The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-17
DOMESTIC.
NEW YORK Inlv Q

Var begun at the Worfh.--A letter from
Rome, state of New York, dated the ID
INST says" am sorry to be obliged TO
inform yeu, that hostilites have commenced
on the hne.-Our troops have taken posses
sion Of Carlton Island, and the British have
captured two merchant vessels belonging
to Oswego.'
.9nother letter, dated the I'd of July, from
very respectable gentleman in the county
OF st. Lawrence, sayS-"Tw American
schooners belonging to the Gennessec coun-
try, have been taken near the outlet of Lake
Ontario, by party Of British volunteers
from Kingston"
II third fetter.-We have also been IA
vored with the following extract OF letter
from gentleman in the tennessee country
dated the 29th ult
Our last mail brought declaration of
war almost official. Numerous expresses
have since passed US, to and from the from
tiers.-h reinforcement Of militia and
supply ri arms ordnance and ammunition
passed yesterday for the west, &" in all the
pomp and circ ,,mstance of glorious war;
These were met and fastened by messen-
ger from Col. p. b. Porter, who it seems,
fears some uninvited guests at the table he
has spread.
The report is. that the British have de-
mandcd the surrender of the American
Fort at Niagara, which has been refused,
and that they are making preparations to
cross the river and attack IT. All the mill
tia In this quarter have, in consequence,
been called together. The whole country
is IN the utmost tumult and CONSERVATION.
". Y. Gaz.
from ne Ontario Repository. IyTnted az
CanandofgNa, June go, 1912.
OSISCRlPT.-W learn, that soon
after receiving the news of the declaration
OF War at Canada, British boat captured
an American vessel ON Lake Erie, belong
ing principally to Mr. Peter H. Colt, who
was OH board-that an American officer,
Lieut.. Gansevoort, Of Fort Niagara, with a
sergeant, wko happened to be over the r.
yer at the time the news of war was reCei
we'd, were detained by the British.
An express reached town yesterday NOR
nlng, which left the lines Sunday evening at
O'Clock, with information, that the British
forces were assembling in considerable
numbers near the river. and that their
movements indicated preparation to cross
to the American shore. In Consequence,
Maj Mullany, commanding officer at this
place. immediately prepared his troops, a.
bove 200, and marched last evening for the
frontiers
ETtract Of letter from an officer Of the
United States Armv, DARED at LINA,
10 miles 7veSt Of CanandaigAa, June
30fh.
We are on our march to Fort Niagara.
ts repel an attack meditated by the Bri-
fish, for its reduCtion--We have but about
$50 effective men. Our little army seems
to cheer as it passes along, and the militia
have derived from it great animation"
From the Times, Of June 50, hrfnted at
Nanhus, Onondago county.
By gentleman who passed through this
village last evening, from the westward, we
learn that shortly after the declaration of
war was received by the British at Niaga
ra, vessel laden with produce, and own
ed by Mr.. Adm. Dox, of Geneva, set sail
from the American side up the lake, was
pursued by barge and 20 British SOL
dierS, taken, and the crew made prisoners
of war.