The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-14

For: aieiss, is situated ON this side o
the Aiaume-, is enclosed with pickets, an;
sanke,l with block houses, OH which AR
,,acet his cia;i,a. The British hav
thrown ap works -en;titt.. opposite SIDE. u
the grou.:d ri the old br.sisA tvr,, wnsch /,
aboa' tt,een or twenty Test hg'ser, than t.i
ground occupied by Harrison. and sbao
SEQ yards aisiant thsy have also a num,,e
lof gun boats IA the bay and which wer;
within sigh, o. pnr works. when tas las, &C
counts Game a~ az. Harrison has lot NOR.
thar u On l4co u'en. with soouz dor 6 IL
poanders and asmaay SIX Founders. From
the greater kcighs of the HriIish batteries
'hey nest command Fort Meigs 10 su> h ex
tent as 10 throw so f,any sM,ils and rocket.
into it, as must destroy in three DAYS ever,
S.iaiier tor the troops within the pickles
and the FIRE from tier, superior batteries
consisting Il is said of Is and 81 pounter 5,
mist soon open large 6reaches IN the pick
etinE. ne troaa rs are alre ady greatly a
tarnsd ana should the British succeed in
capturing or destroying Gei.rfl Al Harrison,
army. ,bc situation ut the frontier s1t.ll n,ci,
wilt De truly distressing"
.7',other letter efsanie Iafe.
The r5po Kentucky troops had not ar.
rived. ] lie Spies were within SIX Utilc, of
ne tmt--but or discovering a large body OF
Indians, they rctrcated tn a block house on
Portage river. ] miles back. An express
has just arrived from the Gursrnor, ret,ues
ting Gen. Macarthur to use all his influence
and authority 20 raise large farce Of
mounted rneu, tn force their way to Cen
Harrison, or atany rate TO defend our pro.
visions, &c. &c. as Upper and Lower San
dusSy. he fortis well supplied with best
and pork -four not so abundant"
We congratulate the reader nh the capture
OF York the capital of Upper Cana,la-it is situa
teu on the " w. side of Lake Ontario AMI estima
.en oy Hrssh tn he 40 miles by water from the
'et ofthe Niagara river, x 100 by land 1t was laid
out IN 9l, has increased considerably in the last
ten years. York harbor is formed by \ long narrow
peninsula, called Gibraltar Point wli;ch renders it
the safest on the lake
II is ppo-ed that Forts GEORGE ard Erie will now
likewise rail-. TIE troops On the Niagara under
Lewis may cooperate for this purpose.
May the laurel bloom over the tomb of Pike! lie
mas 'a"en on the bed othonor, in the service of his
,ountry.
huFFALQE GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Cdptire q LINE fork, Y. c. and DeetA Of Gen.
erai T'ike.
Bugaloe, Hay e,1sis
On the Esd Ult. Cam. Chsunoey hoisted sail and
,eit Sacketts Harbour, with vessels of war, Gen.
Dearborn. Gen. Pike, and between and 30Oe
eho'ce troops on board. he took the direction o,
Little York. and on the eta made that mort. He
entered port with tour of his largest vessels in the
early part OF the day. A bombartiment now corn
mencec between the ships and the for,fca,inns
which continued between and 3 hours, III which
Oo,n' CPagnsey 'ustaloe loss Of perhaps Sc killed
ana wounded among whom were two or three mid
snipmen, During this affair, Gems Dearborn aud
r'"e' with the land forces, made landing aud
were met on shore by a large body OF In.iians,
which were soon disposed OF Gen SheaHe ,han
an'aHeeh'wi;h all bis forces consisting OF regulars
ana MILITIA he was driven back with loss-A capi.
uiaton was then proposedand while the nee essat.y
were entering into, Gen. Sheaf:e with
nearly ell the regular forces made good his retreat
= he toruhes,ians were then carried at the nont
OF the bag onet. At this moment, when our troons
~er within about 90 yards of their depot of militia
~ stores, The magazines were blown up. Tie ex-
piosion was terrible, Dreadful. havoc wss made
among our troops, as we'll as those of the enemy
Zen. I I'll F'ke brave and accomplished officer
who has long been in the service OF his couptrY we
lament % say. was killed by stone falling on him
to'' the nagazine-Nesriy 200 Of our troops we're
'silleT part nsnst have besn IN ost sf,x m aefd
n ABOUT 40 or 30 of the enemy also persisted Cen
!earoorn then proceeded TO secure his prisoners
the number unknown; the skeleton Of new So
gun-ship. was burned two small vessels were also
DESTROYED. ~
Gen. Dearborn declared Gen. sheafe pr;,oner
OF war and It taken, he would be dealt With rs
SUCH. Whether the sailors landed or remained or,
board when the batteries were carried. I'VE do mo-
know A great number of Indians were killed and
a few taken pfisonert.
1t does not spTesr that the Hritish were spprsed
oil ,he intended attack An immense quantity Of
military stores and Indian supplies were denossd a.
FORK The town must have been considerably da-
maged from our f-et q from the blowing M ri The
msgazine. The Prince Regent escaped frrn York
a short time previous to the entrsnce OF Chyynee,
ana fas probably got to- Kingston in safety. The
route General Shcsffe took is rot tnowp H. al,
baoy he Is making the best Of his way TO Kingston
where most unqaesonaby the British are in strone
force. " 's
The above sketch we have CLEANED from ..v.ro,
sources, which VIC confidently believe wiliproy. cor.
rect m every essential partcusr. The moment WE
can Obtain any more direct Information we will Give
IT. This surprise and defeat OF the enemy mrs, die,
concert their movements very much. Tbs loss of
the'r anmuntions, military stores, As snast wea.
ken them very considerably, and we are convinced
that this brilliant affair is but the prelude to more
importsn. military operations. An express is eooe
to general Harrson, communicating the intelligence
The sailors at Black Rock, repaired to Niaeaya
to join Commodore Ghsuncy, unde. lieutenant John
Petegige.
CO Lee N1bA' Yields no ordinary pee.