The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-27

We understand the Fort at PASSPORT was
commanded by Major Putnam il mountes
SIX twenty-tour pounders, and was ga,,isores
by 20 or 50 men Only Of the garrison es-
capped
The fort at Passport, we learn, contained
s'N 20 ponnders, and was glrrisored by 20 o.
80 men, commanded by Mai PUrNAn. Of the
18th rcgt. Other accounts say, that the coh,.
pany OF regulars there was commanded BY
Capt. FhtLLEBR ow,'. Before the u. s. t~oot5s
garrisoncd It, body Of militia did duty there
Eastpoit IS situated on an island or pcn;nsa,
la, which forms the western cape of Passasna-
quodtiy bay, rear the month of KobbeskooS
river. 1t IS the boundary town of the u. s Il
place of much trade.
The force which has CAPTURED Eastnota,
We escubt not came from Halifax and ii "a
the fact puts an eX;inguishcr on al hopes of
any CH0e ETanoh having been received IA
the tl1gate which has reached RaEtG.r. Fu,
ourselves, we have not seen in the titlin,.s
from Europe these two months, any Feasy
Proshcets which have not been overbalaocrs
by War Preparations. Lost. CO..,
We learn, by respectable gentlemen H,cy,
Calvert, that the British force which handed
and destroyed tie warehouse at Erptir-,.s.
an Tuesday last, burnt the Cou-.-i5,acSe az
frn'ce-f reoeiicA' Ifa. Ca,
B0SToN, Ju2y "a,
The tnbHc has been FIR Seuc,ui da,:s tss,.
dnz7ouSty nTcgttiRg- the aj1iual o!FepisY, ecSs-
c177 s'age, ttat IL @igbs brig some cosis,nxe-
i!on OF IRE story u 2n .Armiatice evhfci Az
~ rcccht'l rs from Easfhort Ia re. r,,,:.s
Of mis- e-rf'ectasioa, 7ve lla,,, me res Of -
cahf're Of Eas.hoY Hsckf '6y ,(c e,e1q;,. ne
fsAog7LHjg account is from the CoyfGe i2o,ess
bocHS " ycSterdoy, aid so f;g5 rs g,e arr .,Jsy>
10 j"age q me aRtienHctty oJ tie go,s5y,s
from 9st',ch is deriyro, 7oc toncrioe II 20 sc
entttted to crcdyt. Tp.V,. ,a,f,,,
CcNGERlEfTIoH. ''''s ''''>'
a gentlemen Grrf7's9 III. fo7vi1 las, a;c..,
.0n, me "a s7Hora 9pAo tes eo,anasaieass3 20
rs t.e ffHo9S71g Information. Tnas on 1fo;-
day fast, 0dout.5 O'Clock p. ~ hc .,us Il; ,&s
fc'7y-oo2t Passing jfr1z, Lu5cck to KzSfnsg.
tf1t 7vl!c-' .ritius eyc milo o,r ti, b1rioy sr
EQStfor. he discovered Suii of uysara ,es.
SETS, &c shJtS ard 5a-is, 9. f3;iFatrs, ne ~.
'nd:;'aer Sn'al5er pesseis J ;ust cncays47.-.
Son,e y than abreast Of EaSt3ort, and s5lss
OF In5'Qn Islands; that atier handsnr thrs7
SAILS barge bearing a 4vI7te rag axes risz,
fGtohed f''om one et'he. f54eutes 10 the share,
7ohich zvent of9',Fssde TIE gvi0zt near me CHS
t2n'- HoHse that abont ha.t an kour fe;. ~,
1aFSe Teturned, and tie far zvas struck az .Ae
[ToTt that SAorfLy after Is 6a7,pee I'm o<
men 70rre SEN from the SHIPS 10 The sire, q
soon Gtler landing the British FAR spr4a ieislc,l
afihe Fort Tier not a single GIN, saas ires
O" el'her aide, and IL APPEARED The flzce q.s1s
$'ATre"dered qpifhont any resistance thu he
If1ry.69af Then returned 70 Lu6rck, and Or.
ing his afay there, no ,7erso,,. nor any r. ~
nation Aa! been rcceiz,ed fran, EaSi1oy:, of-
| thoHSh the distance is onig u6om . mites -.
thdt he say az ,i9neS6oro0gh, on Tuesdzg az,
ts'noon, 2Soldiers, saho i,.f1,n.ed Rim, Wfg.
72ifh Others, tad made fheir eScuhe f;.m
I:0S.hort /; that tie officer 7pho la.,f'ea ron,
me barge 6eoring gghtte .Fap, den,7,accG cF
IRE commanding cffcer ef The E6r lis su;vesl-
! GeT that he aj1&7Oered, gvhen he surrender
t0' ne 'Uo"S7 strike tie flag; hict aboa, h.ff
ln'meaidteiy to9& 10 fteir hecla and g:,Ss
their escafc.