Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-08-30
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folder from Fort Meigs came into
camp from Lower Seneca town, with
the information that the expreis and
himfelf were fred on by the hottie
Indians, about miles from the Camp.
He itsted to the General, that. the
express was behind him about ten pa
ces, and believed that he was killed,
rom the Circumstance of bis not
coming in with him the soldier was
wounded in the hip-Ihe Generals
Immediately met in conclave, and de-
termined to retreat from Lower Sem
eca town, and to burn all the COM
miIary's flores at that place, LEFT
they fhould fall into the hands of the
enemy. An exprefs was fent to Fort
Stephenson, with orders to Major
Groehan to burn the Fort, and re-
treat to the camp at Lower Seneca.
The Major difobeyed the order and
declared himfelf capable and willing
to defend the polt aligned to his COM
mand. On hearing this or previous
to it, the Generals had abandoned
their intention of retreating from the
enoampment and Immediately COM
menced terrifying. Colonel Wells
has now the command of Fort Ste
, phenfon, and Major Croghan = at
head quarters.
Seiat0 Gazette, Aug 5.
Gen. Harrifon's mylterious CON-
duct, II nat aUorjs, remains to be ac-
counted for
Ed. Pay7mgb fP. J Mercury.
Ex.yc7 ga Litter trom a gentlemen, at
Savannah to bis friend in Ne1V-1ork,
dated ing -, 1873.
GAS 20 the times | never faw iuch
in Georgia before: we ha no buff
nefs of any kind doing, and every
article of necefity is fcarce and dear
Brown Sugar at 20 dis per cwt. by
,be hogthead. Loaf 81 cents per
ID. Hyion tea 3 dis Id. Shoes and
Boots from IS to 80 per cent on
former prices Dry goods from 50
to 50 per cent higher than formerly.
Rum, brandy and gin frR quality
from 3 dis to 3 50 per gallon, and ev-
cry thing else in proportion. Cotton
and Rice no fale. The LAT fales,
cotton, ihort cents, long IS--Rice
3 dis per hundred. The flores are
nearly ont of goods, and many OF
them hut up. Alarms every day OF
two of the arrival of the enemy-but
no enemy has yet appeared. All
valuable articles, aud great quantities
of furniture are moved into the
country. Crops, corn very bad, and
coseon but little better, owing to the
drouth in the hrit inllance and the
heavy rains which fucceeded. The
place continues healthy as yet. The
people now feel The war, and | hope
it will open their eyes. We are told
all this is republicanifn. i can hardly
believe it. at all events it is not the
kind we ufed to have in Is, 8, 7, &
s. Upon the whole | really think
the government ought to make peace
it is imponi5le 10 carry on q war like
the prefent. 1t is rulnous to our
felves alone and the cauie is not
fuflicient to intereit the great body
of the people. The almoit certainty
that the French Emperor has
hand in the thing; the uncandid con-
du0 IF the executive in concealing
the real Gtuation OF our affairs with
France the total failure of two
campaigns in Canada +, the enormous
expenditures, for which we ihall
have to pay heavy taxes, all taken to-
gether will impress on the mind of
every true American the neceflity of
changing a courie of meafures 70
ruinous and impoiitic. | hope the
Northern people will no, forget that
united 7vs jqaad asvided zoe fell.