The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-12
A PROCLAMATION.
Nov. 4.
TnE SINE Qua NON.
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From TIE Boston Y-Thsr
The British boundary tine by the treaty. of pc.ce
in 1888, Stipulated and srs.d on, ,hrocyh the
centre Of iskes Ot..rio Ere, Eyror Superior, and
from thence to the lake of tire Woods, and down to
the Mississippi, c-dug 10 vii the sds this sre the
lakes. W next to che boundary line by the
treaty OF GIeeuyie, made win ,lic Indians by General
WAYNE, III AUGUST i795, aud which the BRITISH, now
demand as the liked ard permanent boundary Of the
United States The Indian Grcenvle treaty boun.ia-
ry line, runs from the river Csy:hosa beginning ON L.
Erie, from theuee to tie Muskinsun, and from
thence in straight line 10 Fort Recovery ard from
thence in straight line to Che River OHIO u, this
Indian Inc, will .e that Que third OF the state
of Ohio, nearly all thetcrrtury lnlan all Michigan
all the Illinois Territory, aud al the North West Ter.
r1tory stretching a!on thu banks Of the Mississippi, To
The Lake OF the Woods, Ia To be cut ohirolu
10 give the resie. idss nt extent atthis vast
territory, which the enemy wish TO deprive us or we
state, dat IN 1925, MIR Htcli,s, the IT, States geo
srapher, estimated the ". ). territory north west of
the Ohie ~ tzco hundred and tsoeiig millions of acres
wh,ch the Usted States lid complete and acknowled-
gcd sovereignty over; and has always been considered
as fund to eventually discharge the whole of the ma
hona debt Estimating this land at two dollars per
acre, (Which is the fixed price by Consress) would
produce FOUR HUNDRED AMI FORTY MILLION noI-
LARs-and this is the of the sacrifice We. are
called upon To make for peace. This demand OF the
enemy is SERIOUS and solemn appeal TO the noned
men who hold the fumes OF the u. States They are
no~ called on To give up their sccurity-ihe lands that
have beer distinctly appropriated for the secuity of the
national creditors. Ii this demand is complied wide IL
viii be committing robbery the creditors of the ma
ton; The people who have purchased lands within
the Indian boundary will be subject 10 the Indians un
der the c0ntroul of the British sYges VIII they CON
give up this land VIII they give IN the delight
iul shores OF Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan aud Snpe-
r1or, destined, trrists Cod be the cites OF great
Cites extending the arts sTt over the wilss-
ness VIII they burn their victorious fleets on ti,
Lakes, and rob the nstion OF It's giofy VIII they sub
NIT TO have third power established on this Immense
territory We say they Will not-and further say
there ne power vested IN Congressto surrender his
territory. The eneypy, it may conauer:t but
Congress have power to surrender it. They are
bound, IN the most solemn manner to preserve. this
territory as an integral part of our great eonferaey
In Afr. l7s4, Congress pissed certain resolves resee-
ting the states TO be cletedin the western terr.o-
~. In one Of which it PROVIDE hat both the
temporary and permanent governments I've established
on the following principles as their basis:
l. "1Eat they shall f1 eseT remain a bart of The
eo;zfae,le z ne i g s e tie asases o. con.
ieferaoa' IN al those eases in Which the original states
shall be 50 slhjcct.
s." That they shall be subject to pay part Of the
jeatfA debts contracted, or to be CONTRACTED to H.
apportioncel OF ulcrr by Congress.
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The above resolves OF Congress are denons,z,v,
ina tbs territory Is an irreyocae andntegr; portion
union, and must forever remain So at least while
oerprescnt conieeracy exists ii we look to the state
OF OHIO, we ind What deep the new boundary linz
VIII hiskcin that state. The whole ofits present fer
ritory is estimated at tleeRly1fue million t5rtv kJe
fhog'ad ssr hundred and thirty seueJ, acrss III bic,
seventeen nlion four hundred and nine thousand seven
n1nurcd and seventeen acres have been lcs,d f.o
me Indians SINCE the treaty of Grcenye Eigbt mil
Ion four hundred and eighteen thousand sixy-eabt ~
cfes, are now private property and the rensiDne
esht million iorty-one Thousand four hundred nine
y SIX acres, belong to the United States If we arr.
'bleed 10 retreat within the Indian boundary line he
me treaty OF treenville the government will be cae
On 70 Teun1 me immense sums they have received for
'e sues oil inc ins ic nation will also lose the e.
normos sums they have paid the Indians for the orr
chase OF those lands The western country now bloom
ING IKE the rose, would he shrouded in darkness-,he
oa'ases wouldcommence their bloody work arain-the
h,iush tomanawks scaling knives would End quick
safe among the Indians aud the blood of our mos, vain
able citizens would Row in torrents-bestlrs IRWIN, an
All tnose ine invaluable lands, we have purchased from,
The haskaskas, SacS, Foxes, Del. wares Pankasko,,s
iiaes Ee-fdver and Wees Indian tribes, since the
treaty OF GreenViiie, aud all the water line north of b
emo, from the Kentucky to the Mississippi R,ers-
ne western territory they wish as TO abandon con,
taln as we have before stated TOO ht61tie and t4v,,t,
,H@40nS 81 aac"eS-Vle the whole territory of the. /
New-England states contains but 4fv f,e millions nj a.
eres-beng four times larger than an the terraov NJ
the ive New-EnsIand states
most extraordinary species ofcensure isput forth
against general lzar, Which is that lac has ,n,'i4 o,s,
march from lake Ei;,mpla TO Niagara; how the e
neral could be answerabe because the distance was ",
great Is uncomfortable and it is equally uncomfortable
INV W. couu ne censurcd, because after repeaed &c.
i0ris on his part To bring the enemy to action the O.
neTny constantly refused
1 he army uiaier gen Jzard novel from Erie IN 1
the I4th Oet and with the design Of bringing the enc
my tp action Wien te arrived AZ Streets bo1s. a,,t
mile above the mouth ofthe Chippawsy (the field of
a'tie 0i the 5th July the eneny appeared iisvossd n
siVc battle, by an attempt todspute the passage of
nfeek; but The shot OF our artillery was 30 effective as
to eonpel the enemy 20 retire
nc next morning the light dragons Under esnian
y lklns, With the i2lb n was pushed ont ouno;,re
\ torce the eucmy's pockets; this movement ,nssle
open day, had much effect upon The enern, ne ~
put their pickets 10 fight without firing sbot--aod
DIR Dragons re cOnnOted cosr as 10 Ik intn tler
smbiNsnresi the enemy re2ising e, come out o.ute
iOwson and Archer opened = battery nnrn their
works, which continued from two O'Clock al dark
enhOst eeang the accuracy o oar artillery FIRE was
et Dy le enemy, and our troops, after in VAN striving
% provoke the enemy out, returned TO their camt, |
Finuing thst open stack could nor provoke them 10
ictV' sIdagem was resOrtcd 10 ard ngrrh off;y,r
nhes ~ feiged retreat ordered bit tire enemy
onsreren Il rs Yankee trick and lid not move from
heir works. I'm
Disappointed IN this an sttenpt was made IN firm
ne eneInys Hank, and brig. gcn Bssel viii, GOO IN,
sntry and 100 rsemen, was detached higher IN the
.reek TO reach their rear he fell in with s.rperIor
orre, sbd attacked them, and drove them NJ all n,ofs
the prisoners taken, ard dcseitcrs who came H. STA
90 the force atiscSedat 1900 We had about so neI,
D l Ge Sonots tie enemy contriyed to carry oft
hen dead ard wounded.