Star.
London, England, 1814-02-04 00:00:00

ALBANY, DECEMBER 91.

Err R %Cr OF A LETTER, DATED BATAVIA, DEC. 23,
1813, TO A GENTLEMAN IN Tills CITY.
" I hasten to give you a correct statement of the
movements of the enemy oa the Niagara • frontier,
received here by expresses, and by people that hire
remoVed to this place in consequence of their homes
having been destroyed by the enemy—the first express
arrived here on Sunday evening—he left. Lewiston
in the morning, at which time the British were cross-
ing at the five-mile meadows ; their force vans esti-
mated at seven hundred regulars, and the same num-
ber of Indians. They immediately marched for
Lewiston, which was commanded by Major Bennet ;
the force under his command is stated u) have beets
40 Tuscarora Indians. The Major, after having given-
the enemy a few shots, set fire to the buildings that
contained the public property, and retreated, leaving
them in full possession of Lewiston ; after having
burned the village, and as it is supposed, murdere.lx.
great number of families who could not make th,ir
escape, they proceeded eight mass into the coin-my,
plundering and burning. every house. It is stated-
that many women and children were inimma!ay
murdered by the Indians. After these ontraz:,?es,.
they proceeded to attack Niagara Fort; the va-
rious reports relative to the circumstances (-it this
attack, ri.-Ider it almost impossible to obtain any cor-
, rect information of the manner iu which it was made;
but it appears the Indians rushed tire F, rt. before
our troops had time to dischare x single gun ; the
Commander, C•tptain Leonard, it is said, w.ts four
miles. distant when it was taken by the enemy. After
they had taken possession, and murdered several 'Tr-
sons after they had surrendered, they sent out a party,
to Schlosser, arid burned thai place, together with.
Porter's Mills ; and probably ere. this, they !rave piue•
tiered and laid waste the country for 15 or VU miles
aropnd. By. the last accounts they were at the mouth
of Tonawanta Creek, 20 miles trom this place, and
len-from Buffaloe; the militia of this place have beers
tirdered to repair to the frontiers veithoct delay ;
' Eller& are .1500 or 2000 assembled in this 'Village, :ill
ready Co march, except the want of arms, Whic:i .ire
coming on as fast as possible. 1< have-no donbt tl ere
will be 5000 men on the much in twenty-lour hours.
from this time."

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COMMODO'IE RODGERS.
Extract of a Letter from an Officer on bciard his
Majesty's ship Albion, off Nantucky, dated Dec. 11 :
46 We have this moment fallen .1n with a Russian
ship from RhoJe Island, bound to Liverpool. and
from thence to Gottenburgh : her master stat,:s the
inimmation, that Commodore RODGEAS sailed from
Newport last Saturday evening, after having laid an
embargo on all the eutward-bOund vessels the live
Jays preceding. She contrived to elude the vigi-
lance of our cruizers on this station, which is extraor-
dinary, as we have seen and, spoken with, in this
week, his Majesty's ships RAstutEs, tom, and OR-
PHEUS, and there are smaller vessels cruising in shore."

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