The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-08 00:00:00

BOSTON PAPERS.

FIIONI PLATTSBURGH .-A- letter to the..,Editor,
Of the Argtrs, which has been mislaid, states, that
Colone,lForsyth crossed into Otlketown last week,
with about 60 men ; . the enemy endeavoured to
outflank hini, and to cut off his retreat ; he there-
fore fell back to a house half a utile this side the
ine, in and about, which he placed his men. Tl:e
enemy ad 'arced and attacked him, but were com-
pelled-to reheat in their turn, it is presumed, with .
considerable lOss, as they were exmlscd to .the
fire of our riflemen, who were under covev.-4-Vor-
syth had a men_ killed and 3 wounded. .
Somt heavy cannon and artillery 'have been re-,
trtOved to Cumbeiland Head, where -a battery and
other defences are .cOnntructing, A .few long
shot had been' exchanged bet Ween the gun-boats
of the two squadrons. The Gth and
.another re
giment marched from Plattsburgh on the `24th.
, N. B. A heavy firing was hear' on the night
,--of tile-24017-o+e restilt not known. - '

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BOSTON; JULY .—Five hundred of the:Militia
of this town have been dranghted fit; 30 days ser-
vice.
.They are to he fOrmed into a regiment,
composed of two battalions and eight cOmilanies.
The latest accounts from Lake Ontarih say—
Our troops were concentrating at rottraloe,
Comodore Chauncey's squadron, at Sackett's Iriar-
hour, were-waiting Itir seamen, whO are on their.
Way-from Eastern
;ports.. As soon as the seamen
arrived, the squadron would sail."

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-Extract of `a Letter from an Officer at Sachet's Harbour, to
hts Friends in Herkimer., (N.N.) dated June 19,

'4. The new ship is called the Mohawk, and will
mount 50 pins (some say 56), was launched last
Saturday, and every exertion is making to rig her."
From Lake Erie, Bu/ aloe, June 17.—Arrived
yesterday, the United States schooner TigresS, S,
Champlin, from. Detroit, left here On 'S undh y last.
Mr. Champlin understood information: had- been
received that near 2000,hostile Indiins_ha'd col-
lected at Saganau on Lake Hurtin, distant frOm
Detroit about V2O miles.

Retaliatory System.—We fire assured, ,that the
Marshal of this district has received orders trona
the Administration hrWashington, to liberate all
the British hostages which have been confined in
the Marblehead ;. that he has•prO:uptly executed
the order;,:ind that they will depart in-a cartel for
Halifax- in i few days.- We now beli6te that the
Retaliatory System ais .brtinght to a conclusidif;
and if tlyitivas been'any bar to the negociation
in Eurcipe, it is now removed. •
Alarm arthe the Federal Republican
of Wednesday; it is mentioned'as the current ru-'
moor at Washington, that the President, abrrined
by the approach of the British, bad alreafly packed
up, " his valuable effects and papers ; and ais
conitctured that Ire would soon " he on the wires,
but whether towards Montpelier or Carter'sNotoz-
tfrin," no one pretended to decide.
Creek Indians.—We learn from a very respect-
able private source, and one which may be_relied
on, that the report lately
.received from Georgia,
respecting the probable recommencement of bosti=:-
Mies by the Creek Indians, is not correct. •
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 20.—Ye§terday afternoon
about 1.5 minutes past 4 o'clock, the United States
frigate Guerriere, Cominodore Rodgers, was
launched into that element, of 'which, we trust,
she will herteifter hewn ornament. .

BURLINVON, JUNE'2B.—The Army at sPlatts-
burg has removed North as far as Cha'zy zmd
Chan►plain. Majorl'orsYthe, with 60 men, en-
gaged the enemy's advanced piquet of abopt 200
men. Our loss is three and five wounded.;
that of the enemy not known.