Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-07

OHW NAY 20.
"The Britiih feet of or & "a
were dilcoyered off eur harbour o.. 49,
ly yeiterday morning. By o o',io.l
it was reduced to a certainly th,,s.
.7as their intention to land. Air.
guns were Immediately fired and e.
cry preparation made to give THEM,
warm reception A light wind aaa
Tome other caufes prevented ,b,.
landing until a o'clock this moruina
when they effected it with confjdsrsl
bic lofs, The action continued wan
and general until 6 o'clock, when !;
terminated in the retreat of the enc.
my to their feet.
| am not able to give you the pun.
Der OF killed and wounded on eifbs,
fde, but i, is Considerable on bo.h |
Il. Col. Miller, of the volunteers. ! |
among the flain. Col. Baehus. n
the firft regt. of light Dragons. !
faid to be MORALLY wounded, Tvs
general officers of the enemy wen
found dead on the field. It's IN.
deritood that Gov Prevolt comman.
ded the enemy. Cen. Brown Com.
manded our forces. and tough, brave.
ly' The enemy are now making ont
of the Harbour. You mutt wan
for particulars. In hate, &C.,
BY to days itage from the wea,
we learn that on the 2sth Infant Fon
George opened fire upon fome Of
our boats, when genera! cannona.
ding took place all along the iron.
tier. In very fhort time not
blook-houfe OF a wooden building of
any kind was itanding in or near the
Britiih fort, while our Gde had iuf-
fered no lois or injury. An immsdi.
ate movement was expected.
Com. Chauncey arrived off Ma.
CARA on Friday the aft inf.
a letter from Cleveland, OF MAY
Ia Jays 90 of the Kentucky militia,
taken near For, Meigs, were MIR.
DERED after furrender.
FUR Their PARTICULARS.
a letter from an officer, received
this morning, dated at q o'clock Pm.
on the 10Th ult fays -
81 write in the moment of viio-
ry. The enemy made deficient upon
this place at iunIife this morning, <
fucceeded in gaining the plain at the
rear of the barrack, and to the wet
of Fort Iompkins, where they were
met by our troops, and repulfed with
lois IN killed and wounded, particu.
larly in officers One Co. one or two
Majors we know to have been killed.
Several of their officers (wounded)
we have prifoners. Col. Mills is
killed. No other officer Of note on
Our part. Gen. Brown commanded.
Col. Backus, l fear, is MORALLY
wounded +; ihot through the brealt.
Gen. D though in the thickeit fire,
il untouched"
We alto learn from the letter above.
quoted, that the Britilh fquadron
fill lay off the bar; that the refalt
of fscond attack was not feared, az.
1t. Col. Tuttle had that moment ar.
rived with his regiment 700 iirong.
We regret to fay, that the naval off,
Ger who had command of part Of the
naval flores, spprehenGve that the
enemy would carry the place, order
I'd them to be fet on fire the early
part of the engagcment.-Ar.
Com. Deeafure's Squadron, sc.
a letter from Ne7e London dated
yclterday, iays, "On my arrival here
laf evening found the inhabitants
all in confuhon. Commodore DfcA.
TuR's Squadron attempted to proceed
to fsa yeiterday, and was chaied back
by a j.. and a frigate clofe into the
harbour. The enemy are lying at an.
Choir this morning one mile below. An
attack is baar% expected"
A letter from Nor7vicb dated on
TuefdAy lait fays "The town has
been in fuch confuiion there has been
but little buGnefS doing. This morn
ing at 7 o'clock the frigatss lying II,
New London, got under way and
food out to Mon,aug Point. They
were then me, by two AS and irie,,