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TiiE fr.3B. TXOH TBS . jCTIOK AT HAMPTON CONDUCT OF Ttir ?.SE MY- EV ACEATIUrf. Tirk Civnji flat IP cy JJtute, . Sin Although I.hTtciftn;you, by two c. m w:niciions a jttnial'acccuiii .f HDjpno6 l!)S5;hinKapi9 1 wilt now, fcitir.g it 'more in roy power, bg leave lo eotaoiuniuktetijour'Erllcncy;i uil of ibe occurrence of ihe dy. At an eeriy IptTiod of tbt, rnoitiing cf ihe 25th inscipl, our Mill Cn-rK" patrol Mi tSi fbrnUtion that frJni 30 ty 40 KtiJsh bai, EilctTwiib men, icf c ap- the direction hen our troops ere tmroediae!y fotrried on their ei- amcment co UttlEnKland pltnta ion, bectb west off arid divided from Hsnip tu by a narrow creek, orer jbith a alight foorbdp his hetn erected. In a tcry hort lime afterwards, nir Ccley's pat'ol leporcd the Januing and approach cf a number of the enemy's troops in Mir rrr. A,iiu:e oner a 'Uiuiiw vc nl barges were aern tppracltn Bl? k teard's Point be headmost i-f which commenced a fi'ing of iou.h! shot which was ijmmeclatily return d fr jid cur bat tcry cf 4 fonp wtiire plunders. The cacmyt imimidaicd by the qu ck and di rect fire ol our cannon, -rcw b. ck and sheltered bimstlf behind the Point, and from tbnce continued td. throw his round iwtle and eighteen pound hot, aoornpanYtd by Krel1 number of nxkets cfiarged with combusuhle mat lef, which, wih very few exception, t these fchhoot Ir.Jurf w effftt xipoo cut deuebmem er tncarri; ment, either etl ibort of, or orerriavbed thttrobject. Tor the ap;ce ti three quarters of an cenr, or more Boring whi. h t'rtns a mu tual interchange of discfurRej took place without the enemy "a doing any damage, cur infantry iroopv were posted undei cover of a higtr-ditch immediately in frcr.t of our carapT'. During this period niny rockets atd Urge show fell tsjth in our encampment At this time our tiSecomptny, which , opon the earliest intimation of the approach of the ene- mj oyanc, nao oeen cispaicneu to con ceil tlr fnielns, in the. woods near the roid by which it was supposed the ene cry was approaching, 'commenced its will direct ' "nd dcs:rucWcxfire Upon the head invadincr columns. Bcir? do- well iaiiMed of the poin cicu-cfc uprn us fiom the land s'dc, td ducouHBg, from the timidiiy of f he cocm) m his; tnrex, .that noJanding vtsinterded (o be madeon oor water pciiicn ; and knowinff'-'tbit our U.fl Ccrps, from its gtcat inferiority to the r.mjt was in a very cnucai suuanon, 1 marched with the infantry troops un r rr y. command to the point of attack crder to support it, as well a to arw coy the encror in his approach, and to pmeot his 'maVtnsr an attack on our tear adTjntacrcotis to Kit tiews, and in cf hh intention to turround and cut J eff from rctrtrat cntirclr. ' We idraneerl incolumn cf -platoona ttrcugh a hnc and ah open corn-6eld 'a:cn ifd from our encampment to the tumj k to tb main "and Celry'a road ind hen in ibe fild,artd w jiKin tr, turdred yards of the gate which open- l"o the Celey toed, & upon a thick et pine s, we Vcre fired -upon' by "hr caeoy with his musketry, from a.hi:k d a: th- upper end of the. fiddaod racd'utely bordering on, the rpad pon this drschargcorrera vere gitrn Xr rtel on the ftft ?into line and to ch upcr. the cnmyl In this posi Uc, we had marched not rrwxe than 50 y(d, when the eaeroy opeVe,D upon us fo iix pound field pieces, loaded with K-?et.d cnn;ster. abor, and. (da ma tliioes wikh myriads, cf rockets. d a lra!l s:te..Uicn thistuddan. and 'to !e,a r . a . SVA M lad fgc laiwpfl we paic aemr, lr k"10" inihewoo immediate Tn th,rva lh- ground. occupied hy the tv , . r" fvcjji wc enemy in m tha qusitcr by ts mot deadly Ru unUcT the n:ction"of Capu Ws xho, Lh his braTevofnct5 it i he inwr chkur.cJ, fioni noieietachment totally oncxpeci- tack, I decmedneceasary' to wheel 'm into colu'xriu."nd triTn. At w f I. i ( and aoldtcrs axtcd m farmer, wotthj wtVfteranf. 