The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-01
UPPER CANADA.

The geography of this Province being but little
known among most readers,we have procured from
friend (who has resided in places which enable hin,
to learn the situation settlements sc. of the south
ern section OF that territory the following sketch
AS It rs two or three years since he left that quar-
ter his recollection may tail in giving out
line bat imperfect as lis ii will be gratifying at this
time - Ontario ReposftoYy.
IS The village Of Scnd1pish lies opposite Detroit
about one and half miles below Detroit garrison,
and is situated on the bank of Detroit river The
country is settled along the river from lake St Clair
lten miles above Sandwieh) to Maiden, or Amherst.
burg, sixteen miles below. This part of the coun-
try is handsomely situated; the land good and ia
broken with excellent roads. Fort Maiden is situ-
ated point of land at the mouth of Detroit ri
yer, and commands view OF lake Erie and the
main channel Of the river. Here are built most of
the Kings armed vessels for lake Erie and Huron.)
1t is port OF considerable importance, and believe
the only fertilization place between Fort st. Jo-
sephs, the mouth of st. Marys river (outet of
Lake SuPerior) and Fort Erie There is also con-
siderable settlement on the river of Thames, which
emptes into Lake st. Clair, from the northeast,
bout go or Sc miles above Sandwich, composed
principally of persons who have fed from the Uni
ted States to escape justice. There several set
Elements on the north side of Lake Erie, but none
of any Importance except those about Long Point.
The land from Detroit to Lake Erie, Con the A
merican side) along Detroit river, is low and ma
shy, mostly uninhaBited. There several Islands
in Detroit river, some of which are inhabited.
The distance from Detroit through Canada from,
Sandwich to Fort Erie must be about 800 miles,
The roads to!erable, though the country is new
Formerly people travelling from Detroit to the
Eastern states went this Toutin preference to 20
ing the sonth side of Lake Eric.
considerable proportion OF tie inhabitants op-
poste Detroit are French, with some English,
Scotch, irish, &c"
CHARLESTON, Aug. 25.-We learn by gentle
nan, arrived in the last stage from Savannah, that
large British brig arrived at that place just before
he left it, prize to a Baltimore privateer-she was
L., At
rum and sugar. valued at 100000
Extract of Letter from PHILADELPHIA.
SO The ship Superior, from Liverpool, is seized
at New Castlc--to wait tile decision of government
Five more valuable ships daily expected"
PHILADELPHIA, August 25.--Yesterday ?. M.
srrived scbr. Sylvia, Buffers, of Boston. She was
captured on her passage to St. Jago with Jerk Beef
by the British sloop of war Goree and re-eapturcd
by the Philadelphia Privateer Governor MKean.--
Air. Werrel, is Prizemaster.
american syises--The New-Yorl Columbian
contains list OF captures made by our piiyateers
frOn the British since the declaration of, war, a.
mounting TO sistyfve of various sorts. The cata-
logue, vie trust will soon be doubled or trebed.
Extract Ola letter from Commodore Barney, dated
Oh board tive Rosie, lat. 46, 80 long. so, 80, Au-
gust Cd, 1912
/" / wrote you the 3lst cit. by a ship / sent for
ward Yesterday aud to day I have been pretty bu-
sy as have taken and destroyed vessels, eight of
them hrigs and schooners, Belonging to St Johns,
Newfoundland, and loaded with codhsh.--Thisis by
q brig from Bristol (Engand) with n small cargo;
bat thought proper to send her home. she is my
tsoeifth Ihave just got clear of all my prisoners,
upwArdsof 109, as put them on board fishing YES
sefanA sent then.oH, taking receipt from them"
wig.
IIis ExcelIeney, Tiikdn Henry Harrison Go.
vernon of the Indiana erritory has BEEN we learn,
appointed Brigsdier General in the army OF the
US. ,NGt. Int.
BosroN, Aue1gt 22.-Mr. Setl Barton, prize
master Of the American slip Eliza-Ann, arrived
here yesterday from Liverpool, informs me that
while on board the Yankee, PriyateoT, they spoke
three vessels which hs'l been boarded by conn1o.
dore ilodgcrss squadron, on the Eastern part III the
CraDd Bank, one of the vessels, schooner, vas
from Cadiz, bound TO Rlode Island one from Ii
verpo0 (sndorgool her naide was the Patty of
Bath for Afn Tia AMI the other he does not rcco-
Iect The MASTER of thee vessels informed, that
they were informed by the boarding officers, that The
squadron lad taken and destroyed q sail OF English
vessels that they then had two hne English slips IN
-. which cY bad preserved for prison ships, and
On board Of witch the crews taken out Of the
vessels destroyed and that they had also taken an
Epglish IS ruin brig, AID ordered her into some port
IN the u States.