Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-28

act, the martial code has usurpcd The va
law. Many young tradesmen in Carad, e."
the states will be ruined. They are I'm
quired to take up arms or leave the Com
They cannot collect their debts, nor brna
way their property-but many have coo5 .
wav and left their all III jeopardy.
The British are said 10 have mere than u,
pieces OF flying, field and garrison artipa
in the different defcnces OF The Naeara h
Fort EIie has been strengthened considern'
redoubt of many rods IN length was tbro,l
up or "Wednesday and Thursday last or u
hill a few rods below the house OF John "
rem, Jun. and directly opposite the dwe%.
house Of gen, Peter B. Porter at Lower Ri..s
Rock There is also snnall battery on no;r,
below Chippawa, mounted with two pieces f.
heavy artillery, calculated to play upon Il.
store house and mills OF Schosser. Bejos
the Falls there is a small stone battery NO.,
the bank of the river, where the lower IadJ~,
formerly stood. On Thursday evening hs,,
rifleman deserted from the other side, .nI
crossed the river Immediately below the ens
on pine logic stated that but little Wan
from the battery up the river, field piece wac
stationed in the bushes in order to FIRE into
Schlosser village. The woolen factory n
Mr.. john w. Stoughton Consisting Of tvo
carding machines, and iulling and dressiD.
machinery is very much exposed. On tie
hill about half mile from the stone baterv
are placed two eighteen Founders. Thelsd.
ders on both sides of the river arc taken IN
On the bill above Queenton: there is smN
defence on very commanding ground, Below
QueeGton and nearly opposite the seat of Ben
jamin Barron, esq there is defence work Of
several rods in length Opposite Youngstown
there's Observation-Disclosures up. ForlGeorre
at Newark, nearly opposite the American gar.
risen, is considered the strongest and mos
important fortress in Upper Canada On
Wednesday morning last during thick fog,
four British soldiers, standing as sentinel on
the river near fort George, swan over to the
American shore. Three Of them BROUGHT
over their arms.
It is stated by gentlemen Of intelligence al
LewistoWn, that the government of CANADA
have IN their employment, under pay, abm,
$50 Indians, armed complete part of them.
are mounted.
Brigadier gen. William Wadsworth, from
Genesee, commands sthe troops on our from.
tiers. His aids are maj Adam Hoops and
maj. VIM. 4 Spencer. His head quarters
are now al Lewiston. 1t is impossible to state
the precise number of troops under his CON-
nland--becausG the militia ordered en- toe
lines, are returning, and the companies CON.
posing the reg mcnts under his commaTd
have not all arrived-but from what we lean,
there are IN regular troops, volunteers and de.
tached militia, above 1000 stationed at Rock
LewlStown, Youngstown and Fort Niagara.-
The troops are III excellent health, in good
spirits, and well supplied. They appear quite
impatient Tor want OF employment. There
has been some firing from the CENTRES on
both sides Of the river.
Information from Lake Cham plain states,
that gov. Lewis, Q, NJ. Gen. Z. S. army, is at
that place building boats with the utmost &C.
tiyi!y, and the recruits in Vermont are des.
tined for that place. The northern regiment
of cavalry Of this state are ordered TO Patts-
burgh Immediately.
Il was reported at Fort Niagara last week,
that the British have sent from Little York
every armed ship in pursuit Of the brig
Oneida
Andrew Baker, son of Judge Baker, Of this
village, together with three other persons,cL CT
tzens Of the United States, escaped tom
Canada, at Long Point, in a skif, and safely
arrived in this village on Friday last.
A week last Saturday the militia OF Put
neville, Ontario county, by means OF some
row boats, captured British merchant vessel
Capt. WIN. Hull, Of this village, is about
take the command Of tie volunteer COMPANY,
stationed at Le"istown, formerly commanaeu
by col. S Hopkins.
The British armed ship Queen Charlotte
lying at Fort Eric, soon after the decIara'o1I
OF war was received, left her moorlngS aDu
proceeded Up the Iake--is now understood
be at fort Maiden, the great depot OF luoI-"
supplies. His majesty's sloop Of war f1un.s,
has gone up the straits OF Mackina, and pass
ed into lake Michigan, and captured an q nv,
rlcan merchant vessel, said 70 be either ~ ~
Mary or SaIina We understand an ofIi0'"