The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-05

ed got up ard went to the door, followed by
a small girl (who was in bed with her } &
that immediately the person out OF doors &
the deceased went eff, and that the old vo-
man on hearing the little girl crying Gu, of
doors, went out, and after calling in vain Sc
verai times for her dauShter Flora. rettei
into bed. satisfied that Flora had only gc.e
of with messenger to visit sick sister IN
the neighborhooG. The next morning ear
! ~ the mother was~startled by the loud cry
of a black man M isrress Mistress come
here" The cd woman being intimidated,
and hardly ensbled ~ walk, he took her by
the hand, snd brought her to a piece of new
ground. where he had been at work on the
preceding day ; and behold her dau ghtcr
Flora, with her head and hand roasting to a
fire, in large lightwood stump which had
been fet on fire the preceding day 10y the
nsgro who was clearing there small piece
OF ground.
| The Jury ofitQuest found verdict of will
tni murder, and that the perpetrator OF the
horcid act, in their opinion had done it il
order to conceal the name of refUreR f.
the,'--and to prevent suspicion he had iibe-
rally poured spi:ituous liquors on and about
the body, and placed the head to the FIRE in
the stump with the addition of more Light
wood piled on it. But strange TO relate, it
is supposed that the wounds. bled so free as
partly to eXtingnish the hre--So that ONLY
the face was burnt. while the fractur-
ed part of the head remained uninjured.
where there appeared to have been two or
three BLOWS given by small axe or ham
mer.
n young man in the neghtorhooc
whom e deceased had formerly complain
ed OF TOR his conduct towards her. was uam-
ed on which the little girl exclaimed, Z" Il
| was - that carried nay mamma off, on
which he was unprecedented en- suspicion &
committed to Fayetteville Jail, the jail of this
county being insufficient.
The Evening Post states, that bank bills
OF this state are already selling at d count
la the eastward. Be this as 1t may, we can
state tact no less unpleasant to our local
Interests : Such has been the demand for
specie IN this CITY, for he Canada znurket
and TOR the banks tina, ten fer cent. premi-
urn has been paid for it, in exchange for pa
per. Qucre-Will the incorporation of
| t7oenty rhree new banks in New York,
| land thirty five in Pennsylvania tend to
remedy, or to increase the evil Let those
whose business il is to look to the public in
terestS, see to the business.
.fibQny -Sreus.
E+esratt ola ie'terf from, a friend ii, Bos-
! ION, datGd 22d JdnUayy.
e" The republicans have unanimously >.
greed to support Samuel Dcrter, Esq. for
governor at the approaching election. He
has been apprised Of che fact and agrees to
stand candidate. lie is in favor OF Wig
orous prosecution of the war, and ackrow-
Lodges its justice ; is satisfied the president
is DESTROYS of bringing it to a close rs soon
as it can be done, in a manner honorable to
Ethe nation ; heartily despiSes the present
Iuunprincipled opposition, aud declares it to
be the duty of every honorable, we prin-
cipled man 70 arrest its progress and pros.
trAte the hopes of the factious leaders
Bali Pat.
s .Nash1As, Jan. -.
We have no further accounts of the one
ration of our southern army since our last
publication. The volunteer detachment
+ sixty days men were at Huntsville when
we last heard from them. They had cleo.
ted their field officers 20 wit: Nicholas L
Perkins and John Doke, Coloneis WIN.
Philips and 7. t. Maury. Majors, aud de-
mined to go on to Head quarters provi-
ded the commanding general would accent
their services for the term Of Sky DAYS
relying on the faith of the general govern
meDt for cOmDcDsa zion.
$500 men from w. Tennessee, and 1900
from +. Tennessee, are called on for imme
date service. They will all be on the
march to the Creek nation by the first Of
CUT y--DclOTe WulCn period We expect
no movement will be made by General
Jackson.
Since the above paragraph was in type.
we have received a letter from our CORES
pendent at Fort Strother, of the Ath instant.
from which we have made the following ex
tract:
=" Our camp is again in confusion. The
Hth OF January has arrived, and the militia
NJ w. Tennessee claim their discharge -
The General yesterday issued an order.
com manding and ordering them not to leave
the camp-that if they did return home.
they should be treated as deserters from
tine public service Of the T.. States. All
me public arms are to be given up to day.
There are great many If the militia not
willing and Will not go under these circum-
stances
The officers mostly are little alarmed
about their pay.
" Some friendly Indians came in last night
with dispatches from Maj Cen. Pincknev.
Tor Gen. Jackson. These Indians say, that
the Red Sticks have forted themselves
near, or at the Hickory ground and thar
their whole force is in that neiehbothnod.
The Georgians will march against them
shortly and our General, anxious to do it
himself, VIII 20 as soon as Col. Carroll
comes up with the mounted men-say the
I'm or 18th Of this month He cannot take