The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-08
FROM THE soUrHERN BORDER


FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
MuiedgeUNle, Dec. %.
Brigadier General Fioyd. we are inform
ed. has written to Major General Pinknev,
that he is fast recovering from his late wound,
and expects TO be able shortly to resume
the command of the army.
a letter from an officer Of the United
States army at Camp nkney to a gentle
man in this place, dared 9Th inst. give. in
formation, that the Patriots and Royalists
OF East FLORIDA are about to compronise
their qnarrel as follows: The Royalists
propose to give up to the Patriots the lands
on the north of St. Johns comprising about
hall the province and grant general m
nesty. The Legislative CounCil If the Pa
trlots had been Convened to deliberate on
this prop sal, ard appointed General Her
ris and Col. Dill to confer witt the Spani>h
Agents at Point Peter on The IL h instant
An armistice hao been agreed IN till be-
18th instant, and it is supposed their d.f'sr-
ences viii be finally settled
n friend has favn ed us with the following
extract a letter from ia officer in Gene.
Tal Floyd's arm aased
Fort M;tchtN. 12h Dec.
with pleasure give you the occurren-
ces in Camp s'nce YEA lift here Rilev and
Mosely we're desPa ched sp e TO the Tia
po Sc they returped three DAVIS agJ and
reported that the Indians of T. lassee and
A roSs7e have moved down to Hn,rh!e-
wa lice tx miles low our battle g ound,
whe'e &C riding to their staten, ut. all the
hos; lie owns are cuncentra ing TIE sta:e
meht OF fhe runners or spies ,elative To
Oakiusl e. .re $ome"h hat cuntradictcrv' but
from VIVA IcaH Ga her nun Der + TIL II
War iors were in cur ba lie, End more IF
them a siuCe g NJ down the rala poo ee.
Tier Ga. e into Cowetau last w-ck ahoct
5000 Ind rs the chief ext III tt- { EN- a,
about $500 -, bolI;cd f-irn7fy 4ar}i.,ts.-
The lower Oh, q vpuch for the fir euily con
duct the Florida ! .di3n:-RuAners a e
statte wi disN tches t Cen, z un.,.
Jacks mo .4d .ms-lhcse 7. b, tw former
officers 70 re urn in ID y, 20 DAYS. Oar
the Mas Ell TEMPLE is fat re o e ing -
A gentleman from T rt- Ha us iuf rrns
ms, th@c come Of tte frien y ina ans ho
went on an expedition p luder horses
fr IN the hostile p r5v bring in a report ~
their having e ri heavy cannenahinp
near ,he Jonctjon { the Co sa and TalIpoo-
sa river bout ten days after the battle OF
Au ossce. Trey say The report of the Ar.
tillery was heard b. hem from ID o'-loc K
till sunset. We think their story not i'm
probable as Gene Flcurn certainly con
templated An exped Il. against the Greek
and II battle has been ought in that diree
ton, the Ds IT the United States engage.
ed in 1t must have been marched from
Fort Stoddert o. That neighc orhood.
10 tie hd,tors Of ne mt hendent Chrori.
cte.
PLATTSBURG. Dec. 20.-The prospect
Is beginning e. brighten ] was said by
every sold er. whon ! heard ~ apy thing
about y " On the army retired to- Ms l1ace
togo into wiater quarters, that lardlt nan
ttt.. n %. .g- T.
for anotrer Ysar; ~, contrary 10 al! eXpec
iation, almost every one Of tie eear'S. men,
and great number ri the volunteers are
enl's'inS f1r another vear, on -rceivipe-
p short tur'oUgh 10 coume 5Ce wh IN their
first year ey1irea. r. was 81 un.ver-
sally said snl Believed that hose WI, &C.
times were exp'rng would not rje enlist, tha'
was induced to bei;svc 81, and it cast an
INFINITELY deeper elO5n over nv mind than
re not taking VI 5ntreai this fall. MontreaJ
as Pl ace OF no sort of military rnpor ance.
INT as it respecfs the Conquest of the IJD
Per toWnce.-That part Of tire Low err Pr
vince as far d wn as Montreal Island ,nclu
sive, and the VIII lie # he Upper Province.
may fifty be compared TO a mans DO "
Montreal his head the Grand. River. and
river St. Lawrence, the two arteries in hi.
neck and the land betw en- those two RI
Vers md The s eat Lakes, his body. AS II
relates TO the conquest OF Upper Canada
therefore, M ,ntreai is an infinitely impoa-
tant point. Here, could the United State,
at the beginning { the war, have possessed
themselves OF Montreal, Upper Canada
could not have continued its political exis-
tence as British Province, one moment
longer than mans body would continue In
exist and be alive after his head was cut
of. Now, since we have conquered
most OF Ufpsr Canada, Montreal has be
come place Of no sort of military impor.
tance. Tn refore, my deliberate opinion is,
that our army had better, when il shall rave
been sufficiently augnene ed To invest Que
bsc, move directly down 20 Quebec, withou,
degning tn tsrn aside to take M ontreal.
should have no ubt bot that this would be
the best ~ d was it not for the immense
quantity OF pro"er'y hich there must be in
Montreal belo ging 70 the King, which on
oofhcers and soldiers you'd have right. "
saS usages OF W r, . ? share of, sh 5nld they
tab the CITY win the D,tI,if nropsrtv a, - Z.