On Thursday morning last, Capt. Nelson of
thc 10th Infantry, with a small detachment
surprised the British picket at Smiths in O.
dletown, killed lieut. made prisoners, and
put the rest to fight.
The prisoners, "a sergt. maj. or. mas. sergt.
2sergts. & privates) were brought to this
place yesterday morning.
The enemy's Indians are Constantly hover
ing about the lines.
The attempts to furnish the enemy with
materials for building his new vessel, have
been so often thwarted by the vigilance of
Com Macdonough, that, we understand, an
18 FOUNDER and so men have been brought I'D
to Missisque, to give aid and support to the
operations of their fiiends-and that Com.
Macdonough has dispatched heavy gun
boats, which, we trust, will render this, ike
al the other attempts, abortive. Refu6
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