The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-01
DOMESTIC.


DOMESTIC.
From, tkeiSt. Ai6aa's 4 wiser.
BY gentleman who arrived in town Yesterday
directly from RutAnl, we are informed that his
Excellency, gcvetnor Smith, has ordered two
companies of militia, consisting of sixtv men
each, and thirtycatairyto repair immediately to
guard our frontiers! We momently expect their
arrlval-This detachment we understand, is to
be commanded by Major Williams We learn.
1t has been intimated to his Excellencv, that we
are too much Interested in this country, to pre-
vent the running ofiour RATS, potash, &c, but
we can withproprlety, say, that those who are
now stationed at the lines, have, like indenen,
dent soldiers done all that their scanty means
would possibly allow them to do. On Sunday e :
Vening, capt. Hopkins, stationed at Windmill
Point, with lis company Of soldiers, took bat
teau, w'iicli was floating rapidly to market, con.
tanning IS barrels of Potash, and ON Monday e.
'enhng Lieutenant Wbittenrnre, and five men,
ooarded and ,bok possession of small battea,,
which was loaded with about two tons of potash.
and rowed 1T safely into the harbour Notwith-
standing the hands on board of these vessels
were armed With cudgels, no heads have been
broken, no bbod split, either i'll this or any O.
ther previous conflict
One hundred and severity barrels of potash,
and one hundred barrels of pork, belonging to
people in MiddleburY, and sloop with two
hundred chests OF tea on board, without owners,
were several days before taken, and now re-
nam IN the hands of government Notwith-
standing every means has beer taken tn avoid
prosecutions, some have already been conmen-
ced' more Will undoubtedly take place shortly
All persons having property which was intend.
ed tor expectation to Canada, whether lumber il,
RATS, or OTTER nierchandize are informed that no
such explorations can be permitted
nc ak; instructions received by Tire uri-
dersigncd Collectors, are such as require their
utmost vigilance and exertion, in effectinc the
ooJec,s OF me law; and while they lament the
in9ury 'hat wal be sustained by some of their
1enoW citizens, they indulge hope that none
win be so ncons'eierate to attempt violation:
hfsrecdmmsnded, particularly to those con.
cerned IN rarts, that they lay them up I'M secure
situations and wait patiently, for relief IN a lie.
ga. way putitis eur duty, at the same time to
INFORM all concerned, that we are commanded to
use force where reason and consideration are in.
adequate 10 testrain the illegal.
MEL. p. WOOLSEY,
Collector of Champiain.
J. 'PENNIMAN, 49,
Es. Collector of Vermont.
- Remington, Nay 80
II letter from Eastport, dated the 1arh. inst
Says" There Were entered at the Custom
House IN PassamaTIaddy, from the Cd TO the
I1th May, from different ports of the United
States, $4,000 barrels of -four, 900 do. pork
and beef, LOO do. bread, 3,059 do. naval
stores, SEQ bushels corn, besides great GUAM
uties OF butter, lard, &c.
1t is due to the character. of the citizens Of
vermontto state, that the principal evasions of
the embargo law are by people belonging 70 o.
ther states The farmers who lived contiguous
TO the line, had carried into Canada the whole
OF their surplus provisions, previous to the 2oth
OF March, when the law went into effect There
may be some instances, wherein the exhorb-
tant prices have induced some to scrimp them
selves for gain. But the provisions which are
now ,smuSgled, are transported from Albany,
roy, and even from the Eastern states. Let
the disgrace of Instruction rest on Infamous
spectators, aud not on the patriotic Green
Mountain boys. <Er
Eastern, Southern, and Weston Editors are
notited, that no RATS on lake Champlain have
been known to exceed thirty acres in extent. and
that in each of tie Notifications erected ON them
not more than fifteen IL Founders were mount
ed at the time that the man who was Killed bv
the government party is alive and still running
lumber, and that the man who was knocked
down by the custom.horse officer stood his
ground through the whole fracas The truth 10.
there has been no contest; the srnuggiers have
been applauded by the ST. Abrams. and B,;rl;np-
ton prints, and sever opposed by force. Goyer-
nor Smith has just ordered out1 50 of the mill
tia Of Addison and Rutland counties, and if ne.
ces5Ary ior support vi Tie laws Ile.progoyes 70
call as many more.
FROM THE ( Bennington J wo RID, OF JUNE fS
We are correctly informed that government
has taken on Lake Champlain the sloop Essex,
having ON board cargo for Mr.. Page of Mid
diebury; she laying at ChampIain for further
speculation, and just ready to proceed oyer the
province line her cargo consisted or f57 bar.
relg Of Ashes and 90 barrels of Porl--wl,icb.
with the vessel, are in possession of Mr.. PENN.
man, at Windmill Point, and the cargo landed
and safely stored. That on the 10Th Of MAY, a.
bout midnight, q batteau was discovered passing
the custom house capt. Hopkins turned out witt,
al hands, consisting of nine--and three dischare-
es were made before the batteau would turn to
the Office the last ball passed between two of
hermen they were from Plattsburg, were six
an all, and were delivered over to Judge Hicks
and by him conducted under an armed guard to
Cumberland Head IS barrels Of ashes were "a.
ken in the batteau, belonging to Levi Plat, who
was among the prisoners, That on the night of
the Both, Lieut.. Whttemore took boat with
barrels ON board, but as no authority could be
found in Grand Isle county, in whom confidence