The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-03

The votes for the Council were as follow
| E.Jones So, M. Lewis So, 5. Stewart SIS,
II. A Townsend 56-Nathan Sanford so In.
cas- Elmendorf 40. Henry Yates, Jun. 4s,
rerrand Stranahan az, William Tabor /.
! kitchel Bishop /.
Messrs. David B. Ogden. Blocker and
Ross were appointed to draft an answer 70
the Governors Speech
On motion of Mr. Van Rensselaer, OF Co
lnmoia, concurrent resolution passed the
house by an unanimous vote, granting FlF-
Ky THOUSAND DOLLARS from the
public treasury, for the relief of the Suffer-
ers on the Niagara Frontier.
Boston, Janucrv %,
/ On Wednesday, as the mail boat was 90
ing from Falmouth to Holmes's Hole, il was
captured, by barge from Nimrod, and af-
Ter opening the mail and taking out the pub
lie letters, was allowed to proceed. One Of
the letters detained, was from the Secreta-
~ OF treasury to Mr.. Cook, the Collector
OF N3artha's Vineyard. directing MIN TO per.
mt neutral vessels CARRYING at any part of
me sineya1d Tor harbor,) to proceed to
their ports OF destination IN the u. S. q copy
OF which letter the British Lieut.. of the
barge allowed passenger in the boat 10
take. with which the Collector has been
' co. and IN consequence of which all
the nentrals at the Vineyard will sail the
hrSt Wind for their destined ports
The letter in question was sent to Mr..
Cook IN consequence of his OBTAINING all the
neutral vessels which have arrived at the
| vineyard since the Embargo Act, under
| section OF that act by which, (accordine
! TO ms instructions,) they must discharpe
there and could not depart, excep, in bal
| last.
The reports of the Albion "a having ar
rlVed az 1 arpaulin Cove, and thata an attack
4 " 70 no Il
UNI 9undedhand Incorrect, the orders receiy-
Cd at Sandwich by express, for the militia to
repair to Falmouth for its Protection, have
been countermanded, and the militia have
been dismissed.
| No vessel Of war, of any description, at
tany, part o the Vineyard yesterday
NO arrivals at Newport yesterday.
| rs fishing vesses'have been, and still are,
allowed to go out Of Marblehead and LYNN
| and fish ia the bay, while those BELONGING TO
thus port are net persisted, even by giving
aonds' he fishermen (about 2OO) of this
20 n have this day presented to our Leeis-
ia5ure, spirited petition, praying for IN
nedfafe rehet, either TO supply them with
the measures of life, or so far raise the
Embargo, as that they can go into the Bay
and fish, thereby to be enabled 10 suDrore
themselves and farnilea, and for the peonih
OF this town not 20 be dependent on Mar.
blehead and Lynn for their Ash.
Fed. Pa.
Niagara Fro7;ieS.--There have been M
recent war events on the Niasara-The
people are yet in an unsettled state hut
many are returning who had fied from tou,,,s
adjacent 70 the late distressing Scenes -
Gen. hopkins is at Eleven Mile Greek. Win
GU mihtla' and that the detaChraents made
! Iast week are on the road TO Batavia, where
t'AaJ. Cen dail at present has his H Quar-.
ters The Maj. General has published )
NORGE advising the pseple Of Batavia and
OF tennessee County generally, to return ID
their dwellinSs--tha, there ia no lance
W. &C Oztarj9 Ref.-18M Hit.
| From the Ontario MESSENGER. IAN. 10.
! IRON me West. We have no very i'm
por ant news to communica.e. The eneTo,,
mas large force in Fort Niagara, and ths
residue 1t IS Supposed have moved towarde
! NJ den' We have strong force atEIeven
Mlie Greek, com anded by Cen Hopkins:
! I'eh AN IS at BATAVIA The veteran Gen.
Iohp Swift, with Col. Caleb HOPKINS ,s some
where in the vicinity of Fort Niarara,- -
! KEY lately very handsomely surprised one
OF the en- my's pickets killed four men and
! TOOK elght pTlsonerS.-The late draft of
! l9oo men is nearly completed thew will
| son move uTder the command, we are IL,
formed, ut Brig. Gen. VIM Bnrnet. The
"P"' VI ouT Cu lZenS IS highly excited and
( party animcsities, Except with a few vretb-
! ed o'rr'ings Of faciion) are absorbed in one
/ general burst If Indignation at the atrocin,,s
| crue'ties Of the enemy, and an equally Gen,
crai "isn by'one mighty effort, to out an
END to the war on our frontier and drive the
enemy tFcm our borders forever,
NeD-York Jan. o..
| >" No' -oN CnUNcIL-PATRIoTIc AND
|. BENEVOLENT.
! At a session OF the Common Council of tb,s .;,
last evening. the Corporation unanimously resoI2s
| N grant rec thousand dollars from the citx fd.
tor the ief OF the inhabitants on the Niagara f'
tier, AID TO recommend Fest In be held }n tt; =;
| W on w ednesday the Cd Of February next ssn,Ia
| business TO be suspended, and divine service 4, b.
performed IN the severl places IF public vorsbi g.
COLLECTION made IN them for those sufferers byf ~
war, ~ the late devastation Of their cn,rt, ~ nc
! enemy They also resolved 20 plaee 7o6 IS,i W
a. the disposal of the 'errnsu and his sas;s,ao,.
eaeN ward, for the Ter of such siaeressed 5s; :"
ar eaTnm be expected "a spply TO the ain,s hons e.
public a'd.---N T. CoL 'o'
We understand thar several peseans.r.
were discovered on board the shin Fsira
merican, for Liverpool, ut the Hook wiz.
cut Psssports who were brought back in tbe
Revenue Futfer, ~ ''lc
Il appears, by he debates in psrii,crer.
on the lOth vemher. that the british have
! IN eU,plev 40 ono Searne,, a. q o. 80 nsES