The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-19 00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ALBANY, SErT. 15.

". DEAR SIR,—To give some idea of otif ex-
pectations and belief, l enclose you the Extras
issued since -yesterday,morning. The account is
brought by Major Tatton, who left the Fort on
Monday afternoon, and arriving here last 'even-
ing, is this—' That after Saturday there was no
fighting by land,- saving throwing of bombs and
cannonading that the fleets were engaged two
hours and fifteen minutes that the Britibh Ad

tnital's ship sunk directly after being brought into
shallow water.

" That Governor Prevost sent a flag to the
Fort to hear the state of the wounded, and the
amount of the killed and wounded ; that on the
return of the flag (being Sunday evening) he
commenced a precipitate retreat, leaving his am-
munition, provisions, &c. ,and wounded on the
field, the whole amount estimated at about sixty
thousand pounds; that the militia pursued him,
and had not returned ; that the killed and wound-
ed left by him had ainonnted to above 400.
" You have all the particulars, as far as I have
been able to learn them. It is certain now we
have no cause to apprehend a northern excursion
from the enemy, and I trust it will have an effect
upon his attempts on our city in the South. You
have, no doubt, received, ere this, my letter of
Tuesday evening.

" if any thing official transpires, I will give
you the first intelligence thereof:"
(From the Northera Centinel Extra.)

BURLINGTON: SUNDAY EVENING, SEPT.] I, TEN O'CL
GLORIOUS NAVAL VICTORY.
We have ;Act the e);enly, and they are ours."

By several persons who witnessed the naval en-
gagement on ,Lake Champlain this day, it is, un-
doubtedly true, that four of the largest British
vessels have been captured by the fleet. It is
stated by many who were in full view, that every
British vessel bad bees captured except three
The British Commodore was Lifted the
first shot. Commodore Mlnonough escaped un-
•burt altogether. Every Officer onboard his ship
was, either killed or wounded. The engagement
commenced at half-past eight r. at. and continued
for two hours and fitteen minutes.

An attack was made at the same time by land
on Plattsburgh.. We have,ouly heard that the ene-
my was repulsed, and that the miltia distinguished
themselves gallantly.
On board the Britiih sbip 106. men were killed.
The Growler had but Eve men alive when taken.—
Our loss on board the Commodore's ship is 60
killed ; wounded not known. Lieutenant Perry
was not in the engagement, being severely
indi-
posed in the town.

• (1)-m the Troy.Regieter)
COPY OF A LETTER 'FROM JOSEPH W. MOULTON,
ESQ. OF MALONE, TO A GENTLEMAN IN THIS
VILLAGE, DATED PREEN, SEPT. 11.
DEAR SlR,—This is a memorable day. Re-
joice. The British fleet is in our possession, after.
a battle of two hours and a half, in Cumberland
Bay, opposite Plattsburgh, which I had the plea-
sure to witness. The British force, 'consisting of
a 36-gun frigate, one brig mounting 22 guns, two
sloops of it) guns, and three or four row-tallies,
'surrendered to Commodore M`Douough, and the
force under his command.

" The conflict was sanguinary anddecisive. It
is said the, enemy had 10 guns more than M‘Do-
,nough commanded. The action is just Closed,
and while 1 write there is a tremendous cannon-
ading and discharge of musketry heard in the di-
rection of Plattsburgh.

" The British troops are engaged with ours.
The issue dreadful. 'The attack of the British
on land commenced at the same time as that on
water. Their force is much superior to ours, hut
our gallant little band wilt give them a warm re-
ception.

%Vc momentarily expect news. from the forts
The mail is waiting, and Lmust conclude in haste
" Yours, &c.
t, N. mouutoN."

(Ilbany Gazette Extra, Sept. 16.)

A letter from a gentleman in this city, now at
Burlington, dated Sunday evening, Sept.ll, states,
that every Officer on board Captain APDonough'S
ship, himself excepted, were killed at the com-
mencement of the engagement ; that the slaugh-
ter,on board' both ships was immense; that the
New York Militia was drove about three miles by
the British, but at length. drove the British and
killed many.' •

DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT PLATTSBURG,
Gentlemen who arrived in the last evening's
Northern Stage, and who -left Burlington on
Monday morning, state, that by a Mr. Tybe and
a Mr. Ransom (both respectable and intelligent
Gentlemen), who, left Plattsburg on Sunday even-
ing, information was received of the defeat of
the British Army under Sir G. Prevbst, and. the
attack on Plattsburg, after a severe and long con-
tested action, with the loss of between two and
three thousand men in killed, wounded, and pri-
soners. The action commenced on land at the
same time with that on the Lake. The British,
at the conmencernent of it, forced the Saranac,
and drove our troops about three miles, when
they were met by the Vermont Militia, who came
to the aid of their brethren in arms, and who
fought with the heroic courage and resolution of,
the ancient Green Mountain Boys. Every man
did his duty, every one fought for his country,
his family, and his fire-side. Victory was ours,
the enemy were defeated, -and forced to a preci-
pitate
retreat across the Saranac.
MOVEMENTS IN THE FOTOMAC.

