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London, England, 1813-10-08 00:00:00

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[IIIiTttACT9, FROM ,A,MERIOAN rApEt3.]

ALVAN Y, Auo., 17.—,,A friend has obliL,,hlgly
,vpureil the Editor of the firgza with the fothiw-
ing interesthig intelligence, which
_conies kronitt
.souruv entitled to the fullest credit.

Extract of a Latter from a Gentleman at Sati,et'.i Harbour,
dated August la.

" The fleei.areived here this. marmot, from Nia,
gara, being obliged to put in for provisions, and
leaies' the harhoor to night. On Sinidav the
British fleet hove in sight within View of Niagara,
and bore down upon the American squadron ;
when finding. it, pretty well prepared for action,
they sheered off--.fevidently having for their object
to. detach some part of our,squadron. Comm,dore Chauncey made sail at the
,head of
droll and Ir James. Yea, thinkinglie conk! de,
coy the Pike,, manoeuvred tar this purpase,• but
failed in succeeding to detach her front the fleet.
They were
,Within sight of each other constantly
.for three days--,-the Ameriean squadron endeavour-
ing. to bring the enemy to action, who as assidu-
.ously avoided it, and could choose thnir own time
fur fighting, as they were to windward,
In. this action they at length succeeded in cut.,
.ting off two of our schoonets, which were" too
slow to keep up with the fleet—the commander
of one, Mr. Trent, a gallant fellow, finding
himself cut oft from the squadron, laid his small
bark alongside the British Commodore's ship and
the Royal,,George, where he. fired thirty rounds
of 18 and 3:llbs. shot, until they literally blew
him from the water--for he declared. he never
would strike, and went down in that situation !r-
The other schooner wits captured. Two: other
schooners of the squadron upset in the gale of
Sltuday night ; and out of 90 people on board only
-16' were ,picked up, after being an hour and le!).
'Minutes: in the Water. Lieuts. Winter :And Psgood
were both drowned, fleet goes ant te) night,
prepared for a five wcek'a cruise, and' determined,
tf posSilile, to bring the British fleet to action.--
• Theenenzy hue a 4apeaiority already, anti art! still
determined noi•to risk an attlart- Until their force
is int.;re4sea hy the vessel now building at Kings-
ton.
• •

“ The. British Commodore's ship is said to have
been so much injured by the tire of our schouw:s-,
as to be obliged to enter port to refit. ,Counno-
Afore Chauncey told me to-day, he conk' fight a$
well reithout the schooners, which havobeen
as with, them, for by their dull srtrlin tloy pre-
vstited his manceuvring to advantage. The lo”
of our valuable officers and seamen iy thud, to be
regretted.
The army on the Niagara are' about to cum
menet: utfensive.pperations.-

EVENTS or 11113 WAR ON LAX ONTARIO.

BOSTON,. Ana. 21.---The Albany 'Cazette of
Monday last says—" The Postmaster in Utica ha's
made the following indorsement'on a band-bill
haite 'heard' from Commodore Channecy ; he
Itas lost tour of his schooners, two by a squall, and
t‘to arc captured by the British. He has lost 12tt
men, and some of our most 'valuable Naval Officers
we no more.'

From &Act's. lfurbour, August i

This week the remains of our fleet arrived,
after a cruise of three ‘vecks. On Monday night
(9th lost) the,,wind was So high in one of those
squalls to, which the Lake is sukject, as to upset
two schooners, the i!courge, o,' 8 gluts, Lieute-
nant Osgood, and another schooner, Commanded
by Lieutenant Winter. Eight men only were
savod from each'resseli the Officers were inst.--
The Fair dinericalt, Lientenant Chauncey, anii
the Pert, Licntenant Adams, have been sent into
Niagara, unfit for service. The Growiet, of five
gum, Lieut. Deacon, and the Julio , Sfiiiing-mabtvr
Tript, lay alongside the Getterrtt Wolfe tot' haft an
hour, within musket.sliot distance. I cannot in-
form you with any certainty what has become of
theta; they are sunk, or in possesviun of the ene•
my. This is truly unpleasant intelligence. The
Commodore is going out immediately',
,with lit Ti-
visions for live weeks. The loss does not

hearten the Officers of the Navy in 'the least. The
new vessel now building at this place is iwavi'v
ready to launch." [This is a specimen of ells
clumsy, vapouring manner iit which
of war events are too frequently conminnicm'e,l,;,-
The loss of tivoNeviels is spoken oe,
tion is made' of any hostile meeting, :mud tls'
tic are left to conjecture the cause. The 1.v4 aL-
e(muits from Albany left,Commollore Ch.lin:cey 'Au
full chase of his flying enemy neOr I'l t•
We flail Sit di Harbour, at.tlic ut e.,t!
01.(1)11:1,1:%1:11';;::JA 7,-On Tuesday night , the
inst. at about I I o'clock, the two: ti.o,ets
contact, when a running engagement eu:.aied,
two hour.; awl a hairs continuancethe
fleet running aWI,Y, and the gallant Cinivanccv
tali ltrtrsuit. The los.; Of the British is not ku:,wit,
ItNl'e"'h'iTti!lepoift)rtt%e:(l)astmaNiliavgetstsrea artlsitt the eugagemeiit,
baAt
The 'American Ontario: Squadron having itfiliffi
turned to port without a laurel, I. t
peeLation
an ena froni,that +tarter. Our t
oyes noix it 9_ oh
Erie, on which Commodore Peity-Wati erni'My):!-
the last dates,