Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-09-24
FRANKFoRT, Sept. ID.
LATEST FROM riig Army

FROM MAJOR FLOYD who left thc Arm,
under G' Harrison on Sunday last, and arr
we'd in this place ON "Wednesday evening. w,
derry the following information
gentleman who was in Detroit wen if was
surrendered, arrived at piqua on Sau,fday AND
informed Gen. Harrison that on the ed or 25,l
nit. Maj. Chambers at the head of , or 3 Il,
BRUSH regular troops, and 900 Indians undo.
Iecumseh, lett the rapids of tie Miami OF die
Lake to attack Fort WAYNE. Ia conscoueuc
OF thus information, Col. ALLEN who had pccn
ordered on with detachment Of 900 men 10 tf,,
fetlef OF Fort Wayne on ire 1th INST WAS stop
ped on Tn 5th, until the balance of rb,. arm,
should come up with nm. lie was 80 mil.
IN advance of Piqua Il the river ST. AIar,,s
zen Harrison was TO march on VI ,n,lav even.
e or fdesdsy morning e.l.iY, fryn Picu., T.,
~ ;'e,y.'S ''',' Ia s4.- y-vA ;c,ay .-,i ne
detachment under Aiien was s,fo,,,sed t, 10 ,oo
weak To encounter the comb.s. 4 force made
the British and Indians NJ Tor Floyd does not
Calculate on the army reaching FaIt Waync b,
core this day or Tomorrow; consequently We
shall hear nothing from ii before Thursday or
Friday next
ihe indians al Piqua were w:lvering--and for
d long time would come,ea no pos ave concIu
| sion; they, however. n + 81, promised TO re-.
man Peaceah.e-Dut 1t was believed they would
JON the hostile tribes as soon as they disprr
sed they left piqua on sunday and Afonday
last.
The Delaware Indians were moving their f..
miles back upon the uifriendiy tribes This
accounts for the murders lately committed nm
the Pigeon Roost settlement wSiich probabI
are the first they have committed, and indicate
most an inyeterate hostility. So much 10,
O. and Councils, Big Tails &C. with D reel
o' Migrants and scound9es, who ought long
SINCE to have been driven ertirely from our ter,
iitOrles
Governor Harrison, we mders and, request,
500 mounted volunteers to GO on a.ter the fore,
ich has already marched TO Ninccnnes. h,.
believed, should tbr British an Indian, bav
AIKEN For Wayne before Harrison arriv, s there.
they wiii march immediately fyr Fort Harrison
and Vincennes.
ne British have given Tccumseh a Gr,ga.
der SeneTa's commission. A
FiInts were very scarce in our army; the.
shakers had purchased all they could find IN
The most expeditions movements are reouir
cd OH The part o. the force under zen. HoDfins.
TO save the western frontier oF indians from tl,
greatest distress Notwithstanding this. we
a & Told, every thing almost necessary for al,
army IS wanting by Mii.er's regiment, v hich
has en- iy ing a. Louisville 3or l5davs. Nuc,.
depends oPon the patriotism .n;l slacr,ty of tle
brave Sons OF AentucN,, Ia furnishing i respec
tame number Of mounted vt..nteers, who can
move with CELEBRITY to any point mcnaced Nv tic
savascs.
Harrison vii be able % ,.fa-,ci te frontier.
"' OHIO and The Northwestern parts OF his own
TERRITORY, ard il is hoped Hopkins viii be or
tline enough TO pro ect Vnc,unca and carrv or
offensive war against Tie Wabash indians.
II IS SAID Gen. HULL hsa actually gone on 20
tne Guy Washington. It's .mpudence equal.
his neacheryI