The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-30

towrS III Treat Britain, were proceeding to
London, for the purpose of being examined
by Parliament concerning the operation of
the Orders in Council.
BANKS.
The Bills to incorporate sirteen Banks in
the room of those which expire i'm October,
and four new Banks, were introduced and
discussed yesterday, and were passed such
stages as the rules of the two Houses adj
mit.-The consideration of them will be
resumed this day; and they will be finished
with all due dispatch.
Boston Cent;nel. June 90.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2o.-THE DE-
cLARATIoN OF WAR was read at the Cof-
fee-House this day about half after 10 o.
clock. and received, yes, in the Merchants
Coffee House in Second street, it was re-
ceived with huzZas and acclamations.-
There were few Kisses. but the hissers
were notified that they "must not nozu con-
slider this as British Coffee House hence
forth it must and shall be, an american COT
Dean. Press.
ANNAPOLIS, June Cove understand
that fort Madison is to be reinforced with
one hundred men in the course of few
days, and that the troops at present staff
oned III fort Madison, are to be removed to
fort Severn, under the command of Lieut.
Clarke. We observe with peculiar salts
faction that the most active preparations
are making in all parts of the u. States to
place the country in a complete state of de-
fence, and commence an offensive war in
the Canadas.
NoRFoLK, June PA stranger by the
name OF Vitkinson, arrived in town las,
week and put up at the British Consu.s.-
He was understood to be British officer
though he was habited as private gentle
man. No notice, however, was taken of the
circumstance, until afterthc Declaration OF
War was received on Monday last when,
as the mail boat was about to depart for
Hampton, he was observed making his way
with uncommon speed and eircutnspectiop
along the back street which leads from the
British Consul's to the wharf where the
mail boat lay, when he sprang On board
darted into the cabin, and in n few seconds
the boat was under way. This preciptate
retreat awakened a suspicion in some of oui
leading citizens, that Wilkinson would lose
no time in communicating the news of the
declaration to a British man of war, known
to be lowering on our coast. y boat from
the Navy Yard and another from fort Mel.
son were as soon as possible dispatched af
ter the mail boat which they overlook, wher
Mr.. Wilkinson was taken and conducted t.
the Navy Yard. where he will be detained
as prisoner until further orders. We nm
derstand he is captain in the Royal Ma
rines. Herald.
Var 6ettseen Russia q France.
Extract Of a letter receiped from very re-
sfecta6ie gentleman, dated Gottenburg
1st Of May, 1912.
g have just seen a respectable gentle.
man direct from St. Petersburg, on his way
to London he says that Russia had decla
red war against France and has an army Of
100000 men on the frontiers.
The cause of this sudden declaration o.
war was that the emperor of France had
bribed thirteen men Of rank 70 murder the
Emperor of Russia in consequence o
which the nobility one and all demanded
an immediate declaration of war against
France.
WAsuINoToE, [Penn.) June IA let
ter from A. i. Woodward, esq. of Detroit
to his friend in Pittsburgh, dated May 5
states, that "the utmost alarm pervades
the small garrison at Chicago. 1t appear.
that this fort is only stockade, and has
but from forty to fifty effective soldiers
Water they probably have within the garri
SOh, Iiiu no uOuDl a Shall supply OI pIONlSl
ons in advance but fuel they have not, s.
every little wood party that ventures out
of the stockade is liable to be cut Off. They
had usually depended much for provisions
on the cattle reared in the luxuriant prai
ries around them but the Indians have al
ready commenced the destruction of these
animals which interccpts every supply by
land, and the supplies by water through
lakes Huron and Michigan are tedious, anC
at the same time precaTous. Great appre
tensions are therefore entertained that for
Madison westward of them in the MiSSissip
pi, and Chicago. or fort Dearborn will b,
cut off A similar disaster threatens for
| Wayne, which Is said to be also stock adj,
I--Michillimacinac and Detroit are mucl
stronger posts and great doubts are en
tertained whether the latter will be attack
| ed by the savages, unless in conjunction
with their European ally. ut Detroit the
| most judcious and vigorous measures hav,
been taken for effectual defence.
Their hopes are strengthened by thu
expected arrival of the Ohio volunteers
Let their commander know his enemy, ant
leave to contingency nothing which precau
ton and resolution can avert---if the DANCE
that menaces the young republic of Tia,
west, from the maternal Kingdom on tn,
one hand, and her ferociuus allies, the abo
riginal savagcs Of this continent on the o
Their, kind,c into an open blaze, let the arm
OF the western country be lifted in the full
majesty of its strength; and as soon a
government pcrIaits, the Mississippi DE in
spontaneously made the liHe Of dssnarkati
orr