Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-03

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it impractic.ble to get off the wounded
whom he was unwilling to abandon 10
the mercy Of the savages, and deemins
it extremely uncertain whether retreat
could be effected, thought proper to a.
gree to terms of capitulation, which
we're at length signed by himself On the
one part and lieut.. Bishop on the other
By these it Was stipulated that the
wounded should be taken good Care OF {:
the officers permitted to retain their
side arms: private property to be re-
,pet,ed: and the militia paroled and
permis,ed to return home Immediately
The articles Of capitu'a,ion were no
sooner signed than hey were violated.
The Indians Immediately commenced
their Expectations and plumb 'rcd the Of
Gcers Of their side arms The soldiers
too were stripped of every article OF
clothing, to which the savAges TOOK a
fancy, such as hats, coats, Shoes, &c. II
is impossible to give any correct account
of the killed and wounded, asthe enemy
did no. furnish list. The lpss OF the
enemy is supposed to be much greater
than ours Between 80 and 40 Indians
were counted, that lay dead on the he'd
From their known practice OF carving
off their killed and wounded, it is be-
lieved they have suffered severely.
Tic regular troops wee in few days
cont - K;nuston. from whence it is pro-
bable they have proceeded TO QUEBEC.
Maio, Chaplin and his corps wer. de-
ta;oed under guard at toe lead OF Lake
Ontario, end no at1fnucn laid to that
srticle Of capitulauon, "6ich proHtasd
FIR their being saroIed. % the l2th
inst. they we're ordered down the Lake
to Kingston :; for *hich place they were
eu1t,arked in two hn,ts, acc1mpanled by
a guard Of Is men under thc command
Of lieut.. Thirteen Of The men, with
rhe lieut.. were stationed in he forward
boat with mai Caapia ard the other Off
cers,while the Fe3raDing two(a Sc seant
and one many took the direction Of the
other beat, which contained the soldiers.
An agreement had been entered into
previsus to their departure, on seizing
the first opportuniiy that offered, TO re-
gain their liberty, which they determln.
ed to effect or die in the attcmp. When
thew we're within p miles of York the
boat which was filled with the prisoners
was rowed them along side the other,
under pretcnce of taking something to
drink. The signal being given, they
snrang upon the guard, who little ex-
pectrd such msreuyre, AID in short
time disarmei them, and gained posses
sion of the boats. They immediately
altered their course from Kingston to
Niagara. and after rowing hard % most
of the night, and escaping wltr 4 tiicsl,
ty from one Of the eneny's schooncrs
which gaze them chase, ARRIVED IN
safety, with their prisoners, at the Ame'
rican garrison.
When the Major and his company
arrived at this village they were well
coined with several demonstrations OF
the public feeling.
lien. lnceHt Tcu!aihs a. Gi' ""S'''
heights, with not nnre than s. troops
the enemy have small! garrison at
tina, place, near the Lake, mounted with
few pieces of cannon.
The II. in British army lie, within 3
miles Of Ql2cnston, at small vlllaS
on the 4 n,lt1 creek.
Al the u mile creek. gen, Rotten
burgh, ia,eIy from Montreal, lies en-
canped with body OF men.
Tie indians, al ut 900 IN number, are
lurking abcat the woods in the leigh
borhepd of Fort George, and about the
village OF Quecnstoh.
Tie .hovo come. from very respect
able aatncri,y.
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