The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-06

his majesfy's province from harm or con.
quest, there exertions to produce anarchy,
and a separation of the states, was never
doubted. No No. His majesty and the
subjects of Canada. have neny hroQG of
the faithfulness and loyalty of his people
here to doubt. Ii is only their I" MEANS"
Star Of Liberty.
Jonas Galusha is reelected governor OF
Vermont, by a majority Of Ass votes over
the federal candidate.
We'present to our readers the following
report OF Gen. upper to General HAR-
RIsoN, without a comment, leaving G.
very person TO form his own opinion on
the subject: 49,.
The following copy of the Report of Gene
raj Upper to General Harrison the
commander in chief, as to the cause of the
failure uf the expedition of mounted men
under his commas d. we trust will be III
tcresting to the public. -.....
URBANNA. Oct. y, 1912.
Sir; .ss.l
On receiving your order of the 4th inst
to proceed To the Rapids with the whole
force of mounted men under my command,
whose Horses were in condition to per-
form tie service caused an examinati-
there still remained go men including of.
6cers. iii a condition to Notwithstanding
also captain Bacon, and one other company
which lett us the morning following.
The beeves expected at general Winch
ester's camp. did not arrive SO as to enable
us to draw, till the morning of the 5th /; a
great number of the men were destitute of
provisions the day YOU lett Dehance----
There being no -four to be issued to the
mounted men, ordered eight days rations
Of beef should be drawn and immediately
Jerked. SO as TO tighten and prepare it for
the expedition, intending TO move off on the
e, ening of the 5th-On examining our am
munition it had been found, that during
those excessive rains which fell while you
were marching us from St. Mary's TO De-
nance, 1t had become SO damaged as to be
entirely useless not two rounds of sound
cartridges were left to man rr
j ordered returns made SO that each
man should be furnished with twelve
rounds. This return amounted to 4,50O
cartridges for the musket men, exclusive
of major Roper's battalion; the ammuniti-
on of the riflemen having received very
little damage Quarter Basey cal
led on the Quarter-master in gen. Win
chester's camp, and returned without a
supply. About one O'clock this day d man
belonging to captain Manary's company OF
rangers, was killed and scalped across the
river Miami, within 200 yards of our
CAMP gave immediate orders to arms,
and in five minutes to horse. but owing to
our being compelled to confine cur horses
during the night. and Craze them by day,
for want of forage the greater part at
this moment were under keepers nearly
one mile from our camp up the Auglaise
Conceiving from the bold manner in which
the Indians had approached our camp.
that 1t was possible considerable body
were not distant, l wished to form the
men and proceed over the river, by which
we should be in situation to contend
with considerable force or pursue to eff
feet small one in. the mean time per-
mitted major Brush to cross over with a
bout fifty foot, to examine the bank and
see in what direction the Indians had reti-
red i; but before he reached the opposite
shore, every horseman whose horse was
in camp, was mounted to follow over 1t
was in vain that made an attempt to keep
them back till they we're formed they
broke off in numbers frem wenty to thirty,
mostly without their officers, and crossed
the woods in every direction /; party of
fifteen fell on the trail of the Indians, and
at seven or eight miles distance overlook
them, x formed-our men without wait
ing for a discharge from the enemy, re-
turned to Camp.-Logan, and the other In
dams in our camp, were of the opinion that
there was considerable force of the enc .
my lying no great distance below us, and
offered to spy down. Early on the follow
ing morning, they left our caNp. with in
structions to proceed four miles below the
Little Rapids distance of fourteen miles !;
they returned at evening, having found 10
frot nj NV 4 In 81, .
had been pursued the evening before, and
those they computed at about forty that
they had proceeded on towards the
waters of the lake Michigan and not on a
direction TO the rapids--tbat the British
and Indians which had fled before general
Winchester, had retreated with apparent
precipitancy, driving their carriages over
large logs. and tearing down every sap
ing tina sto ,d in Their way.
Scarcely had this scout left our camp
when received the following order from
gen. Winchester:
" Camp near Defiance. Oct. 6, 1912.
SIR,
Believing it to be essential, that the In
dams who committed the murder near your
camp should be pursued & routed, or their
strength and situation ascertained, and as
that duty can be best. and most expeditions
ly done with mounted men, you will this
morning pursue their trail with q part cr
the whole Of your iorcC, and dislndge, Kill
and destroy them it In your power. This
duty performed you can take the Course
directed by General Harsison. The atti
tude Of the enemy requires this change in
your destination & as commanding officer of
the left wing of the N. w Army have
deemedit my duty to make it ifyou d not
return to report, you will send at officer for