The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-01

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!" inclosed you have Il detail of a battle
fought with the Indians on the Illinois river,
which have copied from piece handed
Ia the printer in tais place. have no
doubt OK ITS correctness"
IMPORTANT.
We have received information from the
Illinois territory which we deem correct
stating that Col. ljlUya Russell Of the TN
I. ). regiment, has defeated a party of
Indians at the Peoria towns. 1t will be re-
collected that gen. Hopkins ordered colo
mel Russell with two companies of Rangers,
from Vinccnnes to take the command of
the regular troops and militia of the Illinois
territory, 6 to march up the Illinois river
The Col. collected force of aboae 400 men,
with which Ivy rapid marches he got within
one mile OF the Indian town, where he met
one warrior who YVES shat down, and a b~isi.
charge made upon the town, defended bv
about $50 Indian warriors, who were put
to Hight VITA the loss of Is found dead, be-
sides number carried off. The women
and children lied TO a swamp at the first ap-
proach OF our men, and the warriors soon
took shelter under the same covert. We
had only three men wounded. Four pr-
soners were taken. and about 60 horses pre-
pared to remove the women and chldrcn
with all their plumber fell into our hands.
It appears that the Indians of the neighbor-
ing towns had heard of gen. Hopkins cross
ing the Wabash, and 700 warriors march
Ell to meet him, leaving $50 in charge Of
the women and children, who were prepar-
ing to move off when col. Russell arrived
about 10 O'Clock in the morning. He des-
troyed every thing in the town which he
could not bring away, and left it on the
same evening scasps taken in Sept. near
Fort Harrison, and also several Indians
wounded during the late attack on that
place, we found in the town.
1t appears that the expedition of general
Hopkins, has Rad the good effect of drawing
the attention and force of the Indians from
the Illinois river, which afforded col. Rus
sell am opportunity of surprising and destroy
ing their towns.
PHILADELPHIA, November 24.-Last
night we had terrible hurricane in this CT
ty and vicinity which has done much da-
mage along shore. Several houses, barns &
outhouses have been unroofed and whole
rows of poplars uprooted and strewine our
streets. We fear much injury has been
done off the coast.
ErfTact Ct a letter from an officer I'm the
United States army, dated
" PLatts6urg, Nov. 10, 1912.
We will march from this place on Mon
day morning next to attack the enemy's
posts IS miles ftenl this place. We leave
all our baggage, tents, &c. and will fight
hard tor good quarters in the Barracks at
Montreal. Oar whole force is about 2,7OO
regulars and 1900 miiitis.. We calculate
that the enemy may muster 1 200 regulars
and 5000 Indians and Militia between this
and Montreal. Our men are in high spirits
and want rather to advance to meet the e.
nemy than remain here" Press
N. YORK, Nov. 24-Captain ]. T. Leo
nard is removed from the command of the
Cum Boats of this city, to command the FRI
gate at Lake Ontario.
SALEM, Nov. 2O.-Arrived British schr.
Room, with plaster and fish, PRIZE to the
privateer Revenge.
bill annuiling the marriage of Jerome
Bohaparte, king of Westphalia and Eliza
beth Bonaparte, of Baltimore has passed the
Senate of Maryland.
! We learn from respectable and unaues-
tionable source, that preliminary arrange
ments are entered into between the Score
tary OF State, on the part of the United
States, and the count D'Onis, in the name Of
Ferdinand VII. for ceding. with certain res
trictions, the Floridas to the United States
No doubt but D'Onis will be recognized and
acknowledged as the representative of Fer
dinand, and that our approaching Congress
will sanction the cession, and subject it to
future negotiation. Georgia Argus.