The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-31

British were masters Of the Lake; that the
and hostile movements Of the In
dians on the Canada side, the Invitations &
lures held out to these on this side tho lake.
and the removal into Canada of the Sandus-
Ky tribe (300) had excited so much apprc-
henson THAI he, the general, had embedded
three companies Of militia including the T.
tic light infantry company, and that gene
raj Lacock, having written that the presi-
cent of the United States, in answer 10 IA
memorial from Erie, had declared his ina
biii,y to furnish arms. &c. for the militia,
i, was hoped the governor of PENNSYLVANIA
would take the necessary responsibility and
Issue the necessary orders to enable tho mi
litia to defend their homes and f. esiaes.
On tire morning Of the 18th, the governor
dispatched the express to Erie with "ge-
neral orders" to the Inspector Of the bri-
gadc. including Eric, (Wm. Clark esq and
Il letter to general Kelso.
In the general orders the governor directs
the brigade inspector to have in Immediate
readiness for field duty two classes IF the mi
litia OF his brigade, (not before drafted) tobe
osficered according to law and put undertake
command of brigadier general Kelso. The
governor authorizes the brigade inspectort to
purchase sufficient lead far ball and any
quantity of gunpowder not exceeding one
IL,
militia state fund.
In the letter of governor Sny der to general
Kelso he regrets that the militia on the lakes
had not provided themselves with arms I'M
der the same regulations imposed by law
upon the other militia of the state, but that
regarding the necessity of the Case and re-
lying on the liberahty If the legislature, he
had ordered the State musqueIs from Lam
caster to Harrisburg to be put in thorough
.,.l G .-s1. r
OF them to the brigade Inspector Clark <
also six casks of gunpowder, two hundred
weight of lead and 1000 f1ints.
NKw-YoRK, July 24-Sailed Yesterday
! on acruise, the privateer schr Bunker Hill,
capt. Lewis. Several other privateers are
preparing to follow in few days.
BosroN, July 1s.--On Thursday the Cant. OF
the French letter of 'narque Rodeur, made com.
plant to his Honor Lit. Gov. Philips, that the said
vessel had been threatened with destruction by evil
minded persons, & demanded protection We I'M
derstand that orders immediately given to
the Sheriff to due care that the laws of the
State were not violated.
BosToN July GA gentleman from the Vine
yard informs, that Friday last MIR. Peas Vine
yard pilot, saw large ships and brig, Block Island
n. N. w. "a miles fishing smack attempted to
SEND her sif along side, to sell fish, but was Or
| SO cannon were heard in All S. S. f.. direction.
The schr. Mary, Gem, % days from the Grand
| Bank Rr. at Pro,incetown Oh Monday weck.-July
| 6. spoke the boat lluntcr.-Tth was boarded from
the Br. brig Plum er, but not detained, she being
short.handed Ssme day, lat AZ, long. Ca " as boar
ded by the British figate Shannon OF IS guns, in CO.
with other fIigates and Ga, 5 day from Halifax
honn'l oil New York. The boarding officer said one
OF the lrigates the Belyiderc which had been f.
| rid into by an American ship Of war, and capt G.
observed that OF her sails ere new and that
she had new boards Sc. round her quarters, which
had not been painted They likewise said tl,af they
| had taken American brig, with I2 English pas
sengcrs on board, and that the were on board
the 6f--the captain and passengers continuing in
the vessel to HaIifax--,hat the crews of American
vessels were marched to prison in Halifax 4th Of J-
y-and that the ships had orders to molest =
rnerfean fishermen and coasng vessels.
days from Lisbon, with $4,000 dolls. specie to j.
| White $50.
! July 2l.-Arrived the British, ship FARRELL, capt
| Richd. Jacobs prize to the priyateer Fai, T.,
capt Morgan She wasfrom Bristol, England. bounu
TO st Andrews IN ballast. She is fine ship of near
ly 400 tons, mounted two Founders and had rs men
on board. The Fair Trader small vessel, and ha-
wing but Is men board at the time, came under
the ships stern, and discharged gun at her. when
the crew OF the ship (sOme of whom were Ameri-
cans) refused To fight and left their guns and the pri
rateer boarded her without resistance Four of her
| crew Immediately entered m board The priYateer
| The Fair Trader had previously captured three
british SchOoners one having a cargo of beef -four
fsh. &c another loaded with gin Il tobacco, bound
! to St Andrews, and the other Nth lumber on deck
| The English captain Informs that few DAYS be-
fore he was captured he had been boarded by
the British armed brig iingdove, who impressed
| his 2d mate--Tbe Ringdoye had captured an mer-
lean vessel, and went in pursuit of ship, sapposcd
1 to be American.
| The Lion privateer, capt Cioutrnan, arrived a
| Marblehead on Monday, from y cruize she has capt
tured, beside those already mentioned, British sehr
| tu,ft. fsafx harrp s,.,x n,tol
We hell recoileet the British Proclamation dur
| ing embargo to invite our citizens to smuggle
\ the above, (the Procamations of Sherbrooke and
! Sawyer) are og the same character We have seen
letter found on board one of the prizes sent into
Saicm directed to gentlemen in Boston, stating
" that the Brtis. Admiral will grant protection to
all vessels bound here with provlsons,'' and that
-four is Is dollars. PASSPORT derives peculiar pro-
lection, from the great assistance il has rendered
/ England in obstructing the execution Of the laws.
| Already have applications been made to our Custom
Houses since the war; to clear out large quantities of
| -four &cto Eastport Government osght not only to
give tile vessels taken in this traffic to the capors
but also to free their prize from duty this would
effcctually check this species of petit treason.
Register.
| BosToN July 20---Brig Thomas, Sampson, Of
Duxbury, ~ DAYS from Liverpool, with salt and
crates, tn John S. Trott
The Thomas bound to Amelia Island, but
put IN here IN consequence of She is taken
possession of by the officers o. government.
| A smart firing was heard on Monday in the Bay,
| which continued several hours.