The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-21


The poor fellows have got no blankets YET,
and we have had Some. very severe wea
tier but the blankets are expected eve
~ day. The troops continue To improve. &
nave the reputation OF being the best diSci
pinned militia in the service. Most OF the
deserters have been brought back"
We publish with great pleasure the following
anecdote from che Chiicothe Freton,,n, which. says
the editor oi that paper, lin confirmation oil tae pre-
ced,ng statemeut,)' exhibits strikin. contrast to
the treatment experienced by the officers and
soldiers OF our AMY in few towns i'm this state
- iev weeks since, while the head quarters of
the \. w. Army were at FranSrnton. the taverns
were 50 Gro" ded that it impossible tor all those
who applied 10 procure accommodation. Some of
Tie stair OF gen Harrison being placed in that ua
ton, were received and accommodated in the house
Ola widow lady ot great responsibility. Until they
were about to depart, the officers had no intima.
ton o their beinS considered IN other light then
as boar dcrs ;--and one of,hcm "a Kentucky voiuu-
tcer) waited upou her tor his hill, The lady tlan
aprrIsed him OF her determination not 10 arrcnt any
thing and concluded her refusal by observing that
IN her opinion, . those who had volunteered their
.erviees ~ their eOiutry's cause should fluid home
i" every part o. it.'
WILMINcTow Dec. 29.-Arrivcd schr
! Utility, Johnson, from Charleston.
We learn from Below. that a ship is oil
the bar prize 20 the privatccr Revenge of
Norfolk for Baltimore. The ship is in bal
last. The specie which was on board and
said to he considerable, was taken out by
the pvivateer.
| rs some interest will be felt in this town
Tor whatever c-nirrns the piivateer Lovely
Lass, we publish an eytaact from letter
written, by Mr. Lamhers. who was one OF
the crew, to his friend in this town.
| NASSAU, n. p. Nov. 90,
! eve LEFT Charleston the 25th ult and
| hp flCf l. ,,.l,
wish a lritish 'icenCe, the command of
which was given to me. On the 10Th we
were captured by the British corvette La
| MoSclle, and arrived here the 18th. The
treatr'c mt from the Brigands is what might
be expected. Spoiled bread and little meat
hardly sufficient for hearty meal. The
18th was removed to prison ship, a yes
sci OF 70 tons, where we are confined bel w
from the setting of the sun until its rising
Our daily allowance consists Of 5 or Gun
ces of fresh bread, half a pint of rice or
little over that quantity, and 6 ounces salt
beet, OF which when boiled and the bones
taken out, hardly over ounces remain
Judge than what my situation must be should
be connned here length of time, and
that too without cent in my pocket to
compensate for my bad fate. Two Cartels
are here, one from Baltimore and the other
from Savannah, the captain of the first, &C
lColhPanied by the CommlSsary came on
board this morning and took s prisoners
From the circumstance of my being reject
ed by the captain fear my case is hope
lless.-She sails tomorrow and with her
my hopes of emancipation
marble quarry of considerable extent
has been lately discovered on the Monon
gahela opposite Pittsburg, by Mr. William
Watson, of variegated shades, bearing a
beautiful polish, and of strong frmtex-
ture.