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ARMY AFFV’o.
■Jo/jv (fit It'ter from Mi'jot Gt iter.;.’
ii< ti.m to tit. S' it it, it : ,tt II iir ,
riatt ti l I Hit t. r, lot . (#■
y.vwt’ ‘J.i/A, i S *;
ik
ink nu “_*> v 11 an Ui-. -ruinate
and unaccountable tvt nt uhi*. h oc-
CUircd ‘> f, . niav Outfit -tid. at
evening, i.imt •. ‘I l'cx* Uiet.with
s~<‘ nu". iiii.mtry, aitiiiciv. caval
ry . ?.J ink-rncii, in due proportion,
\v s nriitUil to march by the way
o’ Ov. u-itown, to a place called
tl ii avt r 0 mis. <ii the hi gh
fun abort tight or j.itic milts
f. in (>•! udfnw n. t-> •ttik an !
ditpu'U a buily of tin 01 my. col
li ct il there fur the pin ; ole i<( pro.
cu itig pr-wilt mis and h.r. rolling
:li le inhabitants who are cotifidt r
ed frit ttdly to tin- I ’nit I Sta'i .
j hi ir fore** was, f'. tn the molt di
rct in l rtna'i >n. compol ,| c>f one
co opatn ul the 104 :i regiment, a
h< v H( Or -tie ; fr-m !.-><) to ‘JnO
ini iti i. ~n * from /() t'> t i Indians.
A* light o’clock \etterday m rn
r . when within about two miles
o ‘i. Ik aver Dams, our deta 1 •
n t*i w-; at a. k : from an atnhul
ca-ie; lutt loon drove the enemy
I ne i!i!tan< e into t!i woods, and
th n la rired to a clear field, and I i;t
an ‘xp Is tor a u it.lotci un nt, I y
ii u he would maintain his pofii. r:
u: t:l reinf* rc and ; an inform nu nt
of 450 in n mash'd immeutat. !y
un ■■ r the command ol (a I. ( dn \ I
ti ; but oil an i\ mg ai () leenfb wn,
C I. (d.hryllie re a ivt., tut • it. • in
formation to ,t l.i m Ch•! Hu: i! r
with his comma and lud lunvn ered
Ij the in v, and die re: .or e
in tit refer, dto camp. \m .n
,V -U'* belongs and to a S HI -11 Corps lit
::i unfed vo'ii'ifet” > tl ueti, r.i'ii”
i mit ir'rig, veil ,1 .te- h the
• .urr unded ur dit.ichnv r
i iv u>,!s. ad ti ward’ I J o’,
c a. commenced a gtneral at'ack
ti: :i o.:r tr op.s J tight more th m
*v< !: urs until ttit* anillei vha ! >.-
n i.d and i he w hole of its ainniu lition
rul then fur rendered; and at the
*.i iii i } the ftp lender th informant
mad- his e lea pc. Why it sh m!d
h \'c t)ew-n deem I proper t temaiil
f verai hours in a p )hti >n surroun
ded with woods without eitfu r rilk
in ; a iLcnfive action, or eih din*; a
jvttvar, remains to he accounted
. as ui II a> the project of waiting
i a leiniorcenu nt irom a diitance
of fi teat) or iixteen miles.
K > inform ttion has bte*n receiv
•lif the killed or wounded. hhe
c\ my’s fleet has again arrived in
our neighborhood.
With rilpcct and ofleem,
1 ai'.ij fir, vours, &e.
11 biiAliliOßN.
If r.. John Armstrong,
Secratary of War.
Ex.'ract f. cm a Utter rrtavcf m
II itsbiir'ton City.(UitcJ 2;s//j Jitnc^
Fort George.
