The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-27
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the Treasury of the United States. left this
city yesterday with his family for Philadel-
phia. IL is understood that he will not revi.
SIT this city previous 70 his departure for
Russia, in quality of "A Commissioner on the
part of the u. y. under the accepted media
ton of Russia. We should do injustice to
our feelings, were we on this occasion to
omit the expression or our conviction Of the
stern integrity and firm fepublicanism of
this veteran politician, whose greatest enc
, niies have only dealt in general indefinite
accusations against him. whose chief offence
was perhaps that he never put himself out
OF the way to conciliate their good will.
We wish to the mission, in which he is en-
gagged, no ADLER conduct or more honorable
termination than that which the character
of the Embassy ought to guarantee.
| Brigadier General CUSHING, whose Off
cial duties as Adjutant General have ter
minated, left this city on Tuesday for Bos-
ton, at which place we learn he is in future
to command.
April o.
! We have observeda report In circulation,
! brought by some passenger from Europe.
| that the Spanish authorities have cedcd
East Florida to Great Britain. We scarce
| ly know whether, if the Information be cor
rect, it ought to be subject of regret for
| though it will afford foothod TO the enc
my III our southern ncighborhood, and ena-
bic him to employ Black Troops from the
| West Indies as he now does the Indians in
| the North West, it will, we presume, re-
move the scrsples of those who have here
tofore objected to taking possession of Flo.
rida, and enable our government to secure
the tranguilit+-of that frontier by Conquer
ing from The enemy territory without
which it will be always insecure, There is
not on earth any other nation than this,
which would not have anticipated the trans
ter of the territory IN question to the enc
my, by occupirg it until the constituted an
5horities of Spain should be in condition
TO control its destiny. Nat. Intel
LATEST FROM THE FRONTIER.
ETtracE Of a ieHer .Irom a gentleman at
1918, 10 his friend in Pittsburgh.
The western mail has Just arrived, and
leaves this tomorrow. | snatch moment
to write you. Four Americans. deserted
from Detroit, arrived here YESTERDAY. They
state that the English are determined To
attack us at this place by the 10th or 18th
instant that their force consists of about
l8 or 1900 regulars and militia, and few
Indians. AS my return at the expiration of
our time, with my fellow soldiers, would
leave this imp ant place weak zoe
Va VIC eiSll'a Id Ilne nave volunteered
fifteen days. TIE Virginia and Pennsvi-
vania militia having gone home, our force
at present amounts to 1000 effective men.
Colonel Miller is expected every hour with
his regiment, also some Ohio militia. The
Indians came and killed and scalped regu
lar soldier this morning, but two or three
hundred yards from the camp, and escared
with their prize. AS to our situation we
might send them a challenge. Our soldi
ers are in good heart. | am convinced they
! VIII do honor TO their country. Our infor
| mant says, there is not provisions enough in
Upper Canada to last three Months