The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-09

Admiral Cursor is to succeed sir Francis
Laforey, on the Windward Island station.
The Aiphea schooner, lieut.. Jones, is sup.
posed to have foundered I; and it is feared
that all on board persisted.
Mutiny on board the Cartel. W
SALEM, Nov. 27.--On Thursday eve
ming last the English prisoners on board the
cartel Anaiostan, lying below the Fort,
bound to Halifax, rose upon the officers and
crew of the brig, confined the commanding
officer Captain Smith being absent) and Is
men below and took complete possession of
the vessel. Their avoHed intention WAS to
board the privateer brig Alfred, which was
lying Within gun shot, and to go off with
both vessels Fortunately, in the scufle an
officer jomped iato small boat which was
alongside, aud 20. on board the Alfred,
whose crew were Immediately called to
quarters, and the brig prepared to open
hire upon the cartel should she attempt
TO pass her. In the mean time, captain Je-
authln Upton. IAN officer of the prison sh;p,)
who went on board the cartel in the revenue
boat ,st before the mutiny commence ed,
succeeded with much difficulty in getting
en- board the boat, several attempts having
been made by some OF the prisoners TO stab
him, but others interfered x prevented it
ne came up to town, took on board captain
a.
long side the Alfred, and it'll % of the
priva,eer's crew, well armed, boarded the
cartel about p. NJ. (the wind bhwing a
gale a the time from the southwark and
Immediately succeeded in driving the pris
oners below, where they were confined for
the night. No person was seriously inbred
in this affair. The number of prisoners ON
board was l40; six o. the ring-leaders are
in irons. The cartel probably sailed last
night 70. Halifax.
Cohy ola letter from surgeon in the ar.
my Of General Wilkinson, 70 his friend in
Waahing on.
Head Quarters, French l2itis NOV. IS.
a. We are here, and now hutting of
course all our brilliant ideas # the issue of
the campaign have vanished. at present
make no remarks on the cause # this re.
verse of our hopes. l Will only say, that
Gcn Wilkinson is free from any blame He
expected, and was borne out bv Gen Arm.
Srong's letters, a junction and CO operation
of Gca. Hampton and his force, at St Re
gis, a few miles from THIS, placel when on
his arrival Hampton had retired several
DAYS before to Pia tsbnrs, without any pre-
vious Communication to him. Laborinp I'm :
der cisease. reduced co skeleton he has
b en- incessant in issuing orders from sick
bed. 70 this eXertion and vigilance. and on
any little occasion OF health, exposure of his
person to the night air ard cold in his boat
directing the descent of the ffetilla, the con
tinuance Of his disease is alone attributable
He is nov in warm quarters, and will, il
chagrin does not destroy HIM, soon recover
We are hard bound in frost and shall have
some d III uIty in m liking comfortable huts.
The troops already feel the climate, and I
fear the sick lis; will be numerous. ! con.
dole W tn you on the loss of our friend CO.
vi gtoH. II died in my arms, two nights
ago. like hero, and will tomorrow I've bu
RED with tn honors of war. You will soon
sc, his a'd, Major Kean, who has charge of
his property AND papers to be delivered to
his SISTER in Mary land, and to WIN ON i refer
you for the particulars Of the late action. 10
which he bore a gallant part"