Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-27

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have iakrn pro,ir-nt psrt bringing these men 10
uc,her aud conducting them down the tiver, were II
safety on our soil during The time OF peril sup
pose they haze their excuses, which hope may he sa
i.fac,ury The poor fellows On the Point Il ihey thoae
survive To hear tkeni.
You will ASK, where we're The authorizes OF oEu'"S
burnh while these scenes W. enec,in9: can Only
suv tia, almost every with whom c"hfetseV NC
p,ecatrd these transactions IA strongly as men cum "
but the assumed that nothing cou!o oe uo".
10 prevent them and that state OF opinion cS's'eu
which would have rendered any et"It nna'ai'ng'
One word resDec,ng the agency OF the steamboat ~
S in bringing these men dawn Tue RIVER SuSP,T'oi
of connivance will naturally attach 20 Capt van we've
and there may be evidence against ham, with which
am unacquanted My belief arising from his conuuct
and rsaiion, aer we had become alarmed s lhal
he was entirely gnnranl Of any hostile enterprise con
templa,ed by The Patriots when they board AID
Of the character Of the schooncrs when he took them IN
tow. As 10 Col Morgan and MIR. Crecker, know, as
well as know the sentiments oil Others that
the pervers;on Of their boat TO tie purposes tor winch
she used perfect surprise upon Them and thai
il never could have happened with their assent.
LATER FROM CASADA The steamboat Rochester,
CAPTAIN ST. juhn arrived from Albany at quarter pas
3oc!ock this motnia,'. We are indebted 10 the Cap
tain for The Albany Evening Journal Of last evening
containing the following interesting intelligence iEoi
Upper Canada.-.E Y. G4=cuc, Moo 90
Caaqaa We copy the annexed account o; Inc oPe
rations at Windmill Poiu, on Wednesday and Thursday
of last week from the Ogdensburgh Tunes ana Acvei
tser In addition TO this there is an endOTssInen III u
one of the packages By the Western maii OF inns MON
ing, stating tina, the Patriot detac hment at Wndm'
Point had 10 man, been captured or cut TO pieces "
KcdnesdGy .HOrning, Noe. Ia.
During the night things have remained pretty quiei
The wind has beer blowing very fresh during the night
and has probably prevented much crossing AT about
halfpast nine this morning. body Of troops marched
from Fort Wellington down 10 the vicinity of the scene
of action yesterday, and Mile Point again GRO" ded
with anxious spectators who continued watching t'e
machngs and manGurenS OF The troops lar IN the rear
Of the Windmill
The revolutionary party have been in possession Of
their posts during the day. The armed steamboats, Co
bourg and Traveller had disappeared this morning, and
the force shown about Prescott did appear urge
Il is conjec,ured that they may have been called above
BY disturbances at Kingston or some other point
flag Of truce passed between the Telegraph and Elk
pertinent but we have not heard Of the nature OF the
communication. The steamboat Oneida was chartered
last evening and despatched 10 Sacketts liatbor Tor
more troops.
The whole frontier is in state Of excitement ard
comrotion. The village, for three days past, has been
filed with people from the country, and almost al! bus
ness is left for gossip ard sightseeing.
Arms have been brought from the Arsenal at Russell!
and placed in the hands Of some Of the citizens.
Col Worth has seized several suspicious seaGi5oa Is
and two vessels loaded with arms, and sent them
guarded to Sacket's Har6or. In the neg hbohood OF
ST Johns, Naperviie, &c, the ChampaIn border,
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the Patriot as disappeared with the fund raised by his
confreyeS kQtitanS 10 carry the wal, and that Dr.
Nelson is accessory to this abduction Of the Snews
The Bansue du Peupte, at Montreal, having made
satisfactory statement its bills in general circulation
very large quantity Of arms ammunition, aud several
pieces OF cannon said to Be collected at ST. Adams
ia Vermont, for tie Patriots Some Of it has been
rested by Col Jones, (oyais otcer) in lis progress
the lines.
The 65,h regiment is on its march from ST, Johns 10
Quebec.
Thursday Morning, Nov II.
During the night nothing of consequence las taken
place The river has been covered with boats;
tempting to reach Windmill Point lIom his side, and
others engaged TO prevent it, Sevcra! boats fred
upon during the night and SO far we learn no
boats reached the Windmill.
gentleman Of veracly, who crossed above last night
reports that it Is supposed that The royal party sustained
loss Of about fifty in the engagement Tuesday, and
that they had able 10 the dead from The
battle field That all Tie suspected persons, and those
who refused TO take arms have been arrested and
fned-that Col Young is not kiIled-that an express
arrived from Lower Canada Grgng the people Of Upper
Canada TO come 10 their teef,hat they assaulted
md bculeR or every sdetlat their officers pTn
cpay killed, and The whole country in the dis
o.der-iha all the regular troops had been withdrawn
from Prescott and sent up The country.
Runors from other sources state that the United
States fred upon in the river she passed up that
rising mas taken place in the neg hbo!hood of Ganano
que, but all these reports must be taken with many
gruins Of allowance That trouble has broken out
above is almost certain tr0H the sudden wd,awo! Of
the armed boats and large portion Of The regular troops
from this nes bohood while the Ieyu!utionlss hold the
field.
This morning nj about O'Clock, fire was opened
the Windmill bya heavy piece Of ordnance and return
ed by the revolu,ionists The British occnpy position
the right Of land below the Windmill and sheei
ed by buildings
Al about o'clock it is believed tina, the revolutionary
party made sore and beat them back, and fred the
buildings behind which the TcyaSts formed. Two large
h,,ld,p md ilc E,in H.
lery has ceased 1t highly probable that the ordnance
fell into the hands OF the teVVuOnsts the retreat o.
the royalIsls was sudden and Irregular
The artillery company Of this village have been
duty all night armed police 10 keep order and pro.
tect the property Of our citizens
(From tie .Npnfr,Qi Couyicr)
The ARMY The Company of the S2d Regiment,
which arrived in the ship acdea at Quebec, from
Pictou, Sunday lest, reached here Tuesday The
Medea left Quebec again Monday afternoon TO hiring
up, in conjunction with the baik Sophia the 23d Fusi.
lecrs from Nova Scotia
The 23d Regimen, under Lea, Col. hughes, and the
battery of heavy artillery, under Col Maclachlan,
rived here Wedne sday from laprairie also, yes
terday the I'D Regiment, under Col Love. The I'D
marched into The barracks POiatc CuNiCre. There
still remains at Laprarie the Gsenad!cr Guards the 7.h
Hussars and some artillery; the whole under the
nand Of Sir James McDannei!
Col We;hcrall left town Wednesday morning for
Prescott, with two companies Of The Royals and officers,
Cap, Devaney, Lieus Lord e. Beauclerk Neville, and
Plunkett
UPPER CANADA.
PROCLAMATION.
BIZ his E3teilcncy SIR GrcRGI ARTHUR, K. G. II
Li,"tenont GorrHor IF The Prerince Of Upper Canada,
Major General Commanding Her najcsty'S Forces
therein, &c, &c, &C.
Low O.