The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-06

Ily Yesterday morning, when they corr mem
ced cet:o.; atc marco. Gen. Brown return
ID east tie day following his arrivsi.--
CorIectcres are various respecting this ma
aoeuvre though most people agree that it
! IS a wise one.
! DETAC dMENT FROM THE MILITIA.
On tie 20;h OF Japuary last, Major Gen.
iiaii wrote TO the Governor, suggesting the
! propr'ety IN case 1t should become necesss-
ry or another draft, that il be mace from
some other division than his. as nearly all
t"e effective men III the division had alrea
dy been III actual service at ciHereat Eeri-
COS or were then called upon, x that it would
be extreme y diff ult TO effect another q 10 f.
! Notwithstanding this. and the we'll known
tact that since the declarations of war the
CITIZENS on the frontier have been continue
ally harrassed by calls Of this nature, aud
a large share of military duty Imposed on
item, while great proportion from the
interior counties have done no duty
iyet has tae Governor neglected order
ing detachment from some other part
| OF the state, and the General has been ne
ccsstated to make another requisition for
| loco men from tie Western Division, who
were to rendezvous aud march the 2Uth in.
slant.
Bo;dUiG, March 10 Distortions from the
enemy ut Fort Niagara arc frequent Nine
| sturdy locking fellows arrived here this
morning.
.4u6urn, on. Y. J 6farch IS.
On Saturday last. l 500 men from French
Mills and Sackett' sHarbcr, Of the liti, un.
der Major M'Neii, and 25,h regiment, I'M
der Go! Bailey, " 5. iafan,ry. pasaed this
village on their march to the frontiers. On
Sunday General Brows went through. And
on Monday, the Sd regiment Of artillery,
under Col. Mitchell, amounting to about 500
men, quariered here. On Tuesday morn
ing, The artillery regiment had orders, by
IeXPress to re 5uro immsd atelY, and TO march
80 miles per day. The 1900 men OF the
| llth aud 25th REGIS. which passed on Sa-
turday last, are alsn re-passng through
this village to day. The Oh and 2Ist re-
glments, which qusr:ered at Skaneate!as
q miles below this llace) n Monday even
ING, have also returned. The cause for this
retrGsade movement cannot, here. be ascer-
| tanned. II IS said that the British have e.
vacuated Niagara, destroyed the Fort,
and made OF towards Kingston, FIR the
| purpose of attacking Sacket's Harbsr.
i-Rumour says that the British had attack
cd the iiarbor, which is the only cause of
the troops returning. Another report states
mat the troops we're purposely marched
,hu7 far with an intent only TO draw of the
British troops from Kingston, supposirg RI at
the moment they understood that Wlikin-
sous troops had grue to Niagara, that the
british troops would set off from X ncston
to Niagara, a'so-and TINS by the counter
marching OF our troops to Sackett's Harbor,
we might get easy possession of Kingston.
in the absence of the British troops. How,
ever, amongst all these rumours, we are en-
tireiy IN the dark. IS yet. for we cannot e.
ven learn from What quarter the expresses
came AZ any rate never did q body Of
men pack up their alls in greater haste.
! BUFFALO, March Is.
Troops. enlisted in the western states are
moving on for Detroit.
| he indians in the neighborhool Of De-
itroit are pretty aumvf9uss but friendly
! Gen. harrison has been sick i'll the state
of OHIO.
Several Important conferences have re-
Gently been held with the Indians.
lhe British Tooth regiment, Composed
pric'prlly OF irishmen. continue on the enc
my's lines. above Chippewa. The British
keep no guard at Mia CARA except within the
Fort.
Erffuct cfn letter. firm genllrrqn ofhfrh
!, TeefectGb'dfy In BurSagton, Vermont. 70
| his sfiondent in Bosfoq, do.ed lzxrcA
! 81.
| The British government are making A
great addition to their feet on this Lake
They will have one twenty gun big, 8. or
ar row Salieys, ready BY the time or soon
after the Lake opens & as there is littlt, or
no addition TO our Fleet, the people Of this
village tee! quite alarmed. and not i'll my obi.
II on wi hout good reason
| The priyaleer brig Rattlesnake. Moffat,
! OF Philadelph a, from long cru,za in the
North Seas, arrived at Roche.le in January
last, Qn CO. wi 4 very valuable prize) hay.
| ing captured a great uumber OF vessels
! r. OF which had safely arrived In pors IN
Norway.
| 9fAedseUilke, March 2S.--Gen. Graham
and suite. passed thro' this place Yesterday
on his way 10 Fort Hawkins-rhe advanced
| guard OF the troops from N. C.. Will be here
to-day.
From the Indian nation, we have nothing
new.--A part of the troops from s,outh"
Carolina are engaged in erecting an inter
mediate post between Forts Mitchell and
| tuil. 20 be named after the gallant Coro
baihorlGse' Journal.
| Charicston, Hgurch rs.
| Capt. B.W. DaUidson, late owner NJ IN O
schr. Prosferi Y, of Alexandria, arrived IN
thi' city on Thursday last from Nassau.
via Amelia leland.