Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-19
From the SAND
IMPRFSSMENTS

~ We have published list of 74 cases of
impressment of Seamen from this town.
From this .list1may be, dedudted enc for
the occidental mistake Of aafgute, and one
sfer Rs9ls' HorfoA who was Inserted by
remain. OF these the Gazettf has given a
sta,cre of .sicper Whom, they assert to
have been Bfitisll sufiects, OF to lave enter
voluntarily On boa,d British ships Of war,
orfotherwise ma,ersallg Incorrect Some of
theScases published in ourpaper may pos
siblv have been erroneous; but what credit
is due to the statements in the Gazette in
contradiction to ours, NAV he inferred from
their misrepresentationsan falshonds, & the
base conduct of CERTAIN characters, already
exposed We have yet large namber of
names, which viii be continued in future
papers ToAmaking every proper al
lowance for mistakes, Gard posSiblyin some
instances, we may lave been niisihformed)
we are confident the humber of Native A
mericans who have been impressed into the
British service from Spain a'ope. is greater
been impressed from the sohtie STATE If
Massachusetts. -
Erruet ETA letl4f ton sqfk[frs Ar6or,
Ssh Nureh, 1873.
owe received oree,. fo march to this
post on the evening" of the 2Sth Of Fe
bruary, commenced DE following morn
ing, and Nv forced 1niarcing arrived here
ON the fifth, disanceYcf 1870 miles
The troors hero tefb out every morn
ing at four o'cIofk. and remain under
arms until day light, Jas an attack was ex-
pected every mqrtibg from the British and
savages from kia5stvn. SO confident was
Gen. Dearborninf being attacked, that he
never undresScd himself, nor would he suf
fer his aidS de NO Sc to do, during their
stay. Pafi'oios ircH The dragons are sLati-
oned on lie Islands betW, en- The British side
and ours and paroling perte all night OF the
Ike f. rfear of supprize. W c maneu,re near
L. 5000 tffops un the ice az this time, with
field PIECES and cavalry,5 So you may judge
how strong the army is& how intensely colo
the weather. we'd Al few DAYS ago on the
ice 94niles 20 Crenadier Island to visit oui
picker stationed there, who informed that
th,y,have gone within Eve miles Of Kingston
When the attack was expectcd, the militia
c'"wded IN great nu iibers to Sacket's har.
boz, to their honor. But as soon as Genera
Dearborn ascertained that the British hat
given over he intention of attacking thi.
post the militia VEGA dismissed. Sackett',
Earbor will be the place 1T concentration
ard have no defllt hat on. the breaking III
of the ice, m atfack wiiI be made by our
troops on Kingston Is itis positively ssert
ed there will be 5000 troops here in a eeks,
AVID great number of large rev boats ar,
building. besides quantity of them finished
y I've re ular troops in this cantonment Con
sly ola strong force Of the Ugh, aud hea,,
artillery, the OH, IS h, and 10th regiments
detachment OF Wnder's 18th regiment
$50 dragons Of the ID regiment Of lieh
dragons and Forsyth's rife corps which
Tetreated from Ogdensburg, troops Of vo
luntcer airy and some companies of vo
lunteers. among wbich the Baltimore Gem
my. Besides tive laill force there is 5O(
scamen and 100 narinss sthe Cd dragon,
are going fora few weeks - Utica, and
think we will ma rch tbs week"