The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-18
HEAR THE ENEMY,
From the p,s,,,,,r. e.,u,,;.on !,

T. we s'o1 the press 10 copy the following from a
hsadbi'' printed at Montreal on Tuesday morning
Dec. 2S. C.
Ee'ract of atttc, tom IN officer ofhigh RAM
| IN re army 70 has friend an this city, dared
| CaeenStoH, Dec. 10.
| " have the happiness TO acquaint YOU that For,
Niagara was taken by assault IN hour before d.v
| hght TN morning. Col. Murrsy commended lie
storming party, which consisted of the i0O,h reef
| ment, (the Prince Regents own Irish heroes) ,I.
Grenadiers, The 9th Rovs, and flank companies of
the 4let. Our loss has been hat lgifng-I;.pt
| New'anho' the l00th grenadiers, Killed, col. Muir
ray wounf"d through The wrist. end perhaps h ,f
a dozen other casualt;es-the quantity IF or,In,nc
stores, ammunition, provisions &c found in ,aa
place isvery great 5000 stands OF arms SO CoOL
worth o' clothing ars ernonr tre p.ti,is SITE r.
mander OF the troops with the wGole o; the western
J Indians who had been passed over To s,n,ort ,ba
attsek, INN, dately after escertainine The
ICo'. Morray's column, novel towards Z - wi,tnn 70
stack the heights which the snene had nt.n,, IL
some heavy guns, avnwedly for the ,urposs of I.v
ing Queenston in sshep both heights and Ouos,;s
ton were however precpitateiy abandoned ON Tin.
advance ofGen. Rats column warwhoo, from,
SEQ OF the most savage Indians which IN pave pst
~ day hight, on hearing of the success rfthe sfsr
en- "rt Niagara made the enemy take u their
heels and orr troops are in pur,ui,-we shan net
sion until we have cleared the whole frontier r. =
Indians are e,aistins ths ccnGstrat on of SJevsrL
not house within my sigh, but wlst i. IN fsrnes-,
this is a melancholy but Just retaliation"
ChikGco,he, Jan g.
Major Gensrs Harrison arrived in P,nshrro ~,
he 2!'h nit on ms way TO the Head Quarters of
the North Western Army.
We are firmly of opinion, that the peace which
now regns IN this quarter will be but of short dura
on he greater portion of the troops which com.
pos q the n w. army, have been drawn IN tI.
no'thwar-. and Detroit is left w;tl, onlv spfiei.r
cy to garrison TIE fort. That the British Win ~
tempt to re'possess themselves of this ironp,,upt
pace. Tve have M douht--I * be tue thai mo-
tnSn half o ne troops under Gen Cass az. on L..
sick list, 1t VIII not be difficult to retake hJsIde
the Meet then will nc the only barrier OF juopsrts,ce
between the EN- nay and the reduction of Detro;,
and should our shipping be frozen up at tn. mont,
OF the straight OF St Clair, il will be sorle mon,bs
before they can render US assistance by their cno
peration. 49,
hese opinions may probably be chAnerieal. brt
'hey ave, Notwithstanding, founded upon reflections
on the weak state Of the Michigan Ierritorv--that
there ought to he an adequate force at Detroit IN
keep the enemy at respectful distapo. mo ons
counts aad that Cove rnment s.,ouId baSe so I,
deferred the reinforcing the army Al th-t most is
ma ter OF surprise 10 AL who think sero,ty an the
su l)eet--lt ca was made (as il o,lgh To be) M
me mI'a o. any portion of this state, encuSb Of
soldiers won q he fcuud save Detrojt ANA r,.e,an
the enemy from disturbing The fropticT Tbct the
m,ua VIII even uaiiy be called ont, we conid entiv
tehe' e--w'I IT not. therefore, he better 70 send
ih"m IN 'dv'ace, end thereby preosat, 5g,eD Ii,r,
disaster aud disgrace