The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-14

aid, or the Calling the council 20 determine
o. means the most proper tor their pro; g
ticn. That letter lay before you. obser,i, &
tn tn. co.tot " therewith, the Cou.cii
If War. lid NEE, in this town on the c4th.
when the letter was laid before them, and
after mature dcliberation, was advised Sc \
'cqrestcd to issue an order to the Quar-
ter Master General of this state to procure
ms soon as practicsb!c, a quantity of pow
der and lead, tor the use of the State but
that 1t was not advisable. under existing
circumstances. TO order the detached mill
tia, or any part thereof, into the service at
present. >rr tsr
On,he caih OF Sept, by the request of
the Council ofWar, wrote the President
OF the United S,a.es a third letter, and enc
closed him another copy OF your resolution
az Jaiy 10Th, requesting me TO apply TO him
tor arms &c. and repeated myieQuest, but
obtained no reply.
o. the 10th If Get, inst, received a let
ter iron, the Secretary e the War Depart
mort, Informs. me that the President of
the U. S. had directed him to forward me
an ORDER, which lie then enclosed, on tie
Assistant Secretary Quarter master at
Newport for Loco stand of arus and stat
ng that 500 hal 6eet deiipr,ei TO ne States
6tfore. and that arms had beet, k aned to-
several ,cluutecc companies at Ne~pert
but rs that order did net e ome to hand, OH
the same day ,1.ute 'he i,ecre airy, infor-
,'.d Kim of the mistake. and renewed my
rcques fer, rdnn ce and anna nihor.
1t IS very much 70 b. re y,e,ted i.sat thste
should exist a difference of opinion setwc II
the President OF the United States and thu
government Of the iadiviGual States in any
case and particularly SO as It resi- ecs the
dispos g OF the detailed militia, y hen the
nation Is involved in war. Satisfied, howe
YER, that the principle adopted. aud the
Course this state has pursued ON that sub
ject is not only perfectly in agreement with
the letter, but with the So Tit OF the con IL
tuition IF the U. States, cenc Give an ad-
hererce thereunto IN lispe nsab!e I; but
should this General Assembly ,hink the
course errone' US, there is new an opportuni-
tv to c erect il.
The declaration of war by the Congr6ss
OF the United States against G reat Britain
has placed this State in very perilous ST
tuation /; having an exter siye sea-ccast &C
cessibe by naval force; tn e principal
part Of the United States troops n t we're
thought nee ssary even IN time of peace,
withdrawn from the State, our FORKS and
b tteries very lily supplied with the mum
irns of war
Under these circumstances, should the
President of the United States refnse to
supply this State with the ordnance and
ammunition, for which | was requested to
apply. and the protection the general go
vernment are in duty bou d to afford, and
tor which this State mas contributed so
largely, and leave us to the mercy of an
invading enemy, it will not only be the du-
~ OF every citizen to be prepared for the
event. but ofthis General Assembly tomske
an appropriation in aic thereof, to which
request your attention.
Relying with the fullest confidence on
your disposition to adopt and pursue mea-
sures the best calculated to promote and Sc
cure ne peace and happiness OF the citi-
zens at large have oply 20 assure you,
Gen lemen, that nothing constitu,ionally
within my power, shall be wanting to fleet
an obJecs so desirable. May the Supreme
G' vernor of tie uni, erse aid yoH in your
deliberations and crown Our mea suyes with
bis b'rssing. WM JOrsES