The Enquirer

FRANKFORT. Oct. 17.—The mounted men from this state who joined General Harrison for a short period, were discharged by him on the 3d or 4th inst. and have with a few exceptions returned to their homes. We have given below several extracts from letters received by citizens of this place and Lexington from the army. The reader will gather from them all the information of any importance we possess from the army. One circumstance, however, we do not see mentioned in these letters, which is, that a number of Indians [of the hostile tribes] have come in and joined the army, or rather claimed protection. Six came in at one time—they did not come in the night as has been reported; but about the middle of the day.— They represent that the Indians that are disposed to be friendly to the whites, have been forced to take up arms against us, or they and their squaws would be massacred.

Of the views of General Harrison, we presume no one is particularly informed: but all may rationally conclude, he will march into Canada as soon as it is practicable. The army was building forts and block houses at short stages to render safe and facilitate the transportation of provisions.

General Harrison arrived in Lebanon, it is said, and was making every exertion to procure cloathing for the army, (who are almost destitute of such as would be suitable for men in that climate.) Great exertions were making to purchase and forward a sufficient quantity of provisions. From Lebanon the General intended joining the Virginians and Pennsylvanians, and with them proceed to form a junction with the Kentucky and Ohio troops, at the foot of the rapids of the Miami of the Lake. From the best calculation of the officers in the army, it would be between three and four weeks before a junction could be effected at the rapids, calculating from the 4th inst.— It will of course be November before the North Western army reaches Detroit.

From general Hopkins, we hear nothing very late. Part of his troops had left fort Harrison at the last dates, for the Prophet's town (Tippecanoe.) It was not believed the Indians would make a stand before the army reached Peoria; at which place considerable numbers were said to be embodied. He had 2,500 mounted men from Kentucky.