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kzts, piftols, &C. manned her with
a priz* matter and fifteen men, aad
th' rnrie fail after a ftraoge veflcl
in fignt. The wind at the time
quite light. At % o’clock next
morning, found ouTelves wi hin
gun (hot of an armed brig. It be
ing calm, commenced adfoon at
long foot. Shortly after a I'ght
air >f wind fprung op, and about 3
o’clock in the afternoon we brought
her to clofe action, within mufket
foot, which continued brifkly o
bo.h files until 7 o’clock in the e
vening, when (he ftru ;k. She pro
ved to be the B tifo Packet Ann,
with the mail for Barbaioes, mount
ing ten gms and fifteen men—Had
been preyiouflv taken by the York
town, and retaken near Sandy Hook
by the La Hogue 74, and manned
with a mdflv.pman and crew. She
was completely cut tip in her ia Is
and rigging, but had no ram kill
ed, and bat two fi ghrly wounded.
Wc immediately manned and or
dered her for this place, and pro
deeded :ff Halifax in (earth of ene
mies* fo*ps.
GEORGIA EXPRESS.
ATHENS, July 2.
By the Last Mail.
Copy of a Utter from Major General
Dearborn to the iecr+iary of War,
dated
HEAD (QUARTERS,
Fort George, June 6, 1813.
Sir—l have r act ved an express
from the head of the lake th* u
ven’ug, with intelligence rh*i cur
troops, commanded by llngaOier*
General Chandler, were attacked at
two oVloek this morning by the
whole of thcßntifo and Indian for
ces, and by fome fatal.ty, thnugh
our lofts was fmall (not exceeding
thirty) and the enemy completely
routed and driven from the (fold,
both B’ ig dicr Generals Chandler
and Winder were taken prifoners.
They had advanced to afeertain tne
fi uirion of a company of artillery
when the attack commenced.—
Gen. is reported to be a
rnong the killed of the enemy;
Col. Clark was mortally wounded
and foil into our hands, with fixey
priloners of the 49th Britifh regi
ment. The whole lofs jf theene
nv is two hundred aid fi ry They
lent a flag with a rtqucft to bury
their dead. General Lewis, ac
companied by Brigadier General
Bovcl, gns on to lake the com
mand of the advanced troops.
I have tne h< nor to be, fi . See.
H. DEA iBJHN.
Hon Gen. John Arm fir eng.
Secretary of War.
P. $. June B.—The enemy’s
fleet has pa (led this place—two
ihips and four fchooners.
Extr/iX from a private letter , dated
Fort George, Bth June, to the So
cretary of War.
*’ The enemy confidering hina
felf pur Sued, took poft at the toad
of the lake, waiting the arrival of
Proftor (who has left Malden) and
caking the chance of other fuccors
from below.
ft Winder was detached 00 the
jft inftant to dfi ege him. He
carried with him Vs own brigade
and one regiment from Bnyd’s bri
gade. On I’burlday Chandler (for
wh:'m .h* command was intended)
followed with the remainder of
Bovd’ br gide. The Butifh ge
neral (V. Pit) anticipa ed toe
bh*w .'fid a* at k- J our .roops 2
o’clock in the morn 1; g of ut 6.a.
Chandler and Winder, and the de
puty quarter matter general Van
de venter, were made prisoners ear
ly in the a&ion. The command
d:v#lvcd upon col. .Burn of the
dragoons. The enemy were beat
en arid routed, (saving two hundred
and fifty behind him—but accord
ing to our northern tactics we dif
dawed to prtfs a beaten enemy. —
We give him time to caiiift and
figitonce more. Lew sand Boyd
are uader marching ordt.’s for me
command of the advance. Our folk
does not exceed thirty.**
Be J alee, Ju >:e 1.
FRO Vf FQRT ERIE.
In the vening of Frida*’ Lieut.
Col. J. P. P ‘ftos, commandant
at Black Rock, civ fifed over with
his regiment, and entered Fort E
rie. From the humane and lalaia
ry meafures adapted by col. Fret
ton oa his entrance into the ene
my's territory, an difCTiiainatfog
bet wet friends aad encodes ar.d
(ecuri tg thofe well difpb'ied in their
per foes and property, wc m.cipaie
that it will be very favo.foiv re
ceived by tne inhabitants wi Cana
da.
[ Addreffed to the Canadians.'},
Ine commandant ot For foie,
finding ti.c people of its vicinity
anxious to ©btain fpeciai protecti
ons, diems it siecefiary to make a
public declaration, that ail thole
who may come forward and eeroii
their names with him and claim the
protection or the United States,
(hail have their perfons and pro
perty le cured to them mviolated.—
ifo invues who mean to purNu
r.is courfe to take it immediate! ,
ihi’ they id be dTiaguilhed fram
the en:rr.
them char their t iterdis and happi
r’-fs v/11 be r-g'ihd by the go
vernment of the Unit and States; ne
folcmnly warns thofe mo may ob
ftinarely continue iimr.ad, that they
are bringing m themielves tnt
irvft rigorous and dftafeero is confe
quences j aa they will ©e urfued
and treated with that lpafo of re -
taxation which the trea ir.eut of
American prifoneis in hands ci
the Britifo fo juttiy infpircs.
