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Threa dollars per ann t’n.j
Volume XIII.]
FIKND-I.IKK BARB \RI I'Y.
/ struct of a L tar from C.;pt Coper,
of hi CiWuJr y, to Clun It . K
A" 1 !dlory, I j. I nut ( tovn uor ,
dated As tins , cad's Mill tear
I Jump!?;:, Ia ‘July 10, lS i 7
vl J. t. ll ,
4 * Y. ur favor of the 7th has just
b*cii icccivvd’ through tin [xifiit
ii is < t M; j.-r ('■utchfi Id. win; has
I ad it ll I wan cd to nit a< r!..\ : lace.
I. m lurj nr Jft h ar t.hat v n hive
aniot ig you a mtr, who \v ui <n
and av<>f to .1)oil n f ‘ln tin)>re
cet • inv.i vi! r>v * t■ttji <i :i
(lo toi <h< t” \ 1 ?•:. •< ti B,*
31‘:: f < 1 . !.. I act. ti ■ ihitl wi. I
1 ii i-ii . tt and you of in my Li; was
fl Ct y tru..
•* ‘) < \ qatft me to rmkf known
tn v< u t. v. f the diilu (ling par
ti i ..i m way v.hit h will force
iv v’ . i the minds of the
iii( u I- I will attend to ir,
r \ i ti';.'! \. u may b.: enabled
! - nd In I) with pi lirive
j A p:\Unt v u u u.t in
---t nr, %ii it with tlu fi ljowmji,
n* it as rdigtouily as any
i,...: . . id denial.
‘li 1 urnhull was pursued up
t r w till in the water all I drag
g. and „ Ihoie t)y ten or twelve of
thtf i niii •>is v.ho tatuted iln-ir bru
ta! .1 lues upon her attci pulling off
hi r i • t; s, itockingr* til es. Sic-
ti s icen by your nephew lv*.ith,
a • ~u.y others. Another rale—
a . ii;;it woman, her name un
k* . in ni . with ho iid.tr child
. arms (thi cliil 1 rnbiv drag
g } from hei) lb arid the lame late
i \sj( Yeung w ;'i* v.e!! known to
w! i . mini’ ‘til not he re
v<|. ni ui t-.s tilin'. rcl in like
U'fK.u. *() Ct r (.<d ton. Pa id on
I If. m and M s Ho, kit s have in.
Hr i.u cl t! ile particulars. Ano-
Hi r in the prth nee of old Mr.
H pc had hn gown, &c. cut off
nth a twoi.l, and violence * ff. red
,r. I. ■ pnlinee which he tndeavor
tl• • picv< lit, but ha !t > quit the 1
room leaving t:i unfortunate vic
tim in their p"fl fl'mn, wlv> no
and ul;f was Untied in the fai.u way.
•*Olii Mi Hope l imit If was llrip
pt it naked, pai-kit! with a lay.mt
i:i the arm and ilapt in the face;
a:ni were 1 to mention a hundred
C I ‘ isl addition to the above, l do
r. : know that 1 sh uld cxaggciate.
“ lie loss of the Hrititii as ac
knowledged by an officer to 1 i i:t.
Paiilhwas 120 killed ami (K)orf*>
v. miii ltd, among which was one
colonel and captain of maiim-s kil
led, ami three li uMiar.ts wounded,
i hey hav- since leaving Hampton
taken lT ill n< : Old Point Com
fort. pitched thiir ten's and lank
w. for pur pole oi watering
thi ir (hipping. 1 was at port f ield';
(cap*. Cooper’s hat) on Wednes
day !a(l. and every thing is taken
away or deltroyeJ —to give you an
idea oi their link riels they actually
suk a fire nadir my plough and
burnt the (tork up. .Viy wear friend,
! a:n forty to fav that this county is
snarly ruined. You am :ig < :1 1 os
*’iil ieil the !ofs m.Htenatly, live ot
Hi TA\TT r TAT}
1 \_y 1 % 1 A \.JI A
Pa.if.lSin:D (wee;;i.y) I*Y id YVID !’. mi.LUOUSt.
WVSIIINCirOM, (Oeo.) —SATURDAY, AUGUST I!-, lFld.
your negroes have j >im\l them and
1 have no doubt but nin ten.s of
them will abfeond r It (and I he > oem\
can be d-iven froin t-i P>i r. vh
Cuv has lit iI V.r [Took r •£.
1 I'.va R'i !I I. i . .'eral m ie
tr i ) Ill* P \.i! it M; i
p v.s ii is (off gfit |i! dr.
aki . • r v v ok’ he ow iod, an t
m -tv , !• . ; manner —th v
at g ig ll ierv il y Vs is i
t had i.iieis a e >mpmv oi
them for c ! uni w uti •! an ! itain
ed to .u ii i ai lv —'tjc*v lv> •• ev
era .M i< ae:r ( n doy’ r-art not
t‘> he dr a ‘e-.i I h I lert rs
fta!. tfi.it Iht \ arc. ao -at t > fail lor
N w l. .id.at .t!i a v. .v of atr.vk
i:ig tli jtljr. , an J t.'i.u ‘hey in
rmi Her ‘f< KK) men ir fl ct. Kx
cute thi. I .rawl, it is n. v. .e .r rj
at ui ail ar u:k! me are ll . ; n
- ‘>er - ’ ui'N us!. .. t n 4 .i.‘ * n
my tny p lormm ;ahn d| 1 . ;•
merit ui.d.r mv onand ar- I! -
ti 7t.'d, at Gap a’lt t’,- it
where J have to k - voii
out to pi Vent tli r!t ,i;ig
a:, rhey lav th. y want t>l<\ <.
hands on Cm p, r ot tm.- c iv ..
