The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-23
ny TIE NEWRaRN SIAJj
BUFFALO, July IS.

= british ottoci. on Riyek Rock yrhmIs.d.
On SGndtv morning tast just before day
sight, Cois, Bishop aud Warren with about
3 - 81 the &lsr, <9h and King. reets. eros,
sed the Nsgara below SqGaw island. and
unarch ed Jar above ihe Navy Yard, before
any ALARM, was siyc's I he detained mill
tia e iRiack Rock beirr sutprecd, retreat
Cd UP the beach, ard leis ths .epe.ny in The
und,stnrbcd pOsssss iorof ihe viit4ge, who
1,amec,;afeiv burned the saiers' barracks
aud block hahse at the, nsvy yard, sntl bar
racks at the great bettery; taey tLen u7o-
ceedeo TO the batteries, disrnoHniel and
spiked Velve FOUNDERS, and took away
3 ieiA peccs and one Twelve FOUNDER; and
ais took from the b,-ach and st6 = bouse "a
quantity os whiskf", salt, -four, pork, &C.
but { what aUcart IS not ku,.wn: while
par q them were engaged il disposipg of
Eile pu6ic propert5, the remainder went
thvonEA the village, entering many houses
bGS ~ have not ascertaineG whether they
e UW;hc3 ahv o0trsges on priva'e proper
ay,--M e,sys, Jseph Still, A. Siarard, n.
See,vs, ant J. Casky, were taken scrsss
ehc ys'- Major Adams AT the Ina;, ert Il
retreat despatched an express to Buffalo
part OF hi9 rIen caWCt0 Buffalo the re-
Nrainfev lei the he jch e9d made the road
!eadipg fl, NJ ls;ifaio ~ Black e ock aud took
post near the road. When the express ac-
x;ved az Buffalo, Cart. Cum mons of the re
ggiar army. with tC0 infantry and dragons
marched tor tho K ok perceiying, howev-
er that the cnei,.y was adVantsgeous,y pos
ted az the upper battery, with superior
sorce very rrudently returned n Buffalo.-
Gapt. Buli had now collected his company
which was considerably augmented by vol
urteera,
from the first moment of alarm. General
I.orfer Lett black Rock for PuiIalo, and was
actipely &" plGyed in arranging the suisse
crcnt operations and encouraging volunteers.
ih7 alarms came 70 :be eb5oTbOcd Of uai
Nlier,s and ,dge Grange. 'searly and in a
s5ort time 50 IN voiuoteers came from
tae Plans. Aonut 20 o. 80 lid ans ri! on
-rcre st.tlonel az judge Graacer's came
ra@ ;tsn9 ah tie .o:css formed = junction
~'tFla eng Tohs 81 the en- my Cfrr. Pnttcr.
yin 400 detsch'd militia under NJ Al
ANS .ooE TIC lett, the Reg lars and Buga'o
3"Haecis tne centre, End c ". VIM Hull
'1fn abo2 50 volunteers frcIn ne Plai4s
aid 50 Ind ans uudcr Farmers Drath,1
fcrne the light.
i va, cxpecled that the enemy had POS.
9ed two field pieces al the barraC =, e. rake
tae road x II being therefore iErrudent t..
advance the centrs Until he enemy we're
forced from their position, Ire right and left
proved on Inc eDcmy's iauks tne ipfr com.
Tnrnccd the attack, whlCn was quickly 81
souded and ally supported bv tne rght
the right being pre- y well concealed, they
suffered but lntic from the cneny's FIRE.
Alter contest of l5 ~ 90 MINUTES, the en-
envy left hrs position ar tlie Barracks aud
by the time the GENRE bes5u 10 90 We, al
che sound Of the buGte he " ~cetcd precipi-
safely win the u'maet disorder AID conin
SION, to the o' sctat the .1wer store house
ana embarked 90 seVts'ai o. Ger b8lts ubo
pulled foy he oppose sno.ef Az t'ie boa
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