The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-24
DOMESTIC.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The House of Representatives have rece-
oed from their opposition to the Senate's "a
mendment to the Appointments bill, which
now only wants the signature of the Presi-
dent to become law, the ratio being fixed,
beyond the possibility of alterations lat one Re
preventative for every $1,000. (
The Senate have been for two days past
principally engaged in the discussion of the
bill tor raising an additional military force,
put nave not yet gone through the details of
the bill. When that body yesterday adjourn
ed, a motion was under conside ration "a
strike out the word ~"ten,' the number of
regiments OF infantry proposed to be raised,
Win a view to insert a smaller NUMBER
On TINS proposition debate arose, which con-
tlnued till the period of adjournment.
MAJOR Waller TAYLOR, who had his horse
shot under him in the late engagement on
the Wabush, and who is now i'm this City
is the bearer OF dispatches from Gov. Har-
rison to the War Department. which viii
probably be laid before Congress at an early
day.
'FaUal PreIarahon.-The bill respect 70
the naval establishment, on Tuesday reporf-
ed In the House of Representatives by MI.
SheVes, proposes that the president OF the
Oulted States be authorised and empowered
to cause to be Immediately repaired, COUNT
and put into actual service, all the vessel
OF war OF the United States not now in SER
wee, which he may deem worthy of repair. +:
that ne De also authoi ised & empowered to
cause to DC built, equipped and completed
1Or actual service frtrnrnc I'm. M. 6ot:---
Is the number contemplated) averaging 30
Shhs' or whereabouts (; that the officers and
sSah'eh may De proportionabiy increased !;
'ra' dollars DC appropriated for the
purpose or establ, shing a dock ward for re-
pairing the vessels OF war, in such central
and convenient place ON the seaooard as the
PRESIDENT or the United States shall desie-
nate that as soon as it shall be deemed
compatible with the good of the public SER
siCS' uhe Suii-DoatS now in commission be
iald up, and with those not in commission. be
distributed i'll the several harbouls of the
maritime frontier which are most exposed
&c attack, TO be carefully Kept and used in
aid OF the land notifications, as clrcumstan-
ces may require.
(KENTrY) FyonIfo,, osc :,
E*Tact y a letter from Gov. Harrison, TO Dr.
IL Scott, dated Fincennes, Dec. 2, 1911.
Within tins hour, two principal kickapoo chiefs
nave arrived TO sue for peace. They are entirely
hoihDied-And II they speak truth, there is scarcely
a 'esuSc remaining OF the iatc formidable combine
uoh ina was headed BY the Prophet. He (the Pro
plet,) remains at a sIna.i Huron village. about T.
miles from IippecanOe, with about 40 warriors and
IL or 10 |viandots. He has applied to the Kicka-
poosoi the rfaiiie, 10 get their permission to reIre
10 Their town but it was refused. He then re.
quested to be permitted to send some of his oeon,e
Ill company witt, the klckapoo mission, to me-ti,,s
was also refused. No mischief OF any Kind has beei
uohe since the action, and the frontiers appear to ell
JOY as profound peace as ever they have done. BE.
fore the late expedition commenced, not a fortn.pb,
passed by without some vexatious theft being com
mitted. Indeed, the insoience or the Indians (not
tnose only who were Immediately under the contro
OF the frophet) had become insupportable. l.,
chastise them was absolutely necessary. There WA,
no species OF InJdry and insult that they did not bea,
upon us and our forbearance had excited their con.
tempt 10 SO greats degree, that they scarcely con.
sidered us as warriors. About six weeks since. SOM.
OF the young men OF the village of Peoria. told thei,
chicis, IN the presence of man in the emuloy men,
OF Zen w. Clark, that " they could kill the Anne.
lIcans as easily as Black-birds."
1t IS greatly to be regretted. that these scoun,Ir.i.
could not have been made to respect our rights and
our national character, but by the sacrifice of sucJ
men as Owcn, Davies, White, Bane, Spencer, War.
WICK, &c. But much as they are to be laInenteu.
Their TAU has not been inglorious, nor useless TO their
country. The victory which was sealed will, ti,ei,
blood, viii ensure the tranquility of the frontiers
and one OF tic finest tracts of land in the world, viii
DC sctueu III peace, and give abundance and plenty Ia
a smiling aud happy population.
Even In the event of a war with Great Britain. 1
think that the Indians will nogc remain neutraI-tbey
have witnessed the inefi acy of British assistance.
Tor that assistance has been afforded in as amulc .
manner as it could have been ii war had actually u,,.
vailed between us aud that power.
WITHIN the last three months the whole of tie In.
dams on tbs frontier have been completely armed
and equipped out 9fHe Kings storcs at MaIden.-
Indeed they were much better armed than the great.
CT part of my troops. Eveyy Indian svas br6yjlea
SStth a gun, scdIPhg knife, to7nakaqVk g &ca,- ein6.
and mast u them with q ~sbear-whilst tic greater
part OF my riIcmen had no other weapon tl,an the ri.
lie. The Indians had moreover an ample supuly O.
the best British glazed powCcr-some of their guns
had been sent TO them so short n time before the ac-
ton, that they were not Invested of the list covering
in Which tI y are imported. g
Al, the information winch | have received since Inc
action, corrobOratcs the opinion which I Lad formed
Immediately after II, l. c. that the combination unfle,
Tie Prophet "as much more extensive than ! hmd be.
Icved, and that many Of those who were warmest in
their professions Of friendship % the T.. St,fcs, az
fordcd him ~ the aid in their power. The y las sre
chiefs were aii sincerc-so was TIC Tuf'c. n frs q.
Their Mjamies, d three or f0ur Pntawafony chief
but all the rest were either openly or secretly cnp,r.
din his cause. Tn principle by which the proi,i,ei
protested TO nc governed, viz. HAT Of putting = stu,
70 the PrOgress-of 0tr settlements, had gained him a,
astonishing popularity amongst the joung men o
every tribc--and ! have no doubt tbat hundreds q
hcIn were IN the action that now pretend 10 hay,
been st a considerable distance. However, rs pcac.