*i b f'.ntur of thuc nt! no .
cd is ntrgton to flu ch /.. m tin ry
sta io'icd ut llamp'ot <;• / it i \ ,iri’
gentleman of th first rc<pcc>uh;!i ;
the ’alt ri f President of thi ac tlt >n,
ut th a place, an I am!, and id
hgh ui p’thlie cstan.Vton M> . I it)
Lins a o a Ini, of very high r,-,-.
pt’ tab It', an l f the most unq nstion
nhL veracity.
**f hs ijjrthy oil g. n tie man is
having beneath pressure af age,
being a> 7> or older ; las a mine r
on fdn:.!y. iroa dth m son: :io.j in
the service J thiir country
N< v Yor, July TG.
It i-; with p ilu;t we ham, that
the iina if Torpedoes , intended il
lu ci li ti y. to bi llretchcd acrois our
harrows, are completed, and can
at Id flours notice be plac'd in a
lunation to blow up fht molt if not
ali the vefl’ \< paflittg by For* Rich
inond and lludfon. Vl:s line cl
Tnpedoes, together with the F rts
on (Mch luieot th Narrows, which
will !hor; yin <u:it upwards of lot)
h avy camion, will render, in our
opinion, tilt, city perfectly fafe in
: the enetm ihoulil attempt to
ei'iicr c ur harbor.
a tour jv-; main—YilterJay
fv-.ti on a siding smack wis lent
our frorn Mu.quito C'.ov . I v Com.
I v. s, who Il.is the command of
tin fl ltill.i of gunbo.iis itari med at
tlu. tl >ok, for the pu;p fe of tak
ing by Itatiiein th • fl < m l.igk,
t n ct to the Brililli 71 i 1 letters,
cruizing oil” and on tj-.ndy II iok
iigitr lioufe, which it appears fuc-
Cetded to a i harm. Iho smack
named the Yankee, was borrowed
ct forno fithermen at Fly Market,
and calf, ash epand a g.v;f put ■
dialed and fee tired on deck Be
tween i5 > an.l 1 men well armed
with tnulkets, were fee ret i\ I in the
c.ibin ami fore-peak of the smack.
I'll ns prepared, flic (food cut to lea,
as it u ing on a fulling trip t* tho
banks, three men only b.ing on
ci c! , dri 11, and iti fifhernven’s appar
el wiin U’ ff •ap on. I heKtgie,
on o-.iii\, ‘g tne linack, itmncdi
at- ;y gave cii.de, atiU after coming
up won h r, an t rinding sh had
live it- uk on Uu a, v>Ue i. and her to
go u ii to tii Commodore thin
about ii.. mi.ifc ititlanr. file
lie;*.is .mm l lof* fioaik aidw.red
av,. .y , >tr, an-.; appaumiy put
up .1 iJrn orhat pui pole, winch
bi*'U it a. i a; ‘igiid< till F.igle,
no’ oi ii if), tine yards uilfaiit.
I tv, . .nebor ;, 1 av. KtMCt., ‘.’.as
ti.i .. 1.. tv lie.* toe .ii..ii,i m.;i
run d.tti J:oin tl.eir !in.in r
r
i uK.I UUI K. litfo llif a V.;t*
i ik y, iv.rcb it uik iier
c, t. ... a , j.in d.ov tn. ni
u > ‘ ip.lately into the
ji, dial til y had not
t 1 .-.ir colors
deck wa . c e-v’i and of
inatiii l* r( ival
U1...J.U tile Xp.dftlou,
>i ..e.i to teak hr.ng
v.iiiui one o! the enemy
Uu, ilit ii.ild and it ri k the
• • > >• !;• l.agit'. bin haii on
a a ii.i .) i.\u pound bra Is how
, . -d wnlt caunutci ih >t;
i> iu .j.ll -as iiii_ lu’pnlc rhiy
.. i..,i nine to uititiargi it. Ine
• >■ . tin l.agit eonliltid ot IJ.
*i ■, alt t’s mate ol tin I'oic
ti"i’, I'iuc, uialthipman, md
1 • . diiK-d. Air Alorus Was kil
i, ! ai. i Mr Fine, moitady w uiiii
i,i ; ode tharme kdled atui one fe
viii!y wounded. 1 tieKagle,with
tm I‘iit mu a, was brou. ht up ‘o
town yiiterduy afternoon, and land
ed at W l.itehall, aniidft the fli uts
and plaudits ot tin ulunds of lpicta
tors allembleJ on the battery ule
brating the 4th o! July.
