The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-18

- DOSTOSs Jal. z.
FROM LAKE CHAnrpLAIN.--.1threh
ons Of q Sisis from, tie enemy, combined az
llasfso,rsn on HE 3oth at. The British
hare or 5000 men ard 80 or 9ohieess of can
non az isse az .ro.x'. and are nrrt1arins an
eaneda'on--sc says 6escrter. Gen Drum
n'ofd AID Com. Yco are gone 10 KINGSTON a.
gan. Iysey ssdid 5ut a f;.sy duus doson at
-l1onsreai.l lfthey coa ind On ohto,unny
20 do any thing against Sackeft's har6or dn-
,rts fhe zrinfer, they spiN undoubtedly seize
~ 7cish edgerness. Ties k,,o7y Their Ir;un,th
there rcort!a Re q rerri5ie disaster 70 as. OR
commander thsre is, hoscever, cgualy i'm
pressed zvnh the Ugh IMPORTANCE of his trust
-ePd cv'l. make himself and 1sen sJ means,
as wrong as he hossi6ig co,,--ond maintain
az isnTetaa'ed Oisriiorce 600 sisit cc,tenfers
are SAID 20 hape gone 10 RE harbor 10 buili
Ga6"tonal vesseis, 10 hc0c them rediy to
faipich as 500. as the Lake is free from ICE.
~ may DC Jots'7G e.rfeclie1s 10 MAJ these yes
SEES f'ar.iy syilA ianasmen.
IMPORTANT REPORT.
Capt HUBBARD, of New Bedford, of the
! srig Mary, recently captured by the British,
mas arrived at his residence, from or, board
the hlaekading squadron ia the Sound, and
REPORTS
hat on Sunday last schooner arrived ia
the squadron from Halifax in four days, with
dispatches for Nd. HorHAM that the re-
ports on board the Superb we've. BIZ SoD,ei
that the Constitution, American frirate' had
fallen in with the Maidstone, british fricate !:
out that the latter, after having received a
oro;tcside or two, escaped and had arrived In
Haiifax and. by others, that the Maidstone
had been sunk
Such is the substance of the report which
has been circulated. !. the Maidstone was
sunk, who carried the news of it to Halifax ?
hnt excepting this part of the report, there
IS nothing impossible in it (; though it has
some features of a man o. zpar hoaa--ard as
t'ie winds were, the passage Of the schooner
was extraordinary. The Maidstone is
known To have been cruizing off the Eastern
! coast and OIL the 9th December was near
Cape Sables. The Cons tuition sailed the
17th. 8osto,, ON, =
NAVAL MINUTES.
we understand the elegant ship Fencil,le,
belonging to the Hon. Mr.. GRAY. will be
launched at Charlestown on the 10th inst.
tler Keel is Is feet longer than that of the ".
D. slnap of war Wasp
| Ahere are more than so American priva-
| .eers now at sea--m6stly heavy vessels, and
excellent sailers.
! SIEELE'S LIST. We have been favor
/ ca with Steele's List for October, 1914, the
i.'tSst received IN tAiS country. We perceive
several alterations in this list partienlarly
the captures of the fris,tes Guerriere, Ma
| eedonian ard Java are om:;seG--as th. list
| OF captures from the british commences with
| the Peacock taken by the Hornet: while the
| captures from the American, Navy by the
British, are published from the Commence
ihent OF the war; and TO swell the list of cap
| lures IRON the Americans, the privatccr An,
aconda, and five schooDers taken III the Ches-
apeake in 1913, are added to the list. The
Essex IS rated in tn is list at - guns. and
me Phoehe at Sc guns
| he following passages are TAX IN nom the
i'st relating to the action bet>Feca the Wash
and the Avon The action conti.I.,sg I two
| hours, at which time the Avon i...i,ed her.
| opponent, a1c! tod nm she had s6Tlrs ilit
! .le american captain replied that he rnns
| De Or 10 Engage ancthsr 5rig, which Wa
| bearing down, and re bore away, without
rendering our brave fellows any assistance.
Inc ship N sight proved to be the Castiilisri,,
capt, BfaHner, 9glio SGa0 fh, acton az q dis
ia72ee, and Crowded all sail to get uo. Sc
The loss on iioari the Avon, were the LIST
teHl, tliaryeg aaa-s seamea killed. and ma
ny wo'ilisied. Pallaai.m.