Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-19

who was then attennibE rci0uNc rho
had lust been wounded in carrying The
encmy's redoubts, adds, that there wa.
rrcat Dissatisfaction in camp-but hstes.
Gen. smytA a s6le 10 erhlain his pro-
ceedings.
:. Soon after this experienced"
though NOT exactly popular" maneu.
yre of the disciplined General. Co..nu
Winder va. sent owes the river with
from 8 to 400 men in Observation-Disclosures
for another sham attempt, for contem-
plated real one, or for ,yhal, is not vet
disco, ered) bu! on coming near the
shore below the enemy's redouLts (which
probsbly were by this time re-accuped
by forces) OF 500 of the British, I'LL
then in ambush, began such deadly
Ere upon the boats, that some were kill.
ed and vast many wounded. Still they
perseyersd but 10 reinforcemen,s an.
pearing to be following from our shore,
it was necessary lar them tc return. I
have not learned that Col. w. was hurt,
or any Officers, though probably some
are.
5 On Sunday morning (the goth No.
vembcr) strange as it may sccrn, orders
we're given Cor the troops sli TO be ready
on the NEXT (Monday) morning to goto
Canada.
1. On Monday (ths s,th November)
the army Eas ali paraded again at the
Nav, Yard below Black Rock, prspar-
ed for "rutie descent" upon Canaaa-
60 or 70 boats were again filled; and
some persons say they 0osed to Squaw
Island in the river, while others say
little up ne river sut were soon or.
tsred .gain to disernbark in full view
Of the enemy (wno cou d not at that
place he very numrrous md the army
again ordered to thel caiaps-aftsr be-
ing inf,r,nrd that Cana,lA would notbe
Invaded ~ Gen. S this sGassn, and
that the proclamation volunteers might
deposli tie arms they had received and
go home-Hlth ungatafyed i.urels, to be
sure
S. have been told. on enquiry, that
SmytA's reason for not yoing aver OH
saturday, VS., thu the detachment
which carried the rtdGub,s, did net re-
.a'nits- advantage ioss ,.eugl--bst the
enrassd >oldle'y ,av, hr culd have vastly
assisted .hen TO rn5IG. ein ii Snd Il not,
the army (2,3oo are said te be tho lcast
number taat we're ardent for the Inva-
Si"'l) could rGsNV have succeeded. where
300 had spik q h. cnonon, especially as
no cann"p couid thea have played upon
II, as tbsy dld upon the brave l!,tle de-
,achment.
Last evening ausrter-mas'sr sen.
Lewis tHho has Iu*r }eu.rned from TAX
Ing Canada ia the North, in company
With Geus. Uc,rsorn s. Bloomfield - all
with unsa,bcred iau els" too, though
Mary of The pa0r ldiers have been
" gathered to lheir fathers" by lying on
tie cole! grounc I" u,theut tents"C Gen.
L. seid last evening, IN presetcc Of se.
,crni persoHs, t:,s' when Gen. SnYth
announced to the y~iuaGeers on The soth
that they were 20 e. Aon~ ri;bout going
80 C.trada, many 81 tbcGi broke Meir, fire.
,octs in age nd indignation / UNDER
stood that Gen l. has 'cad Gen.Smyth's
communications TO Gen. Dearborn, made
since the above evsnt.-snd thal only
43I of tao 1900 [quoat'am 2eDO) Perm
sy.sa'ia A1tita would go to Canada, if
5. wruld !el them. Bu where were the
rrPRtsrs, Who amounted by the lowest
fraCrai estimate to $3.50 in III, or about
1900 cfrcfius nisr, lad tie 500 procla-
nation volunteers Ohe war mcn say
1900 aud same niiltia Of tbs state, se-
sides the llish Greens z t. 500 * cher
volunteer companias--is crh 500
would go, including all those hc could
comhnndto Sc!
Z But ii ia too late to gnery---firsct
and late accounts tbs evening" confirm
the forcS,,!ins fears of many WHO knew
saneth!7g If Snsih's character, ard
mHch Of lis conduct ever since he left
Cen. Dearborn TO supcrcsde Tor rather
to msult) Gen. Van Rensselaer, When
the srny, o. MONDAY the 3Oih ult we're
ordered back again, q soldier had the
haralhood to reproach The Gen. with the
term COWARD. OH which Gen S.. drew q
pistol and snapped it 1t bin. but it miss
ed ire There were otaer numerous
indications Of tumul,, discrde, and mis-.
rule, in this si.en, K obcdient" army.
So well known had it become, that the
General was in Ganger Of the bursting
rage of the soldiery, that The gentleman
wnere 10 boarded informed him, that he
could MOI longer permit bin to renain
in his housefor fear If the consequences.
He (Gen So had already been SHOT at
2 or times BY unknown or undiscsver- p
ed persons /; and he went to Landon's
(tne best tavern in BSfho viIIagc) Int
he hsd not been there an Eour before
Mr.. LsnGun had 20 inform him that he
IL Rad learned that his house msu!d
not oa a protection even 10 himself AID
faril> II Csc ). remained logger IL i,
orl S,,uy,n ,v cold m boya p.scpst TIA