Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-14
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FROM sAcKErT's HARpoR.
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| BY THE STEAM BoAT.1
The editors Of the NV York Gazette YES
terday received from an intelligent correspan.
dent, the following particulars of the attack ON
SLcketts Harbor, by the enemy on the 29th
nit.
| Sdckett's Harbo-, May 81
On Thursday evening, the Brit,sn Il ct, con.
slsting oi the soiie, - guns, the ROYAL George
| 81, each ship, the Earl Mora, IS guns a brig
| AID an Prince Reg mt, sincoe and Seneca
,chrs. mounting from ID to 10 guns each, and
| two gun boats, with about ~ fat b toned
ID ats aud barges, under the command of SIR
) mes Licas feo, having on board 1900 men,
under SIR Geo. Provost, sailed from Kingston.
and IN FRIDAY the 28th appeared off this har
nor; the day was far aud the wind light, and
"a, noon b, Came leading bree for the enemy's
vessels III let hove too at five miles 3
| tanc' and transferred their men tn the barg, !.
for d'sembarklng; they then bore up at ab"u
| TWO O'Clock with the blrges in tow they ha,l
stood their Course but short zine when they
discovered hve. OF our harges, with troops
from Oswego, coming round Stoney Point. Tie
b"rges from I'll enrme's fleet were dispai ched
Ia cut them off aud succeeded in taking 10
barges; scaped amt arrived at the harior;
the troops i'll the captured barges had prev
otrsly succeeded in landing and csc ping mo
the woods, and came that evening.
IL is presumed that under the impre ssion
that more barges were expected and in tn,
event ut ting them off that night with troops
OH board they would have less to oppose the.
feet hauled their wind and stood into South
By and dispatched the armed barges in order
to way lay tin m.
At4, NJ. the feet lay by and the day being
advanced, the inteni ion to dsembark that e.
yening was abandoned
In he mean time colonel Mills with part
OF his regiment, withdrew from Horse Island.
and with detachment of infantry under colo
ne! futile, and militia under general Brown,
occupied the poirt Of land opposite during the
night; as the day broke the enemy appeared at
small distance, approaching Horse Island,
with upwards OF 20 barges, boats, &c. filed
with troops. and under the cover Of two gun
boats, effected landing about the island in
different parts, to the number Of 8OJ they
then advanced III columns and forced the neck
under heavy FIR from our troops, in which
several ct the enemy re XII led, and i'm the
attack colonel Mills fell with two wounds in
his body. drawer man u yer fell in battle.
The enemy having succeeded in gaining the
main land, advanced towards the harbor; and
our troops bIn forced by superior nu nbers
we're compete d 10 ret eat through thick woods
bu', d'spuIing the ground obstinately for near
a mile. At this time Inducements came I'D
under COL B ckds, ofthe Dragons, and some nf
The best of the militia, and as the enemy
opened upon the rear of the village, were
checked, bn cOnte nding obstinateIv for an hour
ana an half. Shortly after the enemy opened
upon the village. colonel Backus was mortaIlv
wounded through The side and was taken off
the ficd previous to this, several valuable OF
hcers were wounded and obliged TO tire
Gen. Sir George Provost, actually landed
with the troops, whether he led them or not il
tou ascertained.
At no time had we more than 500 men en-
gagged; sever.I men stated that all their men
land d they certainly landed ( the first de-
Darka ION about sO0, calculating IS to 80 men
Fortunately the nornisg was calm, and the
heet could not gei up tn the batteries the vat
tempt 10 tow, but failed one or two small
vessels did approach within reach of the guns
At about ~ O'Clock a Aag of truce came in
of the batteries ny naval officer, demand nr
the surrender OF Sackett's Harbor, in the name
OF the general and commodore, which was re |
fused.
Shortly afer another flag came in requesting
to send surgeons 10 the wounded of the British |
soldiers, which were IN our hands, which was |
denied, ss The enemy had not yet appeared to |
abandon the expedition and we're laying by in |
Their barges, but shortly after put off to the /
fleet which made sail aud stood off towards |
Kingston.
The greatest number the enemy fell at this
Ps@SS thSJ OeSdf w Icueal5 Aklng OF most |
1t their wounded. Our troops did not pursue
hem immediately into the woods, and they
we're suffered quietly TO embark their men, sc
'ersl we're however made prisoners who were
ound Struggling after the boats had put of,
'm9ng them we're two captains
BY noun all the enemy were embarked, and
standing of in their barges for the Acet
Unfortunately the naval officers left in charge
'ftbs station, set fire 10 the naval store hous
., hospital and niarine barracks, by which all
he immensely valuable stores, taken at York,
we're destroyed aud all the stores for the use OF
he feet and the new ship deposited here.
we're consumed.
The prize schr. Duke Of Gloster, was pre-
erved by 1t TsImaa, of the army, who board
d tks prize. sxtinguishsd the Gre and brought