The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-18


OATH on THE SENATORS.
swesr obedience TO tae cons tations OF tas |
eIp.re, and fidelity 10 Tie Emperor"
Exrac; ofS letter from. Captain Leu:s Wariss-
t0E TO the Secretary Of the .Navr dated
U. 5. Ship Peacock, Savannah River,
SIR,
have seen sB extrse. in the loteiseneer
from my letter OF The 18th May, which is, believe
incorrectly quoted, ss it extends TO tie officers OF
the Epcrv'er, the dsgreee which meant should be
attached 70 her souimsnder aud Que other utiesr
only, 10y nspe Rssrdou. SIZZLING Master. on his
passsg. 20 bermuda. This WAS the person who pro-
posed 60 CAPTAIN Wales, 20 suffer the 10 help
thsmseives 20 moSsy, after their suTrea ,erto ihis
peo?csst ~" objection made on the part OF Cap
tain Wsiys Asm letter OF the l2th, written
IN crest hurry ieet 1t should be too ,s,e for the
MAJ, snd consequently, hsve copy Of it arn
unable TO ascertain whether the wSrd o-csrs WAS
mentioned or not; titwas It was, error arising
my part, from hurry insGvegtenee, the person
have nov named VAS the only one cant to sssoei-
ate with Tie Cantain.
" The officers belonging to thst vessel, appear Co
be sentemen, and in justice to them. Nm thus par
teuisr In M explanation Of the mistake, that they
may no. saif-r under any urjust imputatiou."
NoTE-On examining the original letter of the
18th May, alluded In in the above extract, il wss
FUND 20 syree ysrha tim with tSe extract published
; IA the N2uOsal IEtelGg sneCr of the 2lst May.
Copy ofa iet-er on, Co,nntodore CAauncey to tie
| Sscret0yy ot The .NGpY. dated
4 U. 5. Ship Superior, Ssskett's Harbor,
I'd June, 1914.
Finding it 4 most difficult task 20 transport
cur heavy guns on By land, determined get them
To Stony Greek by water, when We should have oniy
about three mills land esrrisge TO transport them TO
| II rdsrson's Hsrjor, from which we could bring
them 20 this phase by wster. directed CaptaiD
~ oo'sey to send all the stores except the heavy
guns up Go North Bay and to place the guns in boats
ready TO move up Or down tie .ivsr, bat to be r-a-
~ "a si'rt at moments notice tor Sandy Creek
! whenever the c0sst WIS sicsT OF the eneuy's Gun
boets, winch lowered shout the creeks in Mex
leo Fay. On the evening Of the 2stb, Capt Wool
seq a'srtsd rom Osweso with IS boats, containing
All our i-evy .uns, twelve cables, and quantity ct
sfot. MAJOR Aiming Of the Rha corps sceouapsn-
yea the hoets With about so Riemen. / hsdAslso
engaged 80 iHdisus GO traverse the shore for the
p,r3pse oi protecting the boats If chased on shore
or into any OF the creeks. Can't. Wooisey prncee.
4 ded upuoertci 10 Sandy Geek where he arrived
about noon on sunday fhe o9,h, with one boat
mas ne, containing csble sDd two 81 pounders
AS sool sc received information Of the rival OF
tae 6cfso stSandy Greek, the general, my request
dispatched two pieces of artillery and Cant Harr,.s
eowVsry Of drsEoona Yesterday r,orning ordercd
Capt. . mita with about 100 msrnes to Sandy Greek
and general Gaines very politely offered an addition
a. cree al about SEQ artillery sod infaDtry, under
the com mand OF that excellent officer Col Mitchell
to the same p'see but before this force could reach
toe creek, the enemy discovered in chase of our
och-0ut boGts and entered the creek at day lie hit
/ u 4utec Snu recn9HCtErec TIE shore--a mart O.
their force marched up on each side oF the creek
~tiie their s1nbost5 assembled eautoutlT oceasis n
ally heng into the woods Ms;or Appljng Disposed
OF s force in the most udieous amer and permit
tea the enemy TO approach within few ysrdo o
bis ar1busesGe, when TIE rihemen and Indians open
ca most destructive fire upon the ensmy, which O.
oised them to surrender in about ten minutes witt
the oss o. number killed and wounded and BE yer
hoats t'Sen, three of Which were gnn boats. noun
.gsns.
The number of officers and men which the enc
MY entered the creek with, were about goo l,r
the number killed, wOunIed snd taken prisoners
am stiii ignorant Of return has been made I,
me; amongst the prisoners, however, are two Pea
aPta,us, taur Lieutenants and two Leutenants O.
the Marines
The conduct Of Maior AppIng and TIE troop, IN
deg ms eommsnd, cas- been highly honorable, snd
they are entitled to my warm acknowledgements FOR
the zeal and ability with which they have defended
the guns end storts for this station.
have made arrangement for trAusrort;ne the
guns from Sandy Creek by land, which is about Ia
miles ope to have them all here before the
en'loTs herewith, for your information, Captain
WorEey's report Of his proceedings
hsye the honor to he, &c.
ISAAC CHAUNCEY.