The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-20

to the support OF four times tho number OF
men that will be collected at P!a,tsburgh |
this fall, for whole year. have been trans
ported thro' this pla~e, for the northern
army. And during the last week, more
than one hundred and fifty Wagon loads of
blankets and other Coarse goods, from Mon
treal, have passed thro' here, for Albany.
Lansin5urg Gazette.
PITTssURc. Pcnn.) Oct. 6.
INDIAN NEWS.
The following letter was politely handed
us Tor publication by captain Cooper, who
was dispatched express with it from Mead
vile, to Gen. TannehlI. The general left
this place for head quarters, on Friday last
SALEM, Oct. 2, 1912.
--- Poypers, Esq.
Strive received information yester-
day by express from Huron, the purport of
which is that our army is crippled at SAM
dusky bay. Out Of 100 men who volunteered
70 attack some Indians OH the Peninsula, on
ly 81 have escaped. The Indians appear to
be very numerous, and the situation of our
frontier country is truly critical and alarm
ing. You will lose no time in communicate
ing tic above information to the comman-
dant at Meadviie, and use all Your infiu-
ence IN obtaining assistance for the relief of
our distressed frontier
NATHAN KING, Col. Sd Regt:
Il. THOMPSON. Major.
n. B. Another express at II O'Clock last
| night confirms the above statement.
Josiah Quincy, Esq. has declined being
considered a candidate to represent the state
OF Massachusetts in Congress at the ensuing
elections.
Extract Of a letter, dated Charleston Sen
tembrr 49,
There was duel this morning between
two young men who have heretofore been as
intimate AZ brothers (I'hos Crafts 6 VIM.
Bray,) the latter of whom was shot through
the heart, and OF Course instantly expired
From the Wt&tern Spectator ofOct.S.
ne ioiiowlAg Is extracted from a letter dased
81. N4ary's, Sent 81.
Gen. Winchester and staff are now At
Fort defiance, where we expect we shall
| march IN couple of days. A number of
| wasgonF moved yesterday for that place.
escorted by 700 Kentucky volunteers. who
are to open a road in direct line from this
| wo hundred pack horses laden with -four
started this morning. Indians are frequent
| y seen lurking about here, who fy at the
sight of soldier''
| Erfract from .4lbanv. orr II. ,.ece;z,ey b
fhc Steam Boar
" 1t is reported and believed, that all the
troops at Grcenbush viii move for the from
uers tomorrow neutrality-suspicious. thew go
west or north, l know not. A regiment.
consisting of about 500 men, left Green,
onsh Tor Piattshurg yesterday. Something
is to be done, and that shortly. God grant
that our arms may be successful"
Columbian.
Recruiting. On the march of the u. 6.
light dragons last week, they halted few
hours at the encampment at the arsenal at
bergen, when nine of the militia stationed
tnefe enlisted into the corps, and proceed
ed immediately on with the troops.
Another troop of regular horse crossed
IRON Jersey to this place on Sunday evening
on their way to the northward. Ii.
FROM BOSTON.
The Teazer, arrived at Portland bro,.
in with her brig Orient, Brown. from One.
bee, with timber, captured Sept. 25, and
schr. Jenny, laden with rum, sugar, &c.
which ne took the 50th-same day he took
another schr. with dry goods, sugar, &c.
sept. l8, engaged an English armed brig for
two hours, and then relinqushed the attack:
2lst, captured brig Sprightly, Main, of A.
peIde$n Goth, engaged brig Hope, for halt
an houT, at long shot, after which sent an
o"lcer on board to summon her tosurrender:
ne returned and reported her to be armed
81 '''- " hGh-enSageQ Fer a
snort time longer, and then sent the officer
again tc order her surrender, which, beinr
refused, prepared to board, but night com
ms on she escaped it appears there was 10
damage done on either side.
ne Pr1va;eer Shadow, of Philad was
spoke Sept. "a, lat. 20, long. 65, all we'll
1t was stated, few weeks since, that This
vessel run uiIyler while pursued b. an Eng
lIsh man of war.
Three British frigates, standing to the
westward, were seen few days since. lat.
IS, Ion 6o, so, by a vessel arrived at Port
tond' winch escaped them in very thick
fog, aitho' they passed within pistol shot to
windward W
he privateer schr. Liverpool Packet
OF Haiiia%, was spoken Sept. Is on orr
ccast--had taken the John & Adam, Drake
from London for Virg. and was goinr with
her to Halifax"
D!ARlO EHTRAORDINARIO
HAVANA, 5th Aug. 1912.
we have received the Jamaica Gazette.
the Kingston Chronicle ofthe 18th July. 1919
containing the following important article.
which w literally translate :
esterday arrived ut this port the Pack
ct Mary Ann, by which we learn that ON
the first of July there arrived at St. Pieres.
Martinique, "A French schooner from Bor
deauX with III Frenchmen of the first dis
Vnc.ion' who left Paris in consequence of
sudden general and violent revolution. which
mao burst forth in all partsof the tyrannical
AnI amoIlous government of France. The
Sad frcnctmen arrived at bordeaux. where
| they purchased tif. schoOppr and ;,,.,,oC;