The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-12

haze shr ca tie sas',e fac"
- 9o"e q resffcfa6Ie house
a. Han'6urS, adds, Tho atlantic and he,.
cargo, As.ve been condemned 6ya special
decree"
FnANKroRr, Ck.) Oct 9s.
INDIAN EXPEDITION
The las. account we have received from the Intii-
ans OF the aLasl, states that they mad embodied to
the number oi about g 200 aud had assumed very
hostile attitude. Governor Harrison and his troops
had advanced AGAINST them to the distance OF about
40 miles from Ninccnues, and had erected fort.
which ut the last dates, well fortified as to
leave no ROOM To- a?prehend immediate DANCE from
the iy'iians. The Indians had, however, forbid the
further advance o Harrison and his party aud also
informed them they should not retreat from the fort
AS earnest of their sincerity, they had shct one
oil the senunels. In consequence of these hostile APP
pcat9nces, Harrison las written to general Wells OF
Jefferson County and the commanding officer OF Shell
" county. ~ this state requesting them rails, as
many jCe hundred volunteers at least, with the III
most dispatch. General Wells we understand, had
mustered about $50 volunteers Friday last, ard
was expected TO leave Louisville on YESTERDAY for
NirceGnes with his men. The officers of the militia
of shelby met in She,byvle Friday last, for the
purpose OF consulting OH the propriety of Governor
Harifsous request; and it is believed if Gov Scott
viii commissions the officers who may be chosen by
the volunteers, and sanctions this mode of raising
men. more than sufficient number will march i'm
meGately to the aid OF Harrison. Gov. Scott has
been waited on by messenger sent by gen Wells
but we have not heard the result of the mission
Since writing the above, we have understood the
Shelby militia mustered on ycsterdav-and that Col
Abraham Owen aad Major S. White volunteered
their services as captains We have rot learned
what number of men volunteered, but it is presumed
each OF those officers VIII raise company-Thomp-
son TAYLOR, Esq Of Jefferson county has volunteered
his services and has raised about 10 volunteers and If
the Governor will commission him. there is no doubt
but he will raise a company of men.
VIC are inclined to believe the number of Indians
TO he ,4rnl, He'd 10 60
not suppose more than half that number, are embo-
died.
Extract efa letter. from a young gentleman.
me CaUGlry, COMPOSING hart ofthe ar
oiy under the command Of Governor liar
rison, to his friend, dated
CAMP AT BURRow, Sept. 26, 1911
seize the present moment to let YOU
know something OF our movements, prospects
&c. &c.
You have by this time heard that Col.
Dawes is made commander of the Cavalry.
his place is situated about 20 mics above
Nmcennes, near the Wabash. We arrived
here last night and are waiting for the repu-
lars ana militia to join us, which will take
place tomorrow, when we Immediately set
OH for The Prophets towns.
There are about 400 men, regular, mi
.itia, and cavalry on the expedition. From
lead in front, nd be sustained by the reeu-
lars in the rear; that being the case, we shall
have the honor of smelling the first powder
from the Prophets guns.
l was present at conference which
some of that tribe of Indians had with the
Governor on Tuesday last. 1t was evident
rom the speech OF the chief, that all their
objects were to get little time, SO that the,
might draw the D uthern Indians to their as
Ra,f H. H<.t.z
eight days march further without a battle.n
ST. LOUIS, Oct. H.
A council was held last week by Gen. w.
Clark, with Rodgers and some OF the prn-
cipal chiefs II the ohawanese, who reside in
his territory. From the accounts these peopIe
had heard Of the Prophet and of the djspo
Sitiun OF the Indian nations east OF the Mis-
sissippi, they had become uneasy about chat
part of their nation which resides on the o.
glaze river they were fearful lest the chi
ted states would look upon them as parti-
pdting with the unfriendly indians. These
people appeared much satisfied when thev
were informed by Gen. Clark of the ccun-
eli held by the other part of their tribe with
the United States Agent, and OF the speech
of Black Hoof. One of the chiefs set ont
from this place immediately, with pass
port or safe conduct, from (ien. Clark. with
the intention OF Informing the ShaWanese of
the Ogiaze, what had been done and to URGE
them to continue in the same mind.
a report reached Kashaskia, last week.
that Tecumseh, the prophets brother, who
Ii is known, went some time since on a vi
sit to the southern Indians, had addressed
himself to Colbert the Cherokee Chief bnt
without success that from thence he went
to the ChoCtaws, and finally succeeded in
obtaining the consent of three hundred war
riors to follow him.
We may learn from the errors of Brad
dock and ST. Clair, that an Indian enc
my is never to be despiscd. 1t is true he
may not be able to drive us from the coun-
try, or obtain any final advantage, but it is
i'll his power to inilict upon u.s. serious iniu-
~ he would deal death and destruction in
his inroads on our frontier: or at least, keen
us in state of inquictude and alarm. One
vigorous movement will be sufficient, how
ever, 20 put a stop to these things for the fu-
ture and the present, is the period when it
should be made. To those, who are not IN
clined to look upon this matter, with that Sc
robustness il merits, it ought to be sufficient,
to reC0liect, that at the bottom Of it. there is
powerful nation that the instrument it
uses, consists of ali artful inpostor who pos
sesses an unlimited power over the super
stitious mind of tie Indians, and of the bra
vest, and most active Indians warriors that
ever appeared on this continent.