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London, England, 1814-09-07 00:00:00

NEW YORK, JULY <2O.

The following is an extract of a letter from an of-
fleet to his friend in this city, dated. Utica, July 16,
evening :
a One of our officers, wounded in the action of
Chippewa, arrived here to-day from Buffalo. , The
report on the 12th at Buffalo was, that General
Brown had matched toward% Fort George.; biat no-
thing transpired further than at rangements were made
to cut off the retreat of the British, should they at-
tempt to take the route of Burlington Heights. From
the very satisfactory accounts received by me from
Captain Beans, of the 11th regiment, of the action at
Chippewa,' the British must have lost between five
and six hundred men. Our loss in officers is as fol-
lows : Colonel Campbell, llth regiment, wounded,
not dangerously ; Captain King. senirn. Captain 221;
wounded dangerously ; Captain Read, 25th, and both
Lieutenants, not dangerously ; and one officer of the
9th, name not recollected. Upon the whole, our
troops met them, even in manoeuvring, during the
action ; and by the judicious management of 'throw-
ing forward, as flinkers, some light companies, that
kept up a deadly tire, it is not surprising that 250
should be found on the field, and upwards of 500
muskets."
It is said in a letter, from which an extract it given
in the Mw rot Mercantile Adveriirer, that in an af-
fair which took place on the day after the battle of
Chippewa, Colonel Bull, Major Gallaway,-and Cap-
tain White, were missing, and supposed to be taken
.prisoners.
JULY 25.--The Commander of the British forces
on the Niagara frontier (Major-General Riall) has
proved himself to be a general of consummate skill
and prudence. Theforces of General Brown proving
to be too pipwerful to warrant him in resisting, at
much hazard and considerable loss of men, the :sta.
vance of the American army to Queenston-, he has
retired with his troops to Fort George andNiagnre.
The American army is now posted on theheighO of
Queenston. The first great object of the campaign
having been thwarted, General Brown has at this
time two alternatives before him—either to advance
on the Ridge Road wenn* Burlington. or invest the
forts at the outlet of Niagara River. The adoption
of the first of these would be attended with extreme
hazard. so long as the enemy occupied the country
in his rear ; and should he attempt to advance to the
bead of the Lake, the garrisons of Fort George and
,:Niagara would probably intercept his supplies, and
I way cut off his communications.'
It is presumed, that after the experience our armies
haVe had of leaving a fortified post in the rear, and
advariCing without stationing before it a sufficient
force to keep it in check, according to the novel and
Old General," Gen. Brown
Wigton, without first ptovid.
__ • the vicinity of Fort George.
whether considering the aggregate
detachment sufficiently large
army; for, judging from pre-
little doubt but the British
Lake and the intermediat,
reinforcements which they
army which must be moth'

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'the Ileld 14 a very's wettable force. Delay on the
part of our army it certain destruction ; for no doubt
exists, that by the late arrivals of troop' frqm France
and -England, General Brown) unless he immediately
acquires possession of the fortress in. the Peninsula,
will be compelled to evacuate the British territory
altogether, or close his career by a Christmas dinner
at Quebec. Had our army been in readiness to cross
the Niagara in the month of April, every thing might
have been effected which is proposed at this time to
do—bat by some strange fatality, our armies have
generally found themselves in Novembex„ p.:rforming
what ought to have been done in May. From present
appearances, General Brown is pursuing the track of
Hull, Winchester, Wilkinson, and our other military
heroes. He has been in the enemy's territory, with
an army of 600() men, ten days, has fought one drawn
battle against an inlet for force, and advanced 24
miles !!! It is probable, that he will send a consider.
able force in the direction of Burlington ; but it is
equally probable that they will be met half way,
with a force abundantly competent to insure their safe
arrival at the British head-quarters.
Should he invest Fort George, it will be remem-
bered, that riming the whole of the last campaign,
the American army was occupied in Strengthening
that post. The fort was reduced to one-third of its
size when under the British. and it was confidently
said, by all the American Officers, that, with 'a gar-
rison of 800 men, we might bid defiance to an assault
by any force whatever. The British also hold Fort
Niagara, which entirely commands the works on the
opposite side of the river. An assault on Foei
George could therefore be induced by no object bat
the capture of prisoners, at an expense of probably
three times the number of lives of our own army.—.
It would be impossible to hold it as a post unless
Niagara was reduced also. To effect the last, the
Army, or at least a considerable part of it, must
cross over to the American shore. This would place
all at still greater hazard.
We must patiently wait the event of the ulterior
movements of General Brown, and shall doubtless,
at the catastrophe, admire the military science of an
American General, who will astonish, with his won-
derful powers, the nations of Europe, and put Wel-
ington, Blucher, and Schwartzenberg to the blush.

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eeruy, this Ton cannot doubt, could have induced. ingenious system of an “
to take a step which youi attachment to us renders will not advance to Burlin
ihly painful Our desire was to deserve yOur lave; in 4 a force. to remain in th
emeefeet le the conviction of your sentiment*, and It is questionable, whether
cosive;desseji that pour welfere.wee the object of of his preeent force a del
our c*n be spared fromihis an
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id, mad tbe maid the 'kingdom: (Signed) • Ririe', 'at the hea4 of the
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