“ Hie loth regiaiert ar.J .i<_rnr’t
r-ents from otli r corps to tlie a
m <uut i I three hundred, w tc ytii
erday i rdi-red to reinforce lluerftler
v. ho !iad bei-n font oft witli nt ir ti:;
Imrulrcd picked tr. >ps to beat in or
{kinniili with, the enemy’s advan
ced port; at the ddfance of fifteen
miles, and who had fallen into an
amlnsfcade, extricated himfelf from
;t and retired to a pofi’ion which he
rh ugi t a strong one, where he > e
'ermined to remain, till he could
.ii supported. Chrii'lie command
ed our dctachnu r.t, and •> e pro
eeded far as (.Jue.nftu’ !>. “ 1 ;:i
j tier, i ived inio,r.i..tiid. f the en- •
tny. c I;d •!: w ot force li II .
upon Hu. Ilitr’s pofiiion about l J
o’tloik .ml alt'r a iu< f! >! tlitnre
o nil ct >i bin. hour an./ fiji't tniii.r/u ,
compelled Ids brave nut isi fat and
b uni to fur Tender, iv t a man out
of the v. hide m iibcr eleaped, but
oni, to t ii th (lory.
Ho- fiit.ro*:.to have retreated.
1 I'm hand . g.dl ‘M bu ij ju.'i •
i i'am ; !<” lauh v s in; ot a b a'.*
but ui inlmiCtcd nl lit ..i viliii t iii
cer. 1! iv ii'tich lei.- il. ,n ;
h aviv r than (U:,u *-■ t. ;! ’
• N
‘ -t: s‘ ,t linin', (Ik ti /„•< hn:i /.••’ ?
Wlli.ii f!:.li I We hail tlii fort
pvitn ir>hs ol i In. a; ? V hen < ! v
tin hit; I'aci-tt sis cornuu n I un r
Shall v. pm d!i in r/t'v;to the fji e
of a l.iatcM and in tenor !> , the
dupes ai o i ‘drus *•; :l • litll.
Cos of the fietiti yno tr\ ‘’ Our oc
fac iin* nt was m.’.n in t ! :u i ,
Iv— ft* X) nu n were to fi pit an army
tint keens cooped up ~t I’ it
Ciiorgt* a d:vfmn of *1 >t'() isl c
tives ! ! ‘ nguiih for tin fight iI t
man v.h \ underltandii-g his b'lfi
r.t fs, wi'i ‘*o j-nti. e to th** . ri. v . n I
the count 1 y l .d,i fm h a man
there is botn in nor and itn wi.—
in.tier any other, c •::•.: Ji* n. i ‘ter
an ! ugiace Ad> u— v.h p. ‘or
I ctier tic.n j
/ ,\!r,ie! oj *: •■* ‘• - . in’ .
Ci,iv ‘o (>, > j li.iii
‘•,///(> r. r • j .
C iS. I’ *i i to. Ii
Di \t< Si k
I'Tcnchm.in -n t ihc <c( r . .;
in tin la'e C 01. 1i i...
hv ‘i .IUU’- i, ! i'■ I) i* i
t•*m•. 1; r:i u !i ,\ i;e it p
nu li:gt t i ! t ! . im.\ c • it
•’ ! hi • attack u. ili ti.i- o
i ii.
i e l’rencionan liases iti.u .tie
I> 1 ~i In’ I m. frnit n i: u
i'ig g*.nei:’d l'i ci ? too ntv*. ti, ~i-t
t :ck A ti uilcd wir v. . I. Ii
a few cavs l.au. m width it u ,
bt termii’ 1 to hm v: tin at’ •• I- • n
1’ at Mu'g* ; and :ln comlun* . i< r
cts w. rt to# let i ut ‘ n tins . ... or
t -morrow at funhilt with rlt.it
\iv from evi ,\ i ,|at ■ a in. the
In ‘ians would tv ab • 4 too Hi ng
with the expechi'i :i Cl additional
reinforcements el p. i haps as many
mi a re.
The n.rdfh regulars fr.vo I'ot!
George atlc l .rie, had ben Ii ’ * r,
and were expcflcd at iMalutn, a
; bout ! 1H) ftr p.