GEOIIGETOWN, SEPT. 7.---The British squadron
have escaped from the Potomac. The prepara-
tions made at the eleventh hour to arrest their{
moving off with the plunder of Alexandria, have
proved ivadequate.

- On Sunday evening Commodore Rodgers, who
commanded some boats in the rear of the enemy,
moved down the river with four barges to watch
the motions of the enemy, and to attempt_ annoy-
ance. Arriving within cannon shot of the ships of
war, seven barges were dispatched to meet him:
Between nine and ten o'clock, a sharp conflict en-
sued between the parties,
,which ended in the re-
pulse of the enemy with very little injury "to our
men, only two or three being slightly wounded.
On Monday, the British vessels took advantage
of a brisk wind from the north-east, to descend
the river. The battery at the White House was
deliberately attacked by the Commodore's ship,
and after a cannonade of 15 minutes, was com-
pletely silenced, moat of our guns being dismount-
ed. • During the action, 12 of our men were killed,
and about 20 wounded, mostly militia, who had
.no share in working the guns of the battery.
Considerable injury is said to have been done
to the enemy, as his pumps were go i og when he

lis,eact 6;
passed down' the river. Well'ave,ll7 ( assill9 it 1
_count of the opposition made in weir Icl000;or,i
battery on the Maryland shore, where or feet,
by l‘fli liOtvey
Perry was stationed, assisted
artillery of this place; we undersra°` 'e of 1,1
that our loss was trifling. The wheeoptolv
and we may
squadron under Captain Gordon, width tliell
now expect the
Alexandrian vessels, have proceeded ifelvoseg.
freed ill° c circ.;
and Potomac to be entirely
We shall make no comment on th , 1106
stances attending this escane of the e'rSrel! °II,
Who abandoned a strong fort, 3111` 56„os't.`°
enemy to capture Alexandria with lisou
will furnish us with particulars at their
waters of uldie Oa
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ANOTHER VAILURE. ~,fow ;
~,, p. ', il,
The measures which the Ltie//i,gen':
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the public a few days ago ' were -vat ',1,11 5001106
execution, the effect of which W0t1:60. it,iii,
seen,' have proved a complete abot°,flpati of
Armstrong- disgraced hiniseY, and itvi3si I c°l'lo
missed from service, we were told ,3h3triit,
Monroe would retrieve our character 11 03010
all that an American could wish, 3,l,,i'tdso'lshitti
that, and the other, in short, no u- ';.1,10.-,11
Colonel Monroe. He was aCCOrdillglY
s' ill
.;$
" Commander-in-Chief of the tr°°l3,teti*lf.,
vicinity of the district,"—he was iovertrjelkid
the supreme direction of the war der 10°1'4,,
far as Armstrong did not still hold on; stidA,,i,
.to his aid our naval heroes, Perm rorter'ojer.,
gets, who were supported by a picked rot 'l.'l.
lant seamen, and clouds of militia, Or' •I' :0'1:i
clare doubt for three days past, tb3l-'i,cers'iii
had " put in a train of execution Itle.i .0s ell
would ensure the capture of Com• 6°/. (,).ige cc,
dron, or, at any rate, prevent bps P°'e'ippl,j,
the Potomac, unless he was strono r.iterpft",
Every tiling favoured Col. Monroe 's `` 0'10;1
The 'British were becalmed four daniciirc•dl
hearts had been united in one cono°°„kr f`'' io
•efforts to punish the British Coulllllo3*
cruel terms he had imposed up"t, il'ets, Ql.l-I°'
takin advantage of the blowng -Poileinii
Washington." But the enterprise I°,,s,fidefbt"
tally failed, for the want of guns., 8.1'6 c-: illil°,;ell
_ammunition. The people of Awericl, %:t s tte's
lieve it,_Europe- will not believe it, tll err e:fl
planted 16 miles from °f °Y
( g
the seat fopliLl tio*
after two years war, could not be 5-` olle t''°
