The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-22


sessing liberal ideas; and the prisons were
crowded with those whose only crime was,
secretly detesting their cruel & cowardly
tyrants.
The maxim, that in prosecuting you null
tiply sectaries, was then verehcd for the
hundredth time.-The insurgents appeared
all at once, to spring from their ashes more
numerous than ever. Masters, in man
ner, of the country and the mines, they over
whelmed the ir oppressors with misery and
terror. Acapulco the best harbor in the
empire. situated the Pacific Ocean, fell
into their power aud they were every day
expected in the middle of the metropolis.
WAsnINGroN. May 10.
We are requested to state that
meeting of the Republican Members of the
Congress of the United States, will take place
at the Senate Chamber in the Capitol, on
Monday Evening mex, at o'clock p. NJ. for
the purpose OF designating such persons as
they may think MOST proper IT, be supported
as candidates for the Offices of the President
and Vice President of United States at the
ensuing Election.
PRESIDE VITAL ELECTION.
Since the decta>e or ,he venerable CLIN-
TON, there has been much Converse i IN in
private circles, and some notices in tine Dub.
lie prints, oA the selection of Il proper per-
son as his successor. The twn gentlemen,
of whom we have heard most said, arc
John LANcDoN of New-Hampshirc, and
ELBRIDcE GERRY OF Massachusetts. The
choice, on whomsoevcr it may fall, will un =
doubtediy be from the Eastern States.
We have not heard any other Candidate
seriously spoken of for the Presidency than
James NJ ALLISON. He unquestiona3ly unites
the sentiments OF large maj ority of the Re.
publican Members of Congress !; and, ON
this point, we believe many days will not
have elapsed before all DOUBT will vanish, &
deception cease. Nat. Int.
(O.) CIRCLEvILLE, MAY ,.
On Monday last, capt. b. Fryatt, with
COMPANY of about sixty Volunteers, left this
county for the place of rendezvous-From
thence they are to proceed Immediately to
Detroit.
We understand. that another company
have already volunteered their services from
the county of Picka way, and wait their
country's call to march.
e Vhcennes, .darl IS.
INDIAN AND BRITISH DEPREDATIoEs
We have now to record as melancholy an
instance of the savage barbarity of their
noble allies as that which was given in our
paper of last week On Wednesday even
Tag last about sunset the family of MIR. Ha-
ryman, consisting of himself, his wife and
five small children, were murdered at their
residence upon the Embarras river, in the
Illinois territory, and about S miles from
this piace. Mr. H1ryman i'll the act
OF loa Ing perogue and had his family at
the wa cr's edge sur the purpose Of embark
ing them, when he was Fl ed Ia Young
man who lived with him, ana who hid gone
back to the house a short distance off, to
bring something that was left, had an op-
portunity OF IN aking his escape. On Thurs
diy, Col. Miller, with detachment of the
U.ited States troops, went to the spot, and
INFERRED as decently as circumstances would
permit, the mang!ed bodies of this unfortu-
nate family. Mr.. HarNman was mill
wright, "a respectable citizen, and an emf
grant from the stare of Vermont. A party
OF rangers and militia were sent after the
Indians, but a violent rain which fell the
night succeeding the murder, obliterated
their tracks and rendered the pursuit im-
practicable.
MORE BRITISH FRIENDSHIP.
Just Us this p sper was about to be put to
press, an express arrived from Capt.
Virgins, who commands a militia company
on the Ohio, with a letter to the governor
containing the following information
On Tuesday last, the family OF Mr.
Mix, living on little Pidgeon creek, ere at
tackled by three Indians about day light
Old Mrs. Mix, was first fred on as she was
going to the spring. but She sustained no
Injury-her husband ran into the yard, and |
was Immediately shot down her Youngest
son was also shot ill the house and his arm
broken with a smmahawk-wailSt they
were struggling on the floor, his sister took |
down the DID gentleman's rifle, and snapped |
it against the Indian head, she then deli !
berateiy primcd the gun, and flashed it.
unfortunately it was not loaded--the old la
lily then seized an axe with which she beat
the Indian off her son, and drove him out of
the House. Whilst these things were pas
sing, another son of Mr.. Mix, whose house
was alb ut 40 yds. from his fathers, had fired
OH the Indians, killed one, and then retreat
ed into the woods with his family, supposing
that his fathers were all killed. The old
lady and her daughter, however, heroical-
fy kept the house, which the two remaining
Indians burst not again attempt to enter, but
taking up the body of their deceased Compa-
niol, they threw it into the spring branch,
and covering it with few logs, made pre-
cipitate retreat.
FEDERALISM AND THE LOAN.
When the Federal Administration want
ed TO borrow a few millions of dollars, they
opened their books, and To- eighty thou
sand dollars were subscribed - When
the Republican Administration open their
books for a loan, in two days, near SIX
MILLIONS, seventy.fVe times as much as
the federaHsts got, were subsc ribed-yet do |
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