The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-01


the enemy without the slightest opposition that he
saS capt Jackson OF the Lacedemonian who display
cd great deal OF anger against Savannah and observ-
ed ,hat he hoped he wonld haze chace yet in help
ing TO destroy the place ard that il IS the general
in Preston in St Mary's that the Britt would sooa
make an attack on Savannah, they expected large
re'p'crcemen,s from bermuda. Our informant states
that he thinks the force of the enemy between and
5000
OFFICIAL.
Since the above was in tyne the follow
ing letters have beeA received by ex-
press:
Extract Of letter from cant. NSassias 70
1STtS. Gen. Floyd, dated
Fort harrington, y o'clock.
Wednesday Evenirg,
18TH Jan. 1915.
The enemy is now near Darien--
hts fieet has anchored ia Doboy Sound-he
keeps close TO me; yet, it is my belief, SA-
NANNAl1 Is his object shall watch his
zion
E-rtruct RIA ieffer. from Lieutenant Colonel
SeoH. 70 Brigai.cr General tloyd, d.
ted RrezY'i's Ferry, January leih, 1915.
SIR,
had the honor to receive yours of the
18th instant. by the express, in which you
request me to send in my report which is
annexed to this letter. This morning a gem
teman arrived mere iro,n ST Marv's, who in
formed me that Admiral COChDURN had
landed IN town with an additional force.
number unknown. have since been told
that number of s~sso trooI,s had hesr
landed since the arrival Of the admiral. from
on board OF bomb brig. The enemy are
taking possession OF all provisions they can
hni, and putting them on board their YES
seis, anu arc taking in water they are like
wise mounting guns on carriages and training
horses, for what purpose leave YOU to iu.jye.
They have not "a yet attempted any forti6ca-
ions III the town the contrary, they
have reduced Fort Pr, sick; ard, it ia my
ocpinion, that they will not march by land.
should have wished very much to have
made a stand at Crooked River Bridge; but
Captain Massias weuid not cooperate with
me, which was the cause OF my falling back
to misplace yesterday. I have hecn inform
Ell by one OF the patriots of Florida that
their spies had discovered two Indians on the
south side of Saint Mary'S, aear Under
woods mills !; the Indians seeing them, re-
treated, and we're followed until an encamp-
ment was discovered with q considerable
smoke different places when they thouphs
prudent to retire. have fur trusty spies
out 70 give me immediate notice of any
approaching danger The distress Of the
families OK this county is Beyond dcscrip-
ton.
It isPretly well sacertsineG that Cockburn the no.
toious bandit snd inegnd;sry, il n state he has
entered our waters, aud 'ouh, viii cs, ~ on his nj.
rstca and SuInng sAreer, he has done in the Ches
speake &c. ShoGid this finished oucccneer, this &C.
eompshed vsndal, this outlaw in the ceAe of Chrs
tian charity, against Ins place aud F,II into our.
hands, (Which Heaven grant he may it viii be HoL
nay IN SsvanpNh, and happy 20 hn il lac escapes
the fate of RFeuIUs i
Msior-G-nersl Thomas PIycKNEr lid not arrive in
this place Tuesday last vas stated an our paper
u itP IG M. I'll ,.sai,-
Rfu6icGn.
LATEST FROM THE SOJTTR
An express reached ds plgce ycste;qiay--by Il we
hsve been put in Possession OF The ailo~iur mteIli
gence
Anelia-Island, 18th JANUARY, 1875.
SiR,-The men of var Law in lines of opr bar
e Spanish rlots refrsed 10 bring them in, but that
led 70 greater evil They discovered new channel
to the souhwari ofthe present one, AID fonnd water
enough % bring ia the'r avg bonh slips and briss
NOW lying II 81 Riarys) uIe Devaststion Terror and
P?mroSr The destruction is beyond xhat can
write Mrs Niler's house IS head quarters Itrcn"-
DC tor the late Of s. ysnnah which Is 40 da,l fhsnex,
9,g[cs' and indeed they make secret Of il you no
doaDt VIII have hear. the DESCRIPTION lac major part
ftteir force Look out after YOURS; tley are al
ready joining fest at Sd Mays
- Wesre all in grca. state az alarm Ike enemy
nave however nearly got al their punder .ipped, and
w'i evaerate St Marys tomorrow ornext day az veil
as FONT Petrc but int d ortifyins Cunbcrland Ad
mirai Cockbur' is arrived ?; 81 Nary's; and yester
cav arrVei f1gato with dispatches 10 cir Thomas
Coehrane from Bermuda great homes e ,yisi, he
blockade and war With France ard Britain, b6,ye-
vcr,ths is al conjecture, the officers keeDit clo&r
chip from Lisbon brisgs accounts that the block.
ade WIS not 20 be raised nnt o h M,roh next in con-
sequence OF Tsieyrand demanding the " nj srIs,,,a
war ~aR ineVrsble, and hot ,ress had tater,
place IN EHg'aad in Consequences, and .l their rilts
ordered for actual service, NC -
" .fme!iz- Is2GpG. I'm. 10, 1915.
;, Dear Sir-in haste / 'op few lines to you You
WI nave heard Of course, ofthe po.s-sson Of 81 Ma
~ and Cumberland By the British They still remain
tn,re, win about 5000 troops mariGes and ---.
Ad Coekbarn IS ct S. Mar s. plundering An the
opefty has been 5hppr3 such IS c,ton, tobacco.
n'andy, gin, dTy-g9ods, SEC. &c. StS.es have bc.R
p0fcn epes and gwen NJ pnuder to tn, soldiers &
As"rs m tact counter part nf the transaction at ~
W de Grace Two rs and f1gat-. ore At anchor
on TIE Der aud sloops inside and At 81 Mars
taihk they intend leaving ST Marys n a few davs.
BUT wih keep possession Of Crmberssnd No rein.
oreem,nt has vet arriv a. There are yet Some ops
on board the sipq of this port Their whole number
Il about THREE THOUSAND I think thew ar.
waiting the arrival nj reinforeements, and YOUR CT
K is their OBJECT"
CHhRI STo9, January 26.
Extract OF letter from Savannah, dated
January %.
" There is letter IL, town tram q gerfle-
man nj .4Dre'ia, 10 another IN this cftV, sav-
ing, That vessei hal ar7ivede there fran
f,gebOU. 6Tgr Ia,