The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-20

was no more nearu or .
j The Rcnomme was brought into the Isle
of France before the Lark sailed, and the
Nereide was daily expected.
! The expedition fitted out against Ratavia,
consisting of about Is 600 or Ia. 900 IN en-,
sailed from Madras and Bengal, in the lat
Ter part of April.
RALrrMoRE. September Ia.
- ~ Communiea ed fer the Sun
E:Ttract Of q ietter/ropi Bordr Eur, dated
.dagust 8, 1911.
&c Since our last respects. no material
change has taken place, influencing our
Commercial relations. American product
ons are still admitted. on condition of ex-
porting two thirds the value in silk goods,
out we have reason N hope this regulation
vii! soon be modified. We. are informed,
BY letters from Paris. that the duties On Ma
pies and laevant cotto.Is are ~ be augment
ed, and bounty of Ito 10 92o francs is 10
be paid on every hundred VT. of manutac
tured cottons exported from France TO g er-
many. IL is said these measures are i'm
tended to favor American commerce, we
sincerely hope they may have thai effect.
q Some bales OF hue cottols have lately
been made, but inferior qualities arc still
without demand. In fact, the difference
between the price of interior and superior
qualities or foreign produce in general is
so great in oar markets, that we Cannot too
strongly impress on the minds OF our friends,
the!importance Of paying the greatest a,ten-
ton to the choice Of goods which they ship
to this country .e.
: Considerable Quantities II sugar and
coffee have lately been sold. and il is pro
bsbie these articles will fully supper, the
present prices, as tho consumption, hough
greatly diminisheC, - still very consider
bic, anu must exceed the supply that can
Be received white the presen, system is Con-
tinued
We expect the American envoy will
soon arrive, and under existing circumstan-
ces, we hope he will soon adJus. all diff:ren-
ces, and MAKE arrange ments .or AN advan
tageous intercourse between the U. States
and France"
q. WASHING TON, September IL
Indian affairs. Our readers doubtless
recoiieCt that some time agJ Zecunseh, the
brother OF the Prophet, and al srt,ui in
trguing man, advanced with large body of
Indians, say seven OF eight hundred. to Vim
cenne3. win view as is fully believed, TO
have surprized and attacked the town to
have gathered, n harvest OF soaps and plum
der, and then returned probably within the
pied to, refused permission 20 these Indians
20 approach. recumseh then requested 10
be admitted with part OF them Gov.
III permitted him To enter the town with
but an hundred and eighty, on condition
that they should leave their arms behind
them, They came, however, armed with
their knives. Meanwhile the Governor nad
the garrison of the Fort drawn up under arms,
toSeiher with wo or three Companies OF mi
Ltia. The appearance OF this force had a
wonderful effect on Tecunseh. who WI y
his usual artfu,ness protested tn. greatest
| friendship ana respect for me authority of
the United States declared that he meant
| merely visit OF compliment. and that he
was DESTROYS OF visiting some friendly RIDES
below, with whom his vas Connected. He pas
sed below, leaving the Prophet. with The
main body OF his forces, above Ylncennes.
We are now aPprlsed, by the articles we
TINS day copy from Western prints, thst
Coy harrison is about to move tor the pur
! pose OF dispensing this Formidable BODY OF
lutruders. for which purpose he is TO employ
Cox Boyds regiment. together with por
ton ot the militia and some volunteers. II
| Is not probable that there will be any blood
shed. ne Prophet is represented as being
no warrior, aud will probably retire with
precipitation whenever ordered t. do so bur
the magDi ude OF me force employed will con-
vince these poor deluded wretches, that ii
ever they dare lift a tomahawk against our
settlers as a nation or body. DETERMINATION
would De heir fate.
| We ar pleased to learu that our govern
ment is erecuug Diockhouses aud establish
ing line OF posts along our north western
frontier which will prop ably oDvlate any fu :
ture obstruction from the same quarter.
| We understand that orders have been is
sued from the Navy Department to put In
commission an additional number of gun
boats, forthwith twenty to be stationed
III the harbor of N. York; ten at Norfolk
and three At Wilmington, N Carolina
These are intended and no doubt will nave
the effect 10 strengthen the land batteries
and enable them more effectualy TO repel
! any attack which might be made though
we incline to the opinion that none Will be
attempted
PRESIDENT AND LITTLE BELT.
The Naval Court OF Enquiry at New
York, it appears, has closed IT'S sIttlngs, at
ter examining many WITNESSES, whose tcs-
timoDy forms one mass OF Confederation of