The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-31

md then the war with the detessable govern
nent of Britain will be more popular if pos
sible than even that OF our Revolution.
Sir JAMES CRAIG, the Governor of Can
ada, must have been perfectly we'll ac-
luainted with the Federal party, when he
capt. Henry against the - san
suineness of an aspiring party" as he de-
signates the feleralists. They boast, talk
loud, make great brags, offer large bets,
and try, by pretending TO be certain of sue
cess, to gain their object--But their buster
cannot succeed. 10.
On the evening before the last April Elec
ton, the Federalists of Boston, who give the
tone & style TO the proc ceilings OF the State,
declared thut the ldzvs, if PERSISTED IN,
must and qvW be resisted
In Congress, Mar. Quincy has declared,
that it may become necessary to dissolve the
union, Pc kcEABLy IF THEY cAN-FoRcI-
BLY, IF TREY MUST. Not long since the
honorable Mr.: Otis, President Of the Sem
ate, and the honorable Mr.. Bigeiosv, as
Speaker of the Houses If Representatives,
were appointed by the Feleralsts to cores
pond with the authorities of the other
States on the subject of our National con-
cerns.-This correspondence has never been
exhibited
These are serious faets-They will not be
denied.-And we ask the honest & industri-
Gus part of the community, what would be
the consequence if sudl proceedings had
continued little time longer ? Is there on
sober minded, honest fderalst, who can
declare that such measures could result in
any thing but CIVIL war IT..
Cup. Id ST. LOUIS, Feb. Is.
~ .,IWDI.4JN HOSZTLIZIES s.
On Thursday last an eEtress arrived in
town from Fort Madison. 1t is believed in
that quarter, that the 'Winabagoes are de-
tcrmined to have revenge for the loss of
their men killed in the battle of the Wa
bash. The express ctme down the river
on the ice, in a sleigh, in company with
sorns traders; they were fired on some
distance above the mouth of Salt river, and
was repeatedly chased. by war-parties. He
also brings information, that on Monday
last, the family of Mr. O'Neil was killed
in the district of S.. Charles, on the bank
of the Mississippi,iby party of unknown
Indians; it was believed that the mischief
was done by party of Illinois Indians, who
had been huntingin that part of the country
for some time, and had visited the house in
a friendly manner before. Willard, the er-
faress, saw the bodies, nine in number. prin-
bipally females. O'Neil was in town when
the murder was committed. There were
two lads in the house, who had, rifles, and
would have defended themselves, but it is
supposed.vsAt the savages exhibited friend
ly deporEhent, until they put the youths off
their guard. 4Na Sf3tt : .,:,.,qec,
Immediately after the arrival of the e,t-
press, Governor Howard sent orders to Col
kibby, who commands the Militia of ST.
Charles, to call out a portion of the men,
that have been held in requisition for some
time to March at moments Warnings
An express was also sent to the Officer
commanding the regular forces in this Dis
trict and the Governor set out himselfthe
next Corning for St. Charles and has not yet
returned.
Further hreh arufion. The cordwainers of
Newark have contracted to furnish So, 600
pair of,siloes for tine United States, to be
delivered at n. Y. or Albany.
DEPOSITION Of 1 G3eSt. Chesy.
State Of conasss;caaaf ss Haze, a tsds
says, that, as, Supercarso of the brig
Thames, of said port of New-Haven. Elihu
Hitchcock master, he sailed in said brig,
| from st. Ubes, on the 18th day of January
1872, with cargo of salt and fruit, bound,
| for New-Haven /; that on the evening of the
I'd day of February, 1919, said brig fell in
with, and was taken possession of and taken
in tow, by three French vessels, viz. the
trgate Arrianne, commanded by Commo-
dore Feretier, of A. guns and 325 men--the
lfrigate Androm ache, commanded by Capt.
Morris, of A. guns and 1926 men--the sl6op
| OF war Mamaluke, commanded by Captain
c. M. 'Salabar, of 10 guns and $50 men,
which vessels of war, as this deponent was
informed by the officers, sailed from Nantz
on the 9Th of January last On board the
said French vessels were the crews of the
American ship Asia, of philadelphia, Tho
mas Hewett, master, and of the American,
brig Gershom, Jacob Smith, belonging to
| Duxbury, last from Boston, in the whole 81
in number. The officer OF the French
vrspe;s informed this deponcnt, that on the
18th January, when in about lat ~, n and
long. 81, w. they captured and burnt the
said ship Asia, she being laden with cargo
of corn and -four, and bound from Philadel-
iphia to Lisbon that on the 23d January, in
about the lat. ri, N and long. 90, w. they
captured and burnt said brig Gershom, she
being bound from Boston to Oporto, with a
cargo of corn, -four and rice On the Sd
February the commander OF the French
squadron released the Thames, together
with the captains and crews of the ship Asia.
and the brig Cershom above mentioned 81
i'll number, and sent them on board the
brig Thames, with puncheon of water and
about $50 cwt. of bread and half a barrel
of flour. Previous to the release of the
Thames, the French commodore made very
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