The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-15

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were eight days out from HAVANA when takcn The
Kemp was very much cut up in her rigging, ,tring
the engagement she Ind one man Killed and three.
wounded She mounts ten cams, and hal IS men I,
IS supposed that the prvst-er with the otl c prizes
have made for Wilmington. Tie RoseL, "a .ch has
been so Unfortunately iost, elegant ship of a
bout 500 tons bartien and eo.per.'l to the bends
Charleston Courier.
British brig If war stood in YESTERDAY afternoon
and set fire the prize ship Rosetta which hal prv;.
onsiy been stranded Stones breakers. She was
burning las, evening when our paper went To pr.ss-
Nothing had been saved from her 6uta few aiis, &c.
WAsHIN CToE. Dec Q.
Major General Scorr passed through this
City three days ago to Fort Washington, Sc
has since, we learn, crossed lie Potomac, ON
his way to the Rappahannock.
WAsHINcroN, Dec. 10.
THE NATIONAL BANK BILL
Has passed the Senrte of the u. States.
1t will be read in the House of Representa-
tives to-day and we hope it's fate will be
speedily decided, to relieve All important fis-
cal arrangements and peouniary transact
oiis from the suspense in which they are held
during its tendency. We need not repeat
what we have SO often said, that VIC hote it
will become a law. -
The House of Representatives have been
tor the last two days engaged in the discus
sion Qfthe bill sent to them from the Senate,
authorizing draft Of eighty thousand Militia
tor the defence ofthe frontiers. 1t has been
attacked with much zeal hy the Opposition,
on the ground Of its conservative character,
with what reason we are at a less to conceive.
With the reduced term of service, viz one
year, we do not see single feature in it al
lied to the French system of CONSUMPTION, to
which it is absurdly lkened. /. really APP
pearcd to us, on listening to the speeches a
gainst this bill, that the Federal gentleman,
having made up their minds that a more en-
ergetic system than that embraced in this
oll was likely to DC reSorted to, had prepar-
ed themselves to speak on that; and being
10th to deprive the world of the benefit OF
their preparation, had employed it ON a sub
Ject very remotely if at all connected with
that tor which it was designed. With much
respect and Difference for honest prejudice,
we are alta loss to conceive in what respect,
as regards the constitutional rights or civil Ii
bcrty of the citizen, this bill differs from the
bill which is annually or biennally passed,
without debate or opposition, for authorizing
a draft of one hundred thousand militia. The
main question presented by the bill is, in our
view, whether it is not wise that the militia
should be called into service for term of
twelve months in preference to six months, as
now provided by law ? Indeed the bin RAJ
ther coniers privileges than abridgcs civil
rights, because it gives the people subject to
Draft the right OF procuring substitutes in the
shape of regulars. which shall entirely ex-
empt them from militia service.
FROM THE SOUTH.
we learn that our army under Maj. Gen.
Jackson, about 1000 strong. entered Pensaco-
la, with very little loss, on the 9TH ult. The
details of the affair have not reached us, ow-
Ing TO the failure Of mails
We have heard it said, and perhaps cor
rectly, that orders had been issued few
days ago by government, forbidding this ex-
pedition which, however, if So issued, will
not reach the army, until long after it will
have, abandoned the place, if, as the private
accounts intimate, it be gen. Jackson's design
Immediately to return.
Pensacola has been netoriousy harhnr for
the enemy, British as we'll as Indians. for a
long time past, and in so far. it appears to us,
had entirely forfeited its neutral character
1t had became to all intents and purposes, an
eneInys post, whatever it may have been no.
mmaliy. Indeed the enemy was found and
driven by our forces on the Spanish soil. we
were therefore not at all surprised to hear OF
the expedition against it. the result of which
we never doubted, though we could not have
hoped IT would have been attended with so
little loss. -hat. Lg:.
The town Of Monte Viedo, in South Anne
rica, YVES taken from the Ruyalists on the
23d of June. The fall of Monte Vicdo is con-
sidered the death blow to tie moaarchial
system in south America. 10.
We learn from Castne that the British con-
tnue fortifying that place in the most cffec-
| tual manner. The present force there is 1900
men under the Command OF Gen Gosselin.-
All the buildings near the shores are occupied
as stores at high rents. Many new buildings
arc erecting, and much Of the business here
tof)re done at St. Johns and Haliftx, is now
transacted at Castine AMI it is now so as it
respects Eastport--West-I Linda goods are
plenty, and the price somewhat hnctuatine.
Good brown sugar Sl4 per cwt. coffee 90 cts.
per ID. molasses 60 cents per gall rum 90 cts.
to dol. per gal. Vast numbers Of teams are
constantly travelling to the Penobscot to take
away the goods which arc brought to this side.
Several from Hampden passed through this
town last week on their way 70 the eastward.
g IeQmsters' Ht5hts" is now the order of the
day. Portland Fan. Nou. IS.
Charie$to7vn, (Ya } Drc. I,
COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES
On "Wednesday the Esd ult REUBEN
COOPER, of Loudun COUNTY, was apprehend-
cd and committed TO the iaI of this county.