The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-18

enre the entire command Of TIE lake the British
are actively terrifying the Isle Aux Noix, and are
.a;d to have number eli Gun Bolts at ST. Johns
One hundred and sixty batteaax, which were late
" contracted to be built for government nesriy
compieted-A considerable portion of them are To
Whitehsll-15 or 90 are lying at this place.-rhcy
are 81 feet long end s wide and will carry 10 or so
men. II is said contracts made Tor build ng co
In addition to the above number.
ARMY OF the NORTH.
On Thursday last passed through this town, from
the can,pat Greenhush, on their way Pittsburgh
one company OF U. 5. flying artillery com ande,i by
oapt. Mcintosh and the 9th and Sth regiments OF in
fantry, commando! by cois. Simons and Pike /; the
whole under the command OF Brig Gen. Bloomfield.
We are sorry to add, that owing % the negligence
ofthose whose duty it was to see their camp equip
age transported in up the river, regiment
remained all night without single tent fortunately
for them the weather was favorable. One man died
in camp on Thursday night, and was drowned
Friday morning, from one OF the batteauS,
the Union Bridge.
Gen. Bloomfield's veterans are very unski:ful
termen are informed that many ct the bateanx
which have passed this town, manned with soldiers
only, were in a vo"y ieaky condition, and that large
quantity Of bread, powder, and other articles on
board Of them were spoiled by being wet.
Ireypap. Sept 8.
Besides the facts SO clearly and ncidly stated in
Col Cass's report, there other material and i'm
portant facts that ought to be made public which
would not perhaps properly eriter intoa military
port. Let suffice for the present.
After the Surrender of Detroit the British and A
mercan officers Of necessity mingled together and
epterc.l into conversation. In conversation with
Col Cass the subject OF the present war, its prob
able duration &c, sn officer OF the British army,
ct as high grade captain, said, such manner
evi,ced his own belief in it, that the .NesR-Eng
iGnd StGres svoula remain neutral in his svrr, thar
40 attrck gcoRld therefore be anade on them that
@ convention Erds to meet in .HGSsachuSetts, the
object or effect of which would be to ensure this
neutrality Col. Cass told the officer lac ha mista-
ken the character Of his (Col Cass') couiMryn,en.
We in Heaven he had but thc doctrine late
1y laid down orthodox in FanUci; Hall, with the
contemporancous language OF the Federal prints,
lad most awful sQuinting towards such state.
Ne publish this fact at the present moment with
lao other view than to shew TO The opposition how All
my, iHgimg from ther conduct has dared TO cal.
euiate Oh their disaEection to the general cause.
Nat. Int.
NoRFoLK, September i4.-The British frigste
Be(videre is certainly cruiziug off our Capcs, and
committing vast depredations on our shipping. On
Friday she had or prizes in tow, one fine schoo.
loaded with cotton from Chareson for New
York. We hope shortly to hear of some OF our FRI
gates being alongside of her.
Arr British schr. Mary Ann, prize to the priva-
teer Black Joe, Brown, of NewIork, with cargo
IN lat %, long o., put in for provisions and water
having but one gallon on board.
SPIRIT OF 70
1t is with pleasure we learn, that in the
towns of Worcester, Milford, Richfeld and
Hartwick, in this county, four. companies of
cremhtS are now forming under the act of
congress authorizing the president to accept
the services of SO 600 men. They will, it is
understood, soon be completely organised
and hold themselves in readiness to march
at a moments warning.
(W. Y. } Cherry VaNey Press.
Extract ofa letter dated Lezvisfon <fug. 90
1912.
General Hull and the principal officers
OF his army now at Fort George, un-
doubtedly on their way to Quebec. or some
other safe place.-General Brock, in n
communication to General Van Renssel-
aer. states, that he had returned as far
as Fort Erie from Maiden, when he receiy-
ed information of the armistice and mme-
diately took the necessary steps to have the
measure carried into effect-That the ex-
ertions would be used. and he had already
commenced, to prevent the Indians from
Com uniting depredations on cur people, & to
have them called in.
"The British officers that have crossed
In Flag, express their astonishmcnt that
Hull should have surrendered in a manner
so disgraceful to the American Flag 1t is
also said that it was with the utmost diff
Guilty he could be kept from the Indignation
OF his soldiers, who attempted to use violence
to his person. "--Geneva Gaz.
-YoaK, Sep. io-hrriped, the ship
Ganges, Pierce, from London, 81 days from
the Land, with dry goods, crates, &c. Aug.
20, in lat. As, SIS, long SO, 30, spoke the ship
Pacific, Stanton, IS days from NJ York for
Liverpool, was informed Of the war, and
that he was overloaded Il few days before by
the Africa British 81, who had with her
three prizes, viz.--the COncordia, from Lon
don, Aristomenes, from liverpool and the
ship Eastop SCAR. The privateers Il Frank
lin, United We Stand and Dir ided We
Fall, who were going out of the Hook. put
back, ON seeing the frigates. The Ganges
had 3Spassengers:
Cattaih Pieree's Memorandum.
On Sunday last at 6 A. M. the Highlands
of Neversink, bearing Nm. w. distance
bout eight leagues, saw the british frigatc
Belvdefa, Captain Byron, then about 4
leagues ;. j.. from me; wind at that time n.
N. +. was then beating up for Sandy
Hook, i'll the ship Ganges, and the friaate
standing in after me, with an American en-
sign and pendant flying! After chasing nm
I'll 4 Z. NJ. came up 30 near to ME, as to fire
- "a, MI