The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-09

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iSccGCss So barclay
FOX 81 Pat .ersoa
Nemesis SO l,auae
ii.aurestin9s 81
| MoSelle ID IitchEe!d
| N,mrod IL Mitchell
| Mariner il Russell
a rocket ship. a bomb ship, and a hospi-
tai ship, sailed with thc above mentioned
vessels. On board ehe men of war were a.
bout 500 troops, including about 2To French
men, who had deserted from tine to time
iron the Frcrcs armies.
The Dragon. ~. sailed the 9th fer Ifali-
.taX, with about $4,000 III specie and for
the purpose OF recruiting, her crew being
lick with the scurvy.
MINI or 10 American prisoners including
The bcatswaia OF the late Z. 5. sloop OK war
70 be scnt to England, en- her arrival at
Halifax.
Snip General Knox, Russell, of Boston,
thsd been cleared. vessel and cargo--captu,s
| appealed.
ship Elizabeth, Morrison. from New Or
leans. beund TO Lisbon, arrived abont a
week before. Snip Caledonia. of New York /,
from Charleston, cent IN, for breach Of block
ade, arrived the day before the Governor
hnkcrhcim sailed ana sloop Hero, irons
the Smthward, for Boston. all sent in by dir
iferent cruisers.
Ship Perseverance,. cartel, with officers
and crew Of the late loop OF war Peacock,
ARRIVED June s, from New York. The
lPiantagenet. ~, arrived same day from
Halifax.
About 200 American prisoners remained
ut Bermuda, some OF whom had becg there
leight months,
lnlso,tanf 20 Merchants. Capt. Sa!ter al.
$50 communicated the following: Shat Ad-
m'ral Warren hsd issued mis- proclamat zion
at Bermuda about LIST June, declaring the
iport, OF New York, Charleston. Port Royal
and the Mississippi, III a state of blockade.
several gentlemen had waited on Admiral
Nv "a know if vessels Gould arrive at, or dc
part from any inter med a.e port, not pa,u
lcuiarly mentioned in the ufic ial order, VITA
nut being liable 20 capture or Condemnation.
tbs reply was. that all vessels taken going
III or coming out CT any port between Mon
taug POM and the Mississippi. would be ia
ta!e 10 capture and condemnation, The
question was also asked him, if a vessel
would be liable to capture, if bound into
New Haven ? Has reply was---yes. or any
where in the Sound.
Pt4sfsburg, June IS.
A Montreal paper of she isth, ard Que
lbec paper of the I5tll inst. were received
OF lieutenant colonel Davis. O: tl,e IOoti
regiment, who was brought TO at Culnber
land head. IN "Wednesday morning last,
bearing flag, WITH a letter addressed 20 the
commander at Burliagtona
From1he papers above alluded to, the
following extracts are made
BY his -excellency lieutenant genera, sill
: George Provost, baronet, gov. general
and cammand in chief in and over hi.
majcsty's North American Provinces, g
F commander of the forces ~ the said pfo
vinces, &c.
. A PROGLAMATIGN.
] His sXcellency the commander of III.
: forces having seen . public declaration
4 made by lieutenant colonel +. Preston, o
S the United States infantry, da,cd at For'
Er'e, the 3Cth OF May last, in which II,
: processes TO mold out the protection of the
United States 20 all those who shall com,
forward and voluntarily enrol their name,
r. with him, and threatening with sigorou;
j and disastrous colscquenccs those WAC sha.
c nave the spirit aud 10y atty to puTsuc 4 dif
S ferent course OF conduct, his c2:celienc,
deems it necessary TO caution his majesty
j. subjects iii this province against listening t
!. this irsidious cffer of Me enemy, ortrlstin9
~ their assurance OF protection, " nicn subsc
!quent events nave clearly proved they are
I tso little aGle 70 afford to thetnseives, WA
= the bare possession OF a narrow strip Of on
is frontier territory, not obtained by then
> without severe contest end Corresponding
: less, with an uncorguered AID unbruEe
z army iii their front, at ain incousiderabl
!, distance from them, and ready to disput
{ every inch Of ground over which the
: should attompt to advance into the country
"A 1t was hardly to be expected that the enc
is my's presumption would have led then
Z e. Consider themselves as in the posse ssioI
)f # this province, or have induced them
contrary to the established usages % c,vilize
: warfare. to treat its peeceable inhabtant
n as conquered people
e The brilliant result Of the action cf til
h 9th inst. the route aud com plGte dispersion
Il If large division Of tls enemy's forces o
W that day, attended with the capture OF thei
artillery, and of their ablest generals, thei
subsequent retreat and flight, with the los
If the whole of their baggage, provisions
ent equipass, before the victorious arm
" OF brig. general Vincent, daily increasin
4 in strength from the powerful reinforce
IL nent, reaching it, and assisted by thc squt
drOn under sir James Yeo now in undistui
turbed possession OF the lake all the.
d events, which followed in rapid successo
. | within a very few days after lieut.. colone
Preston's declaration, shew more strongl
= than language can possibly describe, tn
j., utility of che offers held oIt by it, aud DTc
j. duce the strongest incentive 10 his majesty
subjects to buid fast thar allegiance frou
which the enemy void soinsIdaously with