The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-06

men by warsr, and am in hopes they Will
arrive safe. J think it would be best to
send the pro,isions under pretty strong
escort, as the IN lians may attempt to pre-
vent their coming. lfyou carry en- an cx-
petition against TIC Prophet this fall, YOU
ought to be well prny'ded with every thing.
rs you may calculate on having every inch
ofground disputed between this and there
th..t thcy can defend with advantage
Wishing, &c. &c.
II. TAYLOR.
His excelencv Gov. Harrison.
Fort HARRISON, Septe inter- Is. 1912.
DEAR SIR,
l wrote to you on the 10th instant, giving
you an account OF the attack on this place
rs we'll rs my situation, which account !
attempted to send by water, but the two
men whom dispatched in cartc after
night. found the river SO we'll guarte A. THAI
they were obliged to return. The Ina'an
had built n fire on the bank OF the riycs. a
short distance below the garrison, which
gave them an opportunity OF seeing AIRY.
craft that might attempt TO pass, and
were waiting with a canoe reads. to inter
cept it. l expect the fort as wen as the
road to Vnccnnes, is as well or better
watched than the river. But rly situation
compels me to make one other at.cmp. by
land, and my orderly sergeant, witt, one o.
Their man, sets out to night with strict or
ders to avoid the road in the day time, and
depend entirely on the woods, although nej-
Their Of them have ever been to Nincennes
by land. nor 10 they know any thing of the
country, but am in hopes they will reach
You in safety. / send them with great re-
luctance from their ignorance of the woods.
think 1T vcrv probable there is q LARGE
party OF indians wSy-iaying the road be-
tween this and |incennes, likely about the
Narrows, for The purpose of ;uterccpting a.
Inv hot l.
AS the cattle they got here Wi! supply
them plcntifuliy with provisions for some
time to Come. Please, &c. &c.
(Sgnod) T. TAYLOR,
His EXccllency Gov. HARrIsoN
In addition to the above account Of the
gallant defence of Fort Harrison, from an
attack OF party OF Indians perhaps ten
times their number, we have pleasure in
stating that there is every reason to be-
ievc that the post was relieved before the
Indians could re assemble to attack it. On
Thursday evening the 10th llt Colonel
William Russell arrived at Tincennes
from the Illinois, with about six hundred
mounted Rangers, and five hundred infan-
try, with which he marched on the 18th to
succour Fort Hai rison. On the 18th he en-
camped within SIS miles &C the Fort which
ne was expected to reach Oh he 10th.
Fort WAYNE, the stua on of which was
considered critical, is also relieved, by the
army under the command of Cen Ha,ri-
son, which reached that place on the 18th
ult. \ considerable body of Indians had
beseig it closely for several DAYS, but re-
treated precipitate!y ,on the advance Of
the Army. having previously destroyed by
hre several buildings on side the Fort The
Indian towns of Ei!i Hart, the Forks of the
Wabash and the late Turtle's town were
destroyed by dctaChments of the army that
were sent out on that serv &c. The Indi-
ans had fed from these towns with every
mark of precipitancy. The whole army
displayed much spirit in ITS operations, and
the greatest order prevailed. One Of the
detachments sent out, under the command
of Col. Wells, marched sixty miles and
back again in four days and a half after
accomplishing the object of the expe tiition
by destroying the Corn, &C. at one of he In
dian towns. This army consists OF 5000
men.
At Url'anns, in Ohio, there are about 400
men under arms.
About 600 mounted rifiemen, under the
command Of Gen. Hopkins, from Kentucky,
rendeZvoused at Red Banks about the 2Oth
uit.
About 600 men under the command Of
gen. Winiock, were Gil their march to Vincen-
nes on the 10th.
1t is supposed, when these forces are con-
centrated, they VIII move towards Detroit,
retrieve the disaster at that place, and re-
taliate on the invaders--a service in which
all the troops display the greatest anxiety
to be engaged. nat. TIT.
notwithstanding the hostile attitude Of
the Indians inhabitng our western &c, ito
rics and frontiers, the English have been rs
unsuccessful! in their missions a
mongst some OF them as they have been in
their lntrigues among our own citizers in o.
Their quarters of the Union, into which hey
despatched agents to ascertain how far they
might depend on their cooperation against
their own government, in case of war
Some tribes Of these Indians have resisted
the lures held out to them and a part OK
them have solicited to be employed in the
service of the u. 5. ag inst the British Indi-
an allies. The services Of number Of the
friendly InGians, we learn, are proposed TO
be accepted by our government WITH this
view. ID.
We have occasionally announced such APP
pointments in the Army, &C. as have come
to our knowledge but it is very probable
that some of these which have been made
have never been SO published by us. We
therefore publish the following complete
List Of the General Officers of the u. States
Army ID.
L., -, J.