The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-25

aching Ass. Adj Gen.
;; NORTH WESTERN ARMY.
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CEILLIcorhE, MAY ~.
:" he want OF discipline * .ube,riina,;,,,
IN the militia, is indeed. truly lam.n,abls.
ie is most clear that it is owing ia ,h,x
cause we have now to lament the loss uf ga
many brave countryn,en. Ie would Sc. ~
tue hcafncS7ons rem aim ignorant IN ssitc az
Ietferiencc. Had the iforce Jude, Goa.
S,ay contented themselves with pert.r,n
'nS the duty assigned rilera by 6 en- Har,i.
| so'', ana SPIKED and destroyed the eAen.y's
arti'ery, and retreated imrs tliateiy to Ike
iCrs, the victory had, indeed. been rus.
glorious! A weli ordered sally from the
iert. could have roE.ed the enemy, aud
dispersed them in Disorder. Although our
loss is most severe indeed feel much 50.
usiacuon III the reflection that no bl;,,ne
can be attached to Gen. Harrison. Tie
less. OF the Kentuckians is entirely owinv
to their own impraoence. The result. o.
therwise, Is highly honorable to the cen,-
manding general, and fully iusiifies the
h,gn expectations which had been formed
OF his skill and experiences.
"Should the enemy still continue the
siege, it can only be for the purpose of pre-
venting rciHforcements, and it is only
nnoped they may FOR few days longer.
mounted companies of volunteers are gone
on from all parts OF the country. composed
OF the hrst rank of society. 1t is impossi-
Die yet to ascertain the force now ON the
march, but think l may safely set them
down at from Ihree 10 fYue Thousand i!
1 hey draw arms, &c. at FrankintoH and
delaware. A fine company of the Usited
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from this place on Sunday (et.) under the
command Of captain Chunm. At the same
time tATee companies of militia of this town
marched also. They will all be mounted
on u. States Horses at Fr,tnklinton. These
reintorcements. which Will join II arrison in
a few days. will enable him to Law sieee i'm
ms turn. 80 the tcmerity of the enemy NAV
not as suggested by capt. Brush, put 11ai.
en- into his hands ar fhe rafaids. When
the reintorcements now on the march to
JON the army arrive, we may lock for I'M
porsans movements.
Some person f" .veit facHned towards
me British Interest," has put hoaa upon
the venerable Governor of Kentucky. A
letter was handed him by rrhYess, pur-
porting to be from Harrison, directing him
to SUSPEND the raising of two regiments de-
slSned 20 reinforce him, which regiments
were then organized. IN pursuance of Har-
rlson's (supposed) Instructions, the troops
were disbanded a1d'a day or two ago an
express from Harrison went on to kentucky
to hurry Them on
Some singular circumstances have
TRANSFERRED respecting the express mail be-
ing opened and letters being taken out and
broken open, by a gentleman--the agent
Jor me Seneraf host faaster, who establish
ed the express nail. He has been arrest
ed by order of Gen. Harrison, and is now
IN this place waiting his trial. Suspicion
IS StrUrS of comm u2ic5tion epith me enr0y.
- * spy has been detected a few days
ago in UrbanEa. and put into Jail. Others
arc suspected and closely watched"
(Proa tie Sosfos C.ntinek Nav Is. } 4
The Esse-r }rigatc.-By the Swedish
sch. Mary, arrived here yesterday, WI
learn, that aSpanish ship arrived at 81
Johns, (P. X } 18th April, which had hess.v
boarded, the 18th, from a frigate under.
American colors and was informed she was
the U. s. frigate Essex. ga
The ship Maddox, of 5000 barrels of -four
that had been blockaded in the Chesaheake
Tor or three months, has arrived at New
Bedford!
Bar5adoes, Hhrl 10.
An American Indiaman, not knowing.
OF the War, and being in want of wa
ter had shaped her Course for this port, on
Which she has been taken by u. B. M. brig
Newton. She was l04 days from Canton
bound to Philadelphia (supposed to be the
Thomas fenrose, Capt. hnsley.) The A.
pril and May fleets. combined, (about 500
sally will sail from here May 4, conveyed
by the Grampus. so, and several sleeps OF
war, the Brisish ship Harriott, taken by the
privateer Gen. Armstrong, and put into
Porto Rico, has been demanded Of the gov.
eruor of that Island, by the governor of ST.
Thomas given up, and arrived at that port,
a Nantucket brig, bound home, with cargo
of Molasses has been sent into Antigua.
NEW YoRE, May IS. ,
Capt. John Harris, in a fishing smack, arr
rived thu ough the Sound yesterday afternoox-
having Witnessed the destruction of the Hol-
kar. He left Newport on Monday morning.
and saw the frigate in chase of the brig,
About sun an hour high, At nigh w.,ter, the
brig grounded, near the II If way house, on
Narraganset beach, and the ship sheered in
toward her, aud came to anchor. She thea
opebed her broadside on the privateer, and
continued her fire until o'clock. p. M by
which time the brig was Cut down to the wa
ter's edge, her masts going over with all sail
set, and her hull above water being shot a.
way BY piece meal. The men got ashore
in her boats. capt. II. supp SEES.
NEW YoRK, May 19.
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