The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-19


Arrived at Kingston on the 2lst, and re-
named till the Goth during which period,
ottcers and men were confined on b ~ard.-
Lieut. Col. ;. addressed q note to Coz. Vim
cent, commanding officer at Kingston, re-
guessing leave to so ashore for few min.
utes, or received no anszver. Lieut.. Col.
Irysoe, made similar application in be-
nail OF asick officer, and experienced like
! neglect. "A British lieutenant on board the
Earl IT Moira, having witnessed tile eff
iects OF confinement in that miserable dun
geon, permitted some of the American OIL
GERS to walk on the adjoining wharf with
himself. For this act of humanity, he .vas
deff1Ued q rs Szvord Lieut.. Turner be-
ing sick, remained behind at Kingston for a
rev days. and signed parole, which gave
nam sGe limits ofthe zvhoie to7yn. When he
became a little convalescent, he stepped a
cross the street into a shop, to have himself
shaved. An officer was despatched to or
der HIM back To his room; but finding the
barber had not finished the operation, a mo-
ment's respite WAS allowed. This unmauly
weakness did not escape the keen eve Of
Noi. Vincert. The subaltern was arrested.
and another officer Of better neyves instant
ly despatched to force the sick American
from the hands of the barber, shaved or NOT
snavee.-DesceDded the st. Lawrence from
Kingston, on the Goth Oct. in brigade Of
oatteauX, with strong guard, commanded
| by Capts. Evans and Niern, and Quarter
master Finney. These officers performed
their respective duties with vigilance. but
| NOT without politcness.-Reached Prescott
opposite to Ogdensburg) on the 18th Col.
fearson commanded this post. In re-
cent passage out from England, he had
oeen taken ~ 80 American privatecr but
| TeCaPtored near the port of Salem Col.
Gar sou nlacS to us every ACKNOWLEDGED
ment, FOR tire politeness he himself had Rs
ceived, whiie prisoner. At this place Col.
L-et,oridse, (the same who had little t;me.
oeiore made an attempt on .Ogdensbnrg)
took command of the guard.-Iie was nolfc.
and attentive TO his charge.-At the mouth
OF tAe river Raiein, on the 99th Oct. we
,eil into The hands of the Deputy Ooarter-
Master-General, one Gray, sent hithert 70
receive the prisoners. by His Excallencv
Sir George Provost. From this moment we
were made TO, feel our approach towards
me governor General OF His Maiesty's
Irovihces'- by every act of studied indigni-
ty, which the lo1y and vulgar mind of Quar-
tsr Master GRAY. could invent, aided by the
instructions of His Excelencv.
Cn the night of the 3oth, we slept Mt La.
chime, miles above Montreal. The ne,t
DAY a trlumphal procession commenced-
Ohoer the pretencc Of politeness to the off,
GERS, calaisnes were provided for them.
out with the real intention of giving effect
n
large escort OF troops came up from, Mon.
Itreal.
Inc march commenced early in the NOR
ning !; officers in calaishes, at the head of
inc men the whole preceded by the said
Dep. |r' Mr.. Gen. who, seated in his car
rode IN triumph and insolence. On enter-
ing Montreal, the band began,to pIay. and
was occasionally relieved by field musick,
In this mannerthe march continued through
tn
race, where q halt was made, and the Ame-
rlcan onicers ordered to dismount for the
gratflcation of His Excellency. When a
competent time had been allowed for STAR
Ing from ire palace. the procession contiru-
eu' the whole on foot, to the grand parade.
ana mere marched from right to left of
, 1MS samson turned ont for that purpose
ne parade being cleared to accommodate
the multitude of spectators; & sufficient tins
aiiowed the garrison TO look fveH in the 0cc
an enemy without " those vile things called
guns inc officers were turned Otto a Ho-
cei, ana the other prisoners to places Of con-
hnement. AT the Hotel parole was given
"nich limited us to the city
nese indlgnIties. of barbarous and ex
pioueu usage, did not fill up the measure OF
wrongs which this handful of unfortun,ta
Americans were doomed to suffer
NJ Kingston, seven prisoners were sedu.
c e. from their allegiance to enter the Bril-
ish service. One of these miscreants bv
way OF testifying his zeal to his royal mas
ter, was induced to charge Lieutenant
oGiohel scott with having killed Brsish
SoioieF after the urrender-This
Iaise and ridiculous accusation, the
d Dritish officers affected to check but
before our arrival at Montreal, it had been
reported TO his Excelenoy, & was so GENE
rally propagated and believed at head
quarters, as to render it in the opinion of a
- brush ofhcer highly imprudent for Lieut..
Col DO be seen IN the streets. Thus was
aSSa$"tleflon united by an Infamous report.
WHICH Dir George Provost must have known
90 be false. Major General ShcafFe, in his
ofhtial dispatch, could have given no
grounds tor such belief, because this
ofhcer, and every other who was in the ac-
lon' would know it to be false CAPTAIN
Gibson, and Lieut.. Totten, (of the u. $.
A. from their situation particularly know
it TO be so.
Nov ID, embarked for Quebec. guarded
by Canadian militia. The officers of this
corps did every thing in their power to a.
Inelorate the condition of the prisoners
Arrived before Quebec, on the 9TH, and or
dered on board prison ship, anchored i'm
the middle of the river. The next morn
ing a note was received from Major Gene
raj Glasgow, commanding officer at Que
bee, stating,"I am directed to acouain.
you, that his EXcellency, the commander
OF the Forces has thought proper TO detain
tile prisoners of war on board the trans-
ports, and that the officers should also re-