A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44214 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Poulson American Daily Adertiser Article Date: May 17 1813 Article Description: Latest British Activities at Cape Henlopen War of 1812: Article Text: Latest from Lewes Town, 17 May 1813: We have learned the following by COLONEL DAVIS, commandant at Lewes Town and MAJOR HUNTER, who arrived here yesterday afternoon in the Dover stage. On Monday morning last, the POICTIERS , BELVIDERE, schooner PAZ, and the smaller vessels composing the Delaware blockading squadron, left their anchorage a little above Lewes and appeared to be going to sea, but about seven miles below Lewes that came too and it was believed that their object was to get water from Newbolds pond. Col. Davis, on perceiving this, immediately sent off a detachment of 150 men to prevent them from landing. The detachment fortunately reached the pond before the English were able to land. The enemy thus being deprived of getting water, unless at the risk of fighting for it, gave up the intended enterprise and put off from the shore. The barges were hoisted on board the Poictiers and Belvidere and they immediately put to sea, supposed for Burmuda, for a supply of fresh water which they have long wanted. Immediately after this the buoys, which the enemy have lately placed in the Delaware, were taken up by our boats. In the course of the day the SPAR! TEN entered the Capes but luckily not before we had succeded in taking up the buoys The SPARTEN is said to be one of the most handsome vessels in the English navy. Should any one of our frigates peep into the Delaware we may confidentially expect to hear of her being taken. Sparten is accompanied only by one tender and a few barges. So that, for a few days at least, the people of the upper part of the bay may consider themselves safe from an attack. This, however, should not stop their preparations for a defense, BERESFORD declares that when he returns with a reinforcement, which he is expected to have, the higher parts of the river will be visited by him. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com