The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-30

nc u. s,' StOofJ OF war w asp az New
buryport, goes on rapidly; her masts and
top mssts are in, her 3tsrding rigging set
UP and her yards across it is presumed
she will BIZ ready for sea il ali ext month.
---Considerable part Ell her crew are ship
ped.
EEtracf Of a letter 10 fks t5;fo,-, 6ated
SAcEETT's HAPBoR, l0ih Nov 1873.
The Lacy of The Like came in this af
ter1oon from our Fleet then in sigbt of Sto-
ny Island. Ii is said theY,sr5 E ing up to
Fort George f.r General Berrist and such
regulars as nc has with tlm for tils place.
On Sunday last our army landed below
Prescott. I have no other accounts from
them, Cod only knowswhat', they have been
at, the weather has bSeI remarked by : fine
till tins evening, 'tis nov storn,ing 4 E!t'e o.
So Capt Mix OF the Lacy of ne lake in
forms thar there was & eat roise and bus
tie on the Canada shore ~ soon as they
fund our army had gone below and he SUP
poses most Of their f1rce was on the way
down from. Kingston. Sir James came ont,
but he kept Long Island between ChGun.
C'yt+nd himself. II is rumofed. here on
British authority that SIR George Frevost is
aool. 70 discard Sir James and bestow tha
coumand of he heet on Captain Mu!caster
o; the Royal George, ofwhose skill and cou-
rd,e our officers speak in much higher
'cims than they 80 OF Sir knight. IF Mul~
caster comes out as Commodore, you may
expect to lear Of hard fight he possesses
rotaste f'r Sir Knights system of me, en-
pr7ng, alias running away, he nay he Is liz
ed OF that.
g The British are badly cffm Canadas-
An order vas issued few days ago direct !
ing tn crops of las. year to be beat out i'm
medlately, Commissioners wsre appointed
10 saV how much # the crop ~aa necessary
for he family, On tie tuost close. calculation
the surplus - be given 20 the Commission
frs Of ,hc King 10 he paid 'oi' At the rate ell
Eleven Dollars PER barrel for Flour, Wilde
his majrsty's subjects in Kingston cannot
get Flour a. 80 Dollars W ha: wosd |
Pennsylvania Farmer say to such treat.
rient? The People are distressed for Salt !
sm tod il has been sold as high as dol
lar per quart. They have no sat wrrts \ |
tue other ode Of the Lake ezcs-ta yfry
small one At the head Of the BAY Of Can't,
which YIELDS them but tuflirg before ;be
w ., 'heir supplies were derived ffnta our
~a.e.,. Since WhCn, they have 'n>ebtnd
On supplies from Qnebec. Our Irm3 ut
Aion'real aud iht'r supplies fiast 81 cut CT
not only in Ihis, tut very many otter srt;
Clcs
II hope Congress will see The folly oil
short enl's'mentS and pa; a Stop to thein, NE
'iNC vi thG UISt ciutSt I0Cit o. LtE mon h
Ven are expiring every day in3 or ranks
u be thereby considerably thinned thls
y nter Just at BE lime they haye learn,
tn IT, duty, and are the most wanted ano
liner strong argument aga inst this period of
enlistment is, every Soldier cost, govern
ment two Complete suits Of c'rthes as for
the u month, men, or yrurHngs as thgy
are called, K the goyersment set the value
81 their shoe strings from them in actual
service. IT'S more lI,an eSrcct.
suppose On a general calculation, by
ne time regiment is nearly full the peri
81 OF the fr-t elistments begin ID expire, so
a 70 KEEP them all thc tiiue recruiting
tbs - marking time in too short order.--ff,
The war Is be carried on with effect, an
uniform >ys'em uust be adopt FIVE years.
Or during the war IS the proper period. The,
president has thc power and the inclination
to ii baud when h no longer requires them.
'iicre orc troops enough voted for that pc
5i.r "a take Canada twice over, Dat while