Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-14
sAZErTP OFFICE.

DaS;IiO, Friday, .H.v 2s 81 u n
gentleman who left fort Niagars ycs,c.,i.r.
mas Grabbed ns To announce the following hghl, I'M
portant Intelligence.
Yesterday morning i, confnrmi,v r. ,,..;.
arrangement. tonr Thousand me , under the iu,mc-,
ate eominand Of geq. Lewis embarked ~ bo.,J
Tue nee', wing hear fort Niagara, unuer con,mand
= commodore Ch"uneey du ing the .srlv par, Of
'ht morning, there was thick fog, which nre.
Vented The lsn'l'ng until O'Clock when the v,ss.I.
.'rmed IN curved lnc ext ndirg from a lint,
beyond The light house to the two mile creek .
'ai-Siard, consisting nj eight hundred picked .en.
sm'2 whom we're 10 'syth r.flemen, and 1, uum
Der of the Baltimore aud Albany volunteers. nu,le,
me command of col. Scott,aow nut "a in thu shore
near The two mie creek and ,fIectc, a L., din, j.;
gaod order they ascendcd the ba k and wer. al
lacked bv the cnemy, who had drawn. his ub,,.
orce 10 has point they gave b ok amd formed nm
i,e beach u spirited fire was now EXCHANGED Co.,
ht'een minutes, which had hut lttie effect on MN
troops, they belmg partly sheltered b. the bnnL .
uu' i'o "hieh tune, body rising of two thnns,r,d
men, made a tar'ing whle the boats w,,,. n a.
ing Tor the shore, The shipping opene,i a powerful
"u wei d'eeted H. c upon the encn.y, who ave
way a'l took up thea' line OF ret ca IL, Inc re,r
o' f"ri Heorge the flying artillery (Which had al
s, iande'i) played upon the enemy IA his r,,,c 4
WIN eo siderable effect.
ren. Lewis now lnrmsd line extending from tho
's"' muse 10 'he Niagara river above Fo Gcor,o
20 prevent the escape oC the enemv. but all md
,naue gloi their retreat except a dozen who hi
oeen iett To blow up thcir s.z:ncs 'rwn ON N
magazines were blown up--;t short tine a,,.r
.nch tneir principal magazines sl,are, the s,tna
tsle. he men left IN the fort were taken and So
10 orr Niagara. Part Of the army en- cred Frt
ceorse, the British Nag was takci, down aud ,hs
American hag substituted in its piace au,ls ,h. .
cialsSiohs OF thousands. W.
Fiom nm early hour in the morning ur,;, ~.
Is iush retreated. Fort Magyar, and the bet,,,;es
"penei Tremendous cannon ale Upon Fort Gen Co
anu tho British batteries aud literally demanded
mem he two sehooncrs GrowIer( I'D Ontaro.
a"ehpred IN the mouth of Nj CARA ri, er q. d payej
uPv,, 'i' Tort and batteries with much effect
he eneny retreated toward. q .nstown
n"'ut % clock ~, ile afternoon, Inc British sent
a" exp'e's t. Fort Erie The batteries below ihs
tort Immediately opened fire upon Bl,.k ~ =
winch was returned, aud continuei ut intervals n
rag the al Int. Ea ly THIS morng the B.;tsb Co.
g'Z'nes, all their barracks, pu.,ite s,,,es .d -,
houses, from Chippewa 10 Point Abino, nave b,.o
oiowh up pr burned.
we do not lear. that any private buildings ue,o
destroyed At Newark. 's
since the above in type we hay, re.o;.,
the toiiowi u, from our cores ,on.ent Of n -
ra 80 s-''~ua-
ronbeorse aud the batteries ar,, ours ,L. c,,.
'"e' us.n hsheI' magazines blown up bv The ec
III 4 ne ri DESTROYED by our ur,illr.y .,,n.. .
" Is iniSrior 10 none IN the word. The e,,o,,,
nave re reated \ few miIvs--,nore fi..b,,np Ia -
expec ed Our loss ten killed, aie ~ woun cd mn.
i'r Ming wou'del in the arn {; IS prisoners have
been sent over" "'0
T. D We receive inform ltion this moment tho.
the iig II Dragons, under capis. Burd aud Srdcn
oroIshtin IN ndred and forty prisoners last uisht
TO Fort George. "s's