The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-21

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the thigh, and the other shot in the
che ok; both are like TO recover My horse
was shot in the head immediately under
the browband, and the bail lodged agains,
the skull, the bail did almost knock h,m
down, but he recovered without falling to
the ground; his head is yet very sore, but
think he will recover.
We fought about three hours as before
sisted, AT so great dis..nce. and the river
between us, that there couldte but little in
jury done on either side. We saw several,
both of the Indians and British fall j; and
we hear that several of them were wound
ed, but The precise loss they sustained we
Cannot fairly ascertain. Tecumssh was ia
the battle. if a battle it may be called. | en-
camped with my $50 men, about one < a'haf
miles rom Aux Canards, and was joined
next morning by Col. Cass, and about 100
men, we all imme diateiy repaired To the
lnsighporaood of the bridge for the purpose of
tak1nga view of cur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first
salute was the discharge of a couple of six
pounders-they fired about ten shots at us.
ihe cannon balls play very unpleasant
tune /; they were landed in the midst Of us
but no man was hurt. but some little sea-
red, we could not have crossed the RI
yer or broken bridge, with our men, TO take
! possession oftDe British artillery we there
lore thought proper TO move off The Queen
Charlotte tiresi several broadsides at US on
Sunday, but did us no damage. The men
winch had with me may be said to be
brave, but very hard to keep in good order
IN time OF battle. / trust, however, that
they will do honour to themselves and coun
try. should they have an opportunity of dis
playing their valor. but this could not be
done fairly across small deep river
| we are daily preparing for the attack on
Maiden and those at that place are prepar-
ing TO receive US. hope however, that
we shall be able to accomplish the object
OF our mission. Our men are sickly and
some of them have died. The weather.
here is very changeable. From the 9th to
the 18th of this month, the weather was as
hot as ever knew it in Ross, but of late
we have had cold storms of rain and hail &
very cold nights.
An Express Post is established from
Washington city to Detroit by way of Pitts
Cure. which is to go through and return to
Washington every ten days, making Jour
ney OF upwards of 100 miles each day.
| BhLTIMoRE, .dug 18.-The ship Triton,
OF New-York, laden with -four for Cadiz
was spoke and brought to by the Guerrier
British irigate on the 18th July but permit
tea TO prosecute her voyage in consequence
OF having license from the late minister
Foster to proceed to Cadiz and return home
unmolested by British eruzers
lhe fne privateer Rosamond. of New
YORK, has gone to sea on cruize.
Admiral SIT. Duckworth, has arrived at
St Johns, Newfoundland, in the Antelope of
so guns.
One thousand men, one hundred in each
ward, are about organizing in New-York,
who are to act at a moments warning, in
case OF riot, armed with watch clubs.
WASAINc7oN. .August i8.-The Score
tary Of Stare arrived in this city Oh Sunday
last, from his seat in Virginia.
The New York papers inform us that
" the ship Aigeron, be Barron, from Gotten
burg for New York, laden with iron has
been captured and sent into Yarmouth,
England, on a s1hhosition that America &
England would be at war -