J. P. PRESTON,
Lt. Col. 11th Regt. lnf*ry
Commanding at Fort Erie,
Black Rock and Bujfaloe,
May 7,oth, 1813.
FROM UPPER CANADA.
Extrail of a letter io the Editors of
ike Mercantile Adw.ifer, from an
officer in the Northern Army, da
ted Newark, May 3*/>
“ Akh Lgn more lives were left
at the capture of York than at the
dun d.tit r of F iri George, yet the
former affjr was hut a for ate h com
pared to the latter.
“ On ihe tn&rnirg of the 27th
about Jeioo bravr follows failed far
the h.fiHie (bore, accompanied by
the fleet under Commodore Ci-aun
cey. The fchooners aioae cover
ed the landb g with great (kill ;
the fnip and the brig remained neu
tral.
4 The force 6f the anemy was
2500. The a&ioa continued an
hour from its ccnamenceroent
The coafliA was fevere.. When the
B'ififo retreated, it was done with
rapidity. It is believed they are
gone to Kmgfton, there to make
tneir laft (land in Upper Canada.—
The attacking party was dire&ed
b, Gsn. B->vd j who to the man
ners of * gentleman, unites the va
lor, (k li coolnels ar.d intrepidity
lb ‘fi itial in the cempofinoa of a
fuiccijiui commander. He was
employed in cheerirg h : s rat r. dur
ing the whele o( the tigig* trtnt.
“ Col. Miller, of ii. 4 r. } dil
played great cooing - M j- ivi.
is a biav c foifovv* —C i. ivi‘Clu'i
gave many proofs of that g3.11u.1t and
intrepid caring, which th lit w.io
knew him btft cxpcdlcd from him.
Indeed, every officer and every
private as the enemy van tcft.fy,
“ did their duty.’ ‘
tf The Indians will never fight
us again.
“ The Britifh ft are our. If
ours meet tnem we (hall certainly
be victorious.
“ In a few days our troops, v is
ex pelted* will give the cnui* a i >-
ther ©pportimtty of wiute'fii .-g Y 4.1-
vaior.”
; ■
Copy of a Utter Brigadier Ge
neral Brown to the Secretary of
War, duied
h eap-Quarttrs,
SaJiett's H&rbet, June i, 1813.
SIR—You Will nave received my
difpatch of the 29' h uit. written
from the field oi battle, and (fating
generally, that U.L p -ft had been
atrackei by Sir George*
and chat we had fucccedcd 1 \ re
puifieg him, principally owir.g
10 the gallantry ©I Col. Backus a.id
the reguUr rr-iopi under h s mitne
d;a*e commafid. Now Ib g leave
to offer to you the evetus ot that
more in derail.
On the 25 h ultimo, I received a
letter frr. m Gen. Dear burn, rt quell
ing mt to repair to this poit lur the
pu.-pofe of taking tne command.—
K''wing ’hat Li. Col. Backus, an
effi or ci the fi It reg mem of d.a
g.* .ns and-of txperirnce, was heir,
I hy li .iced, as I would dm no tt
which m.gat wound his (e?lirgs.—
I th- 0 g of the 27 h i received a
Iluin 1 .iS .1, Jdv *oaj. 0 U h ,
dep.u'y Q ua ccr 41 after general, j >iu
i-g in the requell already rnaoc by
M ‘]or Grr nai Dearborn. 1 could
no longer heft. ate, and accordingly
arrived at dis poft early in the
morning of the 28 h. Th<fc cir
cum(lances will explain how I came
to bz la comtnaati upon this occa
fion. Knowing wtU the ground,
my atrar.gem-nts (or defenc*, lathe
event of an attack, were foon made.
In the courfe of the morr.ing <>f
the 28 f h, Lt. Chauncey the Na
vy fame in from the Lake firing
guns of alarm. Thofe of the lame
chara&er, intended to bring in the
militia, were fi ed from the puffo.
The cnenp*s fi ft (oon after ap
peared accompanied by a h.rge
number of beats. B rlievfog that he
would land on the perinfuia, corn
raonlv called Horfe Iflmd, I deter
mined to meet him at the ws er’s
edge with (uch militia as I couid
coiled and the Albany vciunteeis,
unrler the command of L out. Col.
