The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-23
FALSTAFF.
(Aat..IeSfi.
ELECTIONS.


The election in the state of Dciagpa7.e bas
| resulted IN IA federal majority Tor Congress.
o. 913. III 1910 the parties were eauai IA,
st.hath' republican governor being e.
iected ny a major.ty of 70, and federal
member or nsress by Is. This year they
nave elected two members, (by the new cen
sus) Messrs. RiDGKLY and COOPER
III " rse Jersey, by The subjoined account
nom me Gd<elte, the republicans have sue
1 |ee"Su 80 one point oni,, the Joint bailo, for
ont' e's pi So> eminent. each house being di-
| .iIed against the o;her on Concurrent votes
Inc success OF either congress ticket is not
mentioned And as it was understood that
the Presidential electors would have been
CHOSEN ~ AN alteration ofthc law for a pen
erai ticket t" Il legislative appointment, in
case eltner party had Completely prevailed
III the legislature, it will follow that the e.
iectors will be chosen at another election
ny the people at large as before
-. we learn from gentleman who has the
means OF correct information, that the cl,c
''on !" New"5ersey terminated in the choice
ftderalists in the Council, and demo-
cas- and 81 democratic members of AS
Hennt, and 10 Notwithstanding on
JOINT ballot, democratic majority Of ONE ~
". Y. Gaz.
Other accounts report the state to be
wholly federal; but we probably shall n.t
learn the true result before tomorrow or
sunday. ~ Y. Co/un,b;o,,
Aahorfation ,.four sc. Nine large and
| o"r'nensome vessels are loading with -four
&c Tor Spain and Portugal, at the docks in
the North river, & probably as many more
III me East river, one of which the Gate fri
gate) American Eagle, is expected to carry
| 10 or $4,000 barrels or nearly equal i'm
mense Quantity Of the staff of life. This
trade, we presume, Is expected to be prohi
oited by congress forth with on their session.
OF Such great shipments would not b.. max
ing at the present time in such haste. And
thus the high price ofgrain is accounted fer.
ana must naturally decline as the session
approaches In the meanwhile, the farmer
'eJoices' the merchant IS pleased, the me
rhanic ana laborer Complain, and the po-
ltician CRIES out shame ON such direct aid
end encouragement TO our enemy Congress
Cannot hesitate IN doing their duty on the
SUBJECT. For 1t is loudly said air, adv, tina,
tne present mode OF feeding and fighting G
ihltaln Is 81 mnch more To her advautare
than that OF the United States, that she
would be Content to Garry Oh the var fore
yer AZ such a rate. And in good truth we
think our government viii be highly repre-
hehS!0e II 1t does no. take more rains to
supply our own troops Oil he frontier v ith
provisions, * prevent the enemy in anypart
AN
much facility from hi, country. An en-
oargo should have beel C ,ntiuued, or a non.
expectation act passed. III.
SAHANDAIGUA, Octuber 6.--On I'hais-
DAY night last, a boat with AZ and a bare,
tn 50 men, from the Is itSa oug ROYAL
Hco'ge wni; IA lay on, came into the u,l,itl
u '1enesSee rave. ant cut awiy the taS.rn-
'ngs OF two vessels. aud towed them out
without any oppasitIon. One of them wasa
schr the Lady Murray. owned by captain
Vniiam .M Knstry, IF Penieid, in this
county TIA y,her sm all vessel used as u
lied States revenue cutter. The next
morning the British boat returned to the
store b"use of Mr.. Spalding and required
the SANS and rigging belonging to the sch'r.
whIcn mad been d,smantled Finding thev
were III the store house, they entered and
took them-They were also alb mt taking q
barrel OF wiiskey but or Mr. Spalding tel
ling them II was private property and that
he would give them two gallons to drink,
they Departed, declaring that they wished
[" take n"thinS but vessels or such other
property Is " ould lessen our means of one.
rating against Canada. j = Some apprehen-
sions are entertained for the boats lately
sent from Oswego with arms and ammuni-
ton for our troops at Niagara.
The Wasp sloop of war went to sea ON
Tuesday evening.
a brig with flour from this port to St. Bar.
tholonews, has been sent into Martinique
NoroK Ledger-Oct. 10.
n letter frem Col. King and Mai. Thorp.
son of the Sd regiment, dated Salem Oct. 2
states that " our army is crippled at San
dusky bay.-OHt ot100 men, (say thsy) vii
volunteered to attack some Indians OH the
Peninsula, only 81 have escaped. The In.
dians appear to be very numerous, and the
situation If our frontier very critical and a.
farming"
A letter received by 2 gentleman in Pits
jurgh, from an officer in cen. Wadswortn's
array, by express, says, " we kud, on
hearing the particulars OF the engagement
with the Indians at Sandusky, il was II "A,
81 uni favorable as was at first Represented,
six killed and ten wounded og oar part
the Indians driven with Considerable loss"
y. YoRK, Oct. 1--WE have seen let
ter from Liverpool stating that the Br..lan
Government had, by proclamation, ordered
their public and private armed Ships t.
capture and send in all Anne 1can vessels
but not sink, burn or destroy, Us IS usual in
times of war. This was done, says the let
ter, from hope, that the resembling # the
Orders in Council would put q stop to hos
tililes on our part.
The Secretary Of the Navy TO L.. Crane
late Of the Nautilus
WaVg Defcrfmenf, Oct. Z
SIR-The following is the opinion of the
f'onrt nc Insiuiry Convened agreeable to voair