one dozen cannon. There were lxie° Acenticieilc'
twenty times over, but there Was a
plittl'
the munitions of -war. creme f ,1
Rumour •
is conveying to the ex"" t (I it'',.l
the United States, alb most C.Naggef3:;feetits,.,l?
totted accounts of the disastroas igctl" e l''
preceded and followed e 0:61
the copal' 0
ISO 4
can Capital. ,i be P,
Wheallthe ;
n
whichliave marked the fate of "T''''',l- iat'sitil,"
_sentiments of execration against °tic, All ',II);
Rulers which already find utterance opt I°,liP
tars, will grow into a fixed deterinnyb low
be Vi v
vide more competent guardians -0f 1- dor,
safety:of the nation. „ Ole r.,d'
The means of redress possessed 1'; to s3l2,iii--.
arc not immediate, but their abinlY " tef `;
ril P de
country' in this time of extreme pc- vi.o. ,t 1"
Every man who feels as be ‘ought 11Ieit't et ti 4,
that disgrace which has been br'vg:'o soli; ri
vill arduse from apathy and pre'
Y'
loss, although
which lowers upon his e0"11"1.0 ",escll;
Os:, although every thin,' seel"s Ott JO-
abandoned by those . ' 1"- • ot/i- ntil• 1
who were stll pol ot „,
nets on
our national ramparti' .ile (jet'
'would .be a crime, Let us detail coat
country shall yet he:respectable) 3111
urination will not. be inyain. „51
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GOVERNMENTI FALS-D..,.-- cP
. is 5 err'
.
GEORGE Tows, SEPT. 8.---Iller,e, Plieje,f;'
word of truth in the • 1 ft'' - -' '
arm e 0 „ ales. ff t
• yesterday, under the title Of ' J'''' ''f'Y'
001' ai of
At C
apt. Potter's battery there was t 0 (
c ~,,01 , ,Jo ~.
could"' be
. - called resistance ; that ;'"' ;aid ~ r,r,;
' once findin it ineffeetual and 001 offlir,
want of time and preparation, cell°, eeell'
!ant
'loss was scarcely-any. -Atel as 'cc"(
ant Perry's battery less was don,
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te
~
O 1 01C0' riliet,i,
stand, from the greater defect
posal,
14is position being lower du"rmll'icilb,f Pr 4
of fire-ships andwere a"' to;
torpedoes ott d
merely to eke out the fabrication., a ie3vr)'''
with magic lantisorn effect. , 'col' sei•',.,,
The list of piunderand destruction' ifiv),pr"4
• .
a vile and libellous print of the eitYl,olc'',;g
federal.papers, is a gross and ationjobitot'of t*.e
,tion, known to be such by every illPaibble 041`'
of the plunder was, committed bY I:ifrolttlit?
place, fostered among the citizeos, all
.ii 111'0 10) j
villainy no place is free in times Of eit is 11,,,,,,,',
ation of the law. The British, arol'o 101°1;10
than i ti ,usce to 'say, preserved a 111 .400 ,'li•L'.(
discipline with res net to oivate P.cl.- t.. II"
I I , ,t 0 for
petty, unexampled in the annals ':i. jori' ,‘
ill'l''';
soldiers were. punished, some cap
50 .11',
attempts, • , is deoie
Little Jemmy, or poor fifada'
lic 05;65 ~
afraid of Armstrong's wrath, tb"t,ritiaglltlftP
invective appeal to the public, by's .arec',olll4‘
Paper of yesterday, that lie greatiY 10 ii-jy• oi,iiii it
casion of his resignation, 31"1„c3,.°,,11 V: 11.6(1,1te,1
a successor may be found gcma"g,::-,, tit" co'cii"
the office,,, 1f this he not 'lds' glut re,o Poi
at least proves that he ltas oin.el'es liiint;.olo(,,i
from the terror Armstrong desc" )0.001 ioorlii'
avowed on account of his 0,0 I)
1:0.f! °Oro'
suspicion of - the' peoplc,": that they 1;je•c44(11"
together in the ruin and betriY3`oo,red,loo'.,
Yet this is the President, "'1“" rr 'ii'eu 115`°'
ble citizens of Vir,inia President.,
lie ii"cril•,, Iti redlll4l
0,-,r.-1 -,71,„ 4,.•
straw, as his guards, before br° r. ' gbe
Cults' door, whilst, according toe to
be spurned any thing h - e'3istoe
tic i
last."

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