Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-21

who took out of her al her effects aud carried
them ashore. They were then sold, and their
proceeds applied by Mae Cre.or TO the pay.
neht of tue debts lie had contracted at Aux
CaIes. He afterwards sent on board los men,
including officers, and Captain Gibson was
oDiiSed 10 supply them with the provisions lie
hau Ind IN for his crew. More troops were
embarked IN the schooner Amelia anu the cut
Ter alert, aud The expedition sailed from AuA
Sayes on the 9th ult. tor Rio de la Hacha,
where Il arrived on tho Sd inst. and we have
received the following account OF the attack
on mat place. Ii ~ supposed That Mac Gre
sorhas gone With his booty to 81. Andrews
Oln Providence, 10 Join Aury.
The expedition having arrived i'm sight of
kio lie la Hacha, the Independent colors Were
hoisted, aud The schooner Amelia, which bore
Mac Gregor's flag, fired four cannon shots at
Tue battery, which the Spanards returned
WIN three. We remained under sail until
dark, when we came To anchor, and the troops
were landed asOut eleven O'clock tina; nisht
I've miles from the town. We begun the at
TACK win the Carrddores al 4 in The morning
IN the woods, from which We. advanced OH the
town. alter having waited d considerable time
Tor Mae Gre2or 10 come mp and command us
but hnding at length that he was not coming,
We advanced aud took The town, after having
sntered dreadful fire of ball aud grape shot
from ~ pieces OF artillery, which killed aud
wounded many of our officers aud mem We
remained IN possession OF the place I'LL tue
eleventh, whenthe enemy principally Indians,
came down In greatuumbers and attacked the
| REMAINDER OF oui troops, who were in garrison.
About an hour before the attack, Mae Gregor
put ms baggage Ia canoe, and advised Colo
mel Eyre, whom lie left gu shore i'm d very W. ak
slate, TO send his lie aud children on board
the Lovely-Anna aud then 10 set sail in
schooner Inch lac had captured on going into
I'o de la Hacba. The wounded officers who
escaped by swimming to the Lovely Anna are
tue following captains Lafay, Graham, Con-
| roy, Shaiter, Canthlli aud Cutler OF the reyi-
| ment OF fiioernia. who together with Doctor
| Is utt, Madame Eyre and her two children,
| aud Colonel Bonnet of the Lancers, are now
| on board the Lovely Anna.
Another account says, that the iHhabitants
| seeing the aVidiiy with which Mac Gregor
ana Ills followers robbed the town, rose in
| mass. and dreadful struggle look place
which resulted in Mac Greg0r, and the rest
| OF his army being compelled TO take refuge on
board OF two Spanish schooners which were
lying at Nio de la Hacha al the time of its cap
| ture. The inhabitants, before making the al
| tack, had carried TO their assistance from The
| surrounding country, strong body of Indians,
| who falling upon Mac Gregor's troops. stimuli
| 'dneonsiy. threw them into disorder, and COM
PEELED them TO tiy in every direction HE hat.
| terry, from the imprudence Of some persons
employed therein, blew up, and there is great
reason 10 believe that Colonel Eyre persisted
at that time.
Colouel Norcoll and Major Baster fled in a
prize which had heen made three DAYS beforp
| the re-captu'e OF itio de Ia Hacha The troops
landed under the Command of Major Atkin-
"A k.f all tI,s Il,
| ginning of the action
Colonel Eyre and the rest of the troops we're
ieft 10 their tate. and II is supposed that mari
peIlshedin tie blowing up of one OF the hattie
res, ahd The rest were Killed by the euraged
Indians and Spaniards.
We learn that tie Spaniards did NOT with
stand the British troops. who in their turn did
hOi withstand the Indians The Latter mad
use of bows and arrows with great dexterity
killing and wOundmg numbers al every shof
IN If
| Case or engaging IN close combat. Mae Gre.or
| according TO custom, took no care of the
! "onnueh, many OF whom might have been
saved without much danger or trouble and
| wheh pressed To gave orders on this head that
they might not he left entirely dI the mercy of
| the natives, lie with the greatest indifference
| replied, No assistance can be rendered them
this as the fortune or tcar" and short, after
| weighed anchor, carrying with him all the
| crew OF the Lovely-Anna with the exception
| OF Ihe captain, boatswdn and TWO seamen
| out OF 700 men, who composed tue eX podi-
non, Shiy z. reached the Lovely Anna. aud
| they We're all wounded with pOnards, arrows
| o. hall. Happening to ne near the wharf when
me inoiahS attacked, they threw themselves
MO tue sea, aud swimming towards the ship.
| ping, were taken up IN their boats.
we understand, says the Albany Gazette An
| order has been received from the war depart.
meht' Tor Tue Immediate transport of some large
cannon from the depot at GibbonsviIIe a few
1
| nor. Ii is rather unfortunate that the order
"hohiu arrive so late, as unless the river should
again open, the transport from thence TO
! Now YORK, must be- 10y land.
ALBANY, Dec. 7.--On Saturday nj.ht ,be
nver opposite thiscity and for seine distance
below, was frozen over. The steam boat Chan
ce!lor, came up within miles of the civ. on
Saturday, and on Sunday morning, the passrII.
gers went down i'll carriages, not daring h. wait
The usual departure of the boat OH Monday.
be earfb remains white with snow, and the
colds about equal 10 what is USUALLY experi-
ehced at Christmas and New-Year We have
however never known the winter permaueutlv
10 close IN when the water in the Hudson
was so low this time.
The navigation has siuce been open-A sloou
arrived here on Thursday evening which left
lroy.at o clock the same morning
N. Y. MCr. AdD.
The new steam ship MANHATTAN. Jenkins
from This port for New-Orloans and LonisvjII.
passed Havana Goth ult. in fine style. TIb.
Capt. Hutchlnss, arrived at Newbnrvport.
reports that GEN. MGREGoR arrived at Cane
Henry, Hayti, about the 10th November He
had only 20 men with him. was destitute of
troops and friends, and all confidence in him
was destroyed. fU
tNnE subscriber having Obtained a license from The
tolnOn Hail, offers bis services to the public as
an AUCIIONEER OF LANDS and SLAVES. lie will
also undertake to conduct sales Of sysru 1sscr;tan
81 properly made under the authority Of execnIoIs
administrators, trustees, commissioners appointed Ly
courts &C. &c. ffN" ~
Prompt and strict attention will be paid 10 the busi
ness committed IL his His long eIience as an
he IL.