Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-14

ems. since it ia so ordained that ".
should be afflicted with the ealsni.
ties Of war;"
/" Noyember.2s, 1912.
81 wrote you a few days ago,
giving You an account Of orr little
N.rthern Army, and at the same
fine expressed my anxiety for their
yafety--a particular account ofthcir
campaiga can row With great plea.
surs relate. AS the whole Of ihc VI.
teran troops are new on the'rretarn
to this place, and ene.mped last
night at Chaza. and will take tlsir
old ground here this afternoon.-
They arrived st lie lines onI'ucsday
last. and iumeGiately prepared Tor
accommodating tie enemyin Odleioa.
Gen. Dearborn. escorted by the dra.
xoor., went over the lines two Or
three miles-foand the inhabitants
perfectly peaesable-saw no Indians
and returned. On Wednesday even.
inc, Col. Pike was informed that
bodv of Indians to the number oftWo
or three hundred. were at the river
T,aeole. on the main road TO MOptre-
al. where they had erected small
bioekhouse. aud number Of huts /;
and begged leave to 60 the next e.
yening with his regiment to take
3hem prisoners. He accordingly got
permits sion and made every arrange.
nent for the enterprise. Maj. Me-
iaacton Smith and Maj. Young, Of
Troy, beat up for volunteers. Of the
militia, and procured about Two hun
dred, making in tie whole, about
$50 men. they proceeded on Thurs
day evening within short distance
ofthe Fort. and then divided in two
,srties; Col. Pike at the head Of one
and AI.jorsYoupga Smith. the otaer.
The orders were, to form circle
and surround the garrison, and take
the whole prisoners. The plan WIS
we'll executed, except that The party
| commanded BY Msssrs. Young and
Saith, arrived at the awful place
irst; it appears that there were
large fires burning the militia and
come regulars. Immediately entered
he huts. Col. Pike, at this momrns
came up. and presuming tl.ey were
the enemy, commenced brisk FIRE
uson them. which continued Coz 8
minutes; when, it is said. Col. Pike
suspected some mistake, and order
I'd his men 10 lay down behind lit.
tie hill, till the thing WAS fairly as
vertainsd; they very happily found
out their mistake, and the fury Of
the troops ceased. They then clos
ed up in close order. and found them
selves in possession Of an empty log
house, and abont 20 or 80 small
shantys, and not one solitary sosl
near them; the consequence was,
that they wounded six Of their own
men. 9 of WHOM mcrtslly They
then proceeded to destroy the for
tress. set Gre TO the log house; knosk.
ed over the butts, and returned to
Champaign On Friday morning. They
However. insist upon It. that they
burnt up two Indians. in the hGu.e,
us there was something looked like
seulis. after the house hunt down
The above has been cOrroborated bv
two aiiccis, one Of which was ia the
action.
The British. on hearing that
our army acre Oh their march tire
o,iietou, withdrew ali their force
from Isle au N0ix. and mustered
them a. LargGic, in order t. meet
them; but. rs our troops ueie owi Of
treGa amd had but>f'flr rmmuRi,ion,
il Was thoagi,i most prudent to retire
within sG.. OHn territory and take
winter quarters. Inns you see the
pursuit and end Of our campaign.
Mayor Smith has arrived, and SIEVE
raj other officers. well worn down
with mortilieatisn.- General Bloom
heia remains very ill.-One Of onr
soldiers deserted and went 10 Isle An
Nolx; ne has probably given them
an account of our troops.
Utica Patriot.