Noriolk, July 14.
The Plai.taginet, 74, has, for
fomedays |)aft, been lyn.g of! Capc
fj nry Ligiu 11 uie, neai enough
tn in ne to protect the landing ut
her im.ii, who were lent on sh. ie to
procure water. Iht enemy had
lui.K well: lor this purpofi on the
(iapu Point, when there m
letst waier, and every day vtlited
tliemi in th-etr barges, tupplying
themlelvcs w;;li water and plunder
ing the tniiabiMuts. Yefleroay de
taelnneiits from two companies ot
the* Piiiiceis Ann niiutu, auiount
ing to ab-ml 70, under the com
mand ot t.apt Richard Law lon,
marched down to the Cape and
took a poiition ionic land
h;tis al> >ut 40 yards in the liar of
the walls.
At hall pad 5 this morning, a
barge luil ut men from iiit Ih'p,
vvjs teen rowing towards file shore.
i iiey landed about <’* o’clock, arid
all hands pioceeded to the wells,
wneie ti*ey received a lull tire from
the unlit:,!, wl.o until that moment
wen concealed from their view bv
tlie land-hiks. Ihe enemy were
panic (truck, they threw down
tliei: amis, ami ran in confufioa to
their boat. Lome were cut oft’
while running,and thole who reach
ed the boat immediately laid them
• elves and ivvn in her, an i ft:. It n.tr
fh'JW their h** di. (!.:..{. X. ,'.v;on.
[ I fry all > it a/J y early.
[ Numsep. C7l.
to prevent an unne*cefTar\ tfi Tma
i t blood, ordered his tneii to o. I'e
ft mg. and lummoned the enemy o
iurrender, wh n they made the re
qutlite t< kut ol fubmilli in, and
were all taken pnloners. The n
---emy’s force coiifilte l of 2 lie ut- n
antr.. lb leatnen and 8 marim-s;
and they had :} marines kilh-d, ;md
1 lieut. H leatnen, and 2 niari* es
vr. uncled. \\'e had not a man in
jured. As thi barge rcuhi nt he
r. moved wit ; ■ ut t to the
guns of thi 74 i piece of c.r *■ n
wf.ii h was in ,er bow, and r.ha*< v
er ell that could be eFtatheci ir *m
her. were tketi out and (he was
fcut'leJ.
Nt iv-Y'rk Jure 6.
The pi rent;* arn.eii Hup Ameri
ca, k hi v., ol Sahm, has armed
a< fk.ih ‘tom a cruize Sh. las
taotuied ic eflels, 7 manned out,
3 given up 2 te captured, 3 aniv
fp Hie pi ;zes not before Ilea; eel
of ai 2 Kng till brigs with between
6 v 700 qtls. oi fifh, both or er
-1 and t<> I*ranee, and an Ametie. i (hip
from i iwrpoul widi a lull 1 e, : o
of dry goods, crates. Ac (Ik ~s
anived at I‘.rtfmouth. (he A
ttii rca was cfak and in by a fri .ue,
ar.i draped by sup rior filling.—.
U bet. she firff law th< fligate (he
\v. s within a quaitet of an il, of
her. it bring foggy—was chaf-d al
to on the iXth mi Mount Ui .< it ry
anotlie’r bigati with Li tad un er
convoy. Ihe Ame rica lias parul
eit 2 00 prilunerg.
Norfolk, July fO.
The niivateer Anaconda, ( apt.
Shaler, fas arrived at Orracock,
from a lucceftful ruife, having rap
tureda Biitifh I’acktt from Rio l;m
----eiro, wi’h 77 u O Joilars in tj. ( ir,
which are depofntd in the bat k at
N; v.b in : alio, tr < brig Mary, from
Gibraltar to Brazil, with a cargo
v. ith 80.000 dollars, and thi 1 ig
Il.irriet, Buenos A\r*.s> to (.iff)
(aid to be worth uh^OOO.
Arrived, tile elegant frhr. Gen
eral Horlclord, < f 210 tons.—
Ghailes (’otton priz • n .dfi r, e..p
tuied by the piivateei tct-ooi'” De
catur, J3th July. 1d.3. afti . d'e
cd 20 houis, 27 leagues N. N E.
oil butinam—the General I! sle
forel was from Surinam, bourn’ to
( ay: nr.e v ith a cargo ol flour F r
deaux Wine, Madeira inc, 1,
fdh A dry goods. Sawnnanpap,
A gang of countemiters h. ve
been detected at Guileihall, ( Vt.)
iSix, viz. Ma:k Vv inflow, li.iac
Grofvrnor, John l.smb, Levi N 1-
ble, Walter Buckland and bin, 1
("argil ha. .* been examined and
committed ‘1 hey had in their
P’ iii j!:oti 7h,(KHJ ddlr.rs in Ipuri
cus bins.
Another gang, or perhaps a
branch ot the lame, have been ap
pre he'iiJcci in Saratoga, and Sche
nectady.upon whom not only ce un
ter te it b;ils but counterfeit iii!tai2
and e : es to a iarve atnouut, h ivo
f'-'vU found.