The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-23

new topics pressed into the service by A.
merca, when they no longer had "A pretex,
for going to war BY the continnaace Of the
Orders in Council. Before the revocation
of those ORDERS, England had never heard
of those topics as pretexts for the " arr
MILTTA AIRY MOVEMENTS.
The Detachment Of The Militia Of this
State under the General Orders OF the 10th
ulr. has some time sirce arrived, and is sta
tared on this river.
Field O6scers-NIaior William Armis-
tead (Amherst) Commandant in lieu of Co
lionel Daniel, appointed a judge of the Cen
eral Court-and Majnr Smithers (Culpe-
perry
Cahtains with their companies-Artille-
ry: Duning'on (Campbci,) and Cole (of
ENTHUSIASTICALLY: Watson (Louisa) and
Huomes Caroline )--lnfantry Jones (Fiu
vsnna) Coleman (Awhersp and Loving
Nelson -Rifle companies, Steel (Augustal
and Mallory buckingham
The following appointments have been
made IN this detachment, viz
Lieut.. Peter Dudley, of the Lynchburg
Ar'ilery, a djutart.
Ensign MN. B. Lynch, of Do. Muster
Master.
Isaac Gregory of Do. Comm andant's
Private Secretary.
Lieut.. Penaleton, Of Amherst,
Pay Master
Doct. Wilson, of Gainesville,
Surgeon.
Doct. Iohn F. Lamb. of Lynchburg.
Surgeons Mate.
The whole of the detachment under the
general orders of the oath ult. has arrived
in high health and spirits consisting of
FIELD OFFICE Frs.
Cofonels-Beatty. (of Frederick) Bran
ham (of Aibemarle) and Mason (of Lou
doun)
4Najors-Fau'kner (Berk,cy,) Wagon
err (Berklcy,) E'munds (Fauquier.) Hill
Madison Cru ch ieid (Spottsyl, anis.
Conner (Cuipepper,) & Miller (Shenan-
doah.)
Cahteins. with their ompanies-.driHe-
ry, Wilkinson from L,udou,,, Wilson from
Berkeley, Richardson fror Charlotte. and
Cal'and from fittsyivania :--Cayalry, Carr
from Albemarlc, and Morris from Bucking-
ham :--InJantry Of the line, Light Is/an-
Try and men,--Lacy, Herndon, emo
Wood from Albemarle, Miller and Duiany
from Orange. Allen from Madison !; Male
and Willis, from Culpeper. (the latter per
mitted to resign y Jeifries, Jennings. Ashby
and Beveridge from Fsuquier. Asburne,
Gregg. and Edwards from Loudoun /; Hollis
ud) Gi.O NtdSOG ttDiE del ,
Davenp RI. & law, from Jefferson Brent
Mccormick, and Roberts from Frederick
Proctor and Walton from Shenandoah
~ A large portion of this de Ia chmenr
has arrived or will soon arrive at Norfolk
but what proportion has gone or remains,
we do nos deem it expedisnt to state.
CONGRESS.
- AS it may beinteresting to the read
Il. Y,acka h.. RI.
are going on in Virginia, to have general
view Of the Congressional Districts, we sub
join the following abstract of the Act of
Feb OH, 1913. And as that Act does no,
distinguish, the Districts by any particular
enumeration, we beg leave, for the sake of
simplicity, to number them, counting that
district first which IS. first designated in the
law, and so on to the end of the CHAPTER.
We subjoin also the names of Candidates
IN raci,, their political party. and the pre-
sent state of the Polls. as far as they can be
respectively ascertsihed.
Lar pts.r7ct-Monongalia Brooke, Ohio
and Harrison The candidates, John g..
jackson (R.) and Thomas Nilsson (F.) the
last incnubent--No returns
sd.--Frederick and Shenandoah The
candidates, Gen. John Smith (R.) the last
incumbent, and Ro5rrt Pege Or. Gen. \.
had maj Jri,y of 1874 in Frederick.
3d.-Rockingham, Augusta, Bath & Pen
lleton Candidates WHiam MCoy (R.)
he last incumbent, and General Blackburn.
(F9--no particular returns
%th. -Boteteurt, Rockbridge, Montgomery
and Giles The candidates Ger. James
Breckemidge (F. the last Incumbent. and
dr M'Ferran, R)-present majority OF
breckenridge Ill, Giles has yet to vote.
5th--W ashington, Wythe, Grayson, Rus
sell, Tazewel! and Lee; Candidates, Dani-
Ct ShJ'cy (Any-thing ariaD) the last incum-
bent. and Mr.. Camh6eH. No returns.
6th-~Kenawha, Mason, Cabell, Green
brier Randolph. Wood and Monroe (The
new district.) Candidates, Ballard Smith
! Or } and Hugh Cafterton IF No returns.
9TH ~Loudoun. Fairfax and Prince Viii
| liam; Candidates, Josehh Le7o6s Of J the
asst incumbent, and John LoUe--Lewis's
present majority 934. Fairfax yet to vote.
8th--Westmoreland. Richmond. Lancas-
ter, Northumberland, King G Gorge and
Stafford candidates Joh1 Iahafcyro (R.)
the last incumbent, Hungs,Jord Or
IT'S present majority 142 Lancaster and
Westmoreland vet to vote