The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-11
By LdSI' MIG HTS MIL.

| .2-na6oEs, .Iiay T.
IN consequence ossn order from Cot CArberty
detachment OF the S6th regiment under the
| command Cf Major Stuart, eft this city yes,srda,
al twelve O'Clock, ior Leousrdtown, in St. Mary,
County Ii il said the British sre for,fy,nr Black
son issnu, tn the Potomac, with virw of land
ing their sick. We believe it il the inteu,on O.
Coi. y. to d;s!odge them il possible Com. Harvey
| Is near the mouth OF the Potomac we are told
WITH part OF the Chesapeake touils about 1 I?
ssh'l Ii this Intormsuon should prove correct.
the circumstance viii tahd much to favor auy e;e
ration which may b. in conte,n platoon
NEW.YORE, Nav g.
bfoceude 81 the S1hcEe .9Die,icIa coast and an
-d'7Itstce between Bonaeate and .he aided cotv.
e'S.-hn sxpress reached town early tbs morning
from Nen-LoIdon, with Information that the i,ri-
uSu -, buiwark, h2d arrived Of that purt, and
Drought GU new instructions 10 blockade rie~r-
ous'y all the American coast from Es,tport 10 N
Ori sus, and 10 sink, burn and destroy every thing
! Hiohs ue American coast An Arulistice var
concluded on the 5th If March between Ron,-
psrte and the aimed powers on the continent of
EUROPE, sud peace moment.y expected-
There was nothing favorable a. respected Aneri-
esn alairs.
Since the above wac in type we have been favor.
eh Hith copy OF the following letter received bv
ne eApres2' NJ In. Post
Eef'aef Of letter fyonr .NtJu London written aE
fe' t,:e mail cl,SeQ, dated in irss
nag has Just come no f,olI thu ISritish
squadron to and some passengers from Swed,sn
vessel days from Halifax. which wss bound IN
mere, nut ordered not to enter ATTY port in the Uni
teu o.a'ea. he PASSENGERS state that the COM
ihandsnt on this port has received late orders not
10 let neutrals enter any of the ports of tue Uni.
ted Stntes. They further state, that late adyres
wa bermuda say. that rnistce hiss taken pace
In Europe, between all the powers and tist Con
gress was sitting in France tor the burmese of s;
ting general Peae9"
Anothcr letter of tie same date, states,
that . sh'ps OF war. supposed 10 DC part of
Admin al Cochrane's fset jolned the sonad
ron off this port (New- London) ON Tuesday
evening. M, g.
Inc following is the Proclamation OF
blockade which was received in this civ by
YESTERDAY S cas-. ern stage.
ny ne Honorable ST. .,4LEX.ANDERI
COCHR.d.NG Kineit ofthe San, CSC. &c.
a PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS. Admiral the k sh; Honora-
bic Sir John Bprlase Warren, old oy viz .ue
OF the Power and Authority nan given. by
las Proclamation bearing date 1t Halifax
the sixteenth day Of November, 1913 de-
clare that not only the Ports and Ha, bors of
he Chesapeak, Delaware, New York,
Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah, and the
River Mississippi in the u. S. of America.
were and Still! continued in q state OF block
ade, but also that part of Lous Island Sound
being the Sea Coast lying within Montauk
FONT Stae Point OF Ia, Il opposite there 10 com
IDon'y called lack Point, together with all the
Ports, tiArbOrs, Creeks. & Entrances OF tin
North c. East Rivers OF n. York, as we'll as
ALI other the Ports. CrceAs & Bay along tn,
oea Coast of Long Is and and the stal- OF
New York, and all the Ports, ii arbocs, Ri
vers, ana Creeks iyiDS and being on the Sea
Goast OF the States OF East and West Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, the Lower Countries on
tue delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Mort.
ana South Carolina, Georgia, aud al The
Entrances from the sea intG the SAID River
mississippi, we're block AIDED And where
as, since the institution of tbs said bios kade
the Emery awaiting himself Of the supplies
"blch have been furnished by means Of
neutral Communication to those Ports and
places OF the said u. s. which were left o.
pSn ana unrestricted, hath al eady fitted out
numerous vessels OF war, and is now eugag
Cd IN constructing and setting forIn sevrr1i
ships OF the line well as frigaes and
tee armed vessels, for the purpose Of pros
cutting the war with Great Britain, end
trIstt Atins the object OF the said blockade ::
do, therefore. by virtue of the Power and
Authority IN me vested, declare, in add nm
to the SAID Ports and Places blockaded as
aforesaid, all the remaining Ports, Harbors,
Bays. Greeks, Rivers, Inlets, Outlets, Isl
ands and Sea Coasts of the said United
States OF America, from the Point of Land
commonly called Black Point to the North
ern and Eastern Boundaries between the
SAID United States and the British Province
OF New Brunswick in America, to be in a
state Of strict and rigorous blockade.
And do further declare that have sta
toned oft the said Ports and Places. herein
before mentioned, Naval Free adeQuat
to maintain the said blockade, in the most
r.gefoIs add effective manner. And do
hereby require the respective Flag officers,
Captains, Commanders and Commanding
Oihcers Of his Majesty's ships and vessels
empiOYed and 10 be employed on the n nth
American station, and al others whom il
may concern, TO pay the strIctes, reya?,
and attention 81 the execution OF ,his Pro-
ClaEPt Oh. Aud do csuii n and fof bid
Inc ships and vessels of all and every natl
M ia peace and amity with the crown of
Great Britain, from entering or attemptin,
60 enter, or from coming out or attempting
to come out Of any ot the aid Ports, liar
bors, Bays, Creeks, Inlets, outlets, Islands
and Sea Coasts, after due notification of the
said blockade, under any pretence what
ever: And that no person may plead ig.
| norance of chs proclamation, have caus-
ed the same To BE- published.
Given under my hand at Bermuda, the
25th day Of April, 1914.
ALEXANDER COCHRANdG.
| IU.the respective lag officers Caotatrs