1 - . : 'Al this time, Captain Cooper, a most vigilant, vUianYand skilful .cfTncr, with his brtte troops, although" m2Ch worn down with the fatigue of patrolling and Chher duties, x was actively and cloiely engaged in annoying the left flank' of he- enemy, and wutjd have been cut off, hut VjT his superior skill -f The column waTorroed withNll the celerity that she nature ol thc-groundi (aoft And nw!y ploughtd corn-field.) the advantageous Aitoaun ot the e'e? my, aided by b sheltered pcaitfotfand the prtblry disiiplincdixperiebee ot oyr troops coiilJ admit'of. Dorinrlhe whole of' the ume occupied by: the fhepge of position in our detachment! and its march ihrt-ugh tne d fileacon tinut fiit: vs kept up i by the enemy upon it;. Upon ou reaching and -pass over the toad into the wood , the grape i hot, from a thi.d fi. Id piece com menced its fire at us, which, together with the fire from the former two, threw the rear platoons 4 our columns into confusion and retreat, A ww of our kading platoons heatled by Major., Cor bin and myself, wheeled with- great promptitude T.r.o the wocds and fprmed upon the flai.ks of. cp: r iff j men, under a vrry heavy and continual discharge of, the enemy cannon, musketry ic rock j ets. - The action was now fcr a short ; lime, kept up with great warmib and spirit on the partofthc memy, and on that ofcur uOemco and leading infant ry pra'oons, ct mmanded by Capiaius Shield and Hetndon and their subI (rrns in the first division of the batta lion. Captains Ashbf, IJ.ownr, Nli;ler 'jnd Caiy, and 'Captaiu G:odall of the Uni t d ba es regiment of artillery, whp vJuuu-cr'd thiir eerVlces on the occi4 Mon. ccimman'!ed the remaining divi sions of the detachment, and acted .with great coolness and courage. " Jn this sharp, and r?ry trying contest, Major Corbin received in his left arm andlc iwo'ser'.re wrnrodt :nd a mnskeifball in the ne kof his horse. Mr etTom, aided by the b ave Adju ant H bcrt An dcoo, ar.d Liut. Xjhn P. Ai mislead, (both of whom from ihefr exposed situ aions in exerting themselves to rally" :he troops escaped beyond the most.san gurae t xpecation, and who-for . their skill and undaunted valor deserve much of -heir country,) were directed to rally the rear and rctrcatingN platoons of the detachment, which Were flying in every a- a Girection, wncn a large oooy oi tne c nemy m-de an effort to outflank and cut us off from retreat entirely. It now became indispensably neces 5ary for all our troops to retire, .which theyid under the continual but iil-di- ;ccud fire of the enemy. The pursuit was continued for twd miles ty the ene my with very little loss or) our part, our men occasionally stopping at a'diich or fence, and at every fire bdi ging down one of the pursuing foe. Captai.. Piyor, with his Lieutenants L v ly and Jones anti his brave arid ac tive matrossrs, remairiedon the ground aftr slaughtering rniny of the enem Avith. hi rj.