Star.
London, England, 1812-10-29 00:00:00

purpose, Ms appearance was a just cause Of appro.
hension ; and we hope the military will not regret
the alarm as unnecessary.

MONTPELIER, SEPTEMBER 17.
From all parts of the country we receive accounts
lof the movements of the troops and militia. Platts.
burgh, New-York, about 60 miles from Montreal, it
their place of destination ; where Generals Dearboe4.
and Bloomfield have already arrived, with about
2000 men each. The 6th regiment, under Colonel
Simons i • the 15th, Colonel Pike ; and 13th, Colonel
Schuyler, all New England troops, are on the march
to join the army at Plattsburgh, under General
Dearborn ; the Gth and 15th regiments, from Nes.
York, were to march the 3d instant. The Vermog
troops are now at Plattsburgh. '
It is stated, that General Bloomfield, of New.
York, is to command the van of the army on the
expedition.

About 80 of the United States trobps from New►
hampshire, and between 4 and 500 of the drafted
militia of this State, passed through town the present
week, on their way to Plattsburgh.
From the best accounts we c:tn collect, there me
stationed between Montreal and St. John's, from Is
to 15,000 troops, regulars and militia. The fields,
say our informants, are literally covered with tents
and camp equipage. The militia are well trained,
and completely equipped and uniformed. Should
General Dearborn enter the territory, he ought (if
he means not to be Hull'd, or defeated) to have is
or 30,000 ;nen, as not a doubt exists of the Govern/
of Canada being able to bring this force into the
.field against them.
The Plattsburgh letter anticipates the speedy ar.
rival these of Major Eustis, with a battalion of light
artillery ; Captains Brooks, Grafton, and all our
New-England boys ; and are confiJent from the ex.
ertions of General Bloomfield, they will be enabled
to meet their enemy with some assurance of success,
PLATTSBURG. SEPT. 19;
Our officers say confidently we shall march into
ICanada before the middle of Qstobet.

Since the publication of the lite news from Pia*
burg, several people have engiiired about the situ.
tiwa of Plattsburg, and whether an invading army
could, take possession of it. A gentleman lately
from Montreal has given us the followil inform.
tion on the subject :—There is a good navigation 04
Lake Champlain, from St. Jphn s -to the lines, a dis.
sance of 24 miles, before the war hatteaux came re.
gularly every Saturday from St. John's to the hues
with passengers for the steam-boat, and usually
ved in eight hours. From the lines there is a toter.
aura. road to Plattsburg, distance about twelve miles.
The gentleman thinks, that with a brisk N.W. %hid
sloops and batteaux alight run from St. John', to
Platt i)urg in eight hours, unless prevented by an
armed force. •

The Lansingburg Paper of the 2'2d inst. mentions
the arrival in that village of Captain Brooks's coot-
pany of artillery, with six 4-pounders and one ho.
witzer ; and a part of another company on their way
to Plattsburg. A regiment of conscripts, under Co.
lonel Vosburgh, also passed through that village for
Plattsburg about the same time. It is likewise men,
stoned, that five companies of artillery, and five of
infantry, were required by Governor Tompkins, to
march to the frontier.
The Troy Paper also mentions the arrival in the
vicinity of several corps of riflemen and other Ida.
try, on their way to the northern headquarters.
General Hull passed through Troy on the Vat
on his way, it is said, to Washington.

iLEA, ISTOWN , SEPT. 8. ..
Gen. Brock is now at port George, apd his forces
, are in activity ; what he intends next we know pot.
I He ordered the evacuation of Detroit before he left
the Upper Country. We are building strong hafts-
ties. General Van Renualear is highly respected
and beloved. We hope and expect reinforcements
and supplies ; for our soldiers complain they bast
no pay, no shoes, and few necessariei.
Truops and artillery are marching for the Lakes
accompanied by 80 boat-builders and mariners.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ErAMU-TON, COVRYY 01
ET. LAWRENCE, DATED SEPT. 18, 1812,
66 We have had a smart engagemenrin our neigh.
bourhood, between our troops and thirty-three G.
nadian Batteaux, which we endeavoured to take is
Putney's Bay. We had about 170 men in three
large boats, in which was a brass cannon. The Bri"
tish were too strong, and the battle ended afceraboul,
three hours firing, in the loss of Church's boat (which'
has been employed by the Government), and one
man (Macumber) killed, and two more wounded."
FROM A NEW YORK PAPER.
CrllwTowlAwlass consists in openly opposing oar
enemies in the Cabinet at home, and bravely fightioll
them in the field abroad.
MADIIONIANISM consists in basely defending b
enemies in thLCabinet at home, and not taking 111
efficient meas Tires to. annoy them abroad
The one is exemplified by the state of Virginia,
which has paid no money and furnished no two for
the war. The other is nobly displayed in the state
of New-York, where our lives and fonturs ye aa
cheerfully pledged in .upper, of our COUntrY•