1 he Canad ..n mitiiia had bo n
p-o-adti! m th<* 4ii June • i'i ■ .
bii.li day) and af.er a In. ■ . Is t.-v * !
j general, had been cr.’.'cd t. vs-, i
up their atms, bring deemed l.i
worthv hi’ u.ai ffv’s feivTe.
J
Ttcntnh h wa.M ein ampu l at the
i River Rou e. tv. .r iis moioh
S tie I'iikxrs of the g.itiil n have
1 b -en g-in rally conlulted (un this
3-',{ other intiilige ct) an i th y
g : ve the fuMtrt confidence to the
btliei that tho enemy conftrnplu'c
another attack cn this fort, nor do
1 hi.fltnt_ to join in ti._ In ii*!.
fi e i.uj.T!farce of -Ids ccmrcu
rd .ri. n to you feeds no cutinnt. t
ft. 1 i me. ‘ e fh?M U prepared
to ’ive our tncniy a warm recep
tion, come v. bn he wiiS.
I have LV-. ry cot iid :re yot'r
’ etcertioti, and ft cl th.it and. is tl.is-ii .it
you tlii:; army looks f r triur ph
over curt nemies.
1 have ft nt . xpr.fn > c.n dr.:;t
routes cent to dilteietit p its t :c,v. t
y u, and. end. t’. and copies <1 ti. .
i.r.m uni ebon to Or vtrt> r e- s
* Cud t'tiJl v, ::: / it V * *.* !*-
■ h"’v t ‘ or.! rf'’ J. hr. ft rr go
.1111 ii tin i.m and n • ti to n. I’ ih t
WinthclLr to this place tmmedi
at'dy.
My diii.;r;’it debit: runts sent
?n :;i tliis pi si r v. r have i, ‘■ eiv and
from I’iitt Win. hi lb r a.bo'.it !'_’( !>
hands oil! ur, inckrlir.g fh.it ts ;
corted from Amanda : >y l.nflgn |
G av < r
1 am with Ii h r- r.fidcrationT, 1
Ac. Gk I I N l LAV.
i .. >of /. 7. r fro;:; ! rrr.d l! r
1 t . . 1 i.or .I,g. 1 dated
i. ‘ /j, / lat.idti :y. . “J title
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1. •• - \u express has just
en'rig. . b.ii.i ii g
ir.* 1 . 1 . ih;:! .:i.e ir v fit li'i"fh
aril 1: 1 at ‘ w 1 e al i.t to r.akc
am :• .a l kup n tiiat plat v. I
t : .i; k r i.d. *f• a* h ‘it . 1 ‘is
ti. tt ’ c ; c:. bur that the ah * k
v.i!! I 't r.; n I.owtr S.-ndulkv,
l It .11 .a:m m 1 li. ! sh dl I- : • ut
cal Iv in tl e nt .r: ing It. Kat.t'ufky,
v.iii ke j> \ u . tdfandv :t p :i
----t I ‘•} the • vents | . fling iu ‘hat di
r* it.-on.
I am vour friend,
W.v. ! . 11 iKUISO's.
} its /’ ■ del. \i . .
( I t* f'O'i !IF. sub
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• : e 1 ■ • i . ‘vt ?.j <ui
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1. . a’ !•. 1 - >.; ‘ our
\ CI ! 1. < 1 . ‘ W nil C’ tl f'.
1 .• : “ 1 .!; it..■ no)’ k. pe<>
t 1 ,■ i i;v tl. :s • ‘i :■> toi
■ I.’ i.n \1 \ • ij. ; to arms
Fh n \ : tom lu'y I.
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ed a h. tr f; m IJ | ;•> r S.m. 1 ikv.
dm .1 ri.is r :: in :, i:d rmii t at
t ■ > 1. t n !i ; ! in 1 lvetf c.Npn 1- 1 .5
id.!, b, If i.i 1. bai.did!. ,
vi. r 11 to!ma.'.i • f an at! k
r :!• -I poll. \ ‘day ec: irg,
!.. tr. • liundieti Idi ms C'. I.
