The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-16
John Shec, Esq. Collector }
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Extract Of a ietFer from Stanley G,-is7vold,
Esq. Secretary Of the .iTch;gGn Terrific
~, 10 Mr.. flmon RuSSies If Danbury,
Con. } Galed,
DETROIT, 10th Nov.
g Strargc things have appeared in the news
papers respecting our situation in this coun-
try TO family has beer nassacrcl, nGr any
person moiested by the Indians, Within my
knowledge, in this VICINITY What the real
temper and designs Of the indians are, III
not take upon myself TO say; but have seen
an account published in the National lnteiii-
gencer of the 9th OF October, by Mcssrs.
Worthingtoa and M'Artaus, who were sent
to investigate the intentions of the Indians
collected 1t Grenvi!:c, which agrees well with
my ideas, and think can be relied on lam
well acquainted with Blue Jacket, and al
though have not the greatest confidence in
MS integrity, yet the leading ideas commu-
nicated by him 10 those gentlemen, were pre-
cisely the same which often heard from his
lips, IN the fall, winter and spring OF 1905 %,
and in which believe him sincere
9 am clearly Of opinion, tie Indians in
this vicinity, and as far west as lake Micha-
gan, and norrh nearly to Michilmackinac
and southwardly from Lake Michigan to the
Ohio, would never move against the Amcri
cans, unless comEeiied to do So And the
compulsion must proceed, not from any civil
lized power immediately ON them, but from
INDIANS, .fHiIhc1 distant, who are subject t.
foreign influence, particularly British, and
might be raised perhaps to come forward in
case OF war between the u. States and En-
gland. We all know the British have unri-
vailed sway by means of their traders and
factories, through all the north and north
vest mere are no Americans bevcnd
NiIchllimackinac But il is a question, whe-
ther the Indians, over whom the British pos
cess tins exclusive sway, arc not too far re-
moved to come actually forward in case of a
war between the two Countries. 1t is NV O.
pimon they are; but ! may be deceived
should they come down, they viii force thosc
IN this vicinity to DIN them, however un-
willing or reluctant
" In short, there is no danger from the In
dams, unless war should brake out with G
britain; and even i'll that case it is not great
lhls however, must, be understood with the
exception OF imprudcnt ard uAadvised con.
duct ON the part of Americans towards the
indlans; such as wanton murders, too GREAT
aVldIty tor their lands, &c. SC Provocati-
ons OF thus kind might rouse them TO hostili-
ties--at least to make incuralons upon expos
| ed settlements. With these executions
am bold to say, no hostilitics will ever be en-.
tered into volun .arily by the Indians in thi,
region with the Americans and should con.
slider myself as safe in their neighbourhood
as in that OF any peopic or earth
= 1t remains, then that those who wish T.
enlGrate into these parts, should look chief
ly at the state OF our public relations with
U. Britain. Il war be certain, should con.
slider the risk something, bat noe great. II
our differences with that nation arc liSely T,
be accommodated there is not any dancer
vi this yon have better means to judge thar
IN! self"
| about five miles dis ant from Bombay. If
inc East-indieS, is a small island which con.
talns one OF tic most ipcxpicable aDtiaui
ties III the wortd---tt the foo. Of hill. nca,
the landing place, Won sec the figure o. ar
elephant OF natural size, cut coarslcy II
stoue. An easy slope then leads YOU to- th,
Portai OF magnificent temple, hewn out o
the sohd rock. 1t is an Cblong,, eighty fee
long, and forty broad The roof, which j
ten iect high, Is cnt fat, and supported b,
irtguIar rows ofpillars, with capitals rcscnb
ling round cushion as il pressed bv the in
cunbert mountain. At the farther end a.,
three gigantic statues, which were mutilat
Cd ny the Portuguese, when this island wa
~ thelr possession. 1t now belongs 10 tin.
English, and is called EIephanta
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