The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-25

commentators, criminated Gen. Hull, let
net blame be therefore laid Ut our door,
II his official letter cxoDerates him, let us
at least have credit Cor the dispatch with
which We p i5!ished it, without comment or
remark. 1t has appeared to us. from the
readiness with which it was msre,s public,
that so far as the administrator were con-
cerncd, they are anxious to afford to Gen
Hull every opportunity to justify himself
before the people.--Thus much at
least, we will say, that we found much
more difficulty in obtaining for publication
the letter of Colonel Cass than that Of
Gen. Hull, which was handed to us almost
as soon as it was received. On the other
land. the previous correspondence between
the department Of War s gen. Hull is with
held, although we have reason to believe it
would afford an ample refutation of the char
ges against that Department.. merely from
delicacy to Gen. Hull, whose conduct, as
he has solicited an enquiry into it, will be-
come the subject of investigation before a
military Court, whenever he shall be ex-
changed or released from his parole. How
TAR such delicacy should be permitted to
operate in this case we will not enquire !;
but we will say that the motive is lau-
cable. and certainly ought degenerate the
Administration from any imputation Of enmi-
ty OF this unfortunate officer.
NETWORK, September 17-By the Su-
sannah, from ST.. Bartholomew, we are in
formed that report had reached there
that the Paul Jones. of this port, had Cap
tured IA British vessels near Porto Rico, S,
that one vt them was 4 very large armed
ship, which she engaged for four hours, &
succeeded in capturing her.
attack uhon Candda.-The Montpelier
paper OF the 10th inst. says -" Infornati-
on IRON various quarters induces a belief
that serious attack is soon to be made
upon Lower Canada. General Dearborn
with his army is said to be on their march
tor Plattsburgh, near the Canada line. A
bout 80. OF the United States Light Ora
goons passed through this place last week
for Burlington. The drafted Militia, in
this and other parts of the State, have re
ceived orders to march Immediately for
burlington, where great preparations are
sad to be making by the tr0ops. for visit
in Canada"
NEW. YORK. Sept. 1S.-The British brig
Ocean, from jamaica. prize to the Sarato-
ga frIudteer, under the command of prize
master Whitlock, is laden with LOG hhd.
sugar, 1853 punchecns rum, $4,000 weight of
coffee, and small quantity of mahogany
one is new vessel of $50 tons. copper fas-
tened, coppered to the bends, and is only 8
months old.
Ihe privateer Saratoga, Captain Riker,
OF New York, has captured large British
SNIP from jamaica, and has arrived with
ner OH Newport. She has re-captured an
American sloop, which was on her way to
HaHfar
The captured ship has on board, amongst
otner valuable articles, 400 hhds. sugar.
The privateer has 70 British prisoners, &
is bound to New-York with her prizes, of
which she has made several
We learn, from passengers in the Steam
Boat from Albany, that Gen. Hull had ar
rived IN Albany, on his parole of honor
General bloomfield arrived at Platts-
Durgh on the 9th inst. and on the 10th he
mad 200 men under his command, and one
Thousand more were expected there on the
18th.
Last evening arrived at this port, The car
tel schogner Hero, in days from Bermu-
da: with American prisoners of war.
Left at Bermuda, the officers and crew
OF the James Madison privateer, who were
captured by the Jason frigate, one Of the
convoy to the Tortola fleet. The James
Madison was commissioned and sent to En-
gland with the fleet.
The ship William, from Baltimore, for
Lisbon, with between & 1000 barrels of
nour and the brig Lydia, from New Lon
don, tor St Bartholomew had arrived there,
prizes to the frigate Orpheus and Recruit
sloop of war.
Provisions, were very scarce, and the
prisoners of war were allowed only is
pence per day to live on, and were treated
very ill.
The drafted Militia of Vermont have
been ordered to the frontiers, and were to
have marched OH the 10th inst. 7,Ier. .faV.
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