Ha l’s :q-ta b :.t..l M jor Crog
! I itta’i >:i wire five miles in
Silva ce of lb per rt,.udi:fl;y this
r.v ruing, and were pulhi.ng 0:1 to
I..;iver bat:d; iky.
Gen. llr.'isi n, with \ ruler folds
regiiiu nt, I* it I.mver Sen ufkv on
S t'.i'.iv for the K.'pids J lin
fwn’s regiment hail n allies’ that
pdace on the *J 5' 1 u'r. .’ ’y letter
ilirth r It m • and ti f’ i: g had bfe’l
is ail and for fw > 1 ays iu t! • dir c
t t; • f the Rapi. s. i h Gen ral
Ti.nfl have g-or i to tin Imt the day
1 •ro the fi ing comnr netd
1 .on, fir. \ -ry rclot ctful!*., your
moft I Ik die:.! !• 1 v .nt.
J C.IDRI I ET.
I lie F.xo.!!fcr,c) C v M.ius.
N- uroi.K, July b.
The —t )n W edtulnay a
part of th ikiiij’s force, as we
ft..'eii i*i cu p. pi rof and rifday lafl,
nivt and up Jam s Rivi r. Wt have
firict. ah . Ms;ln >-i. -at m % of the irig
s’ts catiti to pncltor oil the niruth
oi ih'g.ui Truk the nll came too
a little belt ’.v llog Ifi-md. Ihe
fi 1:1 r< prt'CiCiicd up ;.s high as
tlahin i*. ir t Cock. ■ nd kt.t :;*!:< se
dt tl. I *i,i ills < t r.iitt .t fivcrsl fc::*s
•ri both ii b.> the ro.er to plunder.
Sot; e t ! thin Isndcd at ihimdy
I’o’.t (! v..’ (!d cf( larks Cii\)
dto til : s mar.y 1. 1 ev 1• ;s
i! ; b • • ; v. o’ cll v ; 1 hirs
v, 0■; ! . I.d .. a. pi ill
ohriy c ur.’y, here trty ; ctcce
I,i 1. \ g 11.• 1 Mi.: r ; 1 <r
COT I .hull’ II h I llipj f ‘ll. f!.
nit vilr rs ; at and I.< .1 cot.! i.t •• it 1:
that, tin v ti'’ ured the I . s,
dri'royed the iuttiitui •, am <
II i'( .! Ill* ! •* f.’ l MCI sh > I:! 11-
; tl.oiilt Iby tl. r.il sor (iv /. and
wariate. G 1 0! tie fe tu .b< < : :::,
’ told |ome our pt’ [ii*-, t’ st it v ..
! tb. ir 11 ti t tion to aii.o k the b 1 1
::t Hoc ’.s as foi n a- they 0 i.ld
I u v 1 iV tin- chat ntl so a- t.< t !’ g;
uo lie, ir f. iga l ’ s 1 his •rtif it -
n.-.ft and about ‘_ss mile Is b ( y
Point, at id I•. hit h it,, be •t; t! in h
I. ; 1 lied, though it i u..i)'n ffa n
..! !v 1I•. 1 in in.; rr .nc* t >ii I re
tv of : lie upr t. wi.s. I is at
prcli t, howevir, we art I r, %to
li.y. in a • 01; ph t< If.iti o| <;. I. le,
itui may defy th. all. ult of tin en
emy.
ilie approach of he enemy up
th. ri. t. an il .ii hit I ipu • ! . <J.