-ld-pieces until .surrounded ; and when indted the enamyswas within 60 or 70 yards of the fort, and in great numbers, they spiked Ihelr guns, re treated through the rear of the enemy; swam a creek and made their .escape without Irsmg a man ;,taking with them and hiding in the woods their, carbines. Too much praise cannot bV given to this bind ot heroes. From accounts which can most be relied on, the enemy landed and had ac tually dtawn up in battle array, at least two thousand and five hundred men their loss not leas than two hundred, and strongly believed to be half as many ; more. Our little, force three hundred and font nine' Infantry and Rifle, sixty two Artillery and twenty five Cwvalry. The loss on our part isevci wounded, ieren ded and tlnxn missing, who ire believed to be la the belgbtrhood wiih their, families. " t: " Toa gttre you tirV an idea. of the savage-like dispoiitton of the eneinyj on their getting possession of; the 'neighbourhood would be but a. vain attempt. 1 Sir Sydney ;'BccJc with assured me that no uneasiness might be felt in relation to the unfor tunate rncTicans, the fact is, that on yesterday there were 'tiveral dead bo a7es 'luinXLrAurledxsnd tht idounded not even aiiistcdjnto. town, although 09terveato oe crawung, lewarat a coia and in!i6pitble protection yThe uh' I fortunate femakif Mampfonwho i j cpitldr.oi leave the town were tufftred rto tt abused in the mnsi thcantful man j tier not onuf ineyenai smage tjae ibut by the unfortunate arid ' injatuated ! blacls x who were encouraged by thein tn their excettein Ahty prflagedand entourtgtd every act. of murder tna rapinc-Zkilling a-pobr man bfike name bfKirby who had bten lyit hit bed hi the point of death fir more thawtix with hooting hi$wif$in thehipwt the tome timeend killing his faithful dog whilt 'lyvijunder hfs feets Thit ' murder edJKirby wailying lasti . I ahall return to HamptoiJ: this ef yening j or in t tbcnibrnin& with 5 the troops under my command and such reinforcements- as ;nateachi rne--5 where wc will endeayor to make ano. thjr stand. -The; enemy evacuated morning. . .. Jam very reipectfully, Sir, -' ,Vour most obedieht servant, - ' ' ' SI A. CUUTCHFJELD. Ifii, ExctReney o - J.. ' f -'Viie Gnxrnor bf VirfftrtialMHchmond. FRENCH DESERTERS, &c. jRickmtnd, Ju'.yQ. ':. The deserters and prisoners at Pie- r Point end Hampton arrived in thisCiiy. on Wednesday evening;- They consist of TLuteoW, I Sergeanti 1 Corpora)! and 23 Prva'es, Frenchmen 3 Ger- mans aid 1 lishmarj- . Elrveo rf 'rh.se Frenchmen were tftk en Prisoners ; but, as there is a cartel be. ween France, and tht -United Stares fvr a mutual x hang-.- of prisoners uh rier certain circumstances, and as the .2 Frenchmen who were taken in May last by the militia of Hampton, had been released by the Marshal, the same in- dulgence was extended to these lif at ?he instance of a French gentleman" In ints sry Besides these deaertersV others hve bten enlisted on tberr wy, In the service of the U. States. i The prisoners will be coofined in the Penitentiary until they are -sent. to'An oapolis. The Frenchmen areatltberty The Fienchmen are dress-d in an 6- live-coloured wa'utcoat with shortshins, rows of buttons on. the breast, and "a sruall white' mitra worked upon the sleeycl pantaloons of the same-color and a cap of the. shape .of a truncated cone, with a small brim to the front. The cos time is strange to Us, but it chnt have cost much. - Most of them weui' taken pri$(iners in Spain) and sent to England, whose jails were atrijSt of their captives to make war with Ame rica. I J Vl'bey had subscribed their names to certain articles as the condi tion of their , release froin prison,- by which, as ihejr uudcrstood them, they were bound not to serve, against France, but against the American Indians, 'the UriiUbv indeed, had; attempted, with oome success, to represent all of us as S&vates and with much art had tried to ;eruade them that the Fren&h Who had I acsenea 91 rig roiat naaoeea muruer