The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-09
MESSAGE

From the Precedent Of the United Sfates,
tronsn,itfing a i:tter from the Secretary
Of Wor, accompanied spifh sundry docm-
1nenfs VI obedience TO a resolution ofshe
3ist Of December last, requesting sueh in
.j6rmGtion az mGy tend TO crf,iain the eau-
ses Of the future. offAe arms Of the United
STATES, on the Northern 'FRONT.' r.
Correspondence 6etsueen the Secretary at liar and
Gen. Ha,npson-Conciudtd,
Head Qaarsers, Chnsoueay.
Dear Sir.
No change ofimportaRee in my affairs has oc.
eurred since my last, By colonel Atkinson; Init,
there are several Of minor consideration, have
judged that q detailed view of them might be Of
some use, at the moment ofyour arranging with the
sommandins general the main course the pro.
posed operations. 49,. -.., 500. t
Tho road to Platt.burE wiz, be completed to-day,
and 10 perfect turnpike. The artillery, consisting
Of six-ponnders, twelve, and howitzer, tolera.
bly, appointed aud found, 10 arrived. have but
small stock Of provisions hand, but have the
sropt pointed assurance from col. Thomas, the
suartsr master general, that supply Of sixty days
81 bread and -four will arrive once, in the
OF three or four daya have only from forty to sf-
y rounde Of nusket cartridges with me, but this
to the artillery all i requiresin The sup
ply Of sated Provisions will exceed fosrth Of
the proportion u hsur bnt We have, and can have,
IN unlimitsd supply Of good beef cattle. Brissder
u naDtootuk
plies, and presiding over some srrangemen.s that
were thought necessary. have directed the com.
meneenent Of petty gar invasion Of the lines,
nj and near lake Champlain, BY col. Clark. who has
soioneD who has, At my instance, called out his
brigade Of militia. The latter, understand, turn
out but badly, but they will make together suppose
from $50 TO 1000 men. There has been inenlsated
BY the artit,ses Of the British. shameful and cor
rupt neutrality the lines, for the purposes of gain
have directed there officers to break the truce
And should other mean, fail, to act the part Of the
,ni.snss,oa' rreh'n, Who to gettwo peaeeable tab.
oes I" tuaki'g the fW n.y." hold them up togeth-
er by the tail To be serioss, Il is really time eael,
individual should take his side and tha traitors to
ether, should meet their due reward. What am
aiming At, however, istrsnquiIty on the road, BY
Sirf,nY up dust on the Vines. Il will also create a
division AZ proper point OF Hopkins militia, but
about $50 have arrived, and not MORE than so or 60
Of them hsva consented to pass the line. Such a,
refused, keseral Parker was authorised to keen on
the iines below, and excite all the alarm, be could
with them and the Vermonters. The change OF
habit has produced more sickness among my raw
soldiers than expected. believe tie number ha,
accumulated At this place to 500 and, am afraid
will increase. The enemy il in considerable force
about i2 or IA miles distant. He made an attach
on one OF my ort-posts with or 400 regulars and
ss many lndisns, on the afternoon of the fret inst
but he fell into bad hands. He found Smelling vel
posted With his own aud WOODS corps. This attach
was made With Indians, and the regulars lay in am
bush. But Smelling ds.hed upon them with such "a
pidity upon their hsnss that they all seampered a
way ogssher. Lieut. Nash, Of the SD regiment. 8
enc man vsskilled, & one wounded. 1.-THE Indian
io,t any they carried them of
The indians stll hover about % and shoot a. Gu
sentrieA The 81 Regis people are poor d..
have written in much haste, and have nenhe
time for eorrestion nor copying. fou must take
for better for worse I will only eat you TO r.
zarAt in any other light rather than that Of an OF
y upon slI the information 1t eouveys
an, sir, very respectfully and truly.
Your most obediant servant
w. HAMPTON.