Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-25

+ n.-sc ne iiUii''r 10 CO, VIII Vcfy great
respect and consideration, SIR, your ODE
dent servant,
RICHARD RUSH.
Ac.isg Secretary Of State.
lion. Richard ~. Johnson.
Cory ETA letter from IT. y. II. Nimisfer
90 tie Acting Secretary Of State, d.,
ted
SIR,
Upon the receipt of Mr.. Monroe's
letter of the 26th January last, respecting
certain American Prisonerswho were sup
posed TO be still held III captivity by the
Indians upon Lake Huron lost no time
Iii writing to the Governor General OF Ca
NADIA, requesting that he would direct d
minute cRGlliry te be made into all the
circumstances stated in Mr.. Mcnroe's
note-and in TIE event gifts appearing
that The prisonerin question, or any eth
er citizen of tie u. :. we're stii! iorcihIy
detained by the indians, that he would
use his utmost endeavors 10 procure their
immediate release.
Have NOW the honor TO enclose TO YOU
copy of the letter which have receiv-
ed from Sir John SherbroUke upon The
From fins letter. there appears reason
TO hope, that the information which has
been given in respect to them, may be
found to be incorrect; bat the Governor
General will not cease 60 use every exer-
ton in his power TO ascertain their fate,
and 1.-THE government fthe u. States can
furnish me with any additional informant
on which may serve, in any degree, 10 as
sist his eNcellency ~ his enquiry, | shall
not fart put him Immediately in posses
sion oft.
/ hayethe honor TO be,-with The highest
consideration, sir, your most obedient
humble servant,
IL CHARLES BAGOT.
The Hon. q. Rnsa..
Copy efe leHr, from sS,. Joha .Sic,broohe,
Gore1nor General ef Canada, to his Excel
tenoy Charles 0agot.
Castle OF ST.. LEWIS,
Quebec, Feb. 10, 1917.
On The snbject ofMr. Monroes
letter, | have made every possible enquiry
here. and cannot learn that the American
therein mentioned, of the name Of FAINT.
or Want, was ever in Quebec.
You will naturally perceive how highly
Improbable il is, that an Indian, having a
Prisoner in his possession, which they
were invariably, as far rs possible, pre-
vented during The war from retaining,
should ever have brought him to Quebec.
But lfan Indian had so done, it is scarce
~ necessary that Should remark to YOU,
how absolutely impossible ii is, in such
city as this, he could at any time, much
less IN Peace, detain in custody an Anne
rican citizen against MS consent: and this.
too, while numbers of the Inhabitants Of
the L. States are visiting or residil., a
mongst us.
Alter the most minute enquiry, | can
not learn, that Joseph Fant!rio himself,
heiuiormant of the circumstance refer
red 10, has been in Quebec, and can hard
~ conceive it credible that he could have
been brought here Prisoner in custody
of an Indian.
It's, however, possible. notwiibstand-
Ing all the efforts ofour officers and troops
10 preventit, that Here may yet be some
individuals in captivity in the neishbor-
hood of Lake Huron. On This subject,
lave not failed to write Immediately 10
that part OF the country, and you may as
sure the government OF the u. States that
if can discover, or if they can, BY any
further information, assist me in discover
ing any such, 40 excrfions shall be spar
ed By meto effect their release and resto-
ration TO their families and friends.
have the homer TO be. &c. &c.
j. G.. SiIERBROOKE.
His ENcellencv
the RI. Hon. Charles Bagot.