The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-16
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"a Fafher-Lissen. AT the beginning of
the war you promised Us, when the Amer
icans would put their hand forward you
would draw yours back.-Now, Father, we
request when the Americans put their hand
out, (as We hear they mean 10 do,) knock
1t away, Father: and the second time when
they put out their hand draw your Sword
If not, Father, the Americans will laugh
at US, and say our Great Father, who lives
beyond the Great Lake, is a coward Fa-
sher.
s' Father-Listen. The Americans are
taking our lands from US every day. They
have no hearts, Father. They have no
pity for Us. They want to drive US beyond
the setting sun. But, Father, we hope,
although we are few, and here as il were
upon little island, our great and nigh
ty Father, who lives beyond the great lake,
will not forsake us ia our distress, but
will continue to remember his faithful red
chi dren.
Ertract from the Governors .fnsqver.
"a My Children-I thank the Great Spir-
1t that see you in my own dwelling, an d
converse with you face to face Listen to
my words, they are the words of truth-you
have already heard this from my chiefs,
and Inow repeat them I'VE have taken
each other by the hand and fought together
Our interests are the same-we must
still continue to fight together-for the king
our great father considers you as his chill
dren, and will not forget you or your inter
est at peace ;-but to preserve W hat we
hold, and recover from the enemy what
belongs to as--we must make greet exerti-
ons, and 1 rely on your undauated courage,
with the assistance of my chiefs and warr
ors. to drive the Big Knives from off all our
lands the ensuing summer:
My Chitdren--Our great father will give
as more warriors from the other side of the
great water, who will jim with you in at
saeS:ng the enemy and will open the great
road to your Country, by whictlyoa used to
receive your supplies, and which the enemy
having stopped, has caused the distress and
scarcity of goods you complain offer /
have never been in want of goods for you,
sut could not send them:
He'll your brother warriors, whom I may
not 'ee' that these are my words, and al
though they are TO destroy their enemies in
Battle. they must spare and shew mercy to
women, children, end all prisoners;
MY ChE6re77--1 have but one thing more
60 recommend to you which you will not
Sorget-kou know that the only success the
enemy gained over US last season, was ow-
arS to the want OF Provisians-Thefe was
much waste at Amherstburg--the conse-
quence was, that you and my warriors were
careful of provisions, and use of them only
what may be necessary for in war they are
the same as powder and ball-We cannot
destroy oar enemies without them"
MoNTREAL, March 26,
On Monday evening last. g,n. M'Combe
with about 500 American troops, took Dos
session of the village of St. Armand-tbey
nave also br ught on seven or eight pieces
OF Cannon, and il is supposed, intend to for
THY and garrison the place. A great num-
Der OF inh abitants had left the place, the
general has issued proclamation inviting
them to return, promising them protection
of p rscns and property.
We understand that respectable force
has marched for ST.. Armand, under the
ommand OF major general sir Sidney Beck
with, to attack the American b-igades, I'M
der general M'Combe, whs are posted at
Phiipsbnrg, 1OOO strong. From the recent
oepredatons committed by the Americans
on cur frontier, in viol alton OF the laws of
var. this government is again at full liberty
70 reta.iate and the public will be disap-
pointed II vengeance he not speedily taken
on the unpr 'c'pled fee.
Com. Barclay, late of the Erie feet, was
at Montreal In good health. 1t will be re-
collected he has lost both arms.
Gen. WINDER has returned TO Quebec
and II Is said has Elected nothing favora-
Die TO prisoners.
The house # assembly f Upper Canada
have resolved that the proclama alton of gen
erai de Ro.tenberg, declaring martial law,
was an arbitrary and unconsti .utiunal meas
ure tending to destroy the laws of the pro
vince.
A Montreal paper says, it is not expected
the British naval force will be superior to
the American on lake Ontario, the ensuing
summer.
Four British retaliation prisoners, who
escaped from the u. States, have arrived at
Quebec.
REPORTED ARMISTICE.
The rumors, which have represented the
Secretary of Stale and col. BARCLAY. az