ed by the Americans, who "g?te nolsoit f quarter.: This .persuasion vras so strong that the French Lieutenant who deserted at Himpton, expressed his as- tonisbmtnt at meeting in thts;Ctty with the Sergeant who deserted atjPig Point! front 6f the battle at Hampton, and 50 or 60 of them fell victims to British fi nesse. - Irtcy are, exasperated against iheBritish ; end if our ; troops. had been stronger in Hampton, would have been he first to.h&ve turned their, arms a- gainst thefr ally. . ': : S v i'..r r - The deserters iinderwent an txamit natidn before the Council of S (ate- what is the'resuh, ,has not yet iruns4l WIICU. - JJUl Wt irUIII UC UJU91 iu tclligent private souterjhaf all the. untun vesseis wntcn were coiitc a in Hampton Roads at the tl me. of the ac tioo were unable to disemb -i k 50p6Vmeh thai of these, 1000 were 'stamen, which would of course, propor tion ably strip the ships cf their crews, (in ohejease a scbr. was left with hut four mep i xn her)ther,e were three bauajicns"tf tfafincsfiQ ifiK, number of 2400 there fare niany ' (rer mans and about40 Frenchmen left outs of 300, 'whoare reacly to turn their arms against their em'pfioj'er . '.They had no - broad swards or holsters-nd . no horses, except' thdse- which Tthey ; picked up iatHampton.'-lH?:--, --' :; It would se,em?It6erfforet from this i species of eqnipmentoircll es therdc ! J rscripUotif theii' foxf ei I tion at atbnsiderahle di: Wreat euns'tan aerioy sly be contenapjat ed by aucji rroops.yl he denera seem to Dc cq opinion, inat ineirjjniwtf vu- iitia troops by a war 01 piuriaerc; , vyedcJyvithts tofcerzwgm&wsBT otic of aucii Superior deerI5tipioth ntsumbcrsandi diiaplinive tJo hot sleep s pcmTou faultviltliar nemv can fiicta ariwiour misduet 2& Wak acfflcd that we shajr.r't,fe!attse inactivity. We boldly t down the gauntlet-- and onH nil hi .rrlro' ' deiermiae the a cunnintc cl) his Our couolryman fii aitnV' ihat tlie officer th- Husf'. - The -arrnunt mav ,k- uvviv i, Wead heard solne days past : v anecdote a Rmeanhgflhie mp; l r of the-actbn atrHatoptDorli B itish-omccr with woo:!fjepa!uletei ress, ifiowevtr, arrived j on his ihoulders, anddeiefmiaedTtoVy, ieruypwtrThericmy were fallr ,-.-- vviiiiamf Colonel uommaoaant.;Oi-ineji.v.r." . . ' . - J'"',' marines, was killed during the togajvftl ment. r . v -- - t comes arter diap&tch in such quick succession that if we put down :Very thing that interest ui for the moment, .. ... :2'i - -V"-:,' we shall not have rodrn enou record. Iiis Itue'that norhir impoHanci hasrranspired uen tor tne ing of cfea g ot great mportanci has itans&ired and ver wnninxne iastj two tiavvt very nournas I con:iouedto prbtfuee sumcthing.new tp interest our feelings. A- . The iiahn bf yednesday, howeyeri deserves particular "mention more es pecially as it will: be exaggerated at, a titstaoce from th&sceric of action. Ve trace the .incidents of jih "day,: with mixed emotipn's;- "?There" was too muchi panic excited but.; when we cctisTder.j the spirit ; which Ustruoutthe aiacri- ty with whicheyjtry man-flev? to thti post ot dulyj'tHejKirjIlthehijgh her ic sentiment "which irUnspiied,1&na the schemes-of Precaotiotfahd ofsafctv which itwillrooVmr riot to rcjoicb thatthe caUse of thesej- ftcts has occurred; V' ' -r un a ucsdjy morning we heard of the 1 both in the morptng and in tht cvenirrg;- ; . ,v W'-'yS : O .i 'VVdaesda morning we heard of th6 fA ovemenis 'othes eneni V in ; the mouth of our riyer-aifve . heard oftbeir infamous 6t inhuman conduct kt ilamb ton: - "A storm of irtdigrratioii and hor- ror, of pity for Ui-suffeKrrS and abhor