The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-09
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MOVEMENTS OF GEN. HARRISON.
From AN Intelligent correspondent at Presqu'isie,
on Lake Erie, learn, that gen. Harrison arrived
ut that plac.ion the morning of the 22i from Detroit
With his whole dispossbe force, sailed thence the
evening OF the 23d ult. and landed at Black Rock,
we believe, on the next morning. The amount Of
hi, force is not stated; bat, he has discharged all
his militia and vnlunteers, and taken only his eee-
t;ves of the regulars, it probably DOES sYceed
two thousand. His Intention, leaving Presqu'isle
WAS proceed from Black Rock to Niagara. aud
thence to SscketCs Hsrbor, TO operate with gen.
Wilkinson in his ultimate movements, in expecta.
ton, no doubt that the Ontario fleet would be pre-.
pared to convey hin TO that place. But we already
know, and Harrison viii, no DOUBT, receive iufrma
ton when he reaches Black Rock, that our fleet is
otherwise occupied in watching the British squadron
and COVERING ,he movements OF Que army so that,
until dsc;sv advantage Is gained over tie Rr-
riih naval force the Lake which will Justify
Chauncey in leaving his station 20 coov Harrsons
force DOVE, he must remain in the neiehbourhood OF
Fort George. He has however work before
him. The British Gen. Vincent, with between one
and two thousand men, our readers viii recoilect,
by the last accounts posted sbon bur'iny-
ton heights. IL the of Fort George. The Gene-
RAILS attention will of conrse he Immediately direc,
10 that point. Ehe succeed in capturing destroy
ing this force, so to pre~Ht its junction with the
body at the Hfitsh army the obsts cles opera
tons at the other end or the Lake will b. rendered
by 80 mrc;, less Formidable. than they would have
become by tue addition OF Vincents detachment to
tue forces at or near kingston 10.
November S.
THE SEAT OF WAR.
Every eye is now attentivcly directed to
the operations OF our Army ON the frontier,
in which quarter the Campaign must soon
close--for already has the ground in that
quarter been covered By ia | of snow mere
than q foot d ep. We are itft in total un.
Certainty, from tAe move m.n;s Of tie army.
which appear to have been made with a iii
rect view To bafhe the enemy and, If they
fail in l,of Ohiect have least rho ~
creating and keeping alive very various con,
lecture among ourselves as to it's ultimate
destination.
1t is very seldom that we presume to OBJ
trude the attention OF our readers our
speculstions on military matters, with which
we profess to have very little acquaintance
but we cannot refrain from Offering a few
observations on the prospects at the seat of
war
II is our impression, that, some untoward
accident always excepted 10 which the enc
my is equally liable with ourselves, our ar
my will, by the 18th of this month, be con-
centrated at Montreal and will. before the
list day of July next be in possession Of Que
bee.
If our Northern Army is Inferior in point
OF numbers and equipment to the extent of
our wishes. the British garrison at Kingston
ought to lie CAPTURED, as We'll as the naval
force on Lake Ontario, Before Gen. vii
kinson dcsCends The 81. Lawrence. O,her
WISE, this part of the enemy's forces as well
as that at Montreal may possibly escape by
forced marches to Quebec, where thev
would materially add TO the me- in amy of
the enemy. II, however, we are sufficiently
siroEg TO meet, with decided ADVANTAGE
the utmost force OF the enemy when united :;
of which we can form n. Judgment, being
neither informed as TO the amount Of our
rec Qr that III tive snerny IN tf,ie -, a
garrison of Kingston il rendered less an
objecr than It WIS some time ago, and IL NAV
not be necessary for our military LoIanlan-
<.ar to direct his at,eution to that post The
only annoyance Co be apprehended troai il
is by water, and this will soon be interrup-
ted by the season. The chances of escape
OF the garrison to Quebec are lessened,
whilst such escape, if Effected, is rendered
uninpcrtant TO us for, the greater the
plumber OF troops i'll Quebec, so long as their
force Is inferior 20 ours the greater will be
che ditnculty to the enemy to subsist them
during the seven months suspension of in
terCoHl Sc which the cold season ALWAYS oc-
Casions.
IN impression seems to prevail generally
that the forttess OF Quebec is impregnable
to any assailant but, from all the informa.
ton we can collect, this is an erroneous idea
a. respects the United States. The great
strength OF this fortress is calculated for a
defence against attack from the sea or by
water {; yet 1t was once surrendered to the
arms of Great Britain, when held BY France.
But we are induced 60 believe it is untena- :
ole against superior force by lard FROM
the Uni cd 5 ates. This telief is founded
ON an attentive enquiry into the topography
OF the country, lnto the strength Of the forti
fcaton on the land SIDE, and by facts which
well-inTormed correspondents have placed
within our r. ach. These we shall conciselv
state, prernising, that we feel 40 scruples at
publishing them, because the enemy can
Siean from them, il correct, no information
which he has not already. He has been
longer engaged in hracHcaHy studying the
topography Of Canada. 1t is no secret to
them at We muskets and cannon !;
fha, there is a river called the St. Law
renee, and Lakes Champlain, Ontario and
F''ie. # they learn that we know our
str NTH so much the better They cannot
after what is. A retreat from Canada is
impossible. The present force of tie enemy
there must fan into our hanLs; all Europe
coui not save it. Any future establish.
inent there by Great Britain must be with
drawn before winter annually, or share the
came fate.
We proceed, then, to state our views of
the subj ect.
here are no natural impediments to
prevent or materially retard the march Of
an army from the Three Runs 70 the FlaiDs
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