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


exposition of certain incidents which have
taken place within the last four months. re-,
lative to certain characters in New-York,
New-L ondon, and Gardeners Island. >
One svho faS been Prisoner at Halifa1.
WAsHINGToN, January 4.
INTERESTING CoRREsPoNDENcE.
Copies Of the following letters have been
politely con, municated ia us for pub. cation,
by an officer of Gen. Harrison's staff, who
has the originals in his possession.
From Gen. Proctor 10 Gen. Harrison.
October S,h 1873.
SIR-Th fortune of war having placed
tn private property of the officers and Sc
,eral families of the right division of the
British army i'll Upper Canada, in your pow
Or; a. also letters, papers and vouchers, of
the greatest consequence TO individuals,
without being of any to the cause Of the cap
tors do rnvseif the honor of applying 20
YOU 10 their behalf. hoping hat agreesbly to
tbs crsttm OF war, you viii avail yourself of
this favorable opportunity to alleviate pri-
N feelings b. causing the said property
aud documents to be re'tCred I must also
intreat that every consideration in your DOW
er be shewn for private families. not Of the
army. trust thst with the Same view YOU
! viii permit the bearer hereof tn ascertain
the fate IF individuals, and that you will la
c'iitate the retr at of any families that may
unfortunately have been interrupted in the
| ,ttempt.
have the honor to be, sc.
(Sigued)
HENRY PROCTOR,
Maj. Gen. in n. b. MS. service,
Major Gcn. Harrison. or Officer
commencing the .frmy in me
service cftbe y. S. u! fhe No
rarian Towns.
From Gen. Harrison 70 Gen. Vfncent.
! Head Quarters, Fort George,
Sd Nov. 1913.
! Lient. lie Breton, an officer in your
service, arrived at Detroit on he 18Th uit.
bearing flag and letter to me from Gen.
Proctor. requesting humane treatmen Tor
the prisoners in my possession and the resto-
:aeio:: os private property and papers. This
iet'er was directed to m at the Moravian
/ Towns; and as the subject was rot of the
| Importance to authorize the I1ieutenant's
pursuing me to Detroit. ! was son ewhat sur
pr:zed AZ his dong so. 1t did not appear tc
me proper TO permit him to return IN that
way, and as was upon the point of setting
ont TOR this frontier by water, | conceit ed
that that mode Of conveyance would be full
as agreeable 70 him, and would enable n m
! 10 meet Gen. Proctor as eXpetlltious'v as by
The land route. ] regret that the badness
of the wetther and other causes which he
! will explain, have detained him until this
tine.
Understanding that you are the senior off
! Ger, ! have determined to address nv an.
swer f. you With respect 10 the subject oI
| Gen. Proctor's letter, nose which 7 have
the honor to enclose you from The British of
hcers, who were taken on the 5th ult. 70
their friends, and the report of Mr. lie Bre
ton, will satisfy yud that no indulgence
| which humanity could claim in their favor
or the usages II war sanction, has been with
held. The disposition Of the property taken
on the held of action or near il, was left To
the commanding officer at Detroit. The in.
stFuctions given tOthat gentleman. and the
well known generosity OF hi character, will
insure to the claimants the utmost instice &
iberality in his decisions. in making this
statement, wish it however to be distinctly
nndersro cd, that nay conduct with regard to
the prisoners and property taken, has bee
n'ctaied solely by motives of humanity, and
not by belief that it coDld be claimed upon
he score Of reciprocity oftreetment towards
| tts American psisoners who have fallen into
the handS Of O n Proctor. The unhappy
description OF persons who have escaped
! rom the tornahawk Of the Savages in the
lemplOyment of the Brush government. VINO
! fought under the irnmedidte ordsrs If that
/ officer, have suffered all the indignities and
, deprIvations which human nature is capa
be Of supporting. There is no single in.
I stance that have beard of, in VI hi II the
! property OF the oi6cers has been respected.
BIt am faT fToC believing I'll At the conduct
/ OF General Prc1tor has been thougbt an ex
ample worthy Of Irritation by me greater
! part of the British oflicorsj and in the cha
racter OF Gen Vincent, have pledge that
| ne viii unite his exertons with miae to soft.
en- % much as possible the fate Of those
whom the iOrtuhe of war may reciprocally
! place in our power.
| But. sir, there is another subject upon
winch ! wish an explicit declaration. Viii
the Indians who still adhere % the cause OF
MS Britannia Majesty, be suffered to eonti-
nue. that horrible species OF warfare which
they have heretofore practised against our
troops, and those still more hcrfIb,e depre-
dations upon the peaceabe inhabitants OF
our trontlersi / nave sufficient evidence To
show that even the latter have not ALWAYS
been penetrated By small parties Of vagrant
/ Indians, acting at a distance from tine Bri-
tish army. Some Of the most atpocious in
have orrtn.roI ,,,,i., & .,oc H.