Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-12-02

the time after they left the Four Corners
and suffered very niuch from the severity
of the weather He also states, that Gen
Hampton had with him from 8 to 1000
men, and that they had suffered severely
on the march
General Wilkinson had reached the
French Mills, which our informant says
he believes to be about SO miles west from
the Four Corners and that it was under
stood they were to go into winter quar-
tiers at that place and Plattsburg
1t was reported that Gen Wilkinson
had been opposed in his passage down from
the place of landing, and that there was
loss on our side of 400, and On the Bri
Ssh and Indians of 600.
As Mr. Gay came direct in the stage
he must have left Burlington on Thursday
last
A part of the dragons of Hampton's ar
my had arrived at Burlington
II is also reported by Mr.. Gay, that Maj
Davis, who went to the state of New York
to recall the Vermont militia, in virtue Of
the proclamation of his excelency govern
or Chittenden had been arrested by the
nOtcu col. CtWh-DuJ was diteFWdFal5a SUI
fered to give bonds, and was released.
From the above account, which, as far
as Mr. Gay speaks of his own knowledge
may be relied on, it seems more than pro
bable, that the reduction of Montreal is
deferred till more convenient time.
From the Boston Croniele, Of Nou g.
By maj Smelling, who arrived in town
last night direct from the army, we have
been politely favored with the following
interesting particulars:
Col Atkinson informed Major Smelling,
that an action of partial nature took place
on the lth November in which about 1900
Americans of the 9th, 18th and 2lst re.
gulars, under General Boyd were engaged
They three times routed the enemy with the
bayonet Col Atkinson left Wilkinson on
the 18th. The enemy retired to strong
position about three quarters of mile in
the rear, from which the Americans did
not attempt to dislodge them, but return
ed to the battle ground, where they slept
that night
One of their pieces Of artillery being
dsmounted by cannon shot, when they
resumed the line of march, they were com
PEELED to leave it, and the British taking
possession of it, from that circumstanee
claimed the victory.
A number of prisoners were taken by the
Americans. General Covngton was NOR
tally wounded Lieut. Smith of the ar
tilery was killed
General Wilkinson has been confined to
his tent by sickness for some time past
The roads were bad in the extreme.
The Northern Army, Under General
Hampton has gone into winter quarters at
Plattsburg; the cavalry at Burlington. Gen
Wilkinson was at St Regis.
At Montpelier major Smelling saw the
sailing master of the Growler, who made
his escape from Beaufort. near Quebec, on
the 10th He informed, that all the Anne.
rican officers on parole at that place, (the
three generals excepted) were put in close
confinement by order of Sir George Pre-
vost to be detained for the security of the
twenty three British hostages.
From the ". York Ga2ette, Of Noe. "a.
A letter from Boston, dated the Goth
inst mentions the arrival there of the stage
from DuftlHE Obs Will ucWss tHdl Il DdttAC Wdo
was fought between Gen. Hampton and
the British, on Monday the 18th inst in
which the latter lost GOO. and the former
400 men--That Hampton retreated, and
that part of his army had found their way
back to Plattsburg, The same account
states, that Wilkinson had encamped with
in forty miles of Montreal!
Wiikinson's bathe--Wee have seen a
gentleman (says the Commercal> Adver-
tser,) who was fellow PASSENGER with
Col. King, in the stage from Mddiebury,
Vt. to Albany This gentleman states,
that col. King was not the bearer of any
dispatches for our government that he
was merely on his way southwark to visit
his family that he never heard of Wilkin-
sons battle until he arrived at Middlebury,
that his information was wholly derived
from the Middlebury postmaster and that
on the morning after his arrival in Albany