Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-14
GOOD NEWS!
Office Of the, Albany Argas, Fri.
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Office Of the, Albany Argas, Fri.
day EVening Oct. 9th.
By this evenings mail, the Editor OF
the Argus has received the following
Highly Important Intelligence from the
Post Master at Utica, dated
F" Unca, Oct Z, 10 Pm
CT have this moment seen an officer
! from Sackett's Harbor-He informs me
that Com. Chauncey had arrived at the
| Harbor, and b on ;h. with him School,
ners, which he captured on the lake, 2
of them were the schrs. that he lost
| they have 3 or 400 troops on board, 8 or
ten Officers, among whom is Major
Grant.
Yours, NJ. HITCHCOCK.
We learn by passenger in the stage,
thar our troops from Fert George, were
| off Osweeo, in boats on Wednesday,
they probably reached the barbor yester-
| DAY.
| From comparing all our information,
we are led to believe, that Yeo. finding
our troops embarked in boats, and that
lie could not modest them without fight.
ing Chauncey, proceeded to the head of
the Lake and embark d the fprce there,
in order to proceed 20 Kingston to repel
| the meditated attack, and that on their
way down the schrs. were deserted and
captured by DOR fleet
Saturday, Morning, Oct. 9.
The officer who gave the information
to Mr. Hitchcock, is now IN town. He
confirms the capture of the schooners &
states that he saw them and Counted the
prisoners, $50 in number, beng Ger
man troops among the finest in the Bril-
fish service. 49,
Eatract ofa letter from gentleman to
the Eanor Of the .Argus, dqted
LEwIsTowN, Oct. 2, 1918.
"Thc situation OF this frontier is as
follows: There are 800 militia at this
place; they march down to Fort Nigga.
ra to day and Tomorrow, probably there
are at Fort George 700 regulars and 500
militia at Fort Niagara 100 regulars
and 400 militia, and on the frontier 40
Indians, aud more following. the whole
under the command of Gen. Mcclure.
Yesterday the troops sailed on an ex-
petition, together with the fleet. A.
bout $500 men embarked Oh board the
ships and boats.
. On Tuesday last Chauncey came a.
cross Yeu-he had the wind OF him, but
could not bring on general action -
The Pike sustained the Are the whole
British fleet for half an hour. Chaune
coy chased the enemy up the lake toBur-
lington heights, where the Wolf ground
ed under projections of the batteries -
The Pike was considerably injured IN
hull and sails, % men killed & wound
ed, no officers hurt Several were kill
ed by the bursting ofa long %. l was
informed that at one time the Wolf was
SO much injured, that the whole British
Feet had L. surround her to save her
from the Pike. One schooner passed
near the Pike, and hauled down her CO.
lors, but the Commodore was SO eager
in the pursuit, that he passed her for
some of the rest Ct the squadron to take,
but she escaped.
Sir James may call this maneuvring.
but call it running with. a vengeance.
l saw some deserters examined yester-
day, who state that Proctor is within 40
miles Of the British eneampment here.
on his way from Maiden, and Harrison
in close pursuit. The last part of this I
doubt.
"The British squadron, it is believed,
will embark the British army at the
head of the Lake, to conntcract the
movements Of Wilkinson. In haste
fP The scheoners Pert and Lady
of the Lake, was left in pursuit of
another Of Sir James schoOners, & it
was expected that they would over
take her.
In addition to the above, a Letter
from Brownville, Of the 4th instant
states, that g Gen. Hampton had ar
rived at Ogdensburgh with 1000
choice troops, and We have sent him
a detachment of light dragons with
q number Of pieces Of artillery, and
a great quantity of ammunition"
A Letter from Bnffaloe Of Oct. 8,
SAYS. :. Gen. Wilkinson has remov-
ed down the Lake in boats. No
news from Harrison"