The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-10
Domestic.
Bosrox, Nov. 80.

a gentleman who left Champlain about
10 days since, says the regular force is about
5000, and 2 or 5000 militia. Some of the
regulars arc fine troops, and will doubtless
hight we'll. A few days since, Col. CLARK,
who was officer of the day, rode two or three
miles into Canada alone, and learnt that
or 800 Indians were in the vicinity. Gen.
Chandler was detached, with about 800
men including one company of light artille-
ry and one of cavalry, who proceeded in the
evening to the village of Odletown, where
there was small breast work, lately &C.
cupied by the enemy. About IL O'Clock.
this fort was surrounded and our troops fir
cd but on closing up, only single musket
was taken prisoner, with the loss on our
part OF two wounded ; one had an ear Dor
ed and another his hand; but whether by
the Indians or by their own cross fire, was
not ascertained. The troops returned. and
the next night the search was renewed, but
we know not with what success. 500 men
mad volunteered to Cat a road, who had ak
es prepared for'this purpose" Keene Pater.
Sn Sunday and Monday, the 22d and 23d
inst. Gen. Dearborn's army, excepting 500
men, whom he detached with the design of
taking about 500 of the British or Indians,
who were posted few miles beyond
where the American army pcnetrated)
lett Canada TO go into Winter Quarters, at
piattsburS, Burlington, Greenbush, &c. -
It having been concluded to give uD the
conquest of Lower Canada for the present.
On account it is said, of the want of
suthc'ent number of men, and the weather
being too cold at thi, season, to effect their
purpose. The returns OF the Regulars were
41!7 men, OF whom about 700 of SICK and
those who attended them, were left a,
flattsburg when the army invaded Canada !;
ana there were only from 1890 20 1000 Mi
iitia, OF whom about two thirds volunteered
20 cross the Boundary Line. On the APP
Proach OF the American army, the British
and indians fled towards Montreal, and, on
:he Russian plan, burnt the Houses, Barns,
Hay, DC. as they went, for = consid-
cradle distance. Col. Clark's regiment was
TO go to Burlington, and the Vermont mill
TIA were permitted to go home. Gen. Dear
oorn's troops attacked and took Block
Rouse, which they burnt. In the rubbish of
this house, there were the bones of four per-
sons, who were supposed to be Indians but
1t was uncertain whether dead or alive when
the house was set on fire. It was conjec-
tured, that one Indian was killed. Our ar
my returned unhIrt-except six men, who
were wounded in the attack on the Block
House, by aparty of our own troops, who took
them for enemies by mistake-(one of them
is since dead)-and one man was killed by
the accident of falling over log, in the
hurry OF the attack. The army when at
the line, was very short of Provisions but
their Ammunition held out. Bos. fed. ia.
BY letter from vergennes. Cvt.) situa-
TED on Otter Greek, about miles from its
mouth in Lake Champlain, dated Novem-
Der II, we learn that the militia having, with
few exceptions, refused to cross the boun-
Diary, the regular army has been under the
necessity OF going into winter quarters
Two troops of the Cavalry are to be quar-
tered in Vermont, two in Massachusetts, an !
the rest at Greenbush. Demo. Press,
BosToN, Nov. 3.--Arriyed, sloop Jane,
Robinson, from n. York--Wednesday 18th
inst. was taken by the English PPIVA-
EEK Liverpool Packet, every man ,ex-
cept captain K. taken out, a prize master
and three men put on board, and ordered
tor Liverpool n. S. Friday, Goth, at n. M.
blowing GALE, mainsail lowered half
down, 1t struck the masters mate, BENJA-
MIN SWIM, (who navisated the sloop)
knocked him over beard, Il he was drown
ed-that night, at 8 O'Clock, captain u. or
dcrcd the vessel to be hove TO, then blowing
"a gale, TOR the safety of THO vessel and
themselves, and while the men were taking
IN the jIb and settling the mainsai, captain
n. secured all the fire arms and instruments
I'll, tiAe.b "tiC tuSB went
into the after cabin. shut one door, and stood
armed at the other, and as the men came
down. he ordered them TO surrender, or lie
shot---tiiey then immediately turned into
their births, and refused to give any assis-
lance tor the safety of the sloop for fifteen
hours during which time capt. X. remained
at ms post, determined 70 shoot them should
they make any reS.stance-all this time the
sioop was rolling and tumbling aboat at the
mercy OF tho sea, without a C commander or
soul On deck, which split the msinsail to
pieces, set .he sloop leaking, and sustain
ed other damage, at the expiration Of Is
hours they agreed to assist Capt. r. in work
ing the ship rs Boston which they were
compelled to do TO save their own lives
Capt. X. made them take a solemn oath
upoh the bible, not 10 rise upon hinl-1and
neither OF them understood navigation,
which was another iDdlcemcut for them 20
assist i'll working the vessel in. they thought
it advisable to give the command To him,
to navigate the slOop TO hoston. When
Capt. X. retook the sloop Saturday 21st
inst. he was in lat. Al, 48, 1os. 81, 50. Capt.
K. arrived at Sandy Bay Cape Amy Fri
day night, landed two of tie men, and pro-
cured two others To- assist him 20 Bustoa--
The prlyateersmen inform US, that the Ii.
| verpool Packet sailed from Liverpool n. 8.
with rs men on board--tb2t they had no
communication with or supplies from Cape
Cod--that they manned vessels previous
| to the Jane-that when the Liyerpoo! Pack
ct sailed, the owners were fitting out an her.
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