The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-06-17
EY4cUATIoN or FORT ERIE.

day, an express arrived at Fort Erie from the
British commander below. II is understood
that the express brought orders for all the
regulars TO march Immediately down to join
General Vincent on bis retreat, and also foe
Major Warren (of the militia) TO open frc
upon Black Rack, and continue the same un-
I'll the next morning, and then burst his guns,
blow up the magazines, and dismiss ahis men,
He executed his orders. The batteries below
the fort Immediately opened hre upon Black
Rock, which was returned, and continued at
intervals, during the night Early in the
morning, the destruction Of their military
stores commenced all their magazines, all
their barracks, public stores aud store houses,
from Chippewa to Point Abino, have been
blowo up or burned.
Not person was injured a. the Rock, dur.
ing the whole cannonade. The barracks and
several private buildings received few
shot
In the evening Of Friday, 1t. Col. J. r
Preston, commandant at Black Rock crossed
over with his regiment, and entered Fort
Erie. From the humane and salutary meas
u,es adopted by Col. Preston Oh his entrance
into the cnemy's territory, in discriminating
between friends and enemies, and securing
perry, we anticipate that he will be very
fayorably received by the inhabitants OF
Canada.
TADDRESS TO THE CANADIANS.]
The Commandapt at Fort Erie finding the
people in its vicinity anxious to obtain special
protection, deem it necessary TO make pub
lie declaration, that all those who may come
forward and enrol their names with him and
claim the protection of the Y. States, shall
have their properly and persons secured to
:hem inviolate. He invites all who mean to
pursue this course to take it Immediately,
that they ueay be distinguished from the enc
my; and while he assures them that their IN
-terests and happiness will be regarAed by tho
government of the United States; he soiernn-
ly warns those who nay obstinasely continue
inimical, that they are bringing on themselves
the most rigorous and disastrous consequent
ces; as they will be pursued and treated with
that spirit OF retaliation which the treatment OF
American prisoners in the hands Of the Brit
ish so Justly inspires.
JAMES p. PRESTON, Ii. Cot. =
lsM Reg. my Cong az FOrt !.
Erie, Black Rock and Bg6Giae
May so, 1915.
Ertrac. Of a letter from an cefeer of the H.
6any Greens, dated Qneens'on. Sidg 80.
"In haste have ,5c pleasure OF informing
YOU, that after hard fight we are 10 rosses-
sion of Fort George, aud are now in Queen-
ston. The British have taken the route to
Kingston. Fort Erie and ChiPpaws are ours.
The Albany Greens and Baltimore Blues, Win
Forsyih's riAemen, received handsome com
p,iment from General Boyd for their ga'an-
try, who took off his hat and cheered ti'em,
which we returncd. We have lost in the
whole IL men killed. The enemy Ie't upon
the field $50 killed and 90 Of their wounded.
There were four wounded 10 the Albany and
Baltimore companies, bat none killed.
From Hsrrison's frmy.
The western mail Of Saturday did no. bring
us paper or letter; but we learn verballyhy
the mail carrier, tha, before General Proctor
left Miami he had concluded an arinislies
WITH General Harrison fer tvAve days. -