The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-20

Fort nirriscu. They set ont With tea
lays provisions, calculating on performing
The trip in twenty days, and by their plum
der procure the balance of ratio,is my. o.
pnioa however. Is. that after making the
nrst strokc, tue army will return and not
sisS tue procurcment ut sup?les--for they
IRE the most u1tritlv set perhaps ever
eeiore collected. lac Ge,rra has. con
,luctcd himseIf with as mich Cooluess
'irniness and energy as any m Al ever did
\ more industrious, Circulating, ajaricus
man never have seen.
Another expedition Zip the Wabash and
towards Lake Michigan, is contemplated to-
set out from Fort Harrisoa, on or before the
lst OF November, to lie performed in forty
days. The army will consist of three regi-
nents ofinfln5ry IRON Ken. 70 or so resu-
lars from this country, and so rangers, max
ing IN the whole IL or 1890 men, and it is
possible some of the mounted men may re-
turn. For the promotion ut that expedition
am now engaged. and shall have ample
provision by the time, except that some of
our poor fellows are too thinly ::lad. -Ihnpc
10 be oa this tour, and see my friends before
Christmas. Ihave sent young Mr.. Weisi-
ger to Frankfort to negotiate some matters :;
he will return Immediately; will you be s.,
oblging as to write me a ir.c? am now
mend,ng and hope soon to be strong.
Respectfully your obed ent servan
WILLIAM TRIGG
Governor Shelby.
A letter from an Officer of the United.
States army. received in this town, date;l
{" Camp near Bu1aioe. Oct. 90" states,
that the army in that quarter was very
sickiy. but the officers were firmly resolved
70 7ointer in Canada. They were to cross
over ny the 9Th or 10th of the present month.
Fredericksburg Herald.
New Hampshire has elected her list of
Peace Representatives TO Congress, and
Electors of President by majority rising
1000 votes Dos. Cen.
SALEM, Nov. 4-Arrivcd, via. Ports
mouth, British brig James and Charlotte,
WITH cargo OF coal, crates and a few bales
dry goods. prize to the priva,eer ship A
merica. She is about one year old, 1877
tons burthen; and sailed from Cork IN q
heet OF SO sail under convoy of two gun
briggs.
Friday, .Mou. 6. Arrived, privatecr schr.
Revenge, Formerly the John and George,
from cruizs of eight days. Erfract from
her Journal Nov. 1, off Grand Menan,
captured the schr. Robin, King, from Var
mouth, N. s. for St. Andrews, with a cargo
OF plaster and FISH,. A ship and brig were
IN sight at the same time. but our boat hav-
ing upset III boarding the schooner after sh.
was captured, we lost sight Of the ship and
brig i'll consequence Of our detention in ssv
ing the men, Nov, 2, in sight of Gr.ni
Menan. saw ship /; after a chase OF Ave
hours came up with her; she fired gun tn
wlndward, hpisted English col0rs * hauled
up her courscs.--At one P. NJ. bore up aud
got under her wake as,eri, hoisted our colors
ana gave her gin. She commenced firing
her stern gnns--we continued firing our
large gun with rounc . I'd grape finding we
did no essential damage, we hauled slong
side to windward sithin musket shnt-we
still kept up brisk fire with nur large gun
and musAets, during shich time she gave
US her whole broadside. At 4 P. NJ our
shot being nearly expended, and no pros
poet OF the enemy striking. bore up under
his stern within half pistol shot, and kept
up a constant fre.--Our boarders in the
mean time prepared to board. At I-2 past
4 got close along side under her lee; she
gave us her lee broad side, cut away our
Ice tore rigging and damaged uur sails very
much; we gave three cheers, and Mr.. Up
ton with ii men Immediately boarded with
pistols and swords--at the same time she
struck her colors. During this engagement,
inch continued three hours and "a quarter,
We had only man wounded i'm the leg The
mp proved TO be the Ned IF G glasgow, from
u. Johns, bound home with a full cargo of
timber. She mounted ten 9 Founders, was
manned BY 10 men, and is about 400 tons
'urthen The mate and carpenter of the |
snip were slightly wounded, and her sails,
rigging, &c. cut To pieces. The Revenge |
MOUNTS L long twelve, and two Founders,
and had at he time SO men, including Off |
Gers. The Ned isthe same ship which en- |
g?ged the reazcr on her last cruize, and
beat her of.
SAME DAY-Arrived British ship Ned |
late Necol. mounting 10 guns, copper bot
toned, with cargo of timber. prize to the
Revenge.
SAME DAY.-Arr British schr.
captured in the bay OF Fundy, with cargo
ut oil, seal skias, plaster &c. prize to the
Fame, capt. Green.
WAR ON The OCEAN.
Since the Declaration of the War, we
have taken from the enemy Tzvo hundred
and .Wnetern VeSseis. Carrying Five Hun
In