The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-09 00:00:00

Fc,,RTIIT.It EXTRACTS.

nE C N T A '."; D Polt T NT.

" New Yottt.t, JUNE I I.—Capt..ButmAys, of
the sloop Hero, left'New London, at two O'clock
on Tuesday afternoon,
at which time two 74's
and two frigates were coming to anchor - about
four miles from the Light,: and only seven. miles
from the town of New London. Alarm guns
were firiOg at the forts, and the troops well!
marching into them. On 1)70110(1.1y morning,
wheif,Captain B. was thiriy-five miles this side
of New London, he distinctly heard very heavy
cannonading-, and supposes the enemy has made
an attack upon the to rn. Yesterday morning,
when Copt. .B. was off Crane Neck, he heard
heavy gnus from the, same (platter, = the wind
from the northward and eastward. Two of the
boats .of- the Br;tisli sgitathon. chased the Hero.
seven miles, just. after she canoe out,. 'but a good-
ce.ze springing up, enabled- Capt. 13 to"estape,
—Another Captain, who heard the till of
opinion theymere merely alarm guns." •
Extract of a lethr tom Washiwon, d., cad Jan and con-

firmed by a secimd letter of the 17th.

" Mr.:ASTOR has obtained permission of
.our,
and the
.13ritiSh Governments, t, send t ship to
Russia, to take out and bring home weargo,.on
Condition that he takes out General MoREAu,
who is to have the command of the French .pri.
sowers and'other French itt Russia, which men he
is to organize, and join BaRSADQTTE against

rrance.'

corY OP, A I.,ETTER MAJOR-GEN. DP-ARLO:IN
TO T'HE SEcLETAO)7 o 1 WAii, DATED
• kfetat-tinarters, Fort Geqrge,'Mane 6,
have 'received an ',express from the
head, of' the lake this evening, with intelligence
that Our troops, commauded by 'Brigadier- Gene-
ral CHANDLER, were attacked at te,o o'clock this
morning by the whole of the British and Indian
forces, and by some strange tatallty, though our
loss Was small (not exceeding. thirty), and the
enemy completely routed:- and
,driven from the
field, both Brigadier-Generals .cugiNDl.t a and
wispEn were taken prisoners. They bad ad-
vanced to ascertain the situation 'of acompany of
artillery when the attack eornmenCed. Gen. YIN-
CENT. is reported to be ainolig the killed of the
enemy ; Colonel CLout was mortally wounded
into our bands, with sixty' prisoners of
the 49th British regi.nent. The whole loss of the
enemy is 250. They sent in a flag with a request
to bury. their -dead. General Lavers, accompa,
nied liy Brigadier-General Bosio, goes on to take
the command of the advanced troops.
" I have the honour to be, &c.
DPARBORN.
" Hon. Olen. John Armstrong, §ecretary at war:. '
" Jut„? 8.-111 e enemy's fleet' has passed
this place;. two ships and four schooners."-
EXTRACT .or A LETTER, To THE EDITOR 'c;P THE
ARGDS, DATED NEWAItIt', JUNE 2;V
A detachment of our 'troops, consisting of
357 men, left this town on 'Wednesday, 'under the
command of Colonel Boc itsTatti, composed of
light artillery, infantry, dragoons, and two pieces
of cannon. They penetrated about 16 or 18 miles
:into the interior at a place called the Beaver Dam,
when they were attacked by about five hundred
regulars, besides militia, and a large number of
Indians. The battle lasted some time, wile]) Our
people 'retreated into an open field, and sent a flag
kind offered :0 servender, finding thetuselres com-
pletely surrounded. The answer of the 'British
Officer was, that they must surroder to the Indians!.
This was refused, and the-battle continued ; a re-
inforcement was dispatched yesterday', but could
not get to our troops. We know not yet how
many Or are prisoners.
I IcgmoND, LY 2.—Movente4t, thi! Ene-
wii—We learn from a Gentleman 0 re,idcs
near Williamsburg, that on Wednesday last a stir-
wish took place between sonic of ourillilitia and
a party of the British, who had a landed a
little below James Town. Tan a the. enemy
killed, two taken, and seseral wounded. No loss
on our Side mentioned.
" Nsw JuLy CLOTcHFIELD
in a letter to the Goveruor at Virginia, states, that
the enemy evacuated liampton, at three o'clock,
on the .27th tilt. and that lu.: meant to march into
itvith,the. reinforcenteuL he might receive on the
29th. • • ,
" AMY C.----The British:squadron
off New London have gone -to Gardner's Bay,
abotit 17 miles.south of the harbour.
" The enemy made as movement front Ilamptoti
Roads on Monday last. five frikntes„ three brigs,
and four sehoouers, went up :lattrds:River, for the
purpose, it was supposed, of alarming the coon.
try, and to stop reinforcements from the upper
country to the lower, and to Nod-0k in particu-
lar—and probably to land a body of melt upon the
,ristbruits formed by York and James rivers, and.
Cuss intercept reinforcements above, to Major
Cau'rc nPIELD at York, While am:ldler body should
ad-ratice from flamptOn.
fE 14P.w-Yottii, J,L.TLx tignadron
'which went it,a James mart threlltetted.:o
land a force at Sandy Point, have fidlendoivii to-
wat ds Hampton Roads. some further operations.
of the enemy will be found, cinder the Richmond
head. „
" Aft7LY ditagreeante, we had Intuo'st
said diSgraceful, news, has reached this city 11(10
Fort George, in utrkiittlientic shape, we believe,
of iinotlier detachment of our army., consisting of
upivards of 500 men, Hurler the .f.•4rtirtitincl o.f
E 110RSTLER, was also tnken. ,he.parueulat's
we have not, heard

" WASkuNeTpx, JUNL 30.
COPY OF A LETTER FRORI CASEIN TO TILE; SE-

cltk;TAnY OF TIIC NAVV,

"Nuvy-Tard, Grapurt,atine9l3, 1513.
SIR,----I have thc honour' to intopo you that
0n the '..),Oth. the enemy got under way, in 011 thir
t) -
tve iitid dropped up to the moutb,ofJarnea
one ship bearing It flag at . the wizen, At