The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-08

dcIon' ana that towards the Glaze of il, rs the
General was the head OF the 2Sl re,jmenf
s'ieh 0,oSeiy engaged at the distance OF twenty
YARDS from the enemy, he received \ rrusIct
shot, which penetrated throueh his ne,l, ~
tween the throat and the spine. en.ernr IN
'front.' of inc right artery and passing opt be-
him the left artery. KS aid conysveI hin,
from the field oF battle, nsel,sible 1h-,,nrb the.
loss or blood On the Goth his recovery was
Considered as doubtful.
~, c.... EosroN, Sept. so.
WITH steady pace towards comnletion. Yes-
tert y upwards of 100 men from, Vj,,.b.no
n , oy liayid ). Eaton, ESQ. volunteered
VoeI' services; and Tomorrow ,ip,varas of no
"'Sn from concord will render tbc;,. ,.e,,, .,r.
CePtaoie assistance. The Fus;lcc-s npder
Sspclsn fairbanks, having completed tbe;-
ep ~, oi cnty IS guard az Fort Strong, return
~. ~ Ip'i. . on y, W ednesday evening; being re-
paced by the Rangers uiccr cant Rice ST.
WORKS are making fast en- Boston aeck ans
tncre appears determination TO ,o-onerat,
win the great natural advantages of thie -,
ty IN rendering il impregnable.
we understand that the Hen. rrar,;sor,
Gray St:s has teen app,irtcd ne of tSa
- commissioners tor S.a-Coast Def IS IN
Hon. Timothy Pickering. u VIC
1t appears by the accounts fro,, ~, ...,.,
ward, that Admiral Cochrane. the ~,
NaHai Commander in Chief On the Nm,.r;,,.,.
stauon, has proceeded for Halifax. VIII. be.
expects the arrival OF Lord Hi from FL
siahti, with military reiilfc. Cerncnts II Co.,
40. C'"hl ma about $500 troops al BaIif1v
-pu' we &c not learn Whether the r,;j;tary
force IN the chesapeake vii acrm,ra,'.
follow him. He IS in VIZ ~, (U'''p%,} OF
neighbour and his neaIress ,ruet oc, ,'o;'s
me reSui2is and militia il all tie nrstber,,
ports 10 he on tie alert, ana active j., 49,.
preparations. ~ e-elr
reports from Halifax to a out the rn;dd,o
OF tue month, are, th,t a f,leat, and - g
wv, W. W'ti transports, ali;l ::bOct tweptv-i;ge
:.iiareo tr9cps' had arrived taele from, Cae-
IL, IL Hi"l IASre vas sanle talk thst tirv
were intended to be sent 20 Cauy(e -, 49,,
some that they were intended tcr ,hs t,is ap'1
EeaEe.--A ccouDts from Cast;-,e 20 -
aate' mention, that the Endv,nioa fr;,-.,...
AQih@ai e'rlthths :, brig Of var nh r..
oOO troops, remained there. T'he =, ~.
s1.S OF way ct A&stport, ten DAYS s.pce ,rere.
sle rientohe brig and d m cayyn4ri-5 &c
,e"i'' american Fri@atcer TAT t5oy-
SeerDfooke had beer laaticl - z4stIoTt, from
the Dragon u. whcl 1es--s afterwards pro
seel.,s - 20, IN At sloop from
or Joh:ls FOR Castine, WITH Dr., gods tvas to
ken by the Endymion, TX ,reSch r. 49,
ade, and sent &c Halifax
A gentlemen from the Eastward inf -r,,
-
tn;lt re conVerSed with person who left Hal
,l@- - or IS days since, and who stated thst
ne saw letters from Eng, to tie 9th of Jlv
Nflich sa;d thcre was 10 prospect of peace
with America.
we learn ~ { gentlemen from East Ma
cTias' mar the enemy took possession of THAI
piace With a small force that the Select
men surrendered y pieces OF Artillery and a.
Hout to muskets had been taken from the M
aaolt2nts taat the eEeIny 5 respect for ,,nh
hc property was not Of the nost perfect Kind
that they talked confidently OF a rord;tatnlI
expedition to Bostsl and a..,lctcd TO cors;J-
men. ni'la
Letters direct from CAST, to the tqt,
INST. have been received III town. The ri
ter says that the very night previous 10 the
ARRIVAL Il the British there, no efcr.y,' vesse,s
we're IL s'Slt, and they had no IDEA Of such !,
f'st' IL the morning when the juhahitan+s
rose tiey found large hostile feet win
transports ftii of troops drawn u3 before +hc
rom. he adds, that the fort,acatiops erect-
ny sAew determination 60 maze perIna-
ne,'e s'Siu here. No American newspa-
Pers had been received fora lore fme
me Rifle Corps, lately raised IN this town.
giatified tie citizens with nnbI;c a,.,,,a..'
ance The Members are clad in q rad. ma.
!oiln Oh american manufa Ctured Cloth. Of =
better qualify than imported cloth of !. mucl,
hlgher price.
Lieutenant Perry, from Lake Champlain.
states that about so seamen deserted from thu,
enemy, and came over dis side of the Iate
about or weeks previous to the battle
that they were detained q fortnight on board
the feet, to undergo an eaanIin .tion. and
we're then sent t. White Hall.
In the late acticn OH Lake Charn~1a;r,
the British had the advantage Of their
snip having two tier Of guus, on two decks.
while the Saratoga had but one ter, a Ausb
Capt Fisher commanded The pr,;.b ro..
on Lake Champlain, Until about weeks ire
yylous to the action, when he wss ordered 20
kingston, & Capt. Downic sent from there r.,
replace him. ~
a gentleman arrived in town last night
from Castine, which he left on Tuegda,;---
re informs, that the sd and 29th rce;S n
bout 700 strong, under Gen. Goselyn. were
the only troops there and the Fnrieuse IT,
The IenedOs and anetbe, fr,o.,4, - -