The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-02
lVol.. 10. IS.


| CGiV'f, Nd e-cea2h 10 Gen. Claiborne,
| 10 AiS Jrtsnd ~ this fiace. dated
Cantoum snt. hieunt Vernon,
~ Septerber 23d, 1919
"Ihe fox between Tomb,gby K Alaba
ma IS entirely deserted by it's inhab,ta,,t,.
except 90 nhe", who have renna med in port
Maoa'on Tor the purpose OF gathering as
mrch Of their corn as possible.
General Claiborne IS q, my every ,y,;ro-
IN t's power To save ;his par, OF al. conpt,S
ana 81. Stephen, with TIE smau force un-
Ger h's command, which amounts to bn, S. %
volunteers. ne Indians in oar i,om,,,i,s,.
neighbourbood exceed 1900. Their s.,Ns
have beeh fired on by our stntineis Sevrr,3
times LACEY, Ill INC night. The number 81
disaheesed Creeks amount 10 447O-rhe
lumber OF British among them cannot h,-
ascerta,nea +; but IN - beyond do,ht ~,
taeie arc zone ney all paint their bo
dies from head to foot, and are eat:reiv ma.
ked 80
Six northern Indians are a, pens,,o,,
receiving presens from the governor OF N at
p'ace--tbis fact HIS been ascer,a ned on
the oath OF a respectable n.an, taken before
Judga Toulman.
We have just heard from Grorgia-one
company OF guar troops, aud 5000 militia
are at Fort Hawkins"
From he Mississippi Rehu6Rean Ert,a
D. Monnt perncn, SGt!. 2ssf, 1915.
Dear Sir,
Since the fall of Min's Station. com
manded by ihe late Mi Beasiey. the -
my have not been iuactIve--On the. <; ;nst
two Of Cot. Carson's Spies were won,ded
on the Alabama. On the second two fam
lies Of women and children (;welve j.,
number) were killed On Bassei's Creek. and
one woman aud enid were badly wcuneIed
and scalped, bur have bee. brought into =,
Madison. The next day, col. Carson se,,t
out 1t. Bayley and eleven dragons To bury
the dead On their return, passing Sink.
fields Stockade, small place erected for
the security OF Jew fam.l;es, and manned
by about fifteen men, but crOuded with wo
men and children. he Lit. and J is party ac-
cideHtaly stoppt d, ol had scarceIv entereJ
the gate, hGfore tie stockaGs was furiously
attacked by about sixty Ind ans. The ,ira-
s3ons were fortunately armed 9Th good
VA kets, in addition 10 theicsswords, and de-.
tendec the place with gre2t gal antry.
l.lle lev Citizens who were wishin the wallis
iought Also we'll! After an action of two
noers ne enemy retreated, leaving their
Chief dead within few wards of the rare
Four Other DEAD bodies were found, and ia is
supposed several we've taken of, as tits
thcir cI.stoni 10 co SO whenever in their pow
~. Our Loss was one man and QUO woman
Killed, and sotne dragoon horsrs taken .ff.
EEree OF the HORSES nave since been reta
ken ey II, Bradbury of she volunteer miiitiq,
who fell 81 wite ard gave cha 2 t. a party
OF CVeeHs, but Could not bring them C aC-
5ion.
The enemy are iii possession of the Ten
sa" settlement, and the entire country eat
O the Toubigbee river. except M'Grew's
station. small stockade called Gsraey's g
Fort Madison, which afogds protection only
tc those within or near Inc walls.
The crops Of corn are abundant, and the
stocks of cattle ale very large, but unless
the Indians be driven from the coantry in a
short time, Immense losses will tc sustain
ed, IL the whole CT them are no DESTROYED.
General Flourpoy, in whom ] have tha
greatest confidence, has Seen MAXIM, and
Continues 20 plake every Arrangement in
his power, TOR the defence of this unhappv
irohtier' and the safety Of Mobile. On the
ARRIVAL oF the third regiment Ut u. S. Infan-
Try anc the Dragons from the western
part ot the Territory, no doubt. the Sener-
al commanding the district will determine m
lake the Geld, and probably to march in tS,
the Greek Territory volunteer offi
GERS are preparing the regiment for an ac-
tive 2a'npaign.
IL. is said that a few Of the Chnctaw Indi.
an have joined the Greeks Pushamataba
Choctaw Medal Chief, is a. S.. S,eDhens'
, awaiting Eiy arrival az thar Post. HIS bpsi-
nessis not particularly known, but il is be.
lieved he will offer the services of the war
riors If his district to the U. S-Ir so. the
ter der mast be made togen. Flonncy who
Is hosriy expected at Mobile, run the Bav
OF St. Louis. his late Head Quarters. He
will do every thing he can with propriety.
tor the advancement Of the cuuntrg's inter
est.
BY the next opportunity, ] viii send YOU
an interestiaG document for qualifications.
shelving the agency of the British govere,
lnent IN promoting the hostile view of the
creeks. Two months ego. the inie,;cal
Greeks sent IN address 10 the governor os
Jamaica, and it is said that they viii he f,T-
nlshed from that quarter with all the mn.
nllOns of war.
have the honor TO be with rrest resr.c,.
our most obedient sercaut.
e. CLAIBORNE,
Bngadier GeAsrul Yv!sztccya.
Mr.. Ifey.
-. NhiRcdge viHe, &C. J oct. &c.
we have any rumnrs but no news. that
can be relied on, from Camp Hone. the ar.
S'y VIII pursue their march into he nation
chs.