The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-27


Inc privateer -46Glino, of Boston, mounting
nVe gums mad desperate engagement not
long since, on the coast of France, with large
Greek ship (taking her to be an Agerine. &
compelled her to strike. On boarding her the
mistake was discovered, and the two vessels
parted good friends.
VINcENNEs, April 90.
The Indians that have been here for some
time departed yesterday for their own coun-
try-and with the appreciation of the acting
agent, and for the Information of our readers,
we state the following as the result of the
late council.
Some time since certain chiefs were GENT
through the Indian country to inform the In
alans that treaty of peace had been made
between the United States and G. Britain. &
TO ascertain the course they would likely take
III consequence of that change in the state of
our affairs. Their report was favourable of
all the Indians from this to lake MICHIGAN
and the Illinois, with the exception of band
OF Migrants, who are between the Tippeca-
noe and the waters of the Illinois rivers. and
is composed of fragments of distant tribes
Winnebagoes, &c. and amounts to about 100
they are described as having done most if
not all the mischief the frontiers have suffer
ed Tor some months past-and that they took.
ana sui retain persons, lately taken prison
ers from Busseron, &c.
his being the information communicated.
it was required of the Miamies, Kickanooe
and the Putawatamies that reside on the wa,
Dash, that on their return to their own conn
try, they should take immediate measures for
mterceptinS any hostile parties that might at
tempt to approach the Frontiers-and that
oeng done, that they would then arrange for
removing the banditti from the Tippecanoe.
oIc-lt was supposed that if those tribes
would unite in strong remonsrance against
those posts, that they would dispense but if
mat should be found Intellectual, that force
should then be employed. They promised a
compliance with these acquisitions, and with
promptness and alacrity highly satisfacto-
ry. They Immediately selected the LITTLE
otter, arespectable Kickapoo chief, to con-
Vey their talk to the hostile clan and decla-
red their determination in manner that in
duces strong belief of their sincerity, that if
he should return unsuccessful, they would i'm
mediately march, to force a compliance
with an arrangement so desirable to all.
An arrangement was also made, by which
1t is believed, the prisoners will shortly be re-
stored to their families and friends.
hltho the Council terminated thus favor
aoly' one circumstance occurred whilst the In
dams were here that merits a word-One of
the chiefs was murdered in this town Most
fortunately Tor us, they were satisfied that the
act was Perpetratcd by one of their own par
" ana the tribe OF the deceased was, through
t.,e InStrumentallty OF the acting agent, recon-
ciled to the other TO which the aegressor he
longs But the murder was committed in a
drunken frolic The 8eiling or giving whis
Key to an Indian. except by the agent, is
highly penal. Some time since we published
an abstract the law upon this snbect-the
law was read and interpreted to the French
people at their church-unremitted exertions
nave oeen made to convince the people of the
mschiefs that inevitably result from intoxica
ting the savages--and yet whether il is from
thoughtlessness. or wickedness, or a merce-
nary disposition, that would profit by the sale
OF a quart NJ 7yhiokey at the risk of ieopardi
sing the safety of the frOntler-such is the fact
that the Indians never visit this place, but more
or less OF them are drunk every day. Buf M
one hH0TvS 'oho docs IL. 1t is to be hoped that