Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-03
MuRDER.ss. suuCtDE.


MURDER. g. SUICfDE.
VIM Gardner, (tetsser a native Of Germa
ny or Sweeden) about "A years OF age, yes
tcrday morning between and o'clock, Gu
the throat of his wife. aud then his own
with razor. They lived at 1873 Lombard,
street.-Mrs. Gardner was about % year
OF age.-They had no children. We under.
stand the Coroner's inquest have brought ii
verdict OF wiltul mpSder and suicide.
From me Baltimore HAig.
EXTRACT TO THE EDITORS, DA.
TED YORK HARBOUR. IL. OntG-
no } Nay 7th, 1878.
Before this react. x-e doubtless the
news OF our gam and loss I,!S '-irmish at
York OF the 9th nit. will have mao : way
To the pubhc,-in some shape or oi.Ie.'.
wish could reflect on that affair with more
competency than can. Our men and off :
GERS evinced steady bravery whenever il
was tested, but / do assure you there ap-
peared no genera!ship. Had we landed be-
fore day light, and attacked the enemy a..
day break, it is almost certain, we could
have made all the British regulars prison
ers, with Sheaf into the bargain besides
preventing that treacherous coward from
blowing up his last magazine upon our c.
lumn. The landing was however efIecte
about O'Clock, A. NJ. in the face of son
British aud Indians, between whom an
Forsyth's riflemen and few of the !5tl
sharp bush-haht ct ten minutes ensued-
Our men fought bravely; the enemy vel
shy-aud from that moment there was
hghtlng, except between our schooners al
the fort.-Gen. Pike having landed earl
forped the different corps as they debarke
zrt2bout miles w. of the town. The u
4kHqf marched about mid day i'm charm
,'''3ifF-no enemy disputed its progress
'ssfid the shcooners had in effect siIenced
fort but, as our little army approach
500 barrels of guupowder exploded, cars
ing up stones, iron, timber, etc. to an y,
treme height, which falling within an a.
OF about half mile square, crushed VIII
ever they struck. Pike was killed by
ut them,-and, unfortunately, our troops
prived OF their head, lost the advantages
pros! ect, by ueglecting to pursue the eneml
Sheatf had just fed, with MS regulars win
survived, etc. etc. having previously order
ed oombarder 20 apply certain sort O
match to the magazine. calculated to Ell
tame the powder at the moment when on
troops should have entered the fortihcatio
-Providentially, there was delay of abov
five minutes Ia the advance of our corps, oc
casioncd, by impediments in the way of GU
artillery; and this | think, saved our me
from total destruction. However, the los
is too great, -general Pike, etc. etc. and tw
worthy members of our COMPANY (Edwart
Edwards and Thomas Hazetine) killed OF
the spot or mortally wounded, capt. Moore's
lett foot and ANGLE crushed and broken
since ampuiated, etc.
Gen. Dearborn now went ashore from the
Madison, and undertook some petty regula-
tons but am sorry that some irreguari-
ties were committed by part of our re gUiarS
and sailors in plundering and injurins fri
rate Troherfy. 1 believe Forsyth's corps
did the principal mischief of this kind, pro-
lessedly in retaliation of British outrages at
Ogdensburg but, besides the impslicy oil
the measure, republican army ought to
disdain base pilage.
Several hundreds Of the inhabitants signed
their parole az prisoners on the following
days-many eHfreated rs 10 hold fhe mac
and give their protection, promising us aid
aud deprecating fresh exposure to the fur,
and persecution of the royalists. Yet, oui
troops were ordered to evacuate the place
and they re-embarked on the evening O.
! May 1st. 1t was originally intended to holC
the place, at present, lit being the object oil
| the expedition - taEe or destroy the JublC
stores deposited here.1
Next morning, gen. Dearborn sailed fol
! Fort Niagara; ard strange to tell he lef
no orders with col. Pearce next in command
nor have we heard from or seen him since
/ Our suiierings have been uncommon sine,
the Sd inst n severe storm then came OF
! from N Il. which only abated to day-Th,
| poor soldiers crammed in little schooncrs
had to endure wind and rain night and da,
on deck, or pent below hall suffocated. -
| There are no better troops than those OF
/ board this squadron but owing to cause,
| Just mentioned, they and their arms arc il
miserable condition and think il wculc
| be cruelty and madness TO debark them o.
an enemy's shore, until some time be allow.
| cd to recruit aud reht. / know not the in
tention, however as to. frst operations
doubtless it is designed to combine oui
troops Q500) with those on the Niagara from
! tier (abovt $500 in order to occupy tha
range (now) iron frontier, which We coulC
so easily have gained on the 18th OF Noyem
| Der last. | am ashamed of my country
when I can yet behold no adequate army, q
carry 1var i4to a feffy Province.
Nay 6h-This morning we got under
way Tor Niagara, to which we are now
standing with n. T.. wind. When we ar,
to make the attack, cannot precisely tell
not yet knowing the plan"
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