The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-12
BarLMSfon. Termonf. .Aovember 26.


Our latest accounts from the Northern
army. which may be relied upon. are as lat,
as Thursday night last. they had then en-
camPed at Champlain three four,hs of q.
mile this side of Canada line, the advance
guard were oyer in the province and had
met with no opposition. Gen Desrborn
joined the army on Tuesday the seventeenth
instant ana took the Command in person.
he morning report Of "Wednesday CT for
duty including the infantry, two companies
or heavy Artillery and the Ncw-Yo-E Mill
tia who had volunteered to 70 over the
line, was between nine and ten thousand.
Since this report there hat, joined the army.
regiment at Light Dragons, commanded
by colonel Burn, two companies Of Fsyinsr
artillery under the Command Of M:,inr
nustis and the Vermont Militia. Colonel
Williams Regiment, from the Countv o.
lWmdham and Windsor, have volunteered
except about twenty, and about one half Of
Colonel FIELDS Regiment have since volun
.eered' the oth@r Vermont Regiment We
have not heard from.
The principal objection Of the 1njiit:, 20
volunteering was the want Of winter cloth
ing, &c They being called oat i'm the sum
mer season, many were destitute OF the ne
cessary apparel suitable for wlnter'i
campaign. When Conceal Dearborn was
informed Of the situation OF part of the M
iitia he advanced six thousand dollars To
rcleve their wants, and gave orders thac
they might draw from the United Stat5s
such articles of clothing, &c. as was wan
ted. at the price contracted by the United
States
The army left their tents s.ah.;'rg at
Plattsburg. The officers drew soldiers
dress, carbines and pixies. They encano-
ed i'll the open air with their soldiers. The
troops are III good health and high spirits:
not complaint or murmur is heard IN tn.
army generally.
Gen. Bloomfield was prevented from pro-
cceainS with the army OH account OF his III
health
a number Of aged patriots of the tevo-
luton from the county of Clinton n. Ynrk
nave shouldercd their muskets and zone
witn the army. to fight again the battles of
their country
Since the above article was prepared for
the press, we learn the army have refurn
ed Tor winter quarters General Bloom.
held's brigade is TO be stationed at platts-
burg, New York, and General Chand,er's
Brigade in this town. Part Of General Css
Brigade and VI. militia arrived IN to,v,,
last evening.
The circumstances which have occasi.
oned this unexpected return Of the army.
We have rot yet been able to learn.
Arrived III this town on Mondav last
Morgan Lewis, Quarter Master General.
General Elias Fassett, OF ST Adams. nas
ordered out Of his Brigade, five hundred
men, they were to cmbody at Swanton yes
te Tday.
The prisoners taken at St. REGIS. bv
Major Houng's party, arrived in town ON
Monday last on their way to Canada.
Cohy ofa letter from CoL RUSSELL, cov-
nCHdbg u dctacimcnt If The II. Sfatcs,
rangers, 10 tie Secretary az JNar, df-
ted,
Cunt PuescH, Sfst orr. 1870.
SlR-This viii inform you that / arrived
at this place from Vincenncs, after General
Hopkins had marched his mounted r,Iempo
up to Fort Harrison. took on with me
part of three companies Of the u. s. Rau-
! gers, where / was joined By Governor I'd.
wards with his N united rIGeD,en. The
! whole Of our strength only amounted to $50
| privates. We penetrated very far in thA
Indian country, with an expectation Of Co
! operating with General HoBkins, who Inv
appointment was to meet us at the Peoria
on the Illinois river. In this we were qsd
| lV dISaDpOinted. ag we Gould ,,o. go. :..,..