The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-19
mo. 100.

/ sustained by his sudden transfer from Sc
| Louis, where he was exercis ng the J., nc
tons Of a civil magistrate, to the Sabine,
for the purpose OF directing the arms Of the
nation against an invading force of the Span
iards.
| Your committee have no hesitancy in say
ing, that many OF the charges appear to be
legal and founded in justice. and may fur
Hish proper set-of against the balance op,
posed to him by the War Department, and
that the residue are entitled to equitable con-
sideration but from the shortness OF the
time, and the pressure of business, before
the expiration of the session, your commit
tee Cannot find leisure to form that debe-
rate and clear Judgment on the merits of
the several items, which justice o the pc.
titioner and to the public require. They
therefore beg leave to offer the following re.
solution:
Rrsotved, That the further consideration
of the petition of General James Wilkinson.
be postponed to the next meeting of Con-
gTess.
T. WAsHlNGToN, March H.
Letters have been received in this city
. from Mobile to the 9Th February. The
Spaniards yet retain posse sson of the fort
Col. Gushing, with six gun vessels, SIX more
being expected, 'sly'ng near the i.rt. Tn re
are 100 men at Fort Stoddert, who, with
$50 under the command If Colonel Cush-
ing, are understood to De deemed sufficient to
reduce the fort if occasion should require
such a Course.--yNaf Inc.
We. understand that the establishment
late the Office of Discount and Deposit in
this city has, since the expiration of he
charter of the Bank of the u. States, been
thRrf rCn1 rt..A k,r l. e
agents. of which Col. Van Ness consented to
act as chairman rom week to week. after
having, however, communicated his deter-
nina ION not TO be a candidate und the ~
peeled new arrangement 1t will be seen
! by the advertisement in this days paper that
/ by late arrangement, MessrS Tayloe,
Munroe. Heieh, ID. Peter, Sanderson AID
Rowles, are selected as The geOts tor the
Branch in this city, with the view % ,ne fnl
settlement of its accoun s. We Or, sumo
similar arrangements have been ate IA re-
lation to other branches OF departments OF
the BaDk.-Ib.
| A correspondent remarks, hat he fear oe
this countr,'s allIng prey 10 rench f oil.
tics IS very ommen able spprt hensiun on
| the part OF the Industrious and enterp, izio~
writers OF the minriiy. The vigilance aaI
labor of that class of our ci,isens. Ito say no.
hing of their veracity, cahdor and talen,s.)
VIII not tail 10 save The nation on thai size.
Meanwhile, lest he perp. tual watchtulness
OF these praise worthy guardians OF our indie.
Pendence should so weary their faculties thai
al some future period they NIGH, siuuber at
their posts, Gas eve. thing mortal is sus..
cePtible OF langitr,) t may not be useless to
state, that. in the case of Mr.. Erskine's ar.
rangement, the President removed T. re-
s'rictions OF the non Intercourse law BY pro-
clamation, with respect to u. b italn, ron.
the Period fixed TOR The cessation of me
| Hr:t:sa orders. and that American yes,eiS
sailed from the U. States with cargoes of oor
produce antecedentiy to its being known ere
whether the British government would sane.
on the act of its minister. But in The case
of France. the President did not issue bic
proclamation till the day fixed ON b, the
| r. N n Emperor for The extn t on of his
| unlawful edicts nd actually arrived and
passed by 1t willtnus be seen hat the ~
ecut've is no. qu' so great a Frenchman
a. had been imagined, I'D that he wen a
| lfHe fnrth r 10 meet G.. kritai on the rod
OF friendship, in similar case, thaa he uas
done to meet the French "A iact which
| must contribute very uch 10 ouie, t, e mar.
r'otfc Alarms OF those 10 have sworn. in
defiance OF the will Of h, majority, to save
be republic by OBTAINING the Chief masis-
Urate. III.
convention of the Senators and Repre
! sentatives from Maine, in h Massacbnse,Ta
Legisla ure, have voted So 70 Is ina, !, "a
expedient to take the sense ofthr peonIr On
separation from . d Massa bu,etts.
In small part oft impres ION { curIaS
paper, an error occirred in ,eiati- u tn h~
promotions III the navy by stating he an.
pointment OF several gentlemen, Now Sc.
cond LleutenaIts - be first leutenants in
the navy" 1t -houd have been &. Nv
Acting Lieu eHants to be Lieutenants IN me.
Navy)"-D.
WILMINGfoN, N. G. March S.
by the brig Pony, ) afford, in zen da, a
from The HrS"nnah, we have received ths.
very unpleasant intelligence, thar there had
arrived n that port on the day capt. $ sail
led, Spanish vessel from =, nsacGla. bavinr
on board eleven American prisoners includ.
ing Two Ulcers. At first there wer, Is ,,,i.
soaers, but N attempting to take the ,esseA
they were oVerpoweter by the SpaDiards-
-FOUR a ner cans were Killed and WI Soani.
ards The expectation of an embargo waS
% strong a the Havana. that 9 or o Vessels
Inimnedlately made sail
a leuer received by another vessel saws
the above men were ofKempsr's party. IA
probably are those who were taken in :, &c
near Mobile by "A detachment rom the Err
Previousto he arrival of The Presidents nrr,,
clamatlonl p'V'