The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-03

acre from Detrrit, burnt mills and took 500
sGloodiea militia Prisoners, and paroled them.
r-o.coats Or other warlike preparations ma
k.cg IN that vicinity"
| Nov. 20.
| he space occupied by the very late and
interesting Eoreign News, and other articles
aen,gndlEg insertion, allowing us little room
rthe Congressional Report, has Obliged us
10 cpmpress into small compass the highly
interesting proceedings in the House of Rep
rescntatives on Yesterday.
l he result OF the whole proceeding was.
the absolute rejection of the bill to establish
National Bank. Though, it is true, the
proceeding may, and probably will be revised
| to-day by Reconsideration OF the vote of
yesterday, We viewed the decision with u re-
greet, which could not DC too strongly Cs-
pressed. The great majority WHO voted a.
yainst the bill, was composed Of all those re-,
puhicans opposed to the amendments which
nave taken place, added 70 all t.iuse consci-
enciously cPpo,'d to the establishments OF a
bank, and Chose with the exception of cr5
members) who habi,ually oppose every mea-
sure for tie SUPPORT Of the government.
Ii there ever WAS doubt OF. the subject, IL
is DOW Certain, for it has been openly ayoved
that no cooperation in the legislation, called
Tor oy the Crisis, is TO be expected from these
who have heretofore constituted tic opposi-
ton in Congress. They display ar obst,nacy
and Consistency in opposition at this time,
we'll worthy Of the imitation Of those. on
whose shoulders rests the whole burthcn Of
responsibility for the maintenance OF pub-.
nc creoit, and ior the prosecution OF the
war.
Il only now remains for the Republicans in
Congress, by rnagnapinlcus ard mutual con-
cesnion OF their own particular views to the
fnblc gnod. 20 unite one and ali in Carving
INTO etiect = Csc measures on which a majori-
~ OF them shall agree. in no other way than
oy q concert OF this Kind, prompt ami vigor-
Gus, can the administration OF or fiscal af-
tairs progress. The time has arrived. when
Gsii'y NEST be fatal to the public interest
The people on all sides. aware of thi $, call a.
iouc Tor action. We hope. are manv DAYS, af-
ter the lessen which the experience ofyesteI.-
day has taught, tn be able TO announce that
the voice ofthe People HIS been obeycd, and
that procrastination is 40 longer The Order Of
Me Day. MAJ. Elt.
Erfyacf q an intercepted letter, dated CEas;-
foffefoZrn, Prince Edqrc'4, Oct. 81, 1914,
10 gentleman, in 4. ;eIQi,G, received 81 Tie
Porzsmo1ith Orac!e Office.
We lave had another engagement with
the Yankees and been Unsuccessful, losing a
general and several officers, with 800 men
at Fort Erie. The war is carried on here
very badly. The general opinion is that
~ SS"iSe ITeV'ist Is not equa. To the COM
mand OF so large an arms, aad that lis dis
hr6utop OF men is very small. lie should
attScie the Americans Ike a NVei'ogton
with an army of 10000 and resc,ye TO
hollow them up of 5 or 6, 000--he would then
route them completely. The present mode
OF warfare isqiite ridiculous it is ike school
boys attac&ir6 each other. hope, our wise
ministers viii see the necessity of sending
out large army early in the sl.ring---,t is
shame they should send out so few, when
they have SO IarGe n disposapie force at
home"
NosFqLK, Nov. -.
ttaC troEa tie british ships in the Bay,
oame INTO Hampton Roads Oh Sunday last,
with - or the prisoners taken IN the Frank
lin, viz. 2 masters ynGtes ard - seamen, eS-
changed tor a similar nrmboi, Of lngEshncr,,
recently CAPTURED BY Tire militia Of Acconack
which exchange we understand was effect
ce through the agency, Of Capt: Wise OF the
i,ccornacE nsiiits. .F'a exchange could, a,
that time Re effected frr Mr. Hammerslcy, =
commander cftbe FRANKLIN.
We learn by the fig that tho Spanish ship
Los DOS Amigos, Ascehsio GococeiIea, .l,as.
ter, from Baltimore bound to E,rope, passed
the squadron, and vent to sea on SATURDAY.,
the 10th finst. st IL a. M--a,l we'll , :;
The iatest and ynost correct n,for,eia ion of
the force and situation Ct the encny in the
chesapeake is, that one74. frig&te and
brig, are stationed eff Smiths Point 4 or S
transports at fan Island. and two f.igates
"ta two or three tenders, farther up the
DS.--Ih LJ'nnhaver, there stlll remains two
i:gatcs, the Hebrus aud Daundess
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