The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-23
By TRs MoP7,fyERN VIII

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LATEST FROM THE FRONTIER-6
ENTIRELY TO BE DEPENDED ON.
Ea'c'act Of a letter from the .Hsn1y.
General Wilkinson passed the British
tort at Prescott, On the night OF the 9th
instant, and without other loss than two
privates killed and three wounded.
lie was at Hamhleton on the 9Th,
where, the cavalry &c. was crossed. No
molestation had been given by the Canadi-
ans. They retired from the water side
scarcely any venturins to look at our mas
sing armament. They do not, aa- on the
Chateauga, lay waste the country in our
front.
&c This (gen. Hampton's) division of the
army is again ii march for the St. Lawrence.
A few days wilt settle the question wheth
err ave pass our Christmas before Quebec
or not.
/" The plan of the campaign faow 1t is
fully deveioped) is the Subject of universal
praise in the whole army. It is deep, ex
act, and comprehensive. Without some
act OF Con, we shall execute worthiiy''
MIR. Wigton arrived in town this nor
ning in SO hours from the Northern army.
distance Of 1e0 miles. We learn from
him, IN addition 10 what is contained in the
sbove extract, that gen. Hampton's division
OF the army had marched to Chazy, where
they were joined by all the effective men
from Burlington, Piattsburg, Ssc. * entered
canada on Fridey from Champlan. with in :
tention to penetrate BY the woods of Lacade.
20 open road thro' which every NECESSARY
meas were divided. This route was
probably selected for two reasons: first, be.
cause the enemy were less prepared to op
pose him at that point; and second, on ac-
count ct the country on the Chateanea, ha-
wing been laid was c by the enemy, & every
kind OF forage destroyed. The men were
IN high spirits, and eiated with the prospect
OF Closing the Campaign with brilliant a.
chievmeuts.
With reepect t9,he action on the oath on
Chateauga, about which so many exag-
gerated statements have been published,
we can assure our readers, from good au
thority, that the enemy were driven in ev.
cry attack ; that our army lost neither
baggage or cannon, and that but one officer
| (Major Bates) was wounded & none killed.
General Hampton informed Mr.. Wigton.
that his total loss in killed. wounded and
missing, was but SO. The British account.
to which we alluded in The Argus on Tues
day, admits loss on their part Of 81, but
makes nc estimate of the loss on our side.
But what is sufficient to destroy all conf.
dehce IN The enemy's story is, that it repre-
sents thf re hundred Canadian militia sue
cessfnllJ contendiag all day against the
whole hnerioan army, Of eight thousand
and what is equally ludicrious, that this
handful OF militia we're commanded by a
Lieutenant Colenel, Major General and
the Governor If province
| BURLINGTON, (Vt.) Nov. 10.
We mentioned in our last. the return of
Geo. Ha'nPton's armyto the Corners--va.
rious runours are abroad, as 10 the cause Of
It's return, the amount Of our loss, &c. We
have endeavofed TO collect the facts, & the
following, we think, may be relied on. The
army moved in two divisions, one on the
south west side of Chatuagay river, and he
oher on the north east. Every precaution
had been taken by the enemy to intercept
its progress The roads were filed with
trees which had been previously felled in
every direction; the bridges were destroy
ed and the houses burnt or pulled down.
Notwithstanding these impedimcnts, in a
Country almost impervious by woods and
swamps, the light corps under the command
OF Major Smelling surprised one of the enc
my's posts on the 24th, killed five and took
number Of stands Of aims aad blankets.
Tn the goth, our advanced guards were
at acked by body. Of regulars, votigeur.
and indians, on the north east side of the
river, near the Red Rapids, but were drj-
ven back with considerable lose, by a de
tachment consisting Of one Company Of thu
18th. Gnder Captain Brooke, andone co.nBa
ny Of the IOth commanded by Canal
Neison--these brave fellows, who marched
from Norfolk, (Virg) and had not ons