The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-08
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Indian Couneis, &c. Se.-With regard 20 the ar
my, General Cass "a commander in chief u this aud
all other posts 10 the westward OF Long oint and
Ere--the 27tb regiment aud Part OF IRE 18th aud
goth attached few eonyaicscents # the lth and
18th regiments, s the regulars that are here aud
at Maiden and Sandwich--tbe COMPANY Ut Maiden,
viz. capt Belts OF the 18th regiment, one also at
Sandwich, capt. Patbuf's eft the 2Sth regiment. No
militia except from Ohio, the number 30 not
know, perhaps cue thousand -Cspt. Lees Noluu-
teer company oil horse raised III ana about the
place, is called on occasionally, and part IT
kept up the River ID. Trench TO protect dis
inhabitants from savages, who have killed a
We know OF no expedition even contemplated upon
at present Ii was ended that part VI the army
should make an excursion sp to acknowledgements,
bat the season so far advanced before the oth-
er expedition ended, that it was dispensed W th.-
We are told that there are only company of
regulars there.
8 Wool is scarce. provisions enough here at pres
ent. Some ct the soldiers considerably s,ekiy,
perhaps no more So than might be expected after so
mach fatigue IN crossing the lake and forcing
march alter the enemy, 6c.--The most have TO
lament is the inexperienee, inSttention and inhu-
EnSnity OF geons and surgeons mates Do. Marto
went with general Harrissn down the Lake.
With regard TO Indian Councils, am now in
situation To inform you psrticuisriy--buts soon after
the arrival OF tue army, they began to send Ia snail
parties with white flag, kept increasing by degrees
but did not become genera! thiBg until after or
bout the time we returped from the battle the
river De Trench, few days after which 1 was at
the council he4se,snd many as ten or twelve
chiefs sgu their names by their agent or interprs
ter TO the articles OF tresty IL appeared To be tAe
free act and will OF eacii To be particular a
bout names would be impossbe-howeyer we rest
pretty secure respects Indians. MIR. Snow, whose
family was killed carried Oft last Spring, found
two daughters here ser the army had taken pos
session. The lndiaps he'd sold them to the whites.
The inhabitants of Detroit and its cnity not
IN very good situation generally, but It is much
better than when the British had session. The
rich or those who have any thing 10 sell must in
crease in riches, for whiskey sells from two and
half to four dollars per gallon, when soldby the bar
Cel-butter SIS cents per pound, cheese 81 l2 cents
per pound, milk 25 cents per quart, potatoes 81 50
per bushel, sppes12 g cents per dozen, coffee,
sugar and pepper 90 g cents per pound, and other
articles proporti"nably hish-of course the poor of
his country must be- poor for while. There
some indeed who draw their rations from the u.
States, but they were mostly those Who Lsd their
property taken BY the Indians while the British
here
The depredations committed upon the inhabitants
by the Indians were numerous and aifietiug.
Sone had six, others eight or ten COWS taken, aud
veryfew had the good fortune to retain the posses
sion OF single horse Indeed from the time the
British feetw taken, the Indians with some terri.
hsd inhabitants, were as busy as bees about hive
carrying OFF property of every descriptiou--whe
those who styled themselves Americans dare not
open their lips 20 ask why do ye so But there
IS nSw they say, quite reverse Of times and they
are very happy in being restored 50 their for..er Ii
berries.
Arr. on Saturday, ohe beautifu & fast sai-
ling prlvateer schr. Caroline, of Baltimore,
JOSEPH ALMEDA, Commander. from a
short cruise of l weeks in which time she
has made SIXTEEN PRIZES-scven' OF
which she ordered for the United States
some OF the remaining part were ransomed,
and the rest BURNT. We have been ia
vored with the following particulars of her
cruise by an officer on board >t;,
IN Of L
from the Harbor by Capt. Catheral Of Bal
timore, who expected to sail for that p TT
in or 8 days. Same day fell in with the
American slhop OSIRIS briggs, from M.r-
Unique, bound to ST. Barts, with cargo of
Moissses. Captain briggs taking the Car
olinefor British cruiser, Showed his Brit
ish license 70 Capt. Almeda, at same
time informed him that he had supplied
Com. Oliver, of II. III. ship Valiant, off
New London, with a quantity of Peat es
and apples. for which he had been paid,
aRd that he had no doubt if he fell in with
an American privateer he should be hung
Put Mr.. Canoning and prize crew on board
the Osiris, and ordered her for the first a
mercan port.
On 2Oth Dec. went into the haIbor of
Aux Cayes-understood that the privateer
Decatur, Of Charteston. had sailed from
there the day before, and that she had not
bldue any CdptuESS PISFiOuS 10 nSr gong M
there,
Sailed from Aux Cages on the oath Dec
Left the privateer schr. F0I, Capt. John
Jack, Of Baltimore, repairing. The Fog
had captured, after a very severe action,
to windwafd Of Barbados, about the 7lh
Dec his majesty's Packet LahtUing - he
action lasted for hours and twenty min
utes the crew OF fhe For were repu!sed
twice in boarding. but finally Carried her in
the third attempt /; the Captain Of the Pack
ct and IA men were killed and or woun-
ded---the loss of the Foo. was, ! killed, ard
the captain and two men aGghtIy wounded
The Packet WAS from England bound to
Barbados mouRted 10 guns and a com
rlement Of 40 men. The force Of the Fox
was eighteen, 9 twelyes ard z SIX pom
6ers, and 70 men. They succeeded in des-
troyng two of the mail bags, and CAPITA u
Jack secured the third. Phe Packet WIS
manned out and ordered for the u. States
but was afterwards re-cGptured and sent to
Jamaica.
On the day tie Caroline came cut Of Aux
Cages, (24th Dec ) of the Iale of Ash. saw
a schr. supposed TO be the Decufur, ~
Ghariesfon, with a schr. aud ship in CON.
pany; supposed to be prizes to her, run
ming down for Aux Cages.
On goth Dec. went into Cape Nichola
Mole, TO water. Came Cut on the 3Oth.-
Left there the schr. Diver, captain Owens,
of Baltimore, the only American there she