The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-24
{" FEEpER!CK LEE
CommondiNy Gutter I,0e


Yesterday atternocn, AN isnem,'s Feet,
consisting 81 Eve ships. there being two of
two decks, were off the east end of Iong-
island. They bought s,n:e fish from 4
smack. and the KoveEuc Gutter was within
mile at them last evening"
OtEcr letters co"iirm tic above--one
from Gardncr's island, states, that Tie
squad ON has bren "hovetiny ON cur. Goa IT.
three on Tour DAYS with number of small
vessels i'll company, supposed to be prizes.
NEv-YoRI, July lz.-THe hostile Fle.s
GSGi".--h letter from Fairfield received
this morning by respectable gentleman e
ihis city. contains tile following informatr
on -
" Arrived yesterday at Blackjack.
(Faichciti.) the schooner Louisa Sturges,
with cargo Of salt fyom st. Ubes, bound
TO this port. She was Captured on the 9Th
instant in lat. Al, SIS, long. 81. &c. by an En-
giiSh a,med brig, and ordered for Halifax.
-Short'y after. the brig fell in with a more
Valuable prize, and after taking from the
Louisa 736 dollars in specie, Il quantity of
lspcrm' candles, yaul, spars and rurning
rigging, cabin furniture, Quutlrants. charts,
Docks, and every movable thing, at y
Threatening - burn her, they permitted he.s
| to proceed. atcer putting on hoard the crew
OF a ship previously captured The cap
tain Of the brig informed Capt Sturpcs,
| th't ttsNt''1 httt ShIittt III OaTCl I1OCE,
in pursuit of Commodore Rodgers, with
| ders to capture ana burn all American
vessels not wor,h sending in.''
a. Supposed ro he .IfD,irai Sa7puey in
the Africa, Ga and : frjgates, last from
| Halifax.
Ii singular circAmstauce-We under
stand, thar, among the Kew Recruits who
arrived yesterday morning at the Rcntez-
IvouS at Greenwich, are a /ayhor and GRO
ther, and sig sons : The father has bro't
with, him wife and four other Children
Three of the enlisted sons have with them
their wives and seven children. Thus the
nlmber of this family harty amounts 70
tSenty-three. Wine has the honor to COM
mand this patriotic company we have not
heard.-1he party were enlisted about 90
miles west of Newhurgh land before
| they commenced their march to Head
Quarters, more but the mother of the fami-
iy had ever seen the North River.
July IS.
| FROM DETROIT.-I.etters are rccei-
we'd in town from Detroit, which mention
that Governor Hull had arrived at De-
trnit with $500 men, after tedious march
| through the wilderness. The English
had built a block house on the river, few
miles from Detroit, which they garrsoned
with 80 men. This ratification would pre-
vent all supplies from reaching the Ameri-
already scarcity, it was feared they
| would suffer for provisions, or Gov Hull be
compelled to take the English fort Maiden,
in order to procure a supply BY this means
In fort Maiden are said 60 be about 500
men, but il could not stand long scige by
land with a superior force, having no breast
work OF consequence to defend it. We un-
derstand that the order for supplies only
Preached this city few days SINCE.
Adiutant General Gushing Of the United
States armies, has arrived in this city
Two companies of U. S light (or fying)
al 'i'ieIy --;th 4 eix- ,,onIr,'ers to each. now
encamped at Paulus' Hoo,,. take up their
march for the north ward .. ~. row
AdJutant General Paulciing, OF the militia
or this State, we understand, has r. ccivcd
orders to repair to head quarters at Al
oany' and departs Immediately for his post.
". 7. Pa.
We learn thae on Sndar. nearly al, the
seamen ot the Prtish brig Of war Blood
h"unV lying at Annapolis, and lately cap
.ured b. the Cora, left the vessel, and
rave gene to different places in the coun-
by Polt. .Ianer.--21.
BhLTINcRE July 2O.-Arrivcd brig In.
anS,'T, W"kins II days from St. Thomas
i-bailast and SPE( IL. Lett 0rlS two A
merloan schooners, Names unknown, de-
tanned on account If coniraband artjcles.-
Ihe Frfti@h Vndzvayd [slq7d hoe,ezpa,k
honnd E,cet q O.AE EUNDRED md
E1GizIY S.FJi, rendezUoa5ed and sail
ca rom 81. IhoH7aS IN .he Sd qfJulp.-Thc
heet did not know of the war-thcy were.
conveed by the Statira triga;e and a
sioop OF "ar-among the merchant vessels
were several WARM ships.
1t is intended (says the Poughkeepsie
Journal to remove two thirds Of The specie
OF New York, to Albany, and other towns
on our River, for greater security. Each
Steam Boat for some time, has carried some
hundred boxes OF dollars with it.
CONQUEST OF UPPER CANADA.
Desirable IS the conquest of his province
may be, that of Lower Canada is no less
so---irom the natural situation Of the coun-
try the course of its rivers, outlets If the
laEes nc. &c. all or the most of the pro- q
auctions OF Upper Canada, must pass dowss
the river ST. Lawrence The navigation of
that river, therefore, is essential and
hence the conquest of Lower Canada. i,
necessary to the interests of the upper pror
vince.
was led to the above observation, bv
seeing an excellent piece in the Aurora.
from the Charleston Gazette connected Tn
the CONQUEST of Inner Csroda aIo,,,