The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-18

\ thS Pu'hS Se'iNS DIT ~ PIPER SduOGSky, anu 10
relieve the frontier inhabitants from panic
which has seiz d them. In case General
III Arthur is absent, General M'Laue is de-
rscted to raise the men.
~ J.R. MEIGs.
Ge':e;:..aI l6'ysrthur.
sa ~" Washington, Hiay Is. i
NEWS FROM FORT MEICS.
The latest letters received yesterday by
| the Express Mail. are ola. date anterior to
The commencement of ths'battle. No, intel
hgence has come to hana relative to the
operations in that quarter, SO late as that
| received on Saturday. f'S,o'. -;
| The most important letter rereived, is
GATED at Camp Meigs, on the 2StIi .ul.. and
was transmitted thence by Express, dis
lpat' he'd just before the engagement COM
| nenced. 1t states that the columns of the
enemy were then in sight /; that an officer
ma Just recommended them,F and supposed
their force to amount TO between two and
hree thousand. The gon boats bearing
their artillery, &c. were in sight, about two
miles distant. at the moment the Express
started, and the Indians were swarming
| among the woods on each side OF the river.
Our troops were in fine spirits, and the
most perfect confidence was entertained of
their perfect ability to repuise the enemy
O'NEAL RETURNED. 81
The British Admiral has returned o.
Neal to his family. We do not know that
he had previously been informed of the de-
termination OF the government to retaliate,
with the greatest severity, an injury done
to O'Neale. or any other citizen hereafter
treated in like manner.
On, Tuesday arrived at Annapolis from
Bermuda. : British armed vessel. the Baro3
sa. as a cartel packet. bringing the mail
from England.
We are gratifsd in being authorised to
| state that the President OF the United States
has conferred he Bretet rank # Colonel
| on Lieutenant Colonel James Miller of the
9Th Infantry, who commanded the gallant
and successful detachment of the Aih In
fantry OF volunteers at the battle of Browns
{. wn or the 9th of August last and the
Breret rank of Major on Captain. josiah
Smelling. OF the 9th Infantry, who bravely
held the van in that battle with no less
credit to himself and success to our arms.
than resulted from his good conduct in the
battle or Tippacanoe Those commissions
give rank from the battle Of Brownsrown.
Mar. iit.
Wortkington, .Ajtri %.
A skirmish took place some days since,
on the Laxe. Between a small party of
General Harrison's men, and ar equal mum
Der oftlndians. They were in skIffs on the
water, for what purpose we have not lear
ned. Our men were victorious: The Ur-
banna paper says, the enemy had men
killed; and our party 3.
BRITISH PRIvATEER CAPTURED
The English privateer Crown, of one
large gun and about twenty men, was cap
tured on Thursday last off Waldoborough
by sloop fitted out front that place, man
ned with about 90 volunteers. and com
manded by capt. Tucker, an old naval off
Ger of the revolution.
N; Neqo York, May II, 1878.
The frigate United States, Commodore
Decatur, did not go out yesterday morning,
as we anticipated; because "a and fri
gates were discovered in the Ofing.
" unforeseen, in particular, 10 the Editors
" The Norfolk Ledger, and Boston Palla-
dunn.
Taking o. Sealhs. A paragraph. in the
shape OF an " extract of a letter" is going
the rounds 10 the northern prints, nurporting
TO come from ois ofthe Tennessee volunteers
employed IN the expedition against the Che
rokee Indians, which states that they had
kiiied several Indians, burnt their towns, *
taken considerable number of .SCALPS
he taxing Of scalps appears to give much
umorage to the pesos loving gentry, and is
he'duP to the people as set off TO the
horrld butcheries and barbari,ies of "his
maJesty's allies" whose character is writ
ten in thesblOod Of our unprotected citizens.
But, this extract Of letter, though literally
correct, IS entirely misunderstood and a
sense given it exactly Contrary to that
intended. The scalps taken ere found in
he cabins and wigwams Of tue savagcs rca-
dy hoohed anu drieds hainfcd and hrehared
70 be sent over the water to the great
-" Ming, that he might regard them and be
refreshed" They were the scalps of our
friends and brothers; who haA fallen bcneath
the tomahawks Of the " allies" OF the
g great Kins." and were to be sent to him
as evidences Of tleu faithfulness in des-
troying his enemies" This is the fact
and no other Stakhs we're taken--so tha, if
1t is, really so great ain offence in the eyes
Ut our lovers Of peace, to take scdlps, VIC
hope they will make distinction in the
manner, FIX the ignominy where il belongs.
AID tcll their reader traly thqt murderer
tne iGaocent end diseguring the dead. &.