The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-11

neither these prisoners nor those taken i l..
General Harrison, will be exchanged this
winter.
WARRINGTON Nov. z.
A.rtract efa letter from Cgtt. nj Don
nongh, commanding thc U S. naUnt force
On LIKE Chanifitoin, doied Ph1ttabure
Bay, Esd .Nop 1918, &c che Secretary Of
fhe May
Acc mpanying this is the voluntary state
0ent of Abraham Walter. who was pilo, Of
one Il the sleeps taken last summer. He
made his escape f ON Quebec ard, after a
seyere journey Of ten DAYS, reported him
self to me yesterday"
| .4lf'dorit of.,45raham Tt'Q!ter. Plot .off6e
u States siooh Grozoier, on I.ake Caaa,
| flain, U.z.
Stat. o New X.rk ;
Clinton county,
Abraham Waite. formerly Pilot to the
sirop ct war Growie., on Lake Chsmplain.
being day sworn, depos 81 and SAITH. that
re was emp Dyed on board tha, slonp when
| 1t was takeo bv the British Ia June last
t9at after the soons Growler &c Eagle were
IsuTrennered, tn prisoners. both officers an,
sailors, were AIKEN to QUeb.c, where hey
were i'm n eojseiy Coufncd on board a prison
ship--tEcre they were Y, mined by ? pnbljc
thcer or examiner, and sbsu eight Or ten
OF the prisoners we're declared to be British
subjects; these we're immediately yen+ra
ted from the rest, ant-put on bar, a IN n
= "'ar and cent % England Z. b tried
iof reason. Ode cf these was known % be
native OF New Hampshire ~ Cant. Her
reck, of the Ne" Hampshire VOLUNTEERS
VINO was also prisoner, and who had
known him from his infancy; and seve
ri OF the rest were declired o. other of
thei aoquaintance TO be native c,.jzens az
the United States. These representatives
wore nnavsi'ingwith British Off Gers W no ,-u,
manded, and they were torn thus from their
conpanions to defend themselves against the
~ % ct treason in England.
residue were still Confined to thei,
PRISON ships, IN situation more disagree
able than can well b. Imagined,
Some time after, number OF British ves
seis we're wishing 20 proceed 70 Halifax, the
crews Of which hsd mostly been pressed ont
OF them 20 fight the American forces On the
upper lakes. and seamen we're wanted to
supply thtir place. Gov. Provost sent an
moef 10 Ien. GLASGOW, VINO then C mm4n-
i.ed there directinl; MIN ,oproceed on bard
'Ac Irson ship ant. to induce the prisoners
% volunteer to mann their iIset for Uaifay
- &C IN case they refused to co1Ip,v. to force
hem en- board for that purpose. The ar
pHcatin was made; but the American
prisoners. considering he measure unins,i6
a0ie towards their own government. rr.f, .ea
To volunteer, and were accordingly forced
on poara the vessels hy British press gang,
"heTe THIS dcponent understood hey hed
quarters assigned them, and were connect
ed TO assist IN navigating British vessels 70
iialiiax. and afterwards TO England a. ,his
deponcnt has since been inforu-ed and fur
ther, that not one OF the sealnen who was
prisoner there was exempted from this pro
ceeding.
And this dcp0pcnt further saith. fiat in
The beginning of the present month of Nov.
An order was received in cnnformjiv To tho
Prince Regents order or proclamation IN
seize forty SIX american officers and non
commissioned officers. who were then nri
s,hers o. war, and TO i,nprison them. 70 be
KEPT III cioSe confinement, agreeably to the
| tenor O. that proclamation. Prisoners to
/ 'hat NUMBER, most OF whom we're officers
| there IN their parole, many 6f Them in =
delicate state of health, we're jmsoedja.eIv
put nnder arrest, and marched guarded to
the pnbhc prison, and immured for What fate
! ~ TO him unknown. Among chose destined
Tor Close imprisonment, ere Lieut. Smith
/ then IN declining state of health. and DR..
James Wood, citizen os Champlaj,. who
was taken from his hone y bile he was In
I the employment Of the Revenue, but. "a ihis
| deponeOt believes, no way Contacted with
the armr. They we're Imprisoned on the
I hfth Of Eov. inst
! This 1eponcnt further saith, that the enc.
! ny has uniformly AZ that place treated Ame
rican prisoners, bo,h officers q privates with
extreme rigor hat some time since an Are
rican mldshipman and two masters mates
merely Tor having proceeded on a parry Of
Leisure, about half mile heyond the Vi
mit' ass gsd them. though they immediate
! y returned within them. were seized and
Pm into prison and KEEP u irons. ELL tie &c
oeral iWprisc"mcnt of officers and non can
miisioned officers IS above relal4 ed to.k
place. and this deponer, further gaith.
that all That was allowed for the nne~
riran prisoners on board the prison shin
was daily one pound OF Old worny bread
'y'hi~nt the if,,oLi.s.fe derlsse,t 1 49,, -.