Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-06-28

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1t will be remembered that the a.
merican forces, inppoied to ooniiit OF
6 or 1000 men, under General
Dearborn, made landing at New
ark, OH rhurltay morning, the 9TH
of May; tho Britilh, after lhort
coDteit, retreated to 30 mile creek,
about s. miles dlitant from Fort
George, and that the next day Col
preitcn, with a fmall BODY of men,
Inferred Fort Erie, without refliianoe.
he Britilh had deltroyed .r remoy-
all the public property at that pot,
on their whole line on the river
,cept a fmalI qua THY OF -four,
.hich fell into cur hands near
Queenitown, and was defroyed bT a
party of Britifh, under Col. Ihomas
Clark, the fame Night
On the gift OF May, our Reet fail
ed from Newark for Sacket's liar
Dor, as it was underitood TO protect
that place.
On Tusiday, the III June, Cen.
Winder, with 1000 American troops,
left Fort George, and moved towards
the 40 mile creek, where ii was now
afcertained the tritiih had poited
,themfe Ia formidable enrrench
ments On Friday morning, 9TH
June. another body of American
troops, fated at 400 men, under
command of Gen Chandler, march
ed to reinforce Gen Winder, in the
meditated a,tack on the Rritilh, at
the 40 mile creek. he baggage of
the army was fent OH by water, IN
boats.
On the approach of the Amcri
can army under Gen Winder the
Britiih left their poii at the 90 mile
creek, and retired about 10 miles,
where they threw up Entertainments
on riGng ground
he American force advanced be
yond the 40 mile creek IL miles, and
encamped on saturday evening the
9Th.
Two hours before day light, on
the morning of the 9th, the Brltlih
advanced guard competed ent'rely OF
regulars, and eonGaing Of about sec
men, commanded by Gen. Vincent,
IL. A ttaf.
ment. This was eFcaed with great
fuccefs OH their part. BY tome
means the enemy Lad obtained our
counterGgn. II has been conjeetur-
ed by the delertion of iome of the
inhabitants, who had joined the A
merican army in its advance The
american picket guard who were
within one fourth of a mile of the
main body were entirely cut off ; the
ientinels iupp.ifed and taken prifo-
ners, and no alarm given until the
enemy TT up in the m'dlt of The
camp the Indian war. hoop With
this cry they rulhed into the amerl-
can encampment and took polieilIon
OF number of cannon, which they
fatally turned againft cur troops
The confuiion become general.
Winder was taken prifoner, by mis-
taking a body Of the enemy
who we're directing the cannon
Chandler was aIfo captured after
having his horfe ihot under him,
and himfelf tightly wounded Ma
jor Vandeventer is amcng the prlfo.
ners of this day with about 200 OF
OUT men The number of killed is
fta,ed to have been 90 on the Amer
lean Gde and 20 on the Briliih, a.
mong whom is Maj Clark, iuppofsd
of the 10Th regiment.
The lame day, Sunday the 9th, in
the forenoon, the American force
retired, i'll great dforder, under conn.,
mand of col. Burns of the dragons,
leaving their dead on the field. In
their retreat they were joined by the
reinforcement which lets Newark on
Friday previous. under command Of
Gen. Chandler The news of this
difAfteI reached Newark by exprefs
on Sunday night. Gems. Lewis and
Boyd, at o'clock on Monday morn
ing, left thar place to take command
oi our retiring forces, and joined
them OH the fame day.
On Tuefday morning at an early