it g w:. imu.i .t.n y r.< • u .f-
I 0 ti> r h C * vt!!■( r. b\ *xj ! ti
W*> r toy ri rt if*g Ifc . 1 :ti
gms V. ‘i fi and. .it’d it: If’. *1
two h u s it appealed that v y
inab i: f'a! it.*’.? i’- the 1i y .. *, >
c u! fll lib 11 1 ■ iifk t. .at • a
rot and. z> >u> and ur.oo” aim la
ti . 1 urn Iftl o’ ... v aim ti.t sec
-111 ■. mg • iu. tr. 1;. u. is i, o tit it
a!') |i in ing u b ;;i t t . . • ■ , <t
c until .uni i; b >ah u’ .. .• tl ~t
II 1 Is than I‘J .. ms bin h’ time
01 t’ < 11 a 1 in, tli ev.r • i.m ■ 1 • a
tie>uian. m n u : i 1 o.r •>, . I’ !i
----tnonil. heides tit* pick t ‘e.r ‘s
ff itii’fi: and .d<>! g. ‘i 1 liv r t!..* ,h
1 h mici .( 1 aiii; < ity, si lb.. ie
G. 1 1 ac. At.
I lio’ t: cm n v v ill t \ r rd
with a vii u oi att ch: y I *. fb-m ;
r>r !\i. hnu jin 1 1 t 1.0. 1 1 p-
P'elu nfim ; not .1 m < t 1... .. : .it
all pi t and !’■ that tl iv w n.i . k a-,
nv :ttic pt by wiiio; h ugh. i.’
I. ly lil ntiai thin 11•<*1* ;i- * s
<h u! : always la in I itn'c ro 1 il
uiiatt.uk. I lie t bjt ct of th 11-
11. yc. ilu uld i.ithi rl • i i'.c ti ~
top-.ccnl tin <tt n£t bent-'g ti a j \u$
lr. linfet ccituhts ; i ■ c is't • a r
fi nin iavoi nt ( ..1 ;i a, and to w* :i
----ly a"d h.nr.ds ?!:• pe'i h iu oner
to iiinli 1 the war nop puiar la
a'l the te c..h uh.tiot t. he v ie
ag'.'f; gi 1 1 fiV dlCi'l C t U i ‘V
ti y ci'iziti is a • ldi r. accufl < 1
to Ifn ui ol Mi'..- bum l.j.- il ; !-
hood, 1 wry itch ot firor-tv wli
bo defcti ‘ed, with ut n *a 1 and 1 ’ g * r
a in ‘ineT.t th.e operations a .:i ‘t
C it’.ada ; arid where a peo|de • e
v. lunt.i'iiy taken up arms to h i tec
th.ir national rights, they wilr .*t
I ty them di.'.vn again from peimnai
Ci .nfi.'e'ratioi s
On I'l iday hdi :> hartrir. fr< m the
fi i'.itv risen b, ing off Pagan bm k
full of 11 ett, vvtnt up the crul. as
far us th ■ ro k- (about three e il< S
below Sm'tl fi Id) Mny were fi .and
upon bv a fn.all deta.f h*nr.t < I mi
litia, (f• t m 12 to I 5) and after re
turning their fin f, r nb> u.’tn n in
utis, decamped. None ot our
nt< n were 1 put eh th< ugh the I : Ms
Ih w around them like hail All
.itt.'i k * ‘1 If mitl he id w :-s I 1 1.1 ly Ix
yuidtd; tli \ havt. hi v.evct, a e
---fpeflsl'le font at that place lit
vi ti it tfe\ fliould luccced it.’ t
titig pi f! fi; nos it. th.cv will fr 1!
1 c.thing I ut ! an ws’l.- as t\i \ er
tit lc ot \ . h'i i.> ie 11 . \ 1 el, at c ;
the itd ..! Hants. 1 j.. 1 j t tl • it m.iii *
arms, have !. ft ti e t< wn.
Pt ti 1 1;t k 1: (Vtr.) Jir’v b.
7hi .ir ‘lit
fee !••••■ i.h <.:.d id ‘ - v. ■ 1 a • ‘ ’