The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-01
CHILlrcornE, Nay 90.

Garrison having "a tteUea usfg.
- go PRISONERS OF WAR.
About two nunars,i and Hiiity Of General
Claws brigade OF Kentucky militia haze
this week passed through Chilsnoshc-lse
forlora situation of these trave men ava
kened ,he/sympathy u our citizens. and
that liberali.y which !, their chaIscterisnc,
wa, not withheld from the poor soldier.
= These men report, that after they were
made prisoners, tuey were conducted TO the
ruins Of the cid british fort Miami. To
which they give the appreciation OF (" sdaugh-
'er ten," and there ordered to SIT do~n
fhc Indians now commenced their barbara
t'es in presence OF the BRITISH officers. 5ev-
eral ofthe officers and men We're SHOT D.
the Indi>ns who SURROUNDED them, while o.
Tiers were selected and dragged cut. with
tomaha K. tn led " der skuls-Abtrt
forty persons were butchered III this way {,
when an end was put to savage cruelty, by
che Interference of Colonel Elliott, who II
appears had complete control over Proc
ror's allies.
GENERAL HARRISON. 's
During the siege of Fort Meigs. g sncr al
Harrison Was constantly Non the a3cYt, and
treaaentiy exposed him els to the most imm
inens danger--Such was the anxiety for
mis- sale1y that the officers. generally, soii-
cited the members of his family to request
The General to keep within the bitches, be-
lieving that his presence was INDISPENSABLE
to the salvation of the Fort and G srrison--
A EIusket bail struck Gen. Harrison oa ;at
thigh without doing him any njury-Fro5a-
bly,, like Achilles. his great archetype in
bravery. he is only vulnerable in the heel.
HKAD- QUARTERS. LOVER SANDusKY.
May IA, 1915.
s,Sst- GENERAL. ORDERS.
The Governor OF Ohio hastcns 20 inform
his good citizens of the State, who have
rallied and repaired TO his standard. upon
his. call Ito arms" with promptituhe
and zeal which proves their patriotism and
love OF country, that their services are rem
dered unnecessary bv the change of circnm
stances which required the cali. The NEST
'mportan fortress of the western country v,
Camp Nieigs, was invested by the enemy--
information of it reached his exce,lency.
and orders Immediately issued. In an in
STINT you were soldiers--the prornptncss,
good order, and regularity of your marcu
! 70 the frontier excites admiration. His ex-
| celiency is entirely satisfied with Your con
| duct; ard for it,, returns his warmest
thanks He is sensible YOUR domestic avo
cations at this season Of the year must re-
quire your labors at home-a sufficient
force reached his Head Quar'ers to afford
| adequate relief, which he designed to com.
msnd in person-nany more were on their
march-but thanks to the @vaior, talents
| and exertions of the Commanding General,
| and his brave little army, they have con:
vinced the enemy Of the fashness of his en-
terprise, compelled him toraise the siege,
and, seek bis otvn safety in fight The
governor, therefore gives you an honorable
discharge, which am ordered 10 make
public; and also that you have the thanks
and respect OF his exceliency the command
- ..,.,
ments.
BY his Ereeilrncp's Commond.
HENRY B2USH, .dids
We heard some time since from cor.
respondent in the Illinois Territory, that q
humber OF cannon were found secreted in a
Frenchman's cellar at St. Louis but as il
was given as merely report. we paid no at
tention TO it, Jew days since gentleman
from S.. Geneva informed us that it was
fact and upwards of dozen pieces of brass
cannon was found and taken from him.
| the person, in whose cellar the cannon
were found. has Away been considered
suspicious characterize alledged they
were Spanish pieces and that he held them
IN possession for that government.
Western SPY.
We are informed that the British who we're ia.
ken prisoners, represent Upper Canada tn be i'm
most depiorable condition from the want Of provis
isn and so far had the British and savages been
reduced, previous to their ret ring from Fort Meies
tina. fer SEVERAL days they lived horse flesh alone
ChiGe0the Pap.
BosToN, May 81, 1918
This day arrived the late British Packet Mary
Ann, of I2 guns, prize TO the American priyateer
Gov Tompkins. OF IL guns, tsken after an acton OF
one hour and fifty minutes, in which the Packet
hsd one man killed, and sever-l wounded--the A
neIicsn lost none. The Packet had IS men.
The late sailing master of the Packet came in
her, aud saJs she is ten weeks from MaIts
and 20 days from Gjbral,ar.
She had on board about 60 900 dollars in gold and
bullion, which were taken on board the Gov Tomp.
kips The mail was thrown overheard, but, not
sinking, got possession of.
MIR. M'Intosh 10 prize master or the Packet.
~ Is. The Mary Ann has often besn at New
York as packet.
oopEESsuRo, IN " May tS
The British force at Prescott is daily increasing
il amounts to ten fifteen hundred men A
block fort is building, and il appears to be the
determination OF the enemy to make considerable
stahi vt that place.
Few particulars, since my last, have been re-
eeived respecting the battle OF Little York, which
from all sccouHts, must have bean a most sasguina-
ny one nFiGsh officers nov confess the loss of
thres entire soiupsnies Of regulars. liza ssccstas
ed that the British force Inferior in NUN.
hers, to ours Ger. Shesfe had arrived AZ Little
York on the morning Of tina attack with 1000 men
from Fort George.
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