The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-07

to bring 20 the Governors camp the white
flag and settle all differences. On that ia
tai morning at 4 O'Clock. the Indians having
(strange to telD without exciting alarm, put
to death the picquet guards I'm all twenty
six men] made hesattack upon the Govern
or's army in their tents. 1t was then that
Col. Daviess charged upon their thickest
ranks, and displayed such valour as under
happier auspices, might have been greatly
serviceable to his country.-But his etiort,
i'll his breast and fell from his horse. lie
expired in about nine hours, having with
great composure, taken an affectionatc leave
OF his brother officers. In the fall of Cot.
Daviess, the nation has sustained an ire
parable loss. We may truly say in the
language of an ancient people, a great
man is this day fallen in Israel" With
him alas feel many brave men, whose loss
will he extensively and lastingiy dcplored
by their friends and their country.
From the sane.
Col. Daviess with more than mortal DOW
resisted the shock and endeavoared bv his
unparalleled courage and presence of mind
to form his troops. With comparatively
few chosen heroes, he charged the thick ar
ray OF savage numbers. But courage and
conduct in this pre- eminent son of Kentuc-
ky, could not avail while the darkness of
the night shrouded the tawny sons OF the
wood and forest Of savage tomahawks
and rifles were dealing death around. In
discharging his fire arms which proved fatal
to the savage arm Just raised t. shed his
blood, he received in his breast three fatal
balls and when he was told an hour after,
the enemy had been bea,en, he said :" / have
done my duty, l am satisfied, my country
is victorious" and few hours after expi-
red.
" Dropp'd from, his nerveless grasp the SPEAR,
" Closed his bright eye, and checs'd has bright
NEw-YoRK, Nov. so.
Ertroct ofa letter from Lisbon. TO Mer-
canttle House IN this city, dated Octo-
Der 8.
The trade of the Black Sea is said to be
opened, and large supplies of wheat are ex-
2ected from there; if this account is correct,
the market for -four must be much affected
by it, throughout the winter
The United States frigate President and
sioop OF war Argus sailed from N. London
on Saturday last, for Newport.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 80.
letter from Gibraltar, dated September,
10, says, the markets are glutted " it'll al
kinds Of produce. From the mountains @.
beef, Hour, tobacco and lumber, it appears
as II Virginia, Maryland, the District OF
Maine & Massachusetts had all at this mo-
ment entered Gibraltar
NEwORLEANs, Nov. z.
y hre broke out on the morning of the oath
ult. at Pensacola in the Custom House
which was entirely consumed, together with
twenty other buildings.
AL the public offices were kept in the
Custom House, and the whole of the papers
and records are destroyed. This is very
serious thing for the people of w. Florida,
the title papers and survey of all their lands
are gone.
1t is confidently believed that the fire was
Intentionally communicated.
by letters received at this place from the
Island of Cuba, dated the LIST of November
last, we understand, that the Captain Gene
raj there, has published the new Constitution
OF the General Cortes, in the name of their
lawful king Ferdinand the seventh, and also
decree Tor restoring the property belonging
TO the naturallzed Frcnchmen, residents in
said island.--.4ier. Gaz.
from the Frederick Town Herald, of No
Uember 80
MR.. PRINTER-The situation in which
stood before the Court Martial now sitting in
the case OF Gen. James Wilkinson, and the
forms and regulations of said court not al
lowing me to bring forward such documents,
accompanied with the observations that
would naturally have arisen from them, as
lconceived were necessary to elucidate my
evidence; wishing that they should be laid
before the public, with the view that as much
light may be thrown On this aft,arenfly dark
and intricate subject, as it is in my power
to do enclose you the following statement
OF facts, interspersed with few structures;
that you may be pleased to insert them in
your paper. The character it bears, as an
impartial and independent paper, gives me
the tullct confidence that you will publish
them, with alacrity.
THOMAS STRICKLAND POWER.
Frederick-Town, 25th Nov. 1911.
For several reasons, which we consider
1t unnecessary to detail we defer Mr. Pow
er's communication until a more convenient
scason.-Herald1
NEw-YoRK, December q
ne messengers BiddIe, of
the U. States Navy, and Mr.. Tayloe, ar
rived in this city on saturday evening, from
Washington. They are to wait here for
their diSDatcneG /NvI,;cb