The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-08
TIE ENGAGEMENr'


KEARNEY who arr, in town yesterday after
noon, with the following particulars OF the
affair which took place on Sunday last off
Johns Island. We learn in addition that
there were SO prisoners taken, viz. / assis-
tanr4surgeou, ridshipman. and 81 seamen.
The oarges were commanded by Lieuten-
ants NEARHET and LAW TON, and Sailing
Master hsnBRIDGE: Gaz.
On my arrival at North -Edisto inlet, on
the 29th uit. received information of there
being watering party on Iid;sto Island, BE-
lorgins to the ship OF war in the citing.
took three bargrs and proceeded ont in pur-
suit on getting outside of the inlet, | disco
vered a schooner aud two large boats stand
ing towards the ship endeavored to cut
them off FROM the ship lat the two boats
rowing FAST made their escape--the schoo-
ner beng to leeward, | stood for her, aud
she observing an intention in us to board, She
hauled down Der colors, previous To which
the boats had given chase, being reinforced
by another boat from the ship; but discover
ing the tender Captured, they returned. Du-
ring the running fight, one man was killed on
board my barge. The frg tie kept up al hea-
Wy Are during the chase, but without effect |;
she also tireh several broadsides- on her own
boats when they were retreating.
The tender mounted one long FOUNDER.
l.. KEARNEY."
FURTHER PARTICULARS
Ofthe capture of the tender to the British
frigate fItbrus, by three United States
barges. under the command of lieutenant
KEARNEY, On Sunday the 29,h utino,
after running fight of an hour and a nalf
Courier
We are indebted for the following par;icu-
lars to Lieut.. Kearney, who arr:ve;. IN town
last evening, having left the flotilla in New
Cut
The boats of the frigate, (three in num-
ber) were on board ut Clark's Bay. w,ter-
ing a launch, wonuting a twelve pound car
Ton3js, one Of the number, was ,gcound, and
On the approach ofthc u. 5. barges they de-
serted her, and put off III the other boats to
the tender, then wing of between the frigate
s. the shore. Ia gong nut 1t. IS. got aground
with his bargeg, but af,er some difficulty
got off again and run down between The wa
tering party and the ship intending, If posi-
bic, to cut The boats off, and bring them to
action but the two cutters deserted the ten
der, and elu,ing the pursuit of our barges,
pulled for the JrBate, urt,l they were repeat
edly fred upon from her, when they lay TO-
and being reinfor ed BY another boat from
the frigate, hey again stood towarls the ten
der the ship Mt the same time opened a
heavy fire on the y. $ barges, but without
effect. Lieut.. hCHTney finding tie ship and
her boats approaching aim very fast. bore up
for the tender and carried her The ship 1t
this time got into shoal wat:r off South EJis-
TO Inlet, and hove 20, keeping up q constant
fire, her shot falling snort about qua -cr OF
mile. The Captain Of the frigate seeing
rhat the tender had surrendered, made the
signal of recall to his 6ot;s, when they
gave up the pursuit and put back to the
shie.
rhe Tender is new schooner, formeci9
IT,. alligator, taken 1t Por-Koy,l d short
tae SINCE, hy the above frigate--she mount
ell one long g on 12poundec which with
ali he arns Of every description were
thrown overheard by the crew, about the
sowed up Seuth Edisto, by the bargts, and has
reached place Of safety.
Prisoners tuken.-JAMEs CREAGH, Mid
shipman MARTIN JORDAN, ASSISTANT Sur
eeon, and "a seamen--none killed or wound
ed on board the tender.
One se3men, (IHos- TAYLoR) was killed
on board II. KEARNEY's barge-Ee was at
the neim--hs heaa was CARED awsy by q
round shot, aud the body thrown by the force
of the bail some distance from the barge No
other person was hart, although the sails and
rigging of the barge were much cut up. The
other two barges escaped uuiDjurtd.
On boari the two cutters which escaped,
were the 2Hd and 81 L-uts. Of the frgate. &
about 40 or rs mcn-had they suck by the
ten ler, as the prisoners say they promised
to do, they might have gwen our hardy tars
a little more amusement.
Five o. SIX bales OF Cotton, "a part Of the
orit.n carg6) remained on boar,i the Aliga-
tor wn. II ret ken he hold was flied with
water casks, tanks &c. from the frrate.
The prison :iform, that they were wait
ine frr Admiral CocHRANE, who was ex-
Pc Il win reinforcemeuts. when an attack
would be made on SapGn9ah or Charleston.
From SaUqnnah, ian. %.
"Gcneral Pirckney has discharged the
whole Of the militia this afternoon, by