The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-09
FROM ONTARIO.

Nap'ain morgan OF cur ribeTen W as sent
few DAYS ago with his company TO Gravel
~ Point between here and h ;ngs,on. Near
'he latter place. seeing an English schooner
gun boat, he concealed his u,en in the woods
(aboot sixty,) and seat out a small boat.
alcnS the shore which she enemy esDyjnp.
gave chase to; and when they came near
tac small boat landed and the men ran in
to the woods; the guu-boat came near shore
ana :ent a party II er the iupitives. ON
when Niorgan's company p:shed out add
pepPered hen SO wei with rife balls (kiI-
ing or wcundihg whoever appeared on
deca)that the Engishrnen l-y down cf,rse. &c
the wiud drove their gun boat ashore. vim
the riheJnen waded out in the water md
to9k possession of her with about SO prison
ers having killed three and wounded seven
OF me enemy, with sat the loss Of a man on
our side.
October 10.
" Yesterday q flag of truce arrived from,
kingston, under pre,ence of bringing Iet-
eers and money to the oEcers brought to this
place By Commcdore ChaunccV. bus NO
doubt to ascertain the situation of things
here. She has been ordered up the bay
near, Black River, and trust viii be DELAY
ed tan after the sailing Of cur expeditioc.
De that sooner or later The captain adj
mits, that Sir James Yeo in the last affl;r
with Chauncey, was go completely heate,
mat ne had made preparations to burr, bis
%ect, winch he would have done in twenty
minutes, II the wind had NOT shifted. so "a
20 render 1t imprudent for Chapneey 70 fol.
low nun up Every gun on fhe Volts star
BOARD Size was dismounted !; she was COM
pletely cutup; l dovbt If SIR James ever
snews again even to run aSuay. IT'S highly
probable he viii land his men and guns far
me defence OF Kingston, if so, aud that place
should be the hrst objsct of our present eY
petition, you may expect some dosnerate
lighting. The grea' loss Of time from our
hrst movement st Fort George, will give
the british an opportunity Of Concentrating
all the troops within considerable distanre
OF hlngston and have some doubt II rhe
best of their troops in the neiehborhood II
Fort George do not find their way down III
Tune Still our force is adequate to defeat
them, though they may be 50 roughly han
died as to prevent the Accomplishment OF
other objects.
rs The Lady of the Lake arrived last
evening from Niagara in IL hours. Baron
DC Rottenbnrg has left the vicinity of Fort
George with all. his force. no doubt for
Kingston. Col. Scott immediately started
with bis regulars for this direct ion. and !,
sad TO be at Oswego. The British have no
vessels 10 transport tseir troops IL, boats
could not 1--we IN thc Lake, and as for mar.
ehlng The iast8 or 10days, it was imposs;-
Die, 80 that the Baron has not made rouch
progress; but any delay on cur par, Will
certainly give theTn - opportunity to mite
az hingston, in which event, there viii be
mar WORK. Mcclure with his MILF, ia & In,li-
ans rs following up the rear of de Potten-
burg's army, picking up stragglers, &c
l hey no doubt are numerous, as that army
nave many sick, owing to their hard duty
ana exposed situation since the 9th NAV
win ali this they have not even a tent 70
put their heads undeT. and NEST Of chem
wish an opportunity of falling into our hands.
The mail establishment il very IRREGULAR
1t Is due twice week, But fro quently does
nct arrive once, and the chain # expresses
hence to Utica is done away, so hat we
nave 90 get our letters on sc vel, g we can.
Gen. Wilkinson ccn'inues indisr ose Il.
Lieu. Col M'FeeIy of the 22d i. III very
Ill, several other officers are inGispcsed.
WhsHINGToN, Nov. 3.
by the failure Of dire Ct Inform aticr FRI n,
oacketts Harbor, we are left IN state of
suspense and anxiety as to the f,,e f =
expedition which hes sailed from thn, port.
ana IS Supposed to be cestincd again +
Kingston. From the talents ard force en-
Dodied IN cur military service. VIC anticipate
success but confess that, owing to the late
ness Ct the season, and the unavcid
able delays, which have given time TO
me enemy - prepare and concern. %
his means q defence. we are not wirhout
some apPEehensions for the result II is
/ impossible we should remain IN ienora,,1
many days longer. Meanwhi'e we rn.v
! DE permtted TO observe that our great
advantages IN every enterprize set m
/ loot IN that quarter during the present cam
iprlgn' have perhaps generated in the pubic
'!ina TOO sengu ne an expectation of fmne-
Gate and unbouBded success. We hone
Iand indeed believe, that in ten DAYS hence
ne enemy will be entirely di,posressed of
! upper Canada; but, should the result he
u'her"IB' The many nm w ard circumstances
/ which have occurred. among the most pro-
in'hent OF which are Chauncey's failure in
mis- efforts to bring Yeo to action, and the
adVersity of the winds which retarded tha
the passage Cf the army from Fort George
/ 20 oackets Harbor, have pyeDared onr
MINDS for different state oe things, II
success crown or wishes the trium6h viii
be gIorions If otherwise. failure will not be
dishonorable, because it viii be the elements
and not the enemy which have checked our
career of victory. Mr. mr.
-, November L.
nj DE khNTzow has heeu rpcosn;zed nv tie
Executive as Minister Resident iron, M, Cotrt ~
sweden in the United States "
!He occasion of his arrival aps receo'ian rs;sht
DC improved T. impress stll rcors Eteiblr. an ,Te
fuDe fnlhd the inexped' ucy n the course pnrsueS
ny The Senate ~ the United States IN ~ ,seDe q,
recprocate the friendly overture NJ swrde- E,r an