The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-05
-, SAvANNAH, May IS.
ne give the following particulars Furnished By s
gentleman from the southsSayd -.

retreat MAS beat aud the party retained un,ncie.-
ted to the fort
furasins party of spaniarts with enc hundred,
head OF Cattle, on ,l,ev return TO the Garrison
intercepted, made PRISONERS, and the spoil secured
10 'he PATROLS wi" are said To have about forty
prisoners now in tl,e-r camp.
On the return ut Col Cutlbert from Areustnc.
NOV Mitchell! immediately dispatched Ii. other Aid,
Major Houston, to the Commander of that place.
| The Garrison is said To be rcll supplied with SAT-
lpro,isioms, but mueiu wnnt of bread.
| MIR ionse Of Amelia. who 81 short time since
went to Augustine, for the purpose Of owing LIS
family from tscIcc, prevented from accom-
plis'ing this desirable object ana, is now t.tnine,i
in the fort 1t was also rcpori, that th, pntrois lsd
detached party of men to Amelia, bring to ,ie,
lamp Mr. iibor's1' several others. for brescl,
OF parole but on hearing OF the Governors arrival
at St. Mary's, those in custody were liberated aud
permitted to return to Amelia.
The Reverend WILLIAM WHITE. orthc
county of Philadelphia, has been nomina, eli
| by the President of the United States, and
approved by the Senate, Commissioner IF
Loans for the Penn3y,' ania District, in the
room OF Blair MClenachan, Esq. deceased
/ detachment of one hundred recruits en-
listed IN the additional army, In New Jersey,
commanded bv coftain Hunter, an d one hun
dred men enlisted in Philadelphia district.
commanded BY cdhrain Connolly, marched
on tuesday last from the depot, at Tren-
ton, urder the direction of major Carr, for
Fort Columbus, in the harbor of New-York
. PHILADELPHIA, May 90.
we are told that OH Monday last the
late manufactured COUNT CRILLON, left
Newcastle to go board the SCH Nc.
5, late Exchange, as was said for France
but more probably to cruize against this
Country.
| ST. Louis, Gouisiana, Mayo.
some days ago, the Chiefs of the great
and little Usage. the Sacs, Renards, ard
the Shawanoes and Delawarcs who reside
III this territory, met here in order to accom-
pany General VIM. Clark to the Federal
Sly- On Tuesday week last, they held a
Council to compose their differences, and
endcavor to bury the tomahawk. With the
Shawanoes and Della wares The Osarcs made
P eace by promising to cover the dead bo-
dies OF the Shawanoes, with such remunera-
ton as weuld be acceptable-With the Sacs
and FOXES nc treaty would be made, as the
Sacs, &c. said they did not come here for
that purpose, nor had they taken the obi
mon OF their nation on the subject. ThettO-
sages appeared to be anxious for peace hue
the Sacs evaded every thing on that head,
by femarking, that their numerous neioh-
nors were determined on war with the Osa-
ges, and they could not restain their Young
TTen from joining the hostile parties.
tln the 5th inst. Gen. w. Clark left this
PiaGc Tor washington City, with the chiefs
fo1 the above mentioned nations.
| PHILADELPHIA, Nav 80.
| = hursday last arrived at New Castle =
BRITISH schr. from ST. Thomas, with Is o..
10 French Passengers, a prize to the u. s,
orIg Argus, for breach Of non intrfcourss
law. '0'i 80
= From the MN Fonty;or
necruitihS Tor the new army has Just commenced
In this state and Massachusetts; and the succcsy
Seiy to attend it will be such as to dis,unoi.t ,b
Toes to our countrys Intepenlence From Hns,a.,
we nave information that Capt HARRIS filled his
company otLisht Drosoons one hundred i,r number
AZ a rev DAYS The recruiting officer in Keene had
hot opened his rendezvous six hours ere he hal en-,
istI;i EIGHT likely young men. Captain BurLEe
at Deeriie!i, had enlisted number and nrob bIv
WIN complete his quota in few weeks Among
THOSE determined to engage in defence of their coun
try, we lind the promising and resDeetalI,,
young men Indeed, aside from that holy flame Of pat
i'otsm winch hires the breast OF every true merca
SON. the offers he'll forth by the government in pccu
mar point OF view ar in high degr, a,v ntaee "a
Tor there are but few kinds OF business that will in five
years put IN mans pocket $50 dollars, feed and
oEthe hIm and leave him in possession of $50 acres
OF land worth at least 450 dollars.
bADAJOS--Capt. Dayton, from Lisbon
has furnished the Editors of this Gazette
with the following particulars of the siege
OF b2daJoS.
An account of the attack and proceedings
against the City of Badajos.
After the fall of Ciudad Rodrigo which
happened on the 18th of January, the
trenches and breaches were fitted 1p. and
the army commenced it's march to the
South-about the 14th March the whole
combined army arrived at Elvas and It's
vicinity --on the 18th the army was put in
TO motion. and the investment of Badaiox
took place OH that evening-Ou the 18TH
she combined armies broke ground. On thes
25th, the fort Of Pcorine was taken by
storm, commanded by Gen. Kemp, and the,
troops OF the Sd division--this fort is of great
Importance to the troops working on the
trenches. The enemy had $50 men in the
tort' and only "a escaped the gates of eter-
nlty. At o'clock in the evening on the 9th
OF April, the English attacked Badaios AZ
three breaches-the light division attacked
the small wall, the fourth the principal oncs
and the fifth the small breach, and the al
division commanded by the gallant Gen.
Piet0n. were ordered to make a false attack
which they did but, not being satisfied
with this, he scaled the walls with his
whole division, at the very moment the o.
ther divisions were employed in attacking
the breaches-The breaches were found to-
be inaccessible and the contest of course
terrible on both sides ; but in this great
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