The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-17


and, III natural consequence OF united efforts.
1t mas become almost inpregnable.i Balti-
more and Philadelphia have initiated the ,yar-
thy example, which Charleston also is about
to follow 1t is thus, ly AN union of heart and
hand IN the common defence, that a free
people hiblt their superiority to the slaves
OF monarchy and despotisni. Aaf. Ia..
FROM THE MOBILE:
EotroRs' cobRkspoNDENcE.
Fort St>ittcrt, Tag. 80.
In the letter which addressed TO YOU about
.en days ago, informed you that VIC had re-
celved intelligence from Pensacola that the
brAtasl were organizing an Indian force at the.
Appaiachicna that it was said thev had as
semDieu about 1900 at that place and had
landed Of their own force about 5000. Will. a
great quantity OF arms ard ammunition. Our
troops having followed the fugitive Indians.
WHO mad taken refuge in the ncighborhood,
Oh fshstcoia and on the Escambia, about 10
miles distant from town, from whence they
were making Perpetual excursions into uul.
settlements is a-ciicalistance which. i, n
sand, has.siyen' hiSh offence To the Governor
OF West Florida. Gen. Jackson's demand of
the SIiief M'Cuecn, and the Prophet Frajicis.
TOOK place about The same time, and increased
his resentment.
lie declares, it is said, that he will furnish
the Indians with whatever arms and ammun-
the Amelcans. About a fortnight ago some.
British officers called the Indians together A.
bout lDiie or two from Pensacola White
men were mt suffered to be present, The
Indians say that the British cautionef them
not to Kill women and chldreii-tt.at they di-
rected them to Kill all Americans who should
attempt to enter Pensacola that when tl1,.
troops arrived from Appalachicola, all A.
neflcans who happened to be in town, should
nod s1..1T
then take place both against the settlements
on the Mobile, and against these of Georgia,
Sone OF the few American citizens tlsat
were IN a1wn have fortunately escaped.
ne British and Indian forces assembled AT
APpalachicoia, are expected ut Pensacola e.
very day, when the Indians now at Pensacola
were to haveamPle supplies. a body of IN
diahS III British uniform, between two and
three hundred, it is stated have indeed aIiea-
dy come.
The British officers daily muster. parade
and exercise the Indians in town; but fneo
Indians do not like this business Pensacola
officers.
The Spanish troops we are informed have
been removed from townio the past at the
mouth OF the bay, called the Barrancas.
There are general and gloomy apprehen
sions throughout our settlement. If tbera
as we hear Of, we have not strenetb in this
part OF the country to cope with them. They
VIII eventually, no doubt, be driven cut of the
country, If they were three times as strong.
but DO not see the probability of relief so9,
enough to save the settlements on the wa
tiers OF the Mobile and there is no place
OF complete safety nearer than 400 miles
strange ISLANDERS on tile American govern,
ment have reached Pensacola from the Ha-
wanna.
Talleyrand it seems has exhibited treaty
between MIR. Madison and Bonaparte. Nv
which the former was to be made King ~
North and South America Such profiyat.
stratagems to create divisions among the A.
mel1can people, and to cast an odium OH the
government, display most strongly the char
acter OF their enemies. have Witnessed tn
be sure, faorications as base among the little
demaigosues OF country factions but that such
low devices and such outrageous If suits on tl,,.
human understanding should emanate nom
the minister of great and enlightened nation,
is scarcely credible. IN