The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-10

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Ca,aP, Whtc-iiousc, Sept C.
Alcr n dreadful c;nUonsdiig Tor NOR; than i,,ur
dys, "nch Obliged Us "a oar camp upwards OF
mac IRON our battery, the wind yesepay about o.
clock got round iOte Morrill, and it ist,.,tIy h.c,,n
evident that the enemy .iee1. carr, ,,, more. Z, a., ZOO
casnoA together with bomb and sips iren,ied
10 sveuS a,espeTte fight. which In few r:.nut,s con-,
ms Hced--Soon a';cr orders were giyeu to firm Col!
fakers rcst and march the Point near t,,, battle
~ ~ vas Immediately put in motion. The CRANE
sot itii IN shower and kie, the horse OF one OF M
troopers. NJ the battery we discovered that some Me
men AID lie MA inr'we ourground on its right,
ai" tat The place besilcs -kcd FREQUENTLY Viii,
state s4ot (liere we saw mans brains shot oiu.
Oic Oh Cur companies that had been brought down on
extra htJ before the acton commenced aere station
el to tie lett o! the battery There remained for rem
minutes wits the trees fading around and the shot more
re'on'"Sa Tan storm thug can compare.
iC'o'-ov''ifh men had by thus tine been killed aud
"uW"t oil te guns, \ one of these vas dsn0unte,l
w lie col. discovered the sailors and nariucs rttto
tn, and con. HOrtcrWitii iicn IL ran To him and
asked HIM whetherh c had c;rle-cd the retreat Pm
yer iti'e' ''t lac lad io,ud utterly impossible with
MS a." guns - MAINTAIN his position against such dds
Az" ",' infantry cnn!a then Dc Of service hut 10 pre-
vent q landing IhcCoi then atten!nted 60 r..ojn The
regiment bat besides that II was more dangerous now
90 '~t''at t,i. remain, he had only gone on about
iVo y'dA "htH canister slot that heplie,ic 10 be
nearly spent, struc. him lst on the Knee nan am, he
eoud proceed no fiCtherior some time When re-
turned TO The battery, saw The deaf aad wounded
NIKE" u, c~:iNslon tosether-threc Of our guns dis
- 80 i't " flcCGs--Ci!c OF our Jour DUn-
doi's shared is f. 9
iie battery rnantained most cal,a.Iy and no,
a0'F'ontd unfii IT was excessive shncss 20 haze re-
nheRtu. Gun ,rsSt. behaved well astl"y could do
n, alvac "a Uni they we're ordered bg the Genera;
toirlrea''and seeolH liue advanced obig to tlie
riSt to c0ier The pieces None (nost n!.,, o,,si,)
were Iaueh inferred, althqucf the balls wen. tu' tie
lti' Oh % .lc - them ad splinter stiuck anod er
: ic Mi!ta iifefnrr wloi,al arrived on thc gr1;nJ
IA 'i,nr' kept az their hre 20 the yeiy at, anu tei
loss IS more Serious.
IN k'icdand vorndcd, our wloIr io4g couei ier;,e
te roH'macr and severliy ofiic nre from 81 o.. 10
and i2Or ~ wOiujod
"Soon after they pa7v,d rs tbcy were c.ysgcl g.
homt or 8u'Ies below witi Pelry tue other siir
at Place C-'pd ind1n-lIs2 re hrl iny., and hr:,-
virr cannon than urscves, ami in canonaii.g (yI,ea
'i rn"tinues th's morning at oelock) has been *
cesSively severe they iav, been well po pper,d, and
have noting 20 boast dare Say tlcy have la, . the
A,c1aidr!a lJur."
We have had the satisfaction Of conversine,
with Major George w. Banks, who is imme-
dlatcly from the Camp It the White House
We are indebted to him for very minute dcs-
eruption OF the events which have transr,ired
at that point
The battery Of Cam Porter consisted of IS
guns Of reduced calibre, viz. ISs, 2 los. the
rest 6's < rs without a fort on bfeastwork
to shield the men. This was indeed fear
iui odds against a moving battery of 80 or 20
heavy pieces of cannon, exclusive of Rockets
and bombs, and against an enemy who were
covered by their wooden bulwarks. The
British fiotilla had the aid toO of leading
wind & passed our batteries after an action Of
- minutes, vomiting forth shower of balls
Yet our rihcmen continued TO FIRE after the g.
ncmy's artillery ceased TO play. II was not
possible to ascertsin the degree Of damage
which they su9taincd-some Of their ricri6s
vas evidently shot away. On our rart, we
lost very few killed and wounded
Oar men behaved like veteran troops. Few
Of them mad ever been in an action before. &
borlos and Rockets were perfect strangers
% item. But few hours we're sufficient to
tamiiiarze them to the spectacle, and hey
stood % their posts Ike men, vino had been