Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-01
BUFFALO, October IS.
RYT'TSH OTTTR. nor

The American schooner Mink, Captain
Hammond, on her passage from Detroit to
Buffalo, when passing the British armed
schooner .NaguaSh, Lieut. Drury, on the lst
instant, near Ballast Island, about NO mics
from Putin Bay, was fired upon by the
schooner without being hailed, or receiving
the lie sst other previous animation. The shot
passed just over the bowsprit of the Mink.
Capt. Hammond immediately hoisted the
American colors, supposng that TO BE the
object of the British. Another shot was
then fired from the schooner, which pass
ed through the forcsail of the Mink, not
standing on the deck. Captain Hammond
then brought his vessel to, although there
was great danger in doing it, of falling on
the breakers. The British commander or
dered him to send his boat aboard the Ma
wash--the boat was accordingly got out,
and capt. Hammond went aboard. After
making number Of trifiing enquiries iela-
tive to the news at Detroit, and the pas
sengers he had aboard, the British officer
ordered him to return to his vessel, with
0lt assigning any reason for his outrageous
conduct
From the above account, which we had
from an intelligent gentleman, who was
passenger In the Mink, itappears that the
British are extending their Odious practice
of searching our vesssls, from the ocean to
the lakes. This practice, which is in all
places and under any circumstances I'M
justihable, becomes doubly grievous when
exercised solely for objects Of vexation and
insult. On the lakes, there can be no sem
blance of an excuse for it. Even the plea
OF necessity, that tyrant's plea, which has
been SO often interposed by the British
faction, cannot be advanced. Here are no
beliigerents fighting for their eaiStence."
Here are no blockaded ports to be watch
ed, or neutral cupidity to be repressed. To
these waters, which are the natural pos
sessions of the United States, the British
can make no claim to an impress plab e
right of exclusive dominion. Since the
murder of Pierce, and the cowardly attack
on the Chesapeake, an outrage more mex
cusab'e has not been offered to the Ameri-
can flag. Niagara Journal.
TIE TREATY OF PORTAGE DIES SIOUX.
KaskaskiG, September %.
We understand that the Commissioners
appointed to treat with the Indians Of the
Mississippi river and its waters are about
to close their negotiations and terminate
their business without efIecting any pacih-
cation whatever with the Rock River. In
dams. Those deluded wretches as well as
many others, have recently received very
great presents from the British govern
ment, and have been led by the traders to
believe that war between the u. States
and G.. Britain would be renewed in short
time.
They say that the British have advised
them not to meet our commissioners. They
have refused to do so--and most positively
object to the establ shment of military
posts on the Mississippi River added to
these circumstances, their continued hosti-
lities and depredations ever since they
we're notified Of the peace, render it abso-
lutely necessary for the sake of example,
and to command proper respect for the
American government, that it should take
the most vigorous measures for Furnishing
them. " peace should be made with them
heIeattcr without requiring some atone
ment for their multiplied transgressions, it
wili render the American name contempt
lbie among other tribes, and be an induce
ment to them to commit similar depreda-
lions from seeing the facility with which
IMMUNITY is obtained for the most outra-
Beous conduct.
The Vaccinations Of British traders have
Scnbt'ess prevented the Indians generally,