Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-08

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various parts, and in the town every
wooden fence has been thrown down =
Amidst all this havoc, we rejoice that not
a SINGLE life has been lost, either on shore
or in the harbor. Yet there is reasonto
fear, that many poor creatures have met
a watery grave, from the appearance OF
a wreck on reef to the north east OF
this island. She is supposed, from ap,
pearance, to have been small man q
war brig"
Extract of letter from a gentleman IN
Kaskaskia, to his friend in Frankfort
dated July 4th, 1911.
" Alarms are very considerable in this
quarter, at this moment, and indeed dan
GER appears of an attack from the In
dams. Several war parties have been
into the settlements, in St. Clair county,
in this territory: four men have been ac-
tuaHy killed, one wounded, and young
woman taken prisoner, but fortunately
has been retaken, besides considerable
number of horses, together with other
property. The accounts received from
all quarters say that the Indians are for
war. 1t is the opinion of governor Ed
wards, governor Harrison, gen. Clarke,
and the sub-agent at Chicago, that grand
attack will be made on some part Of our
frontiers by the Prophet, who has, as it
is reported, several hundred Indians, at
this time, embodied for that purpose
The traders who have returned from the
Lakes, are of opinion that we shall un-
doubtedly have war with the Putawato-
mics, Saukies, part of the Shawanees,
and about half of the Kickapoos, and
some other small tribes residing on the
Wabash and Illinois rivers. Our militia
are put in motion; but for the want of
| arms and proper equipments, could not be
effective in case we have an attack. The
frontier settlements are building block
houses for their safety, and many fami-
lies have crossed the Mississippi river.
and some removed to Kentucky. Several
scouting parties are now out accounts
say the road from this place to Vincen-
| mes, is waylayed; that parties of Indians
| were seen on it, is confirmed by the post
| rider.
CT have received the brigadier gene
| rails orders to have my company in rea-
diness, and be prepared for tour of duty
| which will probably be in few days"
Kentucky paper.
A letter from France, June IL, says,
&" No general measure has yet been adopt
ed respecting American commerce .
therefore vessels which hereafter arrive
will probably be subjected to the same to-
| dio,ls formalities and restrictions as have
been experienced by those which have ar
rived since Observation-Disclosures Pal.
The letter Of the French minister Of
foreign affairs, which announces the re-
lease of American vessels which arrived
in France subsequent to Nov. 2-mentions
it as special act, and does not say that
vessels, even under the same favorable
circumstances, which should subsequently
arrive. would not be PROFESSIONALLY
SEQUESTERED. There is NO NEW
REGULATION OF COMMERCE IN
IFRANCE.-ibid.
Free and Independent States Colonel
Duane says, Sc the public apathy is be-
yond any thing perhaps known in free
state."-We agree with the colonel, that
the public apathy is beyond any thing ever
known in free state. But are the U.
States free states9 Can nation be call
cd free, when under the control OF such
government as Duane has described
ours to be? What does the colonel think
of free states governed by such a man as
Albert GalIatin1 We mean, provided ne
believes what he has written OF Mr.. Gal.
latin. The truth is, not to say word
of /. Napolen our King if one half what
the democrats say of each other is true'
our nation is under set of rulers unfit to
govern any people; and if we are really
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