The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-17

the ostensible object Of all parties. The
majoiiry mast, and will govern /; aud opposi-
ton, an improper opposition--wih ony
lead to the duration OF the war. the dis
grace OF our country aud the triumph OF
the foe
The following gentlemen have been cho-
sen for field officers IN the First Regiment
II .|eSo- HcmfSA;rc Yotun:ecrS, by the COM
pany officers:
.4gua(a Dcuis. of Warner. colonel; Johu
Garter, of bow, leutenant-c colonel; Inn
Sradford, OF Mount Vernon. LIST major
JG6e- smith. of Salisbury, Cd major Jo-
lSehh LoSo, Amherst, adJutanr.
,Nieianchoiy Inteih.ccnce-The friends of
the missionary cause will read, with sincere
and deep regret. tho following Intelligence
which is copied from the London Cammcr-
ciai Chronicle, of the 18th of September
last: ..,s
Z, letter from Scramporo, dated March
18th, received September 8, gives an ac
count of a FIRE, which broke out in the print
ing Office at the mission house on Wednes-
day evening March Il, and destroy
ed 1000 reams Englisn pape- {worth of
these $4,000 sterling) and FONTS oftphes in
fourteen languages, besides English. The
loss cannot be less than Gl2 900, and all the
literary labors Of the missionaries are in-
CHARLESTON. Dec. 9.-The U. States
schooner FERRET. formerly the Leila
Ann, and lately purchased for government
under the command of Lieut. Crawley. sail
ed on Sunday last for Beaufort.
FLORIDA.
DEG. 10-From the following letter. as
well as from several other circumstances.
there is no doubt on our minds but tina. i'm
| mediate possession will be taken OF the Flo
| ridas, with a force competent to put down
all opposition. Policy has long since dcta
Jed this measure, and, if we are correctly
informed, Gen. PINKNEY left this, with
his suite, yesterday, to effect the desirable
object.
Extract ofa letter from an inefficient een-
tieman 10 ne Editor, dafed
! POINT PErRK. Nov. e1
In compliance with your request,
take pleasure in communicating the most
Important intelligence that has transnired
since the regiment left SandersyilIe. We
marched from that place on the 18th ult
land arrived AT this post on the 1st inst
" On the 5ih, Col. Smith to whom Col.
lChambers was ms ructed to report himself,
lordered tour com anies to his camp on ST.
Johns, Erst Fiori =; whittier they sailed a
bout IL O'Clock at that day--Thc companies
were under the command of Captains COM
ming Wits, GllOert ana Atkinson. On
lthe 10th, Capt. Sanders with his Company
oi riH men marched to the same place.
From the prompt measures adopted by
}Coi smith we were in hopes of shortly try
ling strength with the Dons of ST. Au-
lguatiAe blu. our operations have been sus-
pended III consequence of advices from Ma
Jor-Generai Pinckney, informing US that he
will be here shortly to take command i'll
lpers8n.
! - saw a letter last evening from Col
Troup to Col. Smith, stating that our at
fairs i'll Florida would probably be placed
on satisfactory footing in one fortnight
from this time, from which / suppose we
shall shortly be enabled to act extensively in
that Province.
| &c On the morning of the 18th, a British
cruiser supposed to be Il sloop of War or
small frgate, appeared off the bar, in full
view of this place. distant six or eight miles ::
but stretched out to sea in the evening, since
we have seen nohing of her The Ferdi-
nand or rather British party on Amelia Is
land, were much anima.ed at sight of the
above vessel. was on the Island at the
time she was in view, a nd was by many ex
pected to intend entering the harbor.
felt perfectly disposed to range myself I'M
der my country's standard and take the
consequence" --dugusfa Mirror.
The Hon. John Ga,llard is reelected
Senator to Congress from South Carolina
for six years from the 4th of March next
The poll stood, for M. GaiIlard, 11S votes.
His EXcellency Henry Middleton, 81 ditto
Majority for Mr. GailIard 81