Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-21
rRoM THE NORTHERN AnMY.

Extrac. efa Letter from an Officer in Tic North
era Z; ay,teuth y krstfors n0ff uthe.l lerca., tile
aaserfis<y, d0fed Fort Georee, Dbtr ounada,
.1Rae 4th
The capture of this place was n gallant
achievement. Veterans, if any there are a
mongst us Cat all events the oldest soldiers, and
General Boyd is OF the number) say that they
never witnessed such u tremendous dis
charge of musquetry For fifteen minutes it
was incessant, and the bullets fell like hail in
the water.
Colonel Scott led the yan,~ composed of a
bout $40 men. General Boyd commanded the
first line. He and his brigade struck the shore
with all possible expedition, and before the
latter part OF the van. Colonel Mcclure. with
the Baltimore and Albany Volunteers, banked
his brigade, and reached the scene OF action
almost as soon as he.
Never did a man display greater courage,
never did 4 man discover 4 greater knowledge
of human nature, than General Boyd. He ran
through the ranks p%atting the men on their
shoulders, and urging them TO be steady and
take good aim and, when sufficiently rein.
forced, gave three cheers, and exclaimed in up
parently a playful mood, "Charge, my brave
fellows charge" The enemy gave way, and
fled in every direction and i do firmly believe,
that had he had the planning of the att tack,
every man of the enemy would have fallen into
our hands.-They have now taken & stand al
a place called the Forties, SO miles from this
place, ut the head of the lake, where all their
provisions and stores are Three or four DAYS
after the battle, and before il was known that
they had halted, General Winder was sent to
overtake them; and in two or three DAYS after
that, General Claundler's brigade was sent to
reinforce Winder. Such is the rapidly of our
movements.
"Yincent expects to be joined by Proctor ;
and 1t he does there will be some hard fight
ing"
a postscript to n letter dated New.London,
June 10, says-'s Another large ship has Just
made her appearance off the harbour
A vessel has arrivea at Portland from St.
Salvador which brinaAintelligence that the
frIsate Essex, captain Perter, and three Ame.
rican privateers, were btockaded in ST. Saliva
Cor by Il British squadron.f
On friday arriyedyA NJ Boston one of the reru.
lar carteSs-ffom Hafifax, wih American prison.
ers. sS'fesaied on The 4th df June, and on the
9th, oil Shelburnc kabout 90 nmiIes from Hall.
fax fell in with the Sceptre. of "a guns, the
Loire, SO, and a man of war brig and OH pass.
ing the brig was hailed and was informed, that
they had parted the day before twith the Shan
non frigHte, in CO. with her prize, the u. States
frigate Chesapeake, steering for Halifax, which
thc Shannon had taken after an engagement Of
9 hours, and gave her y - drubbing.
The American official account of the capture
Of York, is given in the Halifax papers, in com
mon with other events.
One of the Halifax papers mentioned thai
fears were at first entertained that Com. Rodg
ers' squadron would intercept the transports il
the river st. Lawrence, destined for Quebec
but that they had ascer;ained that he had
southern destination.
letter ofmarque schr. (supposed to be ih,
Post Boy) was gong into Halifax, as the carte
came ont.
The Halifax papers regret the capture Of tn,
Dromo, "A valuable ship hom Liverpool, wbicl
was captured by a privateer selF.that port anC
sent into Wiscasset.
The following article was ,ept up in the car
tel without any addition
HaIfaN, .1nnes2d, 1913.
l hereby certify, that ali British Seamcn
that may arrive here ia %cartels, will be releas
ed Immediately OIL their arrival.
THOMAS BLADEN CABEL,
Capt. IL. M. ship Ia Hugne, and senior Office