Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-11
lwAsafNe1ox CRY. Iuns 2.

WAsafNeroN CRY. June 2.
Extract of a letter from joshua Ba-,,ey ESQ.
commanding the United States FistiHa IN fhc
Chesapeaie, 10 The Secretary .fthe Navy, da.
ted 4 ~ f.ss
On the first instant, at 8 A. NJ. we got under
way from this Place. At the galley aud look
out boat signaled the enemy, a brig and sehoos
ner below us, the wind light from the northward
and inclined to calm we gave chase, sails and
oars, and came up with them very fast. On apr
preaching. found that they were two sc,oo-
ners, one 2 full rugged, shelving nine ports on a
sile They made signals and fred guns: when
oil st. Jerome's we discovered large slim un>
der way. and that she had dispatched n,,o,ber
of barges to the assistance of the schooner,.-
Unfortunately At this time the wind sLifted TO
. W. and sqaaily, which brought the ship to
win1"ard OF us un'!er press OF sails steering
Tor point-Look Out--of coures could cut us of
from the Potomac. then made the signal for
ra,uxent, and was followed by -, three schrs
ana seven barges, with fresh wind, squally B
ram ram toaa ior my boats.) At 4P. AZ We dou-
Died round Cedar Point in the mouth of the RI
yer, tina barges in all SAIL as the wind had haul
cd to the westward, and rowed mp under the
weather shore. The Scorpion worked in very
wen, but the gun boats being in the rear, par.
ticuiarly gun-boat l37 with provisions) 1.-THE
enemys force very little astern, finding must
lose No. l37 or risk an engagement, brought
the scorpion and gun-boat 1873 TO anchor sent
men on board l37 to row and tow her in. the
tide and wind being against us. sirna,ed INV
barges to return and join me Immediately at
this moment No. 1S8 and myself opened !. fire
on the large schr. who was leading in with
number OF barges; she immediately bore ,lp aud
got her boats ahead to tow her of, my barees
rowed down upon her and the other schooners,
ana gave them anumber of shot at long dis.
lance. We then gave up the chase, rot Under
way with the Scorpion and gun boats. and ra.
turned into port with all the fotiila. During
the nring the enemy advanced = barge which
threw rockets; but as they cannot be directed
with any certainty, they did no execution: but
! ind they can be thrown further than we can
our shot, and conclude from this ESSAY this will
be their mode OF warfare against the flo,iila.-
Inc ~ Is now anchored Off the mouth of this
river, the large sctr with her-the barpes play
about all dsy-the other schrs have gone down
the bay, presume for more force, in which
case some attempt may probably he made to at.
tax u.s.. We lay about three miles up the RI
yer I'm slightly shall observe their motions and
act accordingly. now regret not having fur.
naces Tor hot shot. In day or two expect the
enemy will make their Arrangements, and if the
troops that are in this neighborhood wer. or
be made of them.
Copy Of ietterJTsm comn,odore Barney 10 The
Secretary Of che Macy, DARED
SIR,
The bearer of the enclosed, on his way to
Leonardtown, met Major Stuart, with 800 men
OF the goth marching 10 Cedar Point; the Ma
jor has been with me.
me enemy the same as yesterday. excep, the
Return OF a schooner from beiow-thc weather
th'cS' and blowing SO that cannot well disco
yer their movements. The Major sends off an
oif1cer with letters to the Secretary of War, by
whom this goes.
am just informed that the enemy Landed
last evening at Cedar Point, carried off several
negroes and considerable stock, from a piaata-
tion belonging to MIR. Sewall.
Respectfully yours,
Hon. WIN. jones',
Secretary OF the Navy.
ny private letters from Natchitocbes Of the
last OF April, we learn that the rcvolutionists
were again assembling on the west of the Sa-
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