Mills; L r . CG. Bakus, with the
regulars, formed a fcccndline ; the
care of Fort Tomkios was com
mitted to the regular artillcrifts ar.d
fome volunteers, and that of Navy
Point to Lt. Chauncey of the navy.
If driven from my [ oficion, Lieut.
Col. Bakus was ordered to advance
and meet the head of the enemy**
column, wh;le rallvir g mv corps, I
was to fall on its fir;.lts. If usable
here to refift the enemy’s attack,
Lt. Ghauncev was in that ca.e to
the ft res, Ac. ar.d retire io
the fiou.'h fhore ct the b-,, call: of
Fort Volunteer, while I proceeded
to occupy that font as our dernier
refource.
In the ccurfe of the h and
dunrg the nights of ihe 2*.h a.,d
29'h u!t. a corifi irrab'.e in hr. •*. force
came in, and were ordered to the
T e v.attr fi. e ntar Hoift Ifi!rc,e!
which vas Lt. Col. M l!s and nis
\olunteers. Our firength at thii
point w*s now five hundred men—<
and *nxfous for battle, as far as pro-
It ill ms. would go. The moment it
Aa* light enough to di(co*erth*
approach of the enemy we fou-ahis
foips in liae between Harik Iflad
and Sroney Point, and‘in a few !-
ru t-s afterwards 33 large stats fill
ed with troops, came off t® the
La r ger Indian or Ga i den iflad,
imuer cover cf the fire of his gun
b-v-aiS. My oidcrs we re, that the
troops (hould lie clofo and refer ve
tht-ir fire till che encenf had ap
proached fo nrjr tear every ‘.ho:
might hit its chjeft. ft: is, howe
ver, ifr,po(Tule to execute fu:h *r
dc.rs wish iaw tiwops uaacruitrnacd
to lubordir.a ion. My oidro we: -
in this caie cFfnbeycd, Th a.
line B ed, acd aot without cfil-sk -
but ici the moment while i as
contemplating this, to my utter afo
tOßifliment, they rs.fe from ch*ir co
ver and fl ‘d. Col. MdJs fell g*.‘-
iantly in brave but vain ei.deav<j*s
to (top his men. I was perfanally
more fortunate. Gathering toge
ther about 100 miliaa, under the
immediate command of captatr. M r -
Nice ci that corps, we threw t>u r
f foes on the rear r>f che tne mi **
ft; k, and, Itruft, -did fomeexcco
cuptHi. It was doting this foft
rnu'iemenc ti at the regui uftd'.r
col; Baikus fi ll cf g?ged the cr,e
rnv—nor was it l. i g before they
dtkiutd hHi Hutryii-g ro rjsis
point of the idftor , I founa the bat
tie ft il r.'girg, tor. With udvioui
acivari(*gf* on ill li The refuJc
o’ the .a nd : oi', lu gft.rious for the
1 ffi crs and iolui-is of the regilr
army, ha* already been co>imum
ca f ed la mv letter ©f the’
Had nut- gen. Prev ft re’ ea vc m lit
rapid]y under rhe gurii of h:* -cf
fo is, he would never have returned
to King ft on.
One th: g in this bufinefs is to
be fonouslv regretted. In :he micift
t>f the corfl 6t, fi e was ordcud to
be let to che navy barra ks and
(lores. This wj owing to the in
fo mo us ccndud of thole who bro’c
information to ilem, Chauncey, that
the barde was left, anti that to pre
vent the (lores from ftili g into the
enemy’s hands, they ir*uft be de
ftroytd.
The enemy’s ft rce corifift"'© of
icgo puked raer, led by Sir Geo,
I\evoft In perfen. T heir flett
co: fiitcd cf the new (tip Waiftr,
the Rt&vsi Gecrge, the Piinre Re
gent, Earl of Mo>rs, two Rimed
(cfo-oners, and their gun and ether
boa<s.
Of die dn era who diftirguiflsed
thrtnfeives, 1 nan net but repeat th*
name cf four. c! Ba,kui, who,
peailtd be God ! yet ftvs:s Cap*.
M'Nice’s cunciudft va -.©fiU, he
well deferves to bs placed >n the
regular army. Major i :hc
army, ferved as my adj gr>-. and
was highly ufeful. Lt. Cue wee -
is a brave and honorable man.
him no blame can attach fo r w E -
happened at Navy Point. He
dr<tifeQ. Lt. Cal. Tuttle was la
march for this peft, but with every
exertion was unable to reach tr 1
time to take part in the adieu
This is felt bv the colonel ano *
very officer of his detachment, a:
m.sfariu.ie.
At the mrment I am ckfirg rhu
coramunicauon, Com. Chaunce;*
has arrived with his ftjiudron. —
This renders my longer ftay he* :
unncctiriry. I ill-11 therefore im
mediately return to mv h uf> *.
-1 am, Sir, viiLti .. ,_i ..iC **.'l