Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-14

u Lake Michi gan, which conuer, 10 III course |
- the Other irge Lakes, discharges Its s,r,an'
y the north rn extremity In tins ou,et Is the
Island Maehlimackmac, on waich rs shu-
n, ii Fort Macliihmack mac. These Two ioris, |
having DULY part Ola company in eacv, were
surprised and takeu by the British ..no lndi.i.s
before The garrisons hsd been mi Jrmed Vt tie
lale declaration OF war.
Tie river ID. rot rs the outlet OF Lake St
CLAIR and the Upper Lakes, into L, Ike E.ie.
This river Is ~ mil S long, running M SOU IA
crly direction, from To mixes wide, aud /,
navigsble for large vessels. Fort Detroit is on
the western side OF tins river, about i9 miles
above tue British Fort Maiden, which IS on
the eastern sd. ne At the mouth ri hc RIVER,
but 10 mil above theF Drltish Fort Maiden,
which is on the eastern side near the mouth OF
the river brown stown aud the river Raisin
are nearly opposite Fort Maiden, across the
head oil Lake Erie.
Fort Mvigsis near the Rapids OF Miami riv
er, which discharg' itsen mo Ere, AT some
distance below the river Raisln
The course OF Lake Erie rs bout no th east,
aud southwest about D miles long. IL Is tie
si ,iowe-t ot the Large Lakes, and its naviga
ton ~ rendered more difficult by hedges anu
poinis extending tar mo II. There but
few sUod harbors o this Lake indeed mos,
81 he II irbors on the Lakes are I'M ured b, sand
bars 1T iheir entrance. There are several square
rugged vessels ON Erie, among winch Is BRIT
49,, ~ gun ship built 2 Years since.
The town OF Erie, formerly called Pressure
Isle, offers good harbor, but is injur Il oy
~ the entrance. Here the Unied S,a.es
have garrison, and are building a number OF
vessels Of war.
Al the foot OF Lake Erie, Buffaloe Greek, en-
ters on the border of which is the village at
Buffaloe, in the state OF New Yurk; Two miles
from which is Black Rock, where Niagara riv-
cr commences On The opposite side, IA Upper
Canada, about 2miles up the Lake is the
British Fort Erie. From this Fort the coultry
is handsomely cultivated. AID the roads good,
along the border oi Mag ara 1. it's .ntranc, in
t. LAX. Ontario. In The State of New.York
the country thmiy settled, after leaving
BL, Rock, for twelve or fourteen miles,
n you arrive at the s,ite oi Old Fort Scnt s.
ser. Here the Rapids commence, extending
as Alb we aied hail mile. These present a
very convenient situation for all kinds ot ma
chinery 10 he cd BY water. II IS the hrst
place in our country Tor accommodating manu-
f.ctories; rs this dis ance ct halt mile may
be- filed with mills which may he moved b,
wafer IN hs ,apia desc mt. At this place, now
Ca led Manchester. there is small settlement
ot mills, &c. owned by Augustus ana Peter Is.
Porter, Esqs.
opposite 10 the scite Of Fort Schlosser dis
tant about 3 miles across Niagara River, is
village called Cnppe wa, where the Brnish
have small garrison; nine mics below VIII h
Is Queenstown, where are the kings stores &
number OF handsome buildings Goods are
brou.,ht from QIebec by water, and landed
here; then transported by land 10 Chippewa,
where thty aIe iaken in beats and TRANSPORTED
20 the shipping in Lake Ere.
Fort George aud the village OF Newark are 6
or miles be.ow Queenstown, on tn. Niagara
river where II en,,Is Lake ON Fort
George is half a mile above tie month at the
RIVER. Newark borders on the river and on the
Lax /, and has Light House 10 direct 10 the
entrance of the river.
DIR, city across the river which is half a mile
vide, is the Unred States Fort Niagara-lst
~, This IL situated on Il neck oil land, whence
j. as Indian me The ~ ok projects part
ly across the mouth Of Niagara river. Thus the
fort presen front up the river, another front
to Newark, aud another To the Lake.-It is n
very pleasant situation in point of scenery, and
very commanding Tor military purposes The
distance from this to Fort George in direct
line, is one mile.
Since IT, commencement of the, present war,
the United states have erected a battery noun.
ted with -, 10 and 6 Founders. 1t called
the Salt Battery, and be- ng mile above F,rt
Niagara, II ferns with that cross fire on Fort
Grorge, to great advantage
yiga,ed safely BY h.st rate ship of war II
is $50 niles long in a DIR ctlon about T. Ne.
and w S w. The principd Harbors in the
United States, are Niagara river Genessee riy
err, GerundIquoc, Sodus, Oswego and Sackctt's
u ,rbor Niagara and >ackett's Harbor are the
best. Solus very deep aud cspAcious har
Dor, hui has bar at it's entrance.
On the British side of the Lake, in Upper
Can d., is Kingston, distant abou; SIS miles
from Ssckett's Harb r, in lat. f48 NORTH, has an
excellent harbor, in winch the British shipping
generally wInier
The bay of Quintillirs is westward of Kim
ston, its entrances being about twenty mlirs
from hat port 1t is steep narrow bay, form
ed bv peninsula running southeas, erly from
the north shore of the Lake. From the entranc.
o. the head OF the bay, the distance is 6tv
mites, furnishing Z. cd harbOr to this ex
tnt.
York is the CAPT al of the province. It lies
near the west end Of Lake On;ario, about ON.
hundred and forty FIVE miles west 0f Kingston.
dir-ctly opposite the m nth # Niagara river. |
distant thirty miles BY water, and about ninety
miles by land.
Niagara river is harbor which belongs Z,
The United States and Great Britain =-szzthe |
division line passing along the middle of this
river.
There are numerous settlements on the bor |
fers Of Ontario, but the borders of all tn. up. /
per Lakes are almost in state Of nature, ba-
wing but few settlements on either side
Inc above sketch is given from observation.
md from the most care ul inquiries. All the |
distances, 1t will be recollected, have not been
bur generally depend on estimation.
which therefore cannot be perfectly correct
Distance, by uateT. Miles.
From Fort ID, srborn to Fort MichilI.