The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-20
s., ". York -duPUst I3.
FROM OUR CoRREsPONDENT.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
ALBANY, August -, 1913.
last evening saw an Officer of the Army
from Sackett's Harbour which he left on
Friday the 6th--he informed me that there
was no news. The British feet had been
on and Oh the Harbor 2 or days, that the
last they heard of them they were off Soaus
Bar. This morning had a letter handed
me OF which the following is an extract. 1t
is from an Officer. dated on board the ship
Madison at sea, August I'd, 1918.
am now returning TO Niagara from
cruise of days-we landed at York and
took large quantities of provisions belonging
TO his Majesty and burnt his store hous, s.
My, intention In going to sea was to be in
the great naval Battle which was expected.
but as yet we have had no fighting. fear
] shall be so unfortunate as not to get into
an action this campaign
P. S. Dated Sackett's Harbor 9Th Au-
gust arrived here this morning in thirty
hours from Niagara, have not time to give
you any particulars"
You. will perceive the postscript $ the
same date and came by the same conveys nce
to Utica, as the gentleman before stated,
who there took the accommodation stage
and preceded the mil. The fleet or even
the Madison could not have arrived at S.
Harbor without this officers knowledge, who
informed there was no news--it is how
ever probable that the writer of the letter
had been dispatched in some small vessels as
an express, which might have escaped the
observation of the British feet. / can hear
OF no other accounts in town.
M. 7. Even. Post.
Grtruer of letter from a gentleman in
The Army, 10 his friend in ibis town, Ga
ted
Camp at Lower Seneca. Aug. ], 1918.
I'VE are making great preparations to
defend this post. The camp, which con
tains about eight acres, is situated ON the
right bank of Sandrsky River. The breast
works thrown up around it, are about six
feet high, and will, in some parts prove in
lnerable to artillery.
The day before yesterday, Col. BalPs
squadron was ordered TO Lower Sandusky 1;
the object OF its movement thther was par
tally, TO destroy or dispense such marauding
parties of the enemy as it might fall in with :.
When within a short distance of Fort Ste
phenson, the van guard. consisting of six
dragons, WAS fired on by about Is Potto-
wattomies from the left side of the road
upon hearing the firing, the main body Of
the squadron, who were hidden from the
view Of the Indians by a small hill, were
commanded by Col. Ball to "ehsrge !''-
The FIRST Indian fell beneath the sword of
che commandant. In short, every Indian
vas killed that the squadron could discover.
Capt: HOPKINS, it is said, killed two and
Lieut.. Hedges one. Our friendly Indians
went down yesterday morning to disco.
yer the number killed; they state. that Of
che Indians, two ofthe wounded and enc un-
touched, who were hid in the grass, were
traced by moccason tracks for a mile
1t is therefore probable that they will return
20 their allies to tell the news About
twelve of the number, it is SUPPOSED, were
killed.
I'VE have had alarms every night bs,
last night. We look for an attack every
hour. Requirements are much 7vanted-
without more men, eli we can do must be on
fhe defensive. Col. Ovens regiment is &c
Ziected here to day-and we b pc that the
mounted volunteers and militia from the I'd
division will come to our relief-The force
here is sufficient to resist the attack of at
least three Thousand"
nY EXPRESS THIS MORNING.