The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-11

dication OF his conduct as co,Iimander On the
Niagara frontier.
The Ontario Messenger of the 2sth
December, contains Tie following:
| We learn from a credible source that the
enemy,s force, consisting of llCO regulars.
eco militia and about 200 Indians, landed
undiscovered at the Five Mile Meadows in
the evening efthe 18th inst--At O'clock
IN the morning following, the Indians, mil
TN, and few regulars proce eded up the
triVer to Lewiston, while Ike main body were
tdown the river towards Fort Niagara. On
their way to the Fort they inhumauIy mas
sacred mum Der OF defenceiess invaiids of
Gen. Harrison's army. lett in the hospital
lat iounSstown--took by surprise cent?
incl and eXtorted from him the cuuntrrsign
by the assistance of which their van guar
gained abundance into the Furt, the main
| body Followed, and the garrison is said "a
| nave been so completely surprised, tia, BE-
fore our men had time to rally, they w~e
compelled to surrender at discretion. We
nope 10 be abe liz our next to present our
readers with something in an official shape.
| Many false alarms have been maliciously
circulated within the past week and in con
sequence the militia. en- masse,. has been
Called out. 1t being generally supposed
mat there was no io,nle oiotc danger they
have been dismissed.
| The detachment of militia lately ordered
are proceeding To the Westward.
Captain John Jones, British Prisoner.
taken at Fort George, died at Burlington on
the Esd uit. and was inferred with Military
lnours and MASONIC ceremonies.
The number of officers filling our town,
and Cities aud public houses at this period.
mas excited some notice and no small de
| gree OF surprise. II has ten asked. whv
| at TINS moment OF peril IN the lines, so ma
| ny public servants should be absent from
their posts Having made some enquiry on
THIS head we are enabled TO answer. that
On the abrupt and unexpected termination
OF the Campaign during the month of Mo-
tvember las. the Secretary Of War, who " as
then at a ibdnv, directed General Wilkinson
70 consolidate all fragments Of Regiments
Wto eni7Te Regiments Jor the 9vi1ter, and 10
l"ishafch al cficerS not necessary 20 the
command offheSe, on TIE recruiting servfcr,
Had this duty been neglected. an outcry
would Justly and generally have been raised
fagalnst the government. AS it il, they have
| one Their ,.nr,;, and i mems f.r tine NAL
contents to say by what means. other than
hose ad pied, il could have bees done.
1t has also been asked, why Captain Leo
naro' whose conduct aud eharacter had been
represented as doubtful, should have been
J placed In comrna and OF Fort Niaaara? To
t"iS question we are enabled, to answer, thai
ne vas not placed there hy TIE War De-
partment that this Department. removed
MN from the command Of this very posi- some
months past " put in his room Mi Arm
stead OF the Sd Rcgt OF Artillery. Sc that he
was reiDstated without the knowledge Of the
! Department Wben Gen. Wilkins 7, left Fer,
George, directed Cox Scott On case ne
also lett it) to assign TO the defence Of Fl
NIAGARA two companies Of Artillery. Leo
nard'S and Reds. Leonard being the,eide.c
oihcer commanded OF Course
II has been said that Gen. R1rrison was
err without the orders necessary TO regula,e
ms Conduct during the last can. osien,
Every step taken b. Gen. Harrison wa
IN express conformity to the orders given bv
the war Department. A plan of campaign.
indicating route and means and object wa g
ie'ven to him, commencing with his Drtpa
ra!ions, and ending with his de ,arture fr.m
| Sackstt,s Harbor on visit To his faniI,
hese facts will soon appear off cially. when
viii also appear the reasons why answers
to Governor Shelby's letters (noticeJ in his
late address t. the Legislature of Kentnc
| &') were not more promptly o ven We
understand that Gen Harri.on's 6oz,c,o ,o
tcAll out militia and volunteers to an ex.tnI
that shoulc make his whole force seze, lb1,
sand men. were fiH and ENTIRE. Beyond This
number, the government did not choose q
go, and it has been seen that much smal
Ter one was competent 10 the object.
! Not instructed by any general retrr,
made b. Gen. Harrison of the anonnt of
the force collected ard collecting from no;7.ts
less distant than Kentucky, at the date of
Gov Sheiby's letters. or at the time Of ,be;r
receipt, and not believing thar th. Denart
ment of War would be long left witho, snch
document, apause~-a necessary pause, 10
NJ de on the part of the President in direct
ing the reply which should be given IN ,be
letters of the Governor.
| We have noticed these several snh;ec+s to
prevent the progress Of mistakes or mis- Iea
| 'esenta atoms IN relation to then. .&at> |,t
BY letters received at hi. office FRO - P,,.,..
we learn that Msior Gen. nARRisoN lsCi III nias,
on the LIST inst tor Cincinnati, on his " ay To d 10,
where, our correspondent adds, hjs nrese,.e +;
much wanted, as the Lrtians once more bse;o -,
asDme hostile altitude" We shall rejoice r. h.
that the winter has passed away wi,ho,,, g;vin H.
government csnse To regret the ienity OF ;ts epn1
towards those treacberous savages since tl,er ree,
,ubjugstion.
10 ths editor Of the Pitshurp .Ke,enyy.
BaF.flo, DEC. ~ 1919
have only time to Say, that Fort Geo, o. l.
evacuated by the American troops The villa Of
Newark IS reduced to ashes The Fort ia also / IA
N RUNS. The British this day, at three p NJ on.
pesrsd opposite Black Rock. killed one nan Ga
took about seventy of our militia, and one or tvo