rence fOMhe mdnstetsf sucedid Th fatherfas ht clispdrhls da Light eiviojiis breast bethought hirnJelf of the females ot nampjop-mcir iaie fnignt, pernap, be the;fate of his own'tihildS - About two qcock.jSin express arrived from Sandy Point about 40 miles doW me nrcri, ji ne oc was rune, me a larm guns were nrea. ne most exag gerated reports' passed immediately in to circulation and a degree of alarm immediately ensued arhontHble Women andche thildreni the sick t;tbelaves which auch a state of mi sDresentatlcWi1 was Calculated to DrblduceHWe nadl Iucca long jeposmg to je-iajJorJeacc , and the slightest r'appf oach of fenftrj was cnougn.io. smsc a iaiM? terror rtu were placed in public siluatidns thought u pruueni to taKe precauiKMi againn a daiiger,theextent of whicfctM:hey were onabie-to AsceVblnVTT In the banks - rirepared tb-reracVe. their specie j-those in the 'pMblui ffic,!tjiw pa pe'rs'i anccjirdsV; $ J ;4Baaraidshfr confusion, .the apirito the citiosw seen'a.i'iinp; nllkeJ the snn'imidst 'cioudit Every man ,6c vrjti ihV fjjhlic uare'rwith;hisva were se'seppmg'1nta the ranks i all clisses sought the steuc of duty---and i n one I hour frrL the'signaJi fdf ala riSr the rcgU' was displayed ipnf thesquarei in mcxe formidable? numbers than it was v Events follow'- each other with such pfs opatfjtism hihaYeeen rapidity, that iris almost impossibl for givepv,With the. pen to Jceep pjce withihenj. "Ex- $Mhti.a live and press succeeds express, ana .mspaicnn rP1 ?: :i w;;-';- -r dierXtna 'tk Siipressed but one j restuuncn anarrnat wasf iw-;aur "vc iKelrltVratheTtiinield bp the, me lt rois of the State td the in vader: . . 'c a ne AJffVompany s yuxsupu nirt3l j v?rflaivdiand in four houra,; a .eofiipa mcnwa or miirt as their feapia)n', Benjamiri; ; j . jnums asntir laTtanur-pwara vy .thing dnded ipnn th nejetxp lBfemf he: iiMI medi?ateV ff ttnarlit 1. . Unk.lllM tAkMc KIf ;iiu I ven cHmsk-bandy potrit aaithetr imme- diate vicimtfesf', excliisielvtlie troons 1 1 me. counties-idmmeuiaieiv eunuuuuti c bayi:owjtitfr;t bufmistraaceta- axBhjcfotateMealh ol fames jbiceandfae . Ludlow has rridrtd it' my ddty-to ' infbr miyou ofthe xatu of the JatcOs-; , I Srigate. rsaaefe r f-f poTlesdayd inn:ooresIryand der way Irohtfe jas-'tbenjnahtinahe i nilot W4ts aidcr Webelieed-tche saitih chase and ciearedihlp fbrjiction. Atehairpast PJMsne vevtotv?i!h 1 nr neaoone souxnwara & 'eastward. within 'pistof ahoU B The firstbroadside dioVgwt xecutj niaged bur'riggfhgrliUleto M'hlteVhW;saUi- 0tjniniir aferh 'mnd'n atrnestihd?tt jovrpi-flaiiiia $)0&t&t htpuaUinais cami on jiuMelin boaetre encaiy ;nap aucceeQca iu ooaratne US ter jjcclfe hl on .Wtl poe-nijiHi ihe heraud; gatn7the4u?jtdec Mdinwooch ; I aga&foaea tyimlkii tne-nemv lPliioh of t ht fsmmm to the cockpit, J: there found Capt.-Lawrence ahdc Lieutenant Ludlow both niortattr usdecVt theiormerha bti6:eVicltot beinsr; &radche lauer -was wounded hi ku tcmpung Us repel the boarders. sf Atnoncr - t hote? w-hoUearly in' the at i on was MrfJfiaUard thle Lteu teaantod Lieutenant James Broom of marines, - : ..:.v r.. .v; llierein inclose to yon return of the kflk and wounded, by whichyouWItt' O jeiceitpe that cVcry othter, upon wbocn thecharge of the ship woold devolve. was either killed or Wounded ' previous- ' hererure tnn?w; '- , , ; deiytrieM6vil poimselotrcwps enl this red with st ?urc an ymetinhihy?,pt WtgJJ imruediatejy fP5!K Puv ; - be ifnias l any enierpr:?; wmcrtinei enemy may- - ji Cetry ofea JeiWr.fjfonvlU v&dd.to'ibeieia; ' : 2 I riri- V: ...